Filed under: Apple Corporate, iPod Family
Rumors: iPod to get new Podcast menu?
Sure you can already listen to podcasts on your iPod right now. No "special menu" necessary. So we don't need a podcast menu, do we? Apparently a recent patent filing suggests otherwise.
A November 23rd 2006 patent application, discovered by Crunchgear, shows an "iPodcasts" menu as part as a method for browsing podcasts. You can look at the application yourself here.
A ZDNet article has a more complete run-down of the actual patented workflow which seems to run like this: 1. Display podcasts. 2. Allow user to select and play podcasts.
Isn't intellectual property wonderful?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matt Grover said 10:48AM on 12-01-2006
Um... I already have a special Podcasts menu on my iPod?? :/
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Alex said 10:51AM on 12-01-2006
The podcast menu already exists on iPods. My 5th generation has Podcasts on the Music Menu where you can select by podcast then by episode.
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PalmerDeville said 2:15PM on 12-01-2006
My iPod Photo was even updated with a Podcast menu. This all happened the same day Apple added Podcasts to iTunes. It looks the same as the patent.
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Macskeeball said 8:12PM on 12-01-2006
In Settings you can already enable a root level Podcast menu. I did that sometime ago, probably the same day that iTunes 4.8 or 4.9 9whichever added podcatching) came out.
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Rich Schmidt said 2:57PM on 12-16-2006
Old news. My 1st gen nano has a Podcasts menu.
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