iFixIt has posted their full iPad Teardown revealing the Broadcom BCM4329 chip. 9to5Mac notes that this is the same chip as the latest iPhone and iPod touch. It supports FM radio and FM broadcasting.
The Broadcom BCM4329 integrates a complete IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n system (MAC/baseband/radio) with Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), and FM radio receiver and transmitter. By combining several proven wireless technologies onto a single silicon die, the BCM4329 enables mobile devices to support today's toughest media applications -- without impacting device size or battery life.
Take a look at some teardown pictures as we wait for Apple to release a Radio.app :)
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Tony - April 3, 2010 at 8:21pm
So why don't they use it yet?
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Siddharth - April 3, 2010 at 5:29pm
Not radio.app it wud b iRadio.app.. :P
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Steve Anderson - April 3, 2010 at 6:48pm
what a joke apple give you an fm radio technolgy nokia had years ago apple are so far behind even now in 2010 it's crazy
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Dorren - April 3, 2010 at 7:36pm
LOL And Apple gett us Multi-Touch before Nokia :P
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Ali - April 4, 2010 at 4:05am
Exactly, how many people still listen to the radio on their phones/laptops etc.??? Pandaro, last, Sirius... So many better options!
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turim - April 4, 2010 at 9:49am
I do, via the app WunderRadio. There´s a reason why a lot of radio-apps are in the AppStore; people listens to the radio, and it would be great to do so without accessing internet for this!
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