*Source: News.com (
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9740906-7.html)*
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The large screen and landscape viewing mode that come with the iPhone (
http://www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html) could make for a cheaper video iPod that can't phone home.
Apple watchers Piper Jaffray (
http://www.piperjaffray.com/) released a report Monday predicting that Apple will soon update its high-end iPod (
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-12606_7-6536417-1.html) lineup with a wide-screen model that looks an awful lot like the iPhone, just without the phone and data connections. It's been a while since Apple released a new iPod, and rumors have been circulating for a long time (
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-6052230-7.html) that Apple has plans for a wide-screen iPod.
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