A look at the evolution of the iPod scroll wheel
updated 06:30 am EDT, Thu September 23, 2004
The iPod scroll wheel
A CNET News.com reports looks at the , which it notes was custom designed by touchpad-manufacturer Synaptics, who "wasn't offering its technology to any other MP3 player companies until recently, and it still doesn't offer the round version found on the iPod to anyone but Apple. However, as mentioned above, the company created a vertical version of it for Creative's Zen Touch, which evidently doesn't violate whatever agreement Synaptics has with Apple."
