What I want instead of an iPhone
Something like the current iPhone, but without the “Phone”. I have a phone. I’m happy with my phone, and it’s not tied to one specific GSM carrier.
Features:
- More storage. More than the current iPod. 120GB would not be too much.
- Bluetooth support that includes A2DP and the ability to use a Bluetooth phone or LAN access point for network access.
- A cabled remote with an integrated microphone, making the iNotAPhone capable of acting as a Bluetooth headset for something which is a phone. (This should automatically pause the music, too.)
- Palm OS emulation.
Things to keep:
- The screen, and the multitouch interface, and the predictive keyboard.
- WiFi.
- The apps: Safari, Mail, and so on.
- Coverflow.
That would give me something that could replace both my Palm TX and my iPod while adding additional functionality. I’d keep my phone, but still manage to lower my Batman Utility Belt Factor.
December 4th, 2007 at 09:55
You mean like an iPod touch? http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/ But thanks for playing
December 31st, 2007 at 02:45
Like an iPod touch, except that that doesn’t have enough storage, or Palm app support, or Mail, or any of the iPhone apps apart from Safari.
Right now, the Nokia N810 is looking most likely as a TX replacement, but that still won’t replace the iPod.