Widgets on your iPod?
Taking a break on the avalanche of Macworld rumors here’s something that actually has some body to it. Apple has filed a patent for Dashboard widget authoring that has some rather interesting information leading to believe that some widgets will run on iPods…. Here’s a little more from MacNN.
“The patent titled “Widget authoring and editing environment,” filed on January 5th, relates to Apple’s Mac OS X Dashboard feature, and suggested that widgets will be able to run on a “handheld computer, mobile device, consumer electronic device or the like.” A second interesting point relating to “Widget Installation” states that “Authentication and payment may be prerequisites for such operations in some embodiments,” which could have far-reaching implications in relation to future wireless over-the-air portables, according to Macsimum News.