You read the original Slashdot story about the iPod? Though particularly funny with hindsight, it maybe wasn't quite so far off the mark based on the first generation unit. And the iPhone, and thus iPod Touch, are the first generation of Apple touchscreen/tablet/PDA-type things (though success won't inevitably follow, see also "Newton").
Malda is also infamous for his dismissive description of Apple Computer's then newly introduced iPod: "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."[1] This quote has often been used to illustrate the gulf between Slashdot's "techno-elite" and ordinary computer users.