They almost surely mean the already-existent step-by-step driving directions the iPhone has always had.

Ok, that song is indeed unfortunate, but it is hardly the most unwanted song. The most unwanted song is the Porcupine Overture by H. Miller. here's an MP3 of it but I WARN YOU, this is so bad as to cause pain. It is unbelievably atonal and disjointed and jarring and damn antagonistc. I used this as my alarm clock for a month because I'm that deep of a sleeper and I'm permanently scarred from the ordeal. It is the most soul-crushing, mind-debilitating, face-rearrangingly bad piece of music ever composed. Here is a page all about the porcupine scale system. Mind-boggling. Fiercely atonal.

A Newton never dies, it just gets new batteries.

@pork musket:

To be honest, I've never seen a washing machine with a well-devised interface. And you're right, I am a guy and despite what your assumptions may tell you, I am also aware that these other washing parameters have a purpose. It's just that they generally do a poor job of delineating these controls. My washing machine puts all of these various washing cycles on the same knob which causes a grey area in the boundary between the portions of the knob that line up with this or that washing cycle.

I'm an interface engineer, and of course I'm not the best and I'm no genius, but these interfaces frustrate the daylights out of me. In my opinion, there's actually a huge amount of room for improvement. I, however, do not have the solutions (if I did you can be sure I'd be knocking on Maytag's door right now) but I sure do recognize a problem.

Also, regarding my Apple comment, you're absolutely right that their products do contain problems. They were, it turns out, made by humans. It it also the case that time and time again they're designed better than the competition (n.b. better does not imply perfect).

Why stop with gadgets? What about every dishwasher and washing machine and drier with nightmares of user interfaces? When was the last time you used a washing machine that didn't have a dial with at least three different scales on it indicating different kinds of washes it can perform?

If only Apple would make home appliances…

Tip: buy a first generation iPod shuffle sports case that Apple made (original part number: M9758G/A). It comes with a 3" long svelte white (no branding at all) headphone adapter that fits absolutely perfectly into the iPhone's headphone slot.

Cost you about $2 on eBay for the whole kit. I've done this and it's been a fantastic setup for my phone. Cable is still in great condition after two months so it seems to be perfectly durable.