Presenting an Idea to Apple

[Bayum]

Does anyone know how I could present an idea to Apple??

Whilst I was swimming the other night, I was actually rather bored and started to think - what if, there was some kind of waterproof Ipod, or waterproof MP3 player??

But, I don't know how to get this over to Apple or anything...

 

[Coxster]

Invent one and visit the Dragons.

 

[mrcheek]

I remember years ago, the first time I saw what a computer hard disc looked like, I said to myself "Wow, they should make portable music players out of these things".

then I forgot all about my idea until the iPod was launched.

Incidentally, if somebody had gone on Dragons Den with the idea for the iPod, I think they would have been rejected. One of their constant refrains to reject ideas is "youre solving a problem that doesnt exist" (ie. theres no demand for such a product).
When the iPod was developed, there was no demand. Nobody ever wanted a music player with such ridiculous storage capabilities. but once it was available, demand suddenly existed. and then it became a contest to see how much storage you could get.

On another side note, Im sick of harddrive players, as they fail too easily. But flash memory storage is getting better and better (theres a new laptop out with 20GB of flash storage instead of a standard hard drive). I cant wait until I can get a 60GB music player that uses flash!

sorry, went a bit off topic there.

best thing to do if you have an idea is not tell anyone about it so it doesnt get stolen.

 

[P156KWJ]

I think there's a waterproof one already available. (or a cover for a normal one anyway)

 

[TheSlash]

Does anyone know how I could present an idea to Apple??

Whilst I was swimming the other night, I was actually rather bored and started to think - what if, there was some kind of waterproof Ipod, or waterproof MP3 player??

But, I don't know how to get this over to Apple or anything...

People already do waterproof MP3 players

 

[466.networkers]

I remember years ago, the first time I saw what a computer hard disc looked like, I said to myself "Wow, they should make portable music players out of these things".

then I forgot all about my idea until the iPod was launched.

Incidentally, if somebody had gone on Dragons Den with the idea for the iPod, I think they would have been rejected. One of their constant refrains to reject ideas is "youre solving a problem that doesnt exist" (ie. theres no demand for such a product).
When the iPod was developed, there was no demand. Nobody ever wanted a music player with such ridiculous storage capabilities. but once it was available, demand suddenly existed. and then it became a contest to see how much storage you could get.

On another side note, Im sick of harddrive players, as they fail too easily. But flash memory storage is getting better and better (theres a new laptop out with 20GB of flash storage instead of a standard hard drive). I cant wait until I can get a 60GB music player that uses flash!

sorry, went a bit off topic there.

best thing to do if you have an idea is not tell anyone about it so it doesnt get stolen.

You can buy the SSD's (Solid State Drive) in capapcities up to 128gb, but they are very expensive (see here), when they come down in price you will see MP3 players using SSDs instead of conventional hard drives.

 

[mrcheek]

You can buy the SSD's (Solid State Drive) in capapcities up to 128gb, but they are very expensive (see here), when they come down in price you will see MP3 players using SSDs instead of conventional hard drives.

in my universe, nothing exists until its cheap....

 

[Gizmogle]

You can get waterproof casning for MP3 players.

I don't see the point in it being a standard feature, as many people wouldn't need it and therefore wouldn't want to pay more for something that they wouldn't want.

 

[Broken Viking]

Does anyone know how I could present an idea to Apple??

Just produce it thyself and place it on the open market...Apple will be guarenteed to steal and copy it within 6-12 months of release... :roll::mad:
[Later addendum: The above sentance is exclusively my own opinion, and does not necessarily represent the views of RailUK, or any of it's other members. 8)]

Best thing to do if you have an idea is not tell anyone about it so it doesnt get stolen.

The worst thing about that is the cost of protecting one's invention. I've got an invention of my own that could prove very lucrative in several ways, but I just had a look at The Patents Office website to read-up on the patenting process, and even the basic costs are far too unreasonable for an individual looking to profit from their creativity...
I found a couple of patent solicitors via Google Adwords advertising that offered all-in packages for patent applications, but they were each around the £2000,- mark, with VAT and IPO fees extra... hock::roll::mad:

Now I know that I have a full legal right to protect my intellectual property at no unreasonable cost to myself...So why are the IPO charges such that only organisations could reasonably afford to pay them?

You can buy the SSD's (Solid State Drive) in capapcities up to 128gb, but they are very expensive (see here), when they come down in price you will see MP3 players using SSDs instead of conventional hard drives.

Ye know, I've been thinking that Flash-based HDDs would be a great invention for ages now, as they'd be crash-proof and a lot more reliable...It's just such a shame that OCZ are being greedy ********* in retailing their product as high as that, when each unit can't have cost more than £10,- to manufacture... :roll::mad:

Maybe I should go and arrange a rather vicious form of bulk discount with them?... hock::grin:

 

[Bayum]

I'm pretty sure though, that if they were cheap enough like the Ipod Shuffles that people use to exercise with, then people would buy them. I mean, being able to go in the shower, and the swimming pool with them...

Id like it anyways!!

 

[P156KWJ]

iPod shuffles are useless

 

[16CSVT2700]

I personally think they should invent a toilet that has an iPod dock so you can still listen to your music through the built in Dolby 5.1 surround sound whilst taking a dump and reading a porno.

I call it.. iCrap

 

[P156KWJ]

!

 

[Aureol]

PMSL

 

[mbonwick]

I'd call it the iBog personally......

 

[Broken Viking]

I personally think they should invent a toilet that has an iPod dock so you can still listen to your music through the built in Dolby 5.1 surround sound whilst taking a dump and reading a porno.
I call it.. iCrap

I'd call it the iBog personally......

Whatever one might call such a device (I'd suggest the iS***, personally! :razz though, it'd be both an excellent and accurate moniker for most of Apples' product range IMO! :razz:

 

[mbonwick]

Didn't think of the i****, well done Death!

I hate all apple products with a vengance, and I take so much stick for it at school. But at the end of the day, would you rather;
a. twiddle a dial thingy round till you find where you want to go
b. press the screen where you want to go ??

 

[mrcheek]

does anybody remember that Harry Enfield sketch in which Bill Gates met Steve Jobs at a dinner party, and Jobs showed Gates his new "iCock"?
"My God, its so small!"

 

[Broken Viking]

Didn't think of the i****, well done Death!

Cheers mate! 8)

Actually...That gives me a very interesting idea for a photo. Does anyone here happen to have a spare iPod dock, crApple USB/IEE1394 cable, and dead iPod (Or a shop display dummy would be just as good) that I could borrow at some point?

I hate all apple products with a vengance...

[Death firmly clasps MBonwick's wrist in full agreement, and almost offers to buy him an Ale until he realises that MBonwick is under 18... hock:]

I agree with ye fully about crApple products mate! Though I think the click-wheel is a good way of navigating around an iPod (I can zip through one very quickly with those controls) the things that I hate about crApple products are:

1. Built in obsolescence in literally everything - From a 22" iMac to a pair of iPod headphones. :roll:
2. Proprietry Apple software is mandatory to communicate with or update any of their products. No "USB Plug 'n' Play" feature for iPod, oh no...Ye have to install that nasty piece of W*** called iTunes just to activate the thing!
3. Apples insistance on "pulling a Microsoft" and stealing things from literally everywhere. MacOS X is a rehashed distro of FreeBSD, the design of the iMac is a blatant ripoff of single unit Alliot & Lomax control panels, the iPod was originally a bit-for-bit copy of the Creative Zen...The list goes on! :mad:
4. Just try getting any kind of technical or diagnostic information out of a Macintosh! The average Mac won't even tell ye how much RAM it has inside, it just says "I've got enough" which is a fat load of good when ye are trying to figure out if WoW will run on it...

does anybody remember that Harry Enfield sketch in which Bill Gates met Steve Jobs at a dinner party, and Jobs showed Gates his new "iCock"? "My God, its so small!"

Ahh...That's probabally the one arm of Japanese minaturisation research and development that didn't go down all that well with consumers when it was released in the Western world... hock::razz: