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If you were expecting the New Year to herald in smaller, cheaper iPods, you’re probably going to be disappointed.
Rumours have been circulating among Apple devotees that Apple Computer was going to introduce one such at the at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco.
But, says Jon Fortt in a Mercury News report here, to achieve that, Apple would have to either unveil a breakthrough hard-drive technology, begin selling iPods based on the same flash-memory storage cards that many digital cameras use, or adopt a new small drive made by start-up Cornice.
Speculation among Apple fans typically runs rampant in the weeks leading up to Macworld, adds Fortt.
"In recent years, rumor Web sites have cited unnamed sources promising that Apple would announce a tablet computer, a Palm-like organizer, a home theater appliance, and several other items that never materialized. In some cases, the rumor sites get the news right – but more often, they’re off the mark."
