iShuffle Meets iPhone

Sukamar wrote to us to tell us about his ‘Hyper User’ hack concept that demonstrates, he believes, how Apple could attack the smartphone market.

Taking inspiration from SDIO devices from companies like Pretec that can be connected to smartphones, he decided to create a picture of what an iPod SD could look like (click to enlarge) - where the power unit was replaced by a USB connector. Also he figured that Apple could use the Sandisk USB in
SD design so that it could go from Smartphone
to Computer without cables. The power would come from the cell phone’s battery.

Sukamar suggests:

"If the iPod SDIO really existed it could instantly be added to a Smartphone (based on Palm OS or PocketPC OS) with a SD slot with SDIO capability, and iTunes mobile software could take advantage of the GPRS/EDGE or EVDO services so that customers could directly access the iTunes store and
download songs completely bypassing the wireless company but using the data service offered by the wireless company. Now wouldn’t that take the fight to the smartphone market?"

Sukamar’s Blog Post