iPod touch wishlist

Now that I’ve had an iPod touch for a little over a week and gotten used to it and what it’s capable of, I have a few ideas about what I wish it could do. These are maybe obvious omissions to its capabilities which would really beef it up as a portable entertainment device.

1. iTunes connectivity – it already hooks into the iTunes Music Store via wifi, why not allow it to browse and playback music from shared iTunes libraries on the LAN? I would love to be able to access my music or friends’ music when I’m visiting and don’t have a laptop around. Syncing tunes wirelessly and sharing tunes would also be fantastic additions.
2. Internet Radio – having the ability to access the same channels you can from iTunes would be huge and really broaden the amount of media you have immediate access to.
3. Podcasts – same as above, being able to browse the podcast directories or subscribe to feeds would be awesome, especially when on the road and not connected to a computer.
4. Airtunes – playback to a home audio system with an Airport Express or AppleTV hooked up to it. The remote control is the media.
5. TV shows – being able to download tv shows or movies from the iTMS would be a really cool addition.

Like I said, these are probably obvious ideas. I’m not saying that the device is crippled as it is, far from it. It works really well and the integrated software is quite impressive. Having a full IMAP client and calendaring software that I can sync with my desktop is pretty amazing. Hopefully Apple doesn’t keep the capabilities limited to downloading content from the iTMS and at some point adds some other options for getting music onto (and out of) the device. I can’t wait for the SDK to land.

listening to: Weird Fishez by AmpLive from the album Rainydayz Remixes