Apple Introduces Video, TV Playing iPod

PerlAddict · Oct 12, 2005

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=1206816

The iPod playing video aside, which was obviously coming, I think the sale of single-episode TV programming is an interesting idea.

NsOmNiA91130 · Oct 12, 2005

Linux. IT MUST RUN LINUX!!!

Vio1 · Oct 12, 2005

http://www.apple.com/

subtotal · Oct 12, 2005

NsOmNiA91130 said:
Linux. IT MUST RUN LINUX!!!

might be a little while on one that new, these guys are currently working on 4G 'pods

shellshock · Oct 12, 2005

damn, i just get the 4th gen, and they come out with this new one...oh well, at least i got podzilla working :clap:

Vio1 · Oct 12, 2005

Apple has a really aggressive marketing stategy these days... every few months they are releasing new players, new sizes.... they really dont want you to keep any of there products really long, cause each successive product is nicer then the previous.

meionm · Oct 12, 2005

Vio1 said:
Apple has a really aggressive marketing stategy these days... every few months they are releasing new players, new sizes.... they really dont want you to keep any of there products really long, cause each successive product is nicer then the previous.

Not really earlier today if anybody read, apple stock droped by 10%, so probably the quick release to get that stock back up

squasher · Oct 12, 2005

I dont think thats right. They don't just say, "Our stock dropped so lets put out our new model".

9mmCensor · Oct 12, 2005

meionm said:
Not really earlier today if anybody read, apple stock droped by 10%, so probably the quick release to get that stock back up

no. It closed down, after the release notice. It closed down because some people expected it to be a more significate release, pushing the stock value up earlier in speculation.

Schalldampfer · Oct 12, 2005

I don't think the concpet of video-playing MP3 players are new, is it?

9mmCensor · Oct 12, 2005

Schalldampfer said:
I don't think the concpet of video-playing MP3 players are new, is it?

nope.

but this is apple. it doesn't have to be new. just cool.

daniel_dynasty · Oct 12, 2005

www.xeniac.com few good updates

Schalldampfer · Oct 13, 2005

9mmCensor said:
nope.

but this is apple. it doesn't have to be new. just cool.

Whew... it's so pathetic how it's true...

Captain Slug · Oct 13, 2005

It also doesn't help that comparable media player products available now are plagued with lousy battery life, DRM, and file format compatability issues.
Most newer PDAs are much more capable at playing video files than portable-video-players, which is pathetic considering most PDAs have lower price tags.

Here's to hoping they use flash memory instead of hard drives. It would also be a first if their player supports DivX and Xvid without any firmware updates.

Either way I'm not buying one. My $100 PDA does the same thing without much hassle and doesn't insist that I use iTunes.

Sleepy_Steve · Oct 13, 2005

I would get one if my laptop wasnt so bad assed and well it already goes evrywhere with me - minus driving and sailing... second gen 10gb iPod for that :clap:

Kevin007 · Oct 22, 2005

I hate ipods, I would rather have a pda or personal computer. What happened to walkmans?

9mmCensor · Oct 22, 2005

Kevin007 said:
What happened to walkmans?

they got replaced by discmans

Kevin007 · Oct 22, 2005

I so want a personal computer, my dad's girlfriend has one, and it rocks. But really, I'd rather have a lap-top..so much more you can do with it.

z0n3 · Oct 23, 2005

How much will these things cost? It could end up being cheaper to just get an old laptop.

9mmCensor · Oct 23, 2005

299 or so for an ipod.

you can get a crappy lappy for that.

But the ipod will have better battery life, be more portable, and have comparable space, and be easier to use.
A laptop will have a larger screen and be able to play minesweeper.

A laptop is not an mp3 player alternative.

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