iPod Update Sooner Rather Than Later? Nintendo Games?

[OdduWon]

i think the person who said that the patent concept pics could be the different touch screen modes could be on to something. though i still think touch screen on a full screen ipod is a bad idea due to dirt and scratches, this touch screen idea for games is great. the ipod seems just big enough to hold with two hands like a controler and the touch buttons would retain the simple look of the ipod. plus this would open up all kinds of new avenues for the ipod. like text typing , the i phone ( although the italk concept is a great idea), ichat pod and any other type of user interface required apps. pluse the interfaces could be designed to be anything since the whole front will be a touch screen much like playing mini games on the ds (mario 64 ds). this would be sooooo cool i hope this is what apple has in store for us.

 

[Fatal Darkness]

For the life of me I don't understand why Apple doesn't add a whole lot more features to the Nano. I would pay $250.00 for this Nano knockoff if it had Apple's software, scroll wheel and used iTunes.

They don't add a whole bunch of features for much the same reason that Nintendo isn't shipping the Wii with a DVD player, etc. They want to keep the product simple and focused on what it is designed to do: Play music (and now video).

If you really want your Apple iPod to have these extra features, you can always install, or even dual boot, Linux on it.
Go here for more information and instructions:

Ipod Linux Project

Running Doom on iPod Linux on an iPod Nano:

Playing video on an iPod Nano.