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The killer feature.: I don't know whether the iPhone or iTouch has this, but I think a killer feature is this. It has to be easy and automatic.

1) The player has an Amazon MP3 purchase app optimized for the player. After signing up, you can purchase tunes from Amazon direct to the MP3 player.
2) This can be done over ANY wifi network. What would be ideal is set up preferences, you can hear the samples, etc.
3) You can press a button (or your main computer with the sync app detects when your MP3 player has connected to your WiFi) and then all MP3s purchased on the player automatically get sent to your main computer.

This only really works (easily) with DRM free content. It eliminates the need to sit at your computer. There are a lot of scenarios where this can be the "ultra cool" factor.

At school, you buy a tune over WiFi. You are browsing CDs at Best Buy and want to sample some songs, and or a CD reminds you of a song you always wanted. You hear something on the radio at your work, you are sitting with a hyper expensive latte at Starbucks and you want to impress a girl...

It makes getting new music seamless. I suspect that Starbucks might be interested in offering this service to people for a couple bucks a month, get some more traffic.

Can someone comment on purchases of iTunes comment and re-syncing it to your computer?

TripleII; Posted by: TripleII Posted on: 07/30/08 (Edited: 07/30/2008 @ 10:45) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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The killer feature. TripleII | 07/30/08

Yup Harry Bardal | 07/30/08

It's close... TripleII | 07/31/08

Even further.... TripleII | 07/31/08

Struggling? Monosdeja | 07/30/08

That's a weird response. TripleII | 07/30/08

No thank you ThePrairiePrankster | 07/30/08

Could work Darryl365 | 07/30/08

Seconded Harry Bardal | 07/30/08

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but size does matter officerbill | 07/31/08

Love my Insignia player TranMan | 07/31/08

Does it really matter? dunraven | 07/31/08

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