[billybobsky]

Someone needs to spend an equal amount of time coming up with a descriptive thread title...

'The Future' in Rumors and Speculation is about as descriptive as 'Apple Macintosh' in Genius Bar or 'New Game' in Third Party Products or....

You get the picture...

I see a lot of references to the ipod in your post -- no, I will not read it, and most people shouldn't assume that someone will read a post that involved -- personally, i think the ipod is more than likely to disappear before it evolves into any of the things you suggest it should...