CrazyGadgetGuru

I've been debating the 4GB and 8GB units. Since even the 8GB storage is not going to be able house nearly all my music files, I wonder if it is worth the extra money. But I think since I will be "stuck" with the phone for two years I'd better just get the 8GB.

So here's an idea to extend the current phone. Apple should create a new breed of product in the next year. Think miniature NAS (Network Attached Storage). Call it the "iDrive" (BMW, meet Cisco, you guys can talk about trademark infringement) or "iNAS" or something. It would be a small box the size of an iPod, but with a 2.5" drive inside. It would have Bluetooth but no screen or interface. Turn it on and forget about it. The iPhone (or future iPods with Bluetooth) would be able to use it as a file server.

Think about it! You could put an iNAS in your car, and it could serve up multiple content to different iPods. You could put the iNAS in your bag and have a lightweight Nano-sized iPod accessing 250GB worth of files. You could put the iNAS near your computer, have it link to your 802.11 household wireless connection and serve up music to your Squeezebox or Apple TV. (Actually it is a little like an Apple TV except for being portable and just a "dumb" file server)

There you have it, a solution to the iPhone storage issue and a new product line with loads of great flexibility. This is such an obvious solution that I'd almost be surprised if they weren't working on it already.