Apple Computer's iPods are handily fending off competition from other MP3 players, including Microsoft's rival product, Zune. Apple may have plans to take a bite out of the PDA market, and an "iPhone" may very well be on the horizon. Shares of Apple Computer are trading slightly higher following news that the company has filed for a patent that suggests plans for a wireless phone that includes iPod capabilities.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the patent describes a "portable computing device capable of wireless communications" and said this most recent application is a continuation of older patent requests for a "media player system."
The patent was filed in August but was not made public until this week.
A device with the potential to be as popular as the iPod could rattle rivals in the market, such as Palm, which sells the Treo smartphone, and Research in Motion, which makes the ubiquitous BlackBerry device.
On a related note, Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak told Forbes.com this week he admires the BlackBerry but has yet to find a PDA that he will use personally.-- Forbes.com
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