Well, there has been a bit of speculation about Apple PDAs, and I would like to add my two cents.

Apple have the iPod at the moment, which looks very nifty, and has been getting general good reviews. Here is my idea

- Case of the iPod
- Same sized screen as Palm M500/505 (this wont need a larger case, will it, i have never seen the two side by side)
- Screen capable of thousands of colours,can be tuned down to 256, or grey, or b&w to save battery
- Similar processor to Palm M500/505
- Graphiti writing space
- Connected to computer and charged through Firewire (Alternative charger like iPod's as well)
- Latest version of PalmOS, aqua-ised to give it that Mac feel, but still be familiar to a Palm user
- Access to all Palm applications
- The same programme as used in iPod to play MP3s and allow syncing with iTunes
- Here is the biggie: an explansion socket so you can add any of the following: Airport aerial, FM aerial, cellphone aerial, GPS aerial, keyboard, digital camera, removable media drive (SD or whatever)

This would make for a pretty decent PDA, perhaps, given Apple's pricing structure, a bit more expensive than the top of the line Palm, but with superior features. iPod would probably drop in price a bit too, being the basic MP3 player offered by Apple.

This device offers it all, from MP3 player to Palm to Cellphone. By having the removable media drive as an add-on, not built in, people can chose what sort of removable media they will use. The sky's the limit with what sort of goodies could be developed to fit into the slot.

Ideas, anyone?

Performa