I love the iPod and will probably switch to an iPod/iPhone. Everybody is trying to run after Apple but no one really made it. From my modest user experience there are a few things that combined together would be the killer product (meaning a much better compelling user experience and usage value) i would buy instead of an iPod for the same price
- Wireless Sync with rules. I hate to sync my ipod by having to connect it to my PC i want to tell my iPod to sync according to rules i set. Make it Bluetooth and Wifi for the same price
- Player sold with a cradle. I can't believe Apple does not sell the iPod with a cradle make it stand nicely on your desk
- No need for special soft. i Hate iTunes (specially the fact you need to create a library to import your tunes). already said it. I want to be able to manage my files just like i do on a regular explorer
- Open to all main sounds formats: not just AAC and Mp3 but all of them (Ogg, Wav,...) no more need to encode.
- Does not require video encoding: reads all main formats natively including Divx and automatically encodes to fit the screen
- A back stick.When i travel i need to hold my iPod to see what's on it. I want a small back stick to make it hold right on the go
- Display the number of songs by album/artist. This is a stupid details but i never remember the music i have in my iPod and even less how many songs are added per artist/album. this would be helpful to know if i want to hear this artist/album without having to click in the file
- Exploration mode within shuffle: I most of the time use the shuffle mode. but sometimes i like a song/artist and i want to access more of this artist or album. I want to do that VERY often.
- Regular USB connector. I want to have one connector for everything. Of course apple does not use any standard connector.
- A smart protective skin with control access for moving/traveling. The first thing your iPod will suffer from are scratches. this is inevitable, from day 1. Specially the screen. This is not a gadget but a must have: something that protects my screen (that is sold lots of money separately). or even better a anti scratch screen.
- bonus: the iPod headset is really crap. no noise reduction and no remote control.
- bonus 2: a simple embedded fm tuner and microphone.
I am assuming here this new device would have the same killer features the iPod already have including battery life, user interface and great design. Since we all know we pay a premium on the iPod because this is an apple product, i am sure that you can make most of those for the same price. Most of those do not need special R&D or imagination. This is just repackaging of existing and even cheap stuff
Someone listening?
update: someone took that story to DIGG and it looks like at this speed it will end up soon close to the homepage. i must have touched a sensitve subject :)
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I listen to lots of music, but it is very rare i stick to a new discovery and keep listening to the disc over and over. Like love at first sight, Love at first listening is very rare. It happened to me with Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett more recently with Eliane Elias, Raul Midon and a few others. Jose James is the recent addition, i discovered via my musician friend Yaron Herman (actually they are friends..)