iPod touch: The Return of the Apple PDA

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Link: iPod touch: The Return of the Apple PDA (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20070907004639)
Description:: Apple slyly released a PDA at yesterday's "Beat Goes On" event. Did you miss it? Have a look.

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[clevin]

Just as I said.
iPod classic is top of the line iPod
iPod Touch is a different product, its a P-D-A!

Now as a PDA, please add native 3rd party app and SD expansion slot!

[shamino]

It would be nice. My Palm m515, although a great device, is getting on in years. I'd love to replace it with something as modern and cool as an iPod Touch. In order to fill that gap, however, the following will have to be available (whether from Apple or elsewhere):

A notepad applet. Nothing fancy, but I need to be able to jot down things and do it easily. And if the keyboard input is like the iPhone's, it must do this in landscape mode, where the buttons are large enough for me to enter text quickly. (I much prefer Palm's Graffiti input, but I'll use a virtual keyboard if it doesn't get in my way.) This feature implies some kind of cut/paste functionality.
A calendar. Steve's demo showed the icon, but we don't yet know any specifics. Integration with iCal on a Mac, along with alerts when appointments come due is critical.
Address book. Preferably integrated with the Mac's address book
To-do list. Pretty much like a notepad applet, but with the concept if separate line items that can be checked off. If you have used Palm's "ToDo" app, you know what I mean.
Some kind of free-form paint applet. It doesn't have to be much, but I should be able to quickly jot down a picture. See also Palm's "Note Pad" applet.
Some kind of e-book reader. A PDF viewer with bookmark capability, and the ability to upload PDFs into the iPod will be good enough. Support for other document types (text, Word, HTML, maybe others) would be nice, but not necessary, since I can make PDFs from those using my Mac.
Some games (especially Solitare) and the ability to install others - and not just those sold on the iTunes Store.


That would be the minimum necessary to replace my Palm PDA. If they also add e-mail and iChat, that would be even more awesome.