Steve Jobs, if you care about a small yet vibrant segment of your customers with sincere purchasing power you will somehow squeeze in an all-in-one MacMobile / iMobile device that plays music, videos, makes calls, stores files, can read and create files, does email, built in PDA, MMS, and possibly has blue tooth. It doesn’t have to have a camera built in and doesn’t have to boast 24 hour batterie life (14 hours is fine for most people and they know it because we all charge our devices nightly, duh!) Just combine a stripped down iLife, iPod and just enough phone features and I will pay up to 500USD for it. No radio needed, no fancy keyboard, but maybe a stylus and a few games.

You can do it Steve, I believe in you!

A small device with a larger screen and wi-fi should enable many features now being pushed by phone services. A built-in camera, with a more powerful chip should provide a lot of functionality. Also, a mini iBook could bridge the gap for those who want to type messages and bring a full computer with them without the bulk of typical lap tops.

I expect the iPod line to branch into some larger more functional model lines this year. With Ultra Wideband wi-fi enabling home distribution of HD video content next fall I expect some of the iPod style devices to be able to “control” entertainment distribution and acquisition from the net with content preview potential.