Pretty sure they meant a big iPod touch, which was basically an iPhone without the phone part, not a gen 1 iPod. The 2nd gen iPad was the real magic, and made

Pretty sure they meant a big iPod touch, which was basically an iPhone without the phone part, not a gen 1 iPod. The 2nd gen iPad was the real magic, and made me start paying more attention to Apple. There were rumours of a "Retina display", higher res than an HDTV in a tablet size. I was doubtful. I figured if display manufacturers could do that, we wouldn't be stuck with all these 1080p monitors and 768p laptops... Well, it turns out I was wrong. Display manufacturers just can't be bothered to make compelling displays on their own for some reason. That crisp display, with enough horsepower to run things smoothly, there was nothing else comparable at the time.