My iPod is always with me. It's been in my ears constantly for the last four and a half years. The content is getting better, the devices are getting bigger and the prices are getting lower. As good as they are I still have a few things I would like to see in them to make them my ultimate device.

1. My iPod is mostly full of podcasts and audiobooks with a few albums here and there. The evening routine is cast in concrete - get home, take off coat, plug in iPod to assure that I will have all the latest podcasts then kiss the wife. That order, that importance. The iPodder clients are great don't get me wrong but I want more. As well, Audible is great, but they really should get on the bandwagon as far as dumping my wanted list to me via RSS enclosures. Is it really that tough or are they just asleep at the wheel ? That way I don't have to manually get my subscription download every month. This leads to my real dream - a wireless iPod. This way I could get the latest The Bitterest Pill podcast or Morning Edition at the gas station hotspot as I'm fillin up the car. I understand that wireless access would kill an iPod battery. Maybe the answer is a iPod/phone combo. The rumors sound interesting. The only down side to that is the pain of seeing my mobile phone bill for all those downloads plus my calls and my home Internet connection.
2. The iPod interface has got to get better. Even after four and half years I still get anxious spinning the wheel. The sad thing is that it's the best that's out there. I'd also dig more interactivity when I am listening to music. It would be cool to have the ability to make on the go playlists. I just heard on The One Minute Tip that you can do something like this but only on the newer iPods and not on my first gen iPod. (Note to Self: Get new iPod)