Some ideas on next 5G iPod..

longer battery life
possibly colour screen depending on what effect it would have on the battery life

That's it don't need an FM radio, don't need bluetooth

Here's what the 5G iPod should be

iPod video or iPod touch

Specs:

3.5 inch wide/touch screen and 260k color screen
720 x 480 Screen Resolution
Apple OS XI
Firewire 800 and USB 4.0
External Computer Display Capability
Chose from 80GB, 120GB, or 160GB 1.5" Toshiba Harddrive
Dock
AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (32 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF, Audible, MP4, Quicktime Movie, Flash, and DVD Support
6.2 ouces
35 hours of music playback, 18 hours of low quality video playback, 10 hours of high quality video playback, or 5 whole hours as a Laptop Computer or w/e
Everything else that the current iPod supports and has
Wireless 802.11b, g, i, e compatibility
10 in 1 Firewire Cable
- DVI Output
- VGA Output
- Audio/Video Output
- Audio/Video Input
- Mouse
- Keyboard
- 802.11n support
- Charger

.....and I'll add more

PINOY3000: "Quicktime Movie, Flash, and DVD Support"
No, If you watched the keynote, Apple said their not going to incorporate video because the screens are too small, and it would be too bulky.

Yeah, I'm just trying to get people to like it and even wish for it that way, Apple will finally listen to what people request, video play back on a maybe bigger iPod. Anyway, I would want an iPod that is half computer that way, iCan switch from Windows to Mac, which BTW, is not a bad idea. I dunno where to write it in the right forum/thread but iWant to switch from Windows to Mac but I also want a powerful mac computer and not spend too much money on it. iHave a budget of about $3,500 and tax already included but my parents wont let me buy a new computer since they got me my laptop just two years ago and doesnt want me to waste all my money on things iAlready have. Im only 16 BTW and doesnt know the whole thing about money and how to spend em wiseley. Whenever iHave money, iJust spend them on anything iCan affford. My parents were even upset when iBought my iPod photo but they got over it in one day since they thought its my money and all and they can't do anything about it.

Any opinions?

Originally posted by PINOY3000
Hey, my iPod has gapless playback, iDuno how but maybe im talking about something else. Isn't gapless is something like a song that continues on the next track without you noticing it? If that what gapless playback is, then my iPod has it, its an iPod photo and iDont even notice or know without looking at my iPod that the songs has changed.

Try listening to a live album or an album that has flowing songs and you will notice it..

-Dan

The 5G iPod, should have a colour screen has it could be used for visualisations when playing music and 1 or 2 more games or the ability to add games and apps.
Also the battery life should be 18 hours+.

Originally posted by eddwashere
dude you can change this through itunes.

go to edit > preferences > go to the audio tab and slide the crossfade bar to zero - no fade between songs!

hope that helps

Does that work? can someone check for me, i;m too drunk :(

MIna.

Gapless playback, longer battery, and a layout like the 3 gen. That's all I want.

-Andrew

yes he does, hes iMad

Originally posted by cicconeyouth
everyone wants complex features for new ipod, but i think those features are missing the point. ipod should be compact and light to take everywhere and if you add say a video screen, this would be increasing the size/weight/whatever. the features that are needed on the new ipod are:
*slimmer dimensions
*longer battery life
*fm radio
*scratch resistant
*drop proof (the technology that apple copyrighted earlier this year for when you drop your ipod, the hd knows to shield itself internally)
and the feature that i miss most from 3g:
*clickwheel but with light up words on the buttons

iThink its time for apple to change. They should make several versions of the G5 iPod and people will be able to chose which one they want. If they want one with the video capability/PDA/Computer or w/e Apple puts in their iPod, they can have it, if that person just wants to listen to music, then he/she can have the iPod G5 that only plays music. Video Playback is the hottest thing right now on the market. That way, you can surely play Music and not only that, you can bring all your videos with you anywhere.

iWould pay at least $1,500 for that kind of iPod with the specs iPut in there.

- color screen
- 15-20 hour battery life
- configure the firmware to allow game downloads via iTunes (meaning more money for Apple)
- AM/FM transmitter
- 4G design... but with a white scroll wheel and red light-up buttons a la G3 iPod

not that many changes... but good enough for the iPod to have a very strong hold as the best digital music player around.

and i don't see how a colored screen would affect the iPod Photo's sales. the iPod wouldn't be able to show pictures even if the screen had color, unless Apple designed it to do so.

gapless playback, an iPod that's as small as a 20 gig, but w/ 40 gigs of space (toshiba has that drive locked up untill later this year), a color screen that can play movies, 18 hours of batt. live for slideshows, and xm radio/ recording.

Hah. Say that ten times fast.

It would be a cool 'pod

1. bluetooth is a must - i think many third party accessories companies will try to push that in (think of all the possibilities - wireless remote, headsets, connectivity)

2. size - they should make the 5G smaller and thinner

3. better user interface

How about wireless transfer from your computer or directly from iTunes to your 'Pod?

Originally posted by wbsmith89
Ok, so here are some of my ideas for the future iPod:

- Layout similar to 3g, maybe somehow incorporate the 4g clickwheel as well (at least make the center button touch-sensitive)

That would be cool.

-15+ hour battery life

Photo has it, next upgrade for the 5G will be superior (as we have seen multiple times)

-No color screen, it's not needed for music

Speak for yourself... Album art is cool.

-An option to turn off the display if on hold for a certain amount of time

Not needed, the screen/display doesnt even take that much battery life, I forget the numbers, but it was like, extremely low. For instance, my brother has a metronome for drumming, the screen never turns off, and he STILL has the same battery, and has had that metronome for almost 3 months. (the battery size is like a nickel)

-Keep the dock connecter, it works great and there's already a lot of accessories for it

AMEN!

-More Scratch-resistant

Everything scratches...Sorry.

-Add FM/AM radio and bluetooth as long as it doesn't bulk up the size of the iPod or its price

FM radio in mp3 players never work that well anyway, and there is now an atatchment to recieve FM radio... Bluetooth is too slow...