The Video iPod is on its Way

An iPod Speculator writes "Is Apple developing a Video iPod? Recent contracts and software releases suggest that a video enabled iPod is forthcoming. If so, what kind of features will it have? I offer some insight into why video is the next step for the iPod and how it might come about in this article."

Comments

OMFG

[yotto]

I didn't read the article because I won't want to give this guy yet more free hits for his advertisers, but I suspect the article boils down to: OMFG IPODZ R TEH BESTEST I 3 VIDEOZ!!~!

My only hope here is that it drives the price of a 40 gig ipod to under $100 so I'll be able to even think about the possibility of some day buying one.

Portable video players are already on the market,

[suitepotato]

fully loaded with big drives and everything. Is the only news here that Apple might be doing it?

Apple has some of the most anti-competitive monopolistic practices anywhere and in some cases makes Microsoft look pro-FOSS and helmed by a guy who rate higher on my "likely to eat their young" list than Bill Gates. Yet on /., they keep getting a total pass any time there's any speculation on their doings much less actual meaty news.

Does anyone really think Apple is going to find a way to pull a pacifier out of their rear end for the MPAA and get digital media licensing down and distributing solid for such a thing? Please. They've had the opportunity to recognize the changing scene of content distribution for years now and they still are firmly entrenched in the "the VCR was a bad thing" mindset, never mind dealing like rational adults with the existance of DiVX and P2P.

I can carry around a load of digital video on a portable player right now, and if I want, I can even replace the drive with a more rugged industrial solid state drive. As much and as many videos as I can get my hands on.

Apple would bring what? Legitimacy? Please. DRM from Apple gets a pass on /., but nor from MS. Cool looks? This is worth what technically? The Apple name? Yes, we have a winner.

Sorry, not enough for me unless Apple subdues the MPAA and the movie industry and all their lawyers, makes a reasonably fair system work with reasonable prices, and makes it as convenient as plugging into my broadband network. Because short of that movie industry agreement and blessing, I've already got the rest from other vendors.