Apple Event=New iPods?

Well it’s official now. September 5th will be bringing some sweet Apple news. But is it what we’re all hoping for? Everyone knows the iPod is long overdue for a re-design. While the iPhone is over there stealing all the thunder, many of us are still waiting for the “true” 6G iPod. Rumors and pictures have been floating
around the net has to what Apple could do, but here’s three things I think they SHOULD include:

1. Multitouch-

The iPhone is the coolest device on the planet right now. Even my 53 year old mother-in-law knows about it. Multitouch is definitely driving alot of the hype. The new iPod must have this feature. The click wheel design was amazing, but Apple out did itself this time. To go backwards by not including it would be stupid. And cheap.

2. An accelerometer-

Rotating an iPod to watch movies and video podcasts would be killer. Everyone loves this feature on the iPhone, so it’s a no brainer right?

3. Wifi

Even the Zune has this feature (sort of.) Apple might not allow the new iPod’s to go online due to them being too similar to the iPhone, but being able to access the iTunes Store to download stuff would be nice too.

Now all those things would be pretty cool to have in a new iPod. But I don’t think Apple reads thefanboyblog, so here’s why these features probably won’t be included:

Money. As much as we all love Apple, they need to make it like every other company. I know we would all love an iPod with iPhone features minus the cell, but from a business stand point Apple probably won’t do
this. The two products would eat into each other’s sales and the consumer would be confused as to what device is better. It would be the multi SKU nightmare that the Xbox 360 is facing right now. Apple will want to keep the two products separate for some time I think. The iPhone has only been out for about 2 months. It needs to grow a little more before have a direct competitor.

It’s all up to you, Mr. Steve…

-tfb