iPod Feature Wishlist
We're all dreamers, right? Heck--that's what FreeiPodGuy is all about.
As wonderful as the iPod is, even FreeiPodGuy has wished from time to time for a feature that hasn't (yet) been included. I'm generally content with my iPod, but Jason's article yesterday over at O'Grady's Powerpage reminded me of a few items I'd love to see Apple include.
O'Grady pretty much goes off the deep end, with his 1,900 word diatribe on what the iPod doesn't have. Nonetheless, he does point out a few features I'd like to see too:
What do you want to see in your iPod?
As wonderful as the iPod is, even FreeiPodGuy has wished from time to time for a feature that hasn't (yet) been included. I'm generally content with my iPod, but Jason's article yesterday over at O'Grady's Powerpage reminded me of a few items I'd love to see Apple include.O'Grady pretty much goes off the deep end, with his 1,900 word diatribe on what the iPod doesn't have. Nonetheless, he does point out a few features I'd like to see too:
- Customizable "Now Playing" Screen
- Full-screen artwork
- Cross-fading between songs
- Smarter playlists (i.e. remembering where you left off the last time you listened to a playlist
- Album covers and photos in non-color versions
What do you want to see in your iPod?
2 Comments:
Do ipods play music videos? I would like to see them play episodes of tv shows as well.. maybe someday a full length movie.
Sheesh--how could I have forgotten video in my wish list?!
No, iPods don't play video yet, and Steve Jobs (the Apple boss man) has said that they won't. However, the public is starting to clamor for the feature, and it's starting to look like there's money to be made on video content through Apple's iTunes Music Store. Considering all that I think it's inevitable.
However, I wouldn't expect current iPods to be able to handle it. It might happen with a future software update, but my prediction is that they will wait to add video until they have an iPod model that (a) has a larger hard drive and (b) has a bigger screen.
I'm with you though--now that I have TiVo, I can see the potential of watching recorded TV shows on my iPod, and I wouldn't mind the small screen. And although my TiVo wasn't meant for that purpose, I think I could do it because my TiVo has a DVD burner; I could burn the shows onto a DVD and then import them into the iPod via my Mac.
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