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No Porn for You, iPod
TheBrutalTruth writes "Wired has an article explaining why pornographers are staying away from the Video IPod. From the article: 'When it comes to the iPod, Fayling said there are few rewards and many risks. Fayling emphasized the pitfalls of combining a device designed for younger audiences with content they are prohibited from viewing. "There's already a public perception that we (in the industry) are preying on youth," he said. "Without safeguards you open yourself up to more scrutiny from government and parents' groups.'"
Isn't there porn for PSP? I would see the PSP targeting a younger audience more than the iPod would.
Ah, come on now, sex sells. And, anyway, why would you sell a product that's not letting the customer use it for whatever they want? As soon as the product leaves the company, the company has nothing to do with what it's used for. Censorship is always worse than the content being censored. Just like with everything else, there is a way of getting around it -- there's a guide on how to convert pornographic material so it can still be put on iPods. I wish companies put their money on improving the features rather than to stop the customers from using it for whatever they want.
Soon monitors will be banned because they're used to view porn.
Plus it works under linux, which is more than you can say for the low-quality wmv and rm that seems to be the "industry standard" now.
Mplayer will play any format you throw at it (like mkv and other weird stuff as well as wmv and rm), the only thing I have problems with is Quicktime subtitles.
Try it!
What rock have you been living under? My wife works at a high school, and on several occasions last year I was there during the school day between classes. As a very rough estimate, I'd say at least a quarter of the kids had the telltale white cords dangling from their ears while walking in the hallway.
And who says their parents are buying these for them? While a lot of kids probably get them as gifts, I bet most of them have summer and after-school jobs and bought their iPods with their own money.
And the younger kids? My 7-yr-old has an iPod shuffle that I got for him. He wasn't the first kid in his second grade class to have one either. He gets to listen to it while doing his homework.
I supposed it depends on the community you live in. Teens in blue-collar towns probably are less likely to have one.
Why are there so many "adult" magazines at the newstands in airport terminals? It's up around 50% if you include the likes of maxim and cosmo. Obviously, public spaces (indeed confined public spaces) are no problem for quite a few people.
Can you be Even More Awesome?!
You mean these iPorn adverts aren't real? iPorn Portable HDD iPod/iPorn. Boy, that'll disappoint a lot of slashdotters.
"You'll get nothing, and you'll like it!"
Honestly, if people want iPod porn, use a video converter! Its pretty easy in Windows, probably easier on the Mac, and Linux guys I'm sure will claim their video converters are easiest of all. iPod plays H.264 and MPEG4, which is a lot more common.
AHahhahahahahaha! You've obviously never been married.
What can I say:
Here are two to start it off
http://www.povpod.com/main.php
http://www.ipodporn.com/
The article is full of rubbish.
Just like PSP porn, I'm sure this will fill its niche nicely.