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Longer iPod battery life

With the recent release of a new processor by PortalPlayer will result in a number of possible improvements for the iPod including a much better battery life, maybe even three times better.

The PP5022 System-on-chip processor is the next generation of the processor that is used in todayÕs iPods. The goal with the new chip was to balance lowest operation power while working to continue increasing system performance.

An additional feature offered by the new PP5022 is the integrated USB 2.0 support. With the higher level of support now offered by the chip a new iPod could be compatible with peripherals such as digital cameras instead of just media readers like it has in the past.

PortalPlayer also introduced a processor for the flash-based digital music market, the PP5024. This new chip is designed for high-capacity flash memory-based personal media players.

With these new developments for the chips powering the iPod it is a good possibility that Apple will release updated models in the future that include these features.

For the full story:
Macworld UK - Apple iPod battery-life will triple