Last month when Apple made some price and feature adjustments to the iPod line, I speculated on what might be Apple's next move for the iPod.

My theory was that they were going to add an Airport Extreme card (802.11g) and the iPod would connect directly to the iTunes Music Store via WiFi.

Business 2.0 hired the design firm Pentagram to create visuals for some concept speculations for the new iPod.

The product images accompanying this story were created for Business 2.0 by award-winning design firm Pentagram. The project was led by Robert Brunner, who was Apple's chief designer from 1989 to 1996 and who oversaw the design of the PowerBook line, among many other hit products.

A portable player would utilize Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and enable users to remotely connect to the iTunes store or the music kept on their computers. The dark color distinguishes it from today's iPods, which require wired connections to download or listen to songs.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 05:02 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment

1 The oly thing I know about Ipods is theyre small and store an amazing ammount of music I think of Pods like the 60s sci fi movie and that was amazingly cool also . why am I changing the subject. and being totally out of context ???
Beacause I can

Posted by: skinner at March 24, 2005 08:26 PM (fiiCB)

2 Man, next time don't blog about it, send a certified letter to steve jobs about it. You can always sue them if they steal their idea. In this case that technology was developed in Japan about 3 years and has been used by a small number of subscribers there successfully, so unless you thought and wrote about it then your SOL (sorta out of luck)

Posted by: michele at March 26, 2005 07:50 AM (ht2RK)

3 I think I would be hard pressed to prove that I was the only one to ever think of this, or even the first. But if they want to throw me a sample for good will I will not complain!!

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at March 26, 2005 08:00 AM (U3CvV)

4 hardpressed is an understatement !!! How do yo think I felt , when at 3 years I ripped the Copper spring out of my grandmas over stuffed couch , Upstairs at my grandmas house in El paso Texas Then watched it slowly ,Inch worm its way ,down to the first floor, What did I get for my invention ???? a Paddleing What did I get 2 years later when the slinky commercial came on , and I told my Mom " I invented that , WHY those rotten S.O.B ss ??? another paddling
No its not worthit the slinky thing should have been called the Skinner Sproinger { the name I had originally planned} and your I pod deal should have beem called the Esteven podenator or something but LIFE CHEATS... OVER AND OUT!!!!!

Posted by: skinner at March 31, 2005 01:05 AM (rvmEE)

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