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What I would like to see: Handwriting, voice commands, a camera, a DVD drive.
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I suspect there will be handwriting and voice command upgrades along soon. Camera? I dunno about that one, does an eBook iPod Touch need a camera?
Regarding dvd, all you really need is
HandBrake. Rip the movie, open it with Quicktime and then load it into iTunes.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
1. No apps that have not been approved by Apple. By which I mean, you can't download your favorite apps off some web site somewhere. You are strictly limited to the app store.
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Which only has 140,000 applications (and growing). Also, the applications which are generally turned down feature pornography or are extremely controversial. Which apps do you want that you can't get at the App Store?
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
2. No camera.
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I'm still not sure why people want this thing to have a camera. If you want that kind of device, you'd be better off getting the iPod nano.
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3. Microphone, but apparently... no voice calls.
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There's an app for that, and more coming.
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4. eBook reader only through iBookstore. No word about loading your own books/PDFs.
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Loading your own books? Like our physical books? The iPod doesn't play records, you have to rip them to the right format. I suppose you could scan every page of a book, but why bother when you have the book?
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
5. Network is GSM-based. That rules out Verizon for your choices.
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That was an either/or decision. It was either AT&T/T-Mobile or Verizon/Sprint. Either way you're sacrificing something.
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6. No multitasking. This isn't OSX. It's not a laptop. Or a mini-laptop. Or even, apparently, a netbook. It's the stripped-down iPhone OS.
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It's just iPhone OS, no stripping down.
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7. 16 GB for $500. 64 GB for $700. Some are complaining about the price because of the limited functionality.
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You're not looking for the iPad, then, you're looking for the Apple Tablet, the
ModBook. Very cool, but quite expensive.
[QUOTE=Charlatan;2752624]8. No video out? Does that docking station allow video out, or is it just for the keyboard[/QUOTE[]
Of course it has video out. I forget how much the cable is, but I've seen it used with the iPod touch and it works fine.