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The Future of the iPod

Posted by Zonk on from the stay-the-course dept.

sebFlyte writes "Those of you waiting for a video iPod, an iPod with a radio in, an iPod with Bluetooth in...or in fact an iPod that does anything except play music and have a pretty-but-basic interface, you're likely to be disappointed. According to silicon.com, Steve Jobs and the Apple crew insist that the iPod will remain simple for the time being." From the article: "Whether people want to buy a device just to watch video is not clear - so far the answer's been no. Devices that do video... have not been successful yet. No-one's figured out the right formula."

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  1. The more he says no... by fembots · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Gizmodo found a hidden video button in iTunes 5 and Mac Rumors discovered iPod's trademark expanded to include video support.

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  2. More features != Needed by dada21 · · Score: 4, Interesting


    Why is portable mini-video in demand at all? The iPod's greatest feature is how little attention it needs. I don't want it bogged down (bigger, worse battery life, more harassment from confused relatives) with more features.

    The article notes that the market currently has decided video is unnecessary. I'm sure Apple has dozens of features ready to release IF their test markets rate those features as "amazing" not just "useful."

  3. Device that does video by ampathee · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How about a device that 'does video' via tv-out, rather than on a tiny little lcd screen? It could even have tv-IN as well - a mobile tivo kinda thing. That'd be real useful.

    Now go ahead and post links to the already existing devices that do this, but that I am unaware of :)

  4. A 100GB is all I want. by MrArmyAnt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I love the iPod, but won't buy one till they reach 100GB, the size of my music collection. I think iPod is going in the right direction right now, releasing too many new products at once seems to stun the market, and then you get those pople sitting around wiating for the latest and greatest. Subtle changes everys often is fine, but that would be a bit too major, just after the Nano replaced the mini.

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  5. Bring back the Newton by Fished · · Score: 4, Interesting
    What I really want is an ipod with a touch screen and some PDA software. I tend to think it would be possible (perhaps even easy) to implement the ipod's trademark jog-wheel on a touch screen, and having a 60GB hard drive in a PDA would rock. Plus, it would actually work WELL with Macs, unlike most of the other PDAs on the market.

    Bring back the Newton, Steve!

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  6. Re:Bluetooth would be better by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But, shipping with Bluetooth would be really awesome for cellphone compatibility and wireless headphones. I don't mind plugging in my iPod to sync it, but I hate having to carry around a cable tying my arms up. Yes, I know logitech has a set of wireless headphones, but I'm not paying 150 dollars for them (they're ugly and clunky).

    With Bluetooth, you could make a small program so that you can search for music on your iPod. You could make it so that when the phone rings the iPod's volume dims. Simple conviencences like this would be nice to have.

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