What happened to the ipod remote?

Reading all this stuff about the new 4g ipods (they sure look lovely, i’m quite impressed) i can’t but wonder what happened to the ipod remote. Neither 20gig nor 40gig model include a remote and it’s not even listed as an optional accessory in the official press release. Now i know some people might not use the remote, but i personally couldn’t live without. Taking into account that apple doesn’t sell remotes separately, but only bundled with headphones for an insane price, there won’t be many people using one. I sense a conspiracy here, with apple trying to get everyone to put his ipod out in public whenever the need arises to get some very basic stuff like pausing or adjusting the volume done. More free publicity.

# Jul 19, 2004 at 23:17