A virtual scroll-wheel just like an iPod.
The scrubbing feature in the iPhone doesn't work nearly as well as it does on the iPods. On an hour long podcast, its frustrating to try to scan through to find a particular segment.

I'll disagree on the SILENCE button muting music playback. Currently the SILENCE button mutes outside interruptions... someone calling you during a meeting, etc. It doesn't mute things you have other control of: music playback, alarms.

I personally like going to sleep with the iPod personality playing music (with the timer shutting it off after 30 minutes) but not hearing any phone calls during the night.

There is reason to the madness.

Jim

A virtual scroll wheel would be awesome! I find it very hard to move a podcast back about 20-30 seconds when I get to my destination after listening. I usually do this as a short reminder as to where I was.

Physical buttons for iPod usage might be a good idea. However, lets make that an accessory instead of adding buttons to an otherwise perfect piece of hardware. You wouldn't want buttons on the device anyway if it's in your pocket or jacket since you would have to dig it out to use the buttons. Kind of defeats the purpose.

I wouldn't mind a radio, but I really don't listen to the radio since I have my ipod anyway. It's why I have an iPod. To not have to listen to crappy radio. Maybe internet radio would be good, but if the RIAA and who ever else is pushing it gets their way, we won't have that for long anyway.

Jim: I see what you're saying. How about it being an option? ;-)

Dave: "you would have to dig it out to use the buttons. Kind of defeats the purpose." -- Not at all: with physical buttons, you can reach into your pocket or bag and use the controls by feel; for example, with the Click Wheel on current iPods, I play/pause, skip or scan forward or back, or control volume without having to look at the device.

That said, as I mentioned in the article, I think most of us would be happy with something like the Radio Remote without the radio.

Dan, I disagree. I used to use my 5G iPod for podcasts in the car, and I didn't know which way my iPod was orientated to know which side of the wheel needed to be clicked in order to pause or what ever.

I really miss the little wired remote I had with my older iPod.

A wireless remote or Bluetooth remote would be just fine with me. It's cleaner on the hardware of the iPhone and no matter where I had the iPhone or iPod, I could use the remote to do what I needed to do.

I still want some kind of jog wheel of some kind to change the position of where I am in a podcast or audiobook. Using the slider on the iPhone to adjust the position is just not usable. A virtual scroll wheel would be awesome.

Here's an idea: instead of the Bluetooth A2DP, how about AirTunes support? The range would be greater, and WiFi is already in there; then we could stream from iPhone directly to an Airport Express, and into the home stereo. Use the iPhone as the ultimate remote control. Heck, even use your stereo as a speakerphone!

anyone mention being able to send out SMS to more than one person at a time? the lack of the feature is bananas.

djd, see the Safari and Text/chat wish list:

http://iphone.macworld.com/2007/08/our_iphone_wish_list_safari_an.php

how about being able to read the full podcast descriptions instead of "..." similar to the utoob functionality?

When playing music in vertical orientation, I would like to be able to swipe my finger from right to left to advance to the next track. I have my phone mounted in my car and the active hit area for the next track button would better be served with an addition of a gesture to the left across the album art. Swiping to the right already takes you to the track list, so it's not far out of reach. :)

SKETCH PAD - Doodle with your finger. Instead of using napkins.

Regarding the external physical buttons... I have a Griffin AirClick remote control and tested it tonight with my iPhone. It works perfectly. I am so pleased since that was the setup I used with my 5G iPod while snowboarding; mounting the AirClick on the wrist strap of my left ski glove.

How about gestures for basic playback controls?

If the iPhones silent mode muted audio from the speaker, than maybe that would help out our current a2dp problem. Bluetooth headsets can play music from the iPhone, as many users have already learned, but when it does, it still plays outloud through the speakers. If the mute would mute the audio from the speakers and the bluetooth still worked, it'd be a real nice touch. As for physical buttons i say please dont, i like the use of just the few buttons, it makes the iPhone different from others, and if you need to change songs, take your phone out of your pocket, it isnt a hard thing to do. MMS and texts to multiple contacts should be an EASY update for the iPhone, and if they stop being douches about it all, they'll release it, its in our contracts for service (MMS that is). As for TV-OUT, i think it's already available (unless it was the new update that just came out) cause its in settings under ipod. as for ringtones, it'd be nice to be able to use non-apple purchased tones, but assuming that 'hack' is done away with for good, the ability to change text message tones with purchased ones would be cool (how great would it be if every time you got a text rather than tri-tone you heard the powerrangers comm tone, or CTU's ringtone?). I know this article's old, but iTunes purchases ARE now available via the phone. And honestly, i dont want to be listening to FM radio from my phone, BUT i do pay for Sirius Satellite Radio, and I recieve Sirius Radio Online as well, and it wuold be REALLY COOL if i could sign into my Sirius Online and listen via my headphones from my iPhone.

new iphone Sirius satellite ipod nano

now that's hot

who wants to carry around so many gadgets

Encrypted storage for passwords: do you have dozens of them, too? I want to have them in my pocket!

Use the Mac OS keychain and sync it to the iPhone. That would be great!