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Video iPod Oct 12?
Petey_Alchemist writes "Apple Insider is reporting that Apple will release a video iPod on October 12th, possibly in conjunction with the announcement of Apple's fourth quarter results.
From the article 'Although details are scarce, sources who claim to have seen the new iPod describe it as being similar to Apple's 60GB iPod photo player, but several millimeters thinner.
The device reportedly sports a smaller click-wheel akin to that of the iPod nano's, making way for a larger, higher-resolution color display that extends further down the face of the device.' "
There's kind of a way to do that now...if you put a bunch of frames in and scroll...but, well...this would be a lot more convenient.
will it still be stuck with iTunes??
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I can see it now: "Is that porn in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
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Yeah, what's up with that? How is it Music Television when there are just shows on there?
Yeah, and I tried to buy a telegraph from AT&T the other day, but they said they don't do that anymore!
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
I've had my Nano for a week now and there are no mystery scratches appearing on its surface, but then again I keep mine wrapped in a lens cleaning cloth.
As soon as my Invisible Shield shows up though, I'll be able to keep it in the same pocket as my grit, rough diamonds and emery boards.
> Say you make it taller than it is wide and rotate it ninety degrees to view video. Then you're 2"
> tall, but still only about 2.7" wide, giving you a whopping 3.3" diagonal, up from 2.5" on the
> current iPod.
You're too critical!
Look, if I were 2" tall, I'd love to watch TV on a 3.3" screen! I'd even put up with the 2.5" screen. Imagine a screen bigger than you are-- it would be like your own personal cinema!
Of course, if I were 2" tall and 2.7" wide as you suggest, I'd have plenty of free time to watch TV because no one would want to hang around with a horribly obese person such as myself.
Insert simplistic political, ideological, or personal proselytization here.
Apple lawsuit over the leaked information in 5... 4... 3...
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You were lucky. I tried to buy some air from NASA the other day but they said they didn't have any!
To me, the market is the same market that drove the growth in VCRs - porn. I'm not being facetious when I say A LOT of hairy-palmed guys are gonna snatch this device up load it with A) 10MB of family pictures B) 59.99 GB of downloads from alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica. Forget the problem with scratched screens - let's just hope the damn thing is waterproof.
Call me a Luddite, but if Flipbook support is not there, I'm not opening my wallet.
except to watch my credit cards flip back and forth...flipflipflipflipflipflipflipflipflip.....
I like microcars
But why would an MP3 Player company release new computers?
No reason to lie.
Apple will release a viPod shuffle which will support automagic shuffling of your videos and, to make smaller it easier to use, no screen.
No words yet on the release date of emacsPod.
October 11th, 10:00am, Steve Jobs announces the new vPod.
October 11th, 10:01am, first post complaining about scratched vPod.
I'm not a Troll, it's reverse psychology.
but I think movies are involved bdsed on the red curtain
Actually, they're unveiling a puppet theater add-on for the nano.
Apple makes computers??? :P
I asked NASA if I could buy some space, but they told me they'd sublet it all to Google.
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
Well, let's just see which one Apple sues and then we'll know who's right!
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I was thinking almost the same thing: "Why can't my iPod stream coffee from the coffeeshop?" I mean, I wouldn't have to wait in line or anything...
-- I speak only for myself
Finally, a mobile device for the true geek. Play music, view photos and edit your .conf files on the run.
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use a Crown Royal bag to put your Nano in?
I didn't buy one. So I guess you're wrong.
I don't really understand the "academic" bit of your comment. Isn't showing a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation enough to permanently revoke your intellectual credentials? What "academic" would be caught dead with such a hucksterish and infantile way of presenting their ideas? They would look like a retard from business school.
... and then they built the supercollider.