Peripheral Wishlist for the 5G iPod
I'm going to put together an actual thorough review any day now, I swear, but in the meantime, I thought I'd mention a few peripherals that I'd like to see come out for our new video-capable 5th generation iPod:
- A mic—Dave's post highlighting the touted stereo-recording capabilities of the new iPod have me drooling, although so far none of the mics I have on hand and have jammed into the audio port seem to work. I'm sure something is in the works, either by Apple or a third party, and I hope it arrives soon, so I can start recording podcasts in stereo while I am on the go.
- A camera—I mean, if you are going to have an iPod that displays both videos and pictures on a full color screen, and if every cellphone that comes out these days has them built in, why oh why wouldn't Apple come out with a little camera dock for the iPod that clips on the bottom and takes both pictures and video. I'm pretty sure it's technically feasible, if they'd only do it.
- A PVR dock—if Apple or a 3rd party came out with a little PVR dock device that would automatically record shows off of my cable connection straight to an iPod compatible format with easy syncing, I think this iPod video thing might really take off.
- A little speaker—I just want a simple small speaker to plug into the headphone jack so that I can watch shows on the iPod without headphones.
- A case with a little hood to block light—If it is sunny and I am on the train, the passing light, etc reflects on the screen. It'd be nice to have some blinders for the iPod's screen... In fact, I think I may build a case like this out of cardboard and post it later.
This is just a short list that I've come up with. Some of them are realistic and will probably happen. Some, like the PVR idea, would be great, but probably won't happen. What do you think? What would you want?