Originally Posted by stbeston

the entire structure for the ipod (Interactive Planned Obsolescense Device) should have been overhauled. whether it be by touch senstive screen, or a system where, like the discman i used before my ipod, i could use the buttons ON THE SIDE of the player to skip songs while the unit was still in my pocket, yo. if i am going to have to take the device out of my pocket just to go to "live forever" instead of "honey" by mariah carey, it should be a lot simpler than the dumb wheel that we get. it should be 3 BUTTON TAPS tops, 2 perhaps. the structure needs to be overhauled. i'm sure there is a better device out there, but lacking the highschool hip cache.