I know (from the comments on MacRumors) that I'm not the only one disappointed by the new "5.5G" iPods.

I think the expection was now fairly widespread that we would see the full-sized screen iPod this time around, given that its been a year since the last one was announced. The full screen iPod is the one I first described over a year ago, and whose image (shown below) has been used in various posts on Engadget and over the Internet in conjunction with the concept. It then materialzied that Apple had applied for patents around the concepts covered.



I still stand by my idea that Apple will, at some point, introduce the ability to download books from the iTunes Music Store and have the iPod "read them" to you audiobook-style. Heck, maybe I should patent it myself and make some serious money down the road. Be good to have a patent or two from my new life to go with those old Dell ones ...