RUMOR #4: Apple has announced a PSP-esque gaming device called the Apple gPod (pictured).
Source: An e-mail "press release" sent from an almost certainly spoofed Apple e-mail address.
The official story: N/A.
What we heard: When the PSP launched last week, many a gadget geek had to have it. Unfortunately, they all also now have to carry it around with their iPods, PDAs, cell phones, and wallets. So when an e-mail titled "Apple Announces the gPod Handheld Gaming System" landed in their mailboxes, it seemed like an answer to their prayers. Allegedly available in 2006, the device would "work effortlessly with Apple’s iTunes, providing music lovers with access to the iTunes Music Store, the world’s leading digital music service. Additionally, the gPod will have the ability to download movies and games on demand from Apple's new Internet Movie and Video Game services." The gPod would also feature a 300MHz G4 processor, 512MB of RAM, 32MB of dedicated video RAM, and a 2GB hard drive, which is "more than enough power to run the latest in contemporary video games." If that sounds like the stuff dreams are made of...that's because it is.
