Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone

chadwick writes "It seemed like a sure thing: the iPod mobile phone. What could be more irresistible than a device combining the digital-music prowess of Apple Computer (AAPL) with the wireless expertise of Motorola (MOT)? Motorola sent its buzz machinery into overdrive in January when it leaked word that the product would debut at a cellular-industry conference in New Orleans in mid-March. Well, hold the phone. At the New Orleans confab, a frustrated Edward Zander, Motorola's chief executive, stood before a roomful of analysts and reporters and said the handset's debut would have to wait. "

iPod Cell Phone?

[ZipR]

Will you dial by twirling your fingers in a circle on the rotary sensor like an old pulse dialing phone?
I could get behind that.

Re:Whata ya wanna bet

[Anonymous Coward]

That the mother of all software companies drove a wedge into that deal.....? "Mother of all software companies"? I think "abusive stepfather" is more appropriate.

New Annoying Ring Tones

[[cx]]

Now instead of hearing a crappy sounding ring tone you can hear the most annoying 50 cent song in CLEAR digital quality.

Next time I see...

[StimpyPimp]

A person walking down the street with some white ear plugs, talking to themselves, about the mac cult taking over the world... or some such, I will assume they are just on the phone.

DRM-enabled?

[LokieLizzy]

Perhaps you'll only be able to talk with other iPhones, and not with real phones, you know, so you'll be able to communicate with the hippest trendwhores...err...hipsters.

Yeah. Hipsters. That's what I meant.

Inevitable result of iPod Phone.

[AtariAmarok]

ring ring ring
Mabel: "Henry!"
Henry: "What, dear?
Mabel: "It's one of those calls again.
Henry: "What calls, dear?"
Mabel: "Every 20 minutes or so, the phone rings and I pick it up and I hear some of that damn rock music"

Meanwhile, somewhere 5 states away, Jason is grooving down the streets, buds in ears, with one hand on the iPod phone as he hits the controls and surfs through his really impressive Led Zep collection. Every once in a while, he presses a button and the song does not change. No idea why.

Re:iPod Cell Phone?

[natrius]

The twirling your fingers action also improves your expertise in pleasuring women.

Girlfriend: Did you just dial my best friend's number on me? How the hell do you know her number?!

Recipe for disaster.

Microsoft loves branding.

[AtariAmarok]

"Apple, and to a large extent Microsoft too, have very strong brands. They love branding"

The problem is, with Microsoft branding, the experience is a lot like what a cow feels at the end of the roundup. "Yeeha! Dogies. Stand still so we can brand you with the MS of the Billygates Ranch. The brandin' irons are heatin' up."

Re:Well then.

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, the answer is "no, dumbass. Open Google in another window and become informed before shooting your mouth off."

Exclusive Slashdot Interview, take 2.

[LokieLizzy]

Steve Jobs continues to revolutionize the modern world, combining the marvels of both the telecommunications industry and that of the digital music revolution.

SJ: It will change the iPod as we know it.

/.: But you've already got the iPod, the iPod mini, the iPod photo...isn't that enough?

SJ: It is never enough.

/.: But...

SJ: Hold on a sec...(whips small white device out of pocket, attaches 103-key USB keyboard ). It's the latest device in the iPod family.

/.: What is it? A Powerbook with a 64-bit processor?

SJ: No.

/.: An iPod with a user-replaceable battery?

SJ: (Scoffs). No.

/.: What *is* it???

SJ: The iPlog. A device to revolutionize blogging as we know it.

/.: Apple is truly the pinnacle of innovation.

So Buy a Carrier

[ReadParse]

It seems their biggest problem is getting a wireless carrier to support it. So how soon until Steve Jobs just buys a wireless carrier? That's an impulse buy, right? :)

RP

This Phone was So Lame anyway

[soft_guy]

Less space than a Nomad - no support for Ogg Vorbis. Lame!

Worst..

[One Childish N00b]

Major Hangups Over the iPod Phone

Worst.. pun... ever.

(well someone had to say it... and at 200+ posts it was looking dangerously like they wouldn't)

Re:New Annoying Ring Tones

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you hear my Glock cocking now? Good.

;)

Re:Pre announcements

[Bastard of Subhumani]

You've heard of vaporware?

Who cares? It's white vapourware. Vapourware with a beautiful user interface.