[schalliol]

Here's an idea.

I currently use my 1997 PowerBook G3 as a music player at work with my AppleDesign Speakers or my Sennheiser HD580 Precision headphones (I work a lot of hours as an Investment Banker so I listen to a lot of music!). When I get my iPod, it's sitting in a FedEx sort facility at the moment, I'll use it on my desk. It would be great if there was a neat desk stand (somewhat like the stand I had for my Newton awhile ago).

The stand could:

• Prop up the iPod so that the display could easily be read from a sitting position at the desk
• Have rubber feet that prevents the unit from sliding when making adjustments
• Neatly route the headphone/line out cord and firewire cord in an attractive way. I guess it would work for either the computer connection or simple power. I picture that you would actually plug the iPod's FireWire port into the stand itself to secure the iPod
• It would match the iPod's quality of build and style, of course, and help elevate it to a serious audio component on the desk
• It could also utilize the "remote" connectors around the 1/8" jack in some way, though I'm not quite sure how

What do you all think? I doubt that this would be made, so anyone that has an idea about how to do something approaching this without a proprietary product should leave a comment too. Show support if you're interested and perhaps a manufacturer will see this and try to build one.

[ 12-13-2001: Message edited by: schalliol ]

[Paco500]

If the stand had some kind of cable management for the firewire cable, and was inexpensive (under $20), I'd consider it.

I'd perfer a "dock"- you could plug the iPod in and it would synch. The dock could double as a firewire hub. I'd pay more and be excited by this.

Paco

[schalliol]

The really cool thing about a stand like I mentioned is that it could have a female FireWire port on it that would either accept the FW cable from the stand-alone power adapter or the FW cable connected to a computer (thereby making it sync when attached).