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BusinessWeek's iPhone wishlist
Over at BusinessWeek, Arik Hesseldahl posts his thoughtful wish list for the iPhone. On top of the obvious music wishes (wireless music downloads, zunelike device-to-device sharing, and iTunes ringtones), Hesseldahl considers how the phone might sync seamlessly with various iApps like iPhoto, iCal, Address Book and Mail. On-board data storage would also be a big win for him.
He'd like to see a camera that does both photos and short video clips--and maybe even iChat-like video chat. Bluetooth support is a given in his opinion, but he's looking for a better headset.
I personally disagree. I think Apple should continue bundling low-end earbuds with their products and let us buy the headset we actually want and can comfortably wear.
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Leonard Nimrod said 9:24AM on 12-08-2006
Earbuds:
I would prefer that they didn't add any. Partly because of Erica's reasoning and partly because if you are buying an iPhone you are surely an iPod customer with your own 'favorite' headphones.
Zune-like WiFi:
Why does everyone want such a pointless, expensive, bulky, and battery life sucking feature? Who would sync their iTunes library with WiFI when USB2.0 or FW-400 is so much faster. And lets not forget that with WiFi you are sucking your battery life faster than any other device in your iPod/iPhone.
My Wish List:
Slingbox-like streaming of my iTunes library from my Mac to my iPhone via my phone carrier. This would alleviate the need for excessive storage on the phone. Apple's own Quicktime Streaming Server will handle the seamless treaming nicely.
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ttfnRob said 9:50AM on 12-08-2006
I don't want them to even call it an iPhone. I simply want the next iPod to do all these things since the iPhone is going to be taking on so many of the iPod's functions anyway.
Or maybe an iPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod phone product range?
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stainboy said 9:58AM on 12-08-2006
...and i want it to have a satellite radio tuner, and a 5 frigapixel camera, and HD video recording, and remote control of my Mac, and come with free Sennheiser headphones, and be able to play PS3 games....
how about NOT loading it with a bunch of crap.
here's my real wish list:
1. sync well with Address Book and iCal, via USB or Bluetooth
2. have an interface that is easy and intuitive
3. don't break after 6 months of normal use
none of the phones i've used or tried meet all three of those requests, and many don't meet ANY of them. trim the do-it-all crap down and GIVE ME A PHONE THAT JUST WORKS. thank you.
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Shunnabunich said 10:23AM on 12-08-2006
I totally agree with you, stainboy, but out of your mock list, I sure *would* like to see remote Mac interaction. :D
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rolonhead said 10:42AM on 12-08-2006
I think it´s very important for Apple to release good headphones, simply because it´s free publicity!! when you are in the street and see a guy with an iPod, you don´t see the iPod, you see de white caracteristic airbuds!
So if Apple dont give us great quality headphones we just change them!
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DrWho said 10:57AM on 12-08-2006
A phone that syncs at least as well as my Nokia 6600 but with a much better ipod style interface and, of course, plays and syncs music like an ipod.
Thats all. Keep it simple and I am in.
Here's two crazy ideas thinking different...
1) The phone is actually just an ipod dock connector device similar to the Nike sport kit.
2) Make the battery the same size and shape as a nano then I can clip in my nano or use it separately.
I did say they were crazy ideas... :D
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gary Ryan said 11:37AM on 12-08-2006
Thoughtful? I agree with the article, but having iphoto, ichat, mail etc. synch with the phone is very obvious. He's not breaking any new ground. That's a no brainer.
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Juan-Antonio Garcia said 11:29AM on 12-08-2006
A slim device that syncs with mail, address book, i cal and itunes, all via Bluetooth. With a simple input interphase, maybe touch screen a la Treo. Thats it. Keep it small and simple. Too much apps and it ends catering to niche users that at the end complicate the device. I hardly use all the functions of my smart phone (SonyEricsson 910i) and I do not know 1 single person that uses all.
I think there is a market for simplicity.
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Tony said 12:36PM on 12-08-2006
I only have 2 items on my wish-list:
1. Seamless sync with Address Book, iTunes, iPhoto, iCal...AND, when connected to a Windows PC, Outlook. With Missing Sync, my Palm Treo 650 syncs flawlessly between the two, keeping 2 different Mac's and one PC in perfect harmony, despite using different applications.
2. The ability to add 3rd party apps (like the Treo.) The one app I use *all the time*, that I couldn't possibly live without, is my password keeper (I use Passwords Plus, which has a desktop client for both OSX and Win.)
Give me those two things and I'll ditch my Treo.
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akatsuki said 3:23PM on 12-08-2006
1. OTA syncing: This will happen, but you will have to be a .mac member. One of the reasons 2-way syncing is on its way in.
2. Music downloads. Of course.
3. iChat video might be possible if they release a UMTS phone. Frankly if it is not a 3G phone I am not willing to spend over $50 on it as there are plenty of good 3G phones out there now.
4. Keyboard- that would be hot, but if they are going to do that they really should also put Blackberry Connect software. Despite BB e-mail being utter crap interface wise, it is necessary in the corporate market.
Things I want that might be in there:
1. Wi-fi: better than Bluetooth for syncing stuff
2. GPS for location based services. They might use tower triangulation instead. Also the recent iPhoto-Google announcements seem to indicate GPS and photo integration is coming
3. The whole two battery thing is retarded. I don't understand that at all. So I can drain my phone battery but still have MP3s? Why not just put a bigger battery in there and have a warning point set at 20 minutes of talk time. Or even just have an emergency reserve point where the device acts dead except for maybe one emergency phone call... Much more elegant than two batteries
BTW- they are definitely going to come with earbuds. Part of the goal is to expand the market and those white earbuds are part of the "image". I used to sell mine on eBay whenever I got a new iPod because they suck so bad...
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mBeat said 2:32PM on 12-09-2006
It's going to be so funny come macworld to see the reactions when Steve doesn't announce the iPhone. I hope they offer a live video stream.
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