iPod Clickwheels From Synaptics... Again
Earlier this year, Apple abandoned Synaptics and its proprietary click-wheel technology and circuitry for the nano in favor of its own proprietary application based on a part manufactured by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. But Cypress has been unable to keep up with increased holiday demand for that part, sources inside Apple have said.
In related news, Think Secret also is reporting that Apple's original estimates of selling between 8-10 million nano's may have been too optimistic, and has adjusted that number downwards to 7.5 million for the fiscal first quarter.
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Link: Synaptics gets the nod to help boost iPod supply
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Edit: longofest changed punchline, now it seems a little more worthy.
eh.... is apple's clickwheel supplier really headline news?
There were some complaints that the new ones feel cheaper, so this might be a good thing.There were some complaints that the new ones feel cheaper, so this might be a good thing.
Absolutely. The new ones don't have enough foil around them, for one, so if a GSM phone goes off right next to the click-wheel of a nano or video iPod, the controls go nuts (assuming hold is off). Synaptics click wheels didn't have this problem.
And I agree about the new ones feeling cheaper, I've noticed this as well.
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