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More Rumblings on Apple Video iPod
Chris Holland writes "Beyond the WSJ Story, Om Malik gives us inside information obtained by Business 2.0 Magazine about the Apple Video iPod. 'Steve Jobs has spoken with Disney President and soon-to-be CEO Bob Iger about ways to license various Disney content for a video iPod, according to an internal Disney email I have obtained. That could include anything from clips from ESPN and ABC News to short cartoons.' "
this is a pic with a video ipod pictured, from the ge annual report that a listener to my show submitted. now its a mini, so this may just be annual report fluff. http://infonomicon.org/images/ge.jpg
man... there already is video playing on the original ipod: http://ipodlinux.org/Video_Player I'm masturbating to videos on it right now... it's not bad with the backlight turned on - almost seems like there is color; I could use computer, but this is just so damn cool
No, that's not how the tech works. "Video goggles" (at least, the types I've seen) don't actually project an image out in front of you. They use the glasses as a screen, and project a very tiny image on the glasses, which *looks* as big as a 60" TV, and is completely private. in a sense, they *are* "eyeplugs".
Depending on the implementation, the images have varying degrees of opacity, and with most of them, you could theoretically walk down the street while watching Futurama.
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In Bob Cringely's latest article "More Shoes", he surmises that retinal scan glasses are on the way:
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http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050714
"Nearly all of the retinal scan patents are held by Bothell, Washington-based MicroVision, a company I have written about in the past. And from the look of the SEC filings, a lot is happening up there in Bothell. As always I have no insider information at all, but it wouldn't surprise me if Apple introduced a super-high-capacity iPod and a separate retinal-scan display. It will be aimed at the very high end of the price scale, just like the Apple Cinema Display originally cost $4,000 for what now costs less than $1,000. The retinal scan display won't be cheap, but it will be cool, and it will be some permutation of HD, too."
I agree with you. However, Slashdot is not the best forum for your request. There is an option in iTunes for sending feedback to Apple. Please by all means use it. I have sent several requests and much feedback to Apple this way, including asking for iPod playback of FLAC and Ogg Vorbis.
I think that's only because the companies dupe people into subscribing to their service by ordering one ringtone. Since it takes time to see the charges on the bill and then cancel they do make some money.
It's coming on the 19th of October
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I "inherited" a set, but have never used them. Why, you ask?
Because they have a stereo jack for sound coming off them. And a composite video jack. And a power cord, going to the brick that plugs into the wall.
It's very possibly the worst implementation of a good idea I've yet seen. I'm not sure how to make it better, but hopefully Apple knows. :-)
The only drawback is that video takes up huge amounts of space on your SD cards, which are pricey. But, if you're willing to spring for 'em, there's two SD slots on the Zodiac, so you could buy a pair of cheaper cards instead of one large, expensive one.