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amsalpemkcus · Oct 25, 2003, 08:09 PM

Name it and you shall have it in the next revision. I just spoke to steve and asked him to include a built in laser pointer for presentations. He was so impressed with the idea that he offered two more freebee inclusions, if I can have them in quickly!

amsalpemkcus · Oct 25, 2003, 09:18 PM

will be useful if there was a nail clipper tucked in there somewhere as well!

Superchicken · Oct 25, 2003, 09:20 PM

Ooo Ooo! Completely unneccesiary colour screen!

RooneyX · Oct 25, 2003, 09:45 PM

In case someone steals your iPod:

-Electricute theif.
-Alarm. So it screams louder than the thief.

And one more, please:

-If the other two don't work, it should fry the theif's computer when they try to connect it to my stolen iPod.

Dlatu1983 · Oct 25, 2003, 09:46 PM

My sources within Apple tell me that Steve is readying an iPod with a fold out spork, so you can listen while you eat.

Brien · Oct 25, 2003, 10:44 PM

Built in AM/FM radio.

mchladek · Oct 26, 2003, 12:10 AM

A G5

cjrivera · Oct 26, 2003, 12:12 AM

Could they attach a flask for a little alcoholic refreshments on the go?

xylon · Oct 26, 2003, 12:56 AM

Originally posted by cjrivera:
Could they attach a flask for a little alcoholic refreshments on the go?

Ooooh, I like this one.

Honestly though, one thing I think might work would be small cord retractor on the remote or earbuds. A lot of my friends say they hate how there's so much slack between the remote and the earbuds. Course, I wouldn't know since my first gen doesn't support a remote.

amsalpemkcus · 09:24 AM

Originally posted by brien:
Built in AM/FM radio.

Yeah! with ability to record those broadcasts into an mp3 file will be nice. here is an archos player that does this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...16617?v=glance

so does this one:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-6490_7-30571545.html

just look at the price on this one:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...&s=electronics

although I think stevieboy wont approve of this. it will cut into their itms revenue.

amsalpemkcus · Oct 26, 2003, 02:12 PM

voice command recognition

daimoni · 11:47 AM

.

neigh-neigh-woo · Oct 26, 2003, 02:22 PM

built in babe magnet.

amsalpemkcus · Oct 26, 2003, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by daimoni:
The ability to post in the correct forum.

Lounge rules!!

tracheopterix · Oct 26, 2003, 02:31 PM

pda

amsalpemkcus · 03:47 PM

Originally posted by tracheopterix:
pda

nevermind!

willed · Oct 26, 2003, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by brien:
Built in AM/FM radio.

Seconded!

mishap · Oct 26, 2003, 03:16 PM

I'd like to be able to see what files i have stored on the iPod... so a full directory browsing tool would be helpful for files kept on the ipod.

voodoo · Oct 26, 2003, 03:36 PM

The iPod is just perfect

amsalpemkcus · Oct 26, 2003, 03:46 PM

a "car-pod" version.

will include an airport card in it.

will broadcast music to a 300 feet radius through rendezvous.

also allow you to chat with other cars on the road.

or share music while on the road.

or what the heck, should atleast allow messaging to other ipods in the vicinity.

you get the idea I hope.

Apple will be daft if they dont customize the ipod for car use and sell a new version.

Simon X · Oct 26, 2003, 03:48 PM

A built in bong. Would come in handy when listening to some Bob Marley.

NYCFarmboy · Oct 26, 2003, 07:13 PM

A radio and digital recorder.

Yes I know Belkin has some sort of add on thingie but I want something built in.

A radio would have been so nice to have had during the black out. (provided the ipod was charged..hehehehe).

AM too..I like Talk Radio.

yzeater · Oct 26, 2003, 07:34 PM

I'd like it a little smaller with a built in Digital SLR and HDTV vid-cam...please

dlefebvre · Oct 26, 2003, 08:52 PM

A Celine Dion Filter.

tracheopterix · Oct 26, 2003, 11:42 PM

iCal in full color, on iPod.

So no one thinks the iPod is eventually going to be apple's pda?

tracheopterix · Oct 26, 2003, 11:43 PM

how about iSmartphone...

nobitacu · Oct 27, 2003, 01:15 AM

A full color screen. Lots of colors too. This is the only reason why I choose not to pick up a iPod. The LCD screen is so old of a technology it reminds me of my old calculator which is something I rather not remember. If Apple want me to buy a iPod for that much money, at least give me a color screen.

Ming

- - e r i k - - · Oct 27, 2003, 07:06 AM

I seriously believe the next generation iPod will have a color screen. People have already mentioned iCal and Photos, but also album art would be a no-brainer for a color iPod.

The only snag would be the battery. Hopefully we'll see battery tech jump forward any time now...

willed · Oct 27, 2003, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by nobitacu:
A full color screen. Lots of colors too. This is the only reason why I choose not to pick up a iPod. The LCD screen is so old of a technology it reminds me of my old calculator which is something I rather not remember. If Apple want me to buy a iPod for that much money, at least give me a color screen.

Ming

But why? OK, so you could have album art, and look at tiny iPhotos... But is that really worth the sacrifice in battery life and increase in cost. Seems a stupid reason not to buy one. 'now I can see my playlists IN COLOUR!!'

wdlove · Oct 27, 2003, 01:24 PM

Look forward to the iPod having features like the Palm. To contain a data base of information, such as drugs.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Oct 27, 2003, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by brien:
Built in AM/FM radio.

Disagree. I have an iPod because I don't want to listen to the radio.

Originally posted by nobitacu:
A full color screen. Lots of colors too. This is the only reason why I choose not to pick up a iPod. The LCD screen is so old of a technology it reminds me of my old calculator which is something I rather not remember.

Yeah, because you spend sooo much time staring at it, right?

nobitacu · Oct 27, 2003, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by willed:
But why? OK, so you could have album art, and look at tiny iPhotos... But is that really worth the sacrifice in battery life and increase in cost. Seems a stupid reason not to buy one. 'now I can see my playlists IN COLOUR!!'

I'm sure they will find a way to increase battery life. I don't care if the damn playlist is in color, what I care about is looking at album art, iPhotos, iCal in color. Also with a color display, I'm sure a lot more software/games would be made for it to take advantage of the color screen. Overall, it'll make iPod much better. It will open up a whole new level for the iPod to be in.

Ming

nobitacu · Oct 27, 2003, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by GoGoReggieXPowars:
Disagree. I have an iPod because I don't want to listen to the radio.

Yeah, because you spend sooo much time staring at it, right?

Too much calc homework will do that to you.

Ming

boardsurfer · Oct 27, 2003, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by wdlove:
To contain a data base of information, such as drugs.

i think someone has highjacked love's account

Beewee · Oct 27, 2003, 10:11 PM

I would like the option to laser engrave pictures not just sigs. Not really a feature but it would be nice

- - e r i k - - · Oct 28, 2003, 04:35 AM

Phones benefitted greatly from color screens. Believe it or not, people actually do enjoy watching pictures and playing games on those devices.

Cubeoid · Oct 28, 2003, 08:39 AM

An even cooler design.

willed · Oct 28, 2003, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by Cubeoid:
An even cooler design.

OK, now you're just asking the impossible.

Lertsiri · Oct 28, 2003, 02:10 PM

bring in SPDIF In/Out or Line In/Out ports! plus auto defrag? Bigger HD...or Faster HD...

I'll buy that!

My Homepage

tracheopterix · Oct 28, 2003, 03:00 PM

Audio/Video Jukebox

New OLED color screen, and much bigger storage. Maybe the whole thing gets a little bigger, and the face becomes all screen in widescreen format, with buttons on the side or maybe only touchscreen.

Maybe apple puts out a new app first: a mutimedia player like VLC or mPlayer, but better (it plays everything) and it also does all conversions. Maybe it even rips too. Then the new iPod could be a video player that really works well, rising above the assorted junk out now, like the creativelabs stuff. This is like when the iPod first came out, all the mp3 players out at the time were garbage and the iPod defined what an mp3 player should be.

I think there will be pda type apps that come out slowly, first with iCal then more as the market sorts its self out as far as what people want on their phone and what is for a separate device, until everything is on one device (far future).

nobitacu · Oct 28, 2003, 04:05 PM

Maybe the iPod will one day change into a PDA!

It sure seems like it's heading that way slowly.

Ming