NEW IDEA

Would anyone buy an "iCommand"? An iCommand would be a voice activated song finder for your iPod. My marketing class is trying to find the next cool thing. I came up with this idea and I was wondering if it would be a good product to invest my time in?

would require a microphone, adding more bulk..........also then you wouldn't have to look at the lovely display, taking the beauty away from the ipod

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