Thoughts: No touchscreen iPod coming?

Dr Macenstein recently shared his views as to why there won’t be a touchscreen iPod (aka, an iPhone without the “Phone”). He cites the difficulty of having to look at the screen just to control the device, instead of using it by touch. However, Apple does indeed own a patent where the device’s physical controls are on the bottom side; this could very possibly be the next high-end iPod.

I totally agree with him; I spend most of my time listening to podcasts, and the ability to increase/decrease the volume or skip to the next episode merely by touch is a must-have. I’m really holding my breath here, iPhone functionality without the phone is simply too tempting. C’mon Steve, wow us again, just like how you did with the iPhone.

Via [Macenstein]