I would have to say that, yes, styli and touch wheels are obsolete. I think the main thing the iPhone will bring forth is a series of touch screen devices. Be sure that the next iPod will look like the iPhone. I have a Treo and do almost all my random pointing with my finger, even though it’s not the most accurate. It’s right there. Why pull out a stylus for two clicks to launch an application and then put it away? The scroll wheel is nice, but the iPod UI needs updating. The Zune arguably does it better, and as our playlists or list of artists grows into the hundreds or thousands the UI of the iPhone with the ability to browse non-linearly is necessary.
I am also not getting one despite my fanboy status. But we were highly skeptical of the first gen iPod at its price, and we mocked the introduction of the mini at its price point. I have learned that I should probably not bet against Apple when it comes to successfully selling iPod-related consumer electronics. When v2 comes out with 3G and some of the kinks ironed out I’ll likely be on board.
Doctor Mac:
July 4th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
I would have to say that, yes, styli and touch wheels are obsolete. I think the main thing the iPhone will bring forth is a series of touch screen devices. Be sure that the next iPod will look like the iPhone. I have a Treo and do almost all my random pointing with my finger, even though it’s not the most accurate. It’s right there. Why pull out a stylus for two clicks to launch an application and then put it away? The scroll wheel is nice, but the iPod UI needs updating. The Zune arguably does it better, and as our playlists or list of artists grows into the hundreds or thousands the UI of the iPhone with the ability to browse non-linearly is necessary.
I am also not getting one despite my fanboy status. But we were highly skeptical of the first gen iPod at its price, and we mocked the introduction of the mini at its price point. I have learned that I should probably not bet against Apple when it comes to successfully selling iPod-related consumer electronics. When v2 comes out with 3G and some of the kinks ironed out I’ll likely be on board.