In a recent filing by Tony Fadell (iPod Division senior VP), Stanley Ng (iPod product line director), and Jeff Robbin (iTunes software chief), they illustrate the possibility of having built-in wireless capabilities in iPods which allow users to sync and manage their music players even if there's no computer present.

Unlike before where you need to connect your iPod to a computer to update songs, pictures, and videos via USB, this wireless technology will let you sync your iPod with any device that supports wireless transfer, so long as you are within a docking station that allows for wireless communication.

A wireless router can create a network wherein your iPods can be updated and synchronized with any media player (allowing you to copy songs, videos, and images). We should keep in mind however, that even though it's a wireless network, it's still limited because the systems that run in such networks are localized.

According to Apple, they would first have to make sure that this wireless technology for iPods would not interfere with their Digital Rights Management scheme. Meaning, your iPod would still not be able to connect or sync with a computer and access the media library if it's not authorized to do so.