Reply #27: The "explode by electronic signal" just sounds like media hype to me.

[Richard Steele]

It's a "sexy" phrase, designed to grab attention.
It's the kind of phrase used by Spokespersons and Reporters,
neither of whom are likely to know very much about
the subject under discussion.

Odds are it was nothing but an iPod with a small hole
drilled in the case so a wire leading to the detonator
could be inserted. The fact that it was an iPod is irrelevant;
any device with a battery could be used the same way.

So I guess we AGREE that that particular claim is bogus,
just for different reasons.

It really doesn't seem likely that someone who was PLANNING
to die in an explosion would waste time devising some sort
of high-tech remote detonator system a battery and a wire
would achieve the same results.

And also, this story is still developing. Info is being sifted
through as it is found. There's no way to tell yet how much
of this was an actual PLAN that was being acted upon, and
how much was just part of the 'brainstorming' that lead to
the real plan.
No doubt these guys would have discussed dozens of different
ideas before finally settling on ONE to actually attempt, y'know?

So is the 'iPod' thing based on an actual iPod which had been
converted to use as remote detonator, or just the word "ipod?"
scribbled in the margin of a suspect's notebook?

Too early to tell.