Bluetooth in the new iPod Touch
Now this is something interesting. Engadget is reporting that the new iPod Touch has a Bluetooth chip inside it. However, it is actually used only for the Nike+ integrated module on the Touch which uses a proprietary interface. But this leads me to a few questions.
First, the actual chip is a Broadcom BCM4325 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, which actually does more than just Bluetooth. It also does wifi and fm receiving. So is this chip physically wired in a particular way to render all these functions completely useless? Or is the custom Nike+ interface based on the firmware loaded on the chip? If this is so, I wonder how hard it would be to find a general firmware for this chip found on another device and reflash the chip in the Touch to allow full access to these other features. It may even be easier where the interface is built ontop of the firmware loaded on the BCM4325. I wish I could get my hands on a few devices with this chip as I’d love to see if this is actually possible.
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