Om notes that the iPod phone is held up. I'm inclined to believe there is another opportunity.

Who really prevented the iTunes phone from being released? Motorola blamed the finicky Steve Jobs and his marketing approach for the delay. Business Week says it was the carriers who might be behind the delay. “Behind the clash are two very different views of the future of music on mobile phones. Om Malik

Consider combining iChat for Tiger with the iPod, currently looking like a Skype on steriods. Then launch the capability along with a next generation iPod that makes it backward compatible. The installed base makes it interesting. The demographics make it neat and who's going to upgrade their cell when Wi-Fi an iPod and an iChat dongle and software upgrade via iTunes will make those call for free? Perfect for the campus.

The iPod photo can even do color iChat video with an upgrade. the iPod dial is perfect too. Too far fetched?

While Skype is generating a millions of new users and being chased by PC knock-offs, their professed strategy is to go mobile. Outside the mobile phone market at the moment the hotest device is not the PDA, it's an iPod. The right price and millions could be calling.

Which company can hack it first. iSkypePod or iChatPod? iTunes provides a platform that with todays music lists.. could also extend into the social arena. Let's face it most iPod users have PC's. iChat on an iPod provides a good reason to have iChat on a PC too. How long will it take?