I loved this design. Easy to hold in your hand. Rounded, cute and cuddly. And, the wheel was such a clever interface choice. By comparison, today's iPod feels like a waify supermodel to me.
I agree: this is one phenomenal design.
Somewhat off topic, but I find it odd that I can't get a high capacity phone to also act as my MP3/media player. It would be nice to only have to carry one device with all my stuff, but since I have more than 32GB of media, that's impossible.
... first seen on the ill-fated Modo four years earlier.