“Web sites that traffic in rumors about forthcoming products from the notoriously tight-lipped Apple have been buzzing for more than a year about a video iPod,” Duncan Martell reports for Reuters. “What Jobs may have up his sleeve is a music video download service or the like that is seamlessly integrated into the iTunes online music store and the iTunes digital music jukebox software, analysts said.”
“If Jobs and company can pull that off — delivering a way to buy and manage video content as easily as with iTunes — then there may well be a market for personal media players, analysts said. ‘If indeed someone could bring a service to market to go along with this device that was as drop-dead simple as the iPod iTunes interface, then perhaps there is a market,’ Van Baker, an analyst at industry research firm Gartner said. That may be why, analysts said, Apple has waited this long before rolling out what could be called a video iPod, while it works out all the kinks. Wall Street analysts have already said the company could introduce such a device as soon as September,” Martell reports.
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i think they could easily do that, even with the current latest iPods, couldn’t they ? isn’t it just a matter of firmware update to enable these colored screens to play videos ?
I’m there.
“i think they could easily do that, even with the current latest iPods, couldn’t they ? isn’t it just a matter of firmware update to enable these colored screens to play videos ?”
I don’t think the current chip inside the iPod color is powerful enough to decode video (especially if Apple’s going to use H.264).
Podzilla can play video on your iPod with no audio, but that means that the hardware is capable. Apple still bought more powerful processors though.
Please, please, Apple, sell music videos through iTunes. That would be Awesome! I don’t even care if they play on my iPod (they can add that in later, anyways).
I hope they don’t do it. I’m quite happy with my 30gb 3G iPod and I’ve spent about $800 on songs on iTunes. If they come out with video content I’ll have to buy all the videos I love and a new iPod (so I can take video playlists to friend’s for parties). I’ll have to sell some Apple stock to afford all this new stuff…
Please explain the advantage of watching videos on the minsicule iPod screen?
Would not the ability to download videos to be watched from a laptop or desktop Mac seem a more satifying experience?
How does the hard drive ventilate itself in the current iPods if it’s constantly spinning?
Another thing sort of related? What happens when Apple increases the bit rate higher than 128kbps in the music store when we’ve all spent so much money there…?
Michael Anthony: if they do that, then you buy your songs at the higher rate there after. If you want to upgrade your existing purchases, you either will have to re-buy them at a higher rate, or perhaps Apple will offer a discount if you already have the song ($0.25/song to upgrade)??
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Am I the only one who would like to have complete movies on the iPod and just plug it into the TV so you don’t have to bring your computer or burn them on a dvd-rw? Would be sweet! Wouldn’t pay to download them though, dc works too well
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A video iPod will NEVER sell as much as a music iPod for the simple reason that you have to watch a video iPod. Now, if the video iPod can connect to a tv and display a full DVD quality movie on it, then I could see this working and ending up being competion for Netflix in that you could download a movie from Apple’s site, load it onto your video iPod, and then easily connect it to your tv and watch the movie.
This will work…
– Mark
Please explain the advantage of watching videos on the minsicule iPod screen?
Would not the ability to download videos to be watched from a laptop or desktop Mac seem a more satifying experience?
The iPod Photo has the ability to hook up to a display and show pictures.
What I think the iPod video will do is allow music videos sold in iTMS to be displayed as well.
Eventually as the new Mactels arrive with their HDCP encrypted Intel chips, we might start seeing Hollywood finally giving in and then videos for iPods will be avaiable.
If they are going to do this, maybe the iVideoPod will be in a different form factor to maximize the size of the screen.
Who wants to watch a video on a 2 inches screen? NO ONE!!! Loser!!
Bluetooth adaptors already exist to add to TV’s, to enable them to receive wireless video signal. So why not add Bluetooth to the iPod, then we could wireless send video from the iPod to out TV.
Nice :o)
but they won’t.
Am I the only one who thinks “iPod video” could easily translate in “commercials” ?
“Can they?”
Go to iTunes Music Store.
Click on Podcasts.
Search Podcasts for “videocast”.
Download any one.
Play it on your iTunes, and then click the “fullscreen” icon at the bottom of your iTunes window.
Now all they have to do is modify the Airport Express for video in addition to the audio out, and you can be streaming your favorite movies to your TV.
iTMS Podcast is already set up to download “subscriptions” for your favourite TV programs, and of course you can just buy it just like a song in iTMS. Setting up a rental program for movies would be very easy, too.
I agree that viewing video on a handheld anything is useless, but it would make for a great transport system replacing the DVD player.
A song becomes interesting after two times listening.
That’s when a movie becomes borring.
Music and video works completely different when it comes to experience and enjoyment.
Ahum:
I have dozens of music DVDs (jazz, blues, punk, funk, etc.). I watch them over and over. They never get “borring” (sic) to me. On top of that, I have at least 350 movies in my collection. There are many others out there like me; that’s why DVDs are still selling well. I’ll watch Sin City at least a dozen times now that I’ve bought the disc. In my opinion, a well-done video iPod will revolutionize the movie industry the way the original iPod line has for music.
…well, here’s a little something for all of us to gnaw on. A friend of mine just worked on an Apple commercial last week in Los Angeles….and guess what it was for…..
Harper, simply by telling you about what he did, your “friend” can be prosecuted by Apple for violating the non-disclosure agreement he signed prior to doing the commercial, especially since he has a friend (you) that can’t keep his mouth shut and decides to tell the world about his friend’s illegal actions. Such a lame stunt could cost Apple millions in lost revenue and your friend a few years in jail and/or thousands of dollars. You really aren’t much of a friend, are you?
…or you can be a total quack and the story about your friend is pure fiction just so you can get the adolescent thrill of attempting to start a baseless rumour. Or, more pathetic still, feigning having “connections” and friends where none exist.
Yea, honestly. Who really cares about video on the ipod except for people who want functions they will never really use.
The photo side I can see.
If you want to download music videos I would first question your taste in music because that would mean you watch mtv or the like.
Give us an ipod/newton/mobile phone. That would be useful and worth the money.
I’m all about it Apple…BRING IT ON! The only decent PMPs out there right now are the Archos gminis and what not. Apple needs to jump into this now…
Andrew Hamilton
Las Vegas Videographers
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