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Apple To Introduce Video iPod?
xombo writes "iPoding and Mac Rumors as well as eWeek newsletter and Reuters seem to think that Apple will be introducing either a video-capable iPod -or- even better a Tablet Mac which may run into direct competition with Microsoft's similar product.
"The one thing you can say for sure is that they do have a lot of product out there right now and they're going to be hesitant to draw too much attention away from their existing products" by introducing new ones now, said Roger Kay, an analyst at market research firm International Data Corp.
Instead, Apple may unveil the long-anticipated video-enabled iPod, which will likely work initially only on Macintosh computers, Enderle said.
Apple's existing inkwell and Newton technologies seem to make them in the perfect position to take on Microsoft in what could be the biggest battle for the most worthless market sector (Tablet PCs), however as a Newton owner I think that the some-what-larger-than-Palm device size that the Newton line sported is much more user friendly and usable.
Read the Reuters article at reuters.." It'd be nice, but I'm skeptical on it actually being that.
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Rumors suggest Apple may solve world hunger, send a manned mission to Mars by 2004, and release a machine which is fast enough to compete with PCs.
however as a Newton owner I think that the some-what-larger-than-Palm device size that the Newton line sported is much more user friendly and usable.
:-)
Cmon, Apple's due for a limited-edition device. "The 25th Anniversary Newton" has a nice ring to it, no?
May we never see th
When I charge it, it displays a nice little video of the battery charge going to low to high, and back again. If that's not high-quality video, then I don't know what is...
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Duh. Have you not seen 3G phones in your neighborhood, capable of doing video?
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iVideoPod would be a good place to put those recorded videos your girlfriend sent you on your v-phone while you were away in Iraq bombing nazi's^H^H^H^H^H^Hiraqi's^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hsheep
And anyway, you're forgetting something very vital and extremely important here: pr0n.
I'd use my iVideoPod in the bathroom, mostly. Saves having to hunt around for a fresh Hustler, anyway
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Its not possible.
iVideoPod would be a wankers dream.
Sheesh, its as if you guys have never even dreamt of pocket porn...
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A "Video iPod"? Good grief. Why would I want a device that's bigger than my PDA, and less functional than my notebook PC? Apple needs to read Slashdot and see what people really want. Then, they can start working on an iPod with a bacteria-based hard drive, made of X-Box parts, and mounted to a scooter. Of course, the manual would have to be open source.
I'd use my iVideoPod in the bathroom, mostly. Saves having to hunt around for a fresh Hustler, anyway ....
Good lord man! What you need is an iPod with airport in the bathroom. OSX is so friggin brilliant it knows whether you want teen sluts or hot anal.
Uhm; I don't think that's what the 'Sticky Keys' control panel option is for. HTH.
OK... Slashdot, News for Nerds.
/. is supposed to post news, not crazy rumors.
News!!
I'm a mac geek and I'm combing the mac rumors sites like any hard core mac geek, but
Sheesh! How long till CNN starts posting breaking stories about Apple rumors?
I'm not feeling witty so bite me
the obvious solution:
Apple will be coming out with a special edition videoPod that will wirelessly connect to your incoming TV signal and allow you to record your favorite TV shows directly to your iPod. You could preview the captured shows directly on the new high-res color screen (running OS X lite), but the genius is that you can use the optional* connection kit to connect your videoPod to any TV or computer** to play your movies with full HD quality and surround sound.
get those rumors flying!
* = Apple always seems to charge about $20 more for "optional" cables like this
** = in the rev2 version, Apple will offer an optional adapter that turns the videoPod into a digital projector, so you can tack a bedsheet on the wall and watch your movies anywhere, as big as you like.
maybe it should be called viPod. Cause emacsPod would be kinda lame.
So what does the fake iWalk look like this time?
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