Next Generation iPod (Video) Product?

why in the world would apple post stuff like that in plain view come on where is the secrecy

Originally posted by mikeyredk
why in the world would apple post stuff like that in plain view come on where is the secrecy

I guess you have to hire people with the right skills.... eh?

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just hope that if apple adds video to the ipod it a) does NOT affect battery life and usability or b) offers an audio only iPod in addition to the new A/VPod.

i still miss the point of video on a 1" screen.

Video Good :)

Does anyone know how long it takes to RIP a DVD and then transfer it over firewire to another device?

Oh yeah. A Mobile IP Video Phone. Now that would be killer.

Combine in a roving User Data storage device and an MP3 player and hopefully a PDA, and I dunno who wouldn't wanna buy that thingy.

And knowing Apple, they'll call it "iPod."

Steve J. has repeatedly said that he thinks the ipod's form factor is too small to display video.

I agree.

However, the ipod could act as a device for integration with video on a tv or computer.

Hypothetical example...

The iPod could incorporate a wifi card so as to act as a means of communication between your computer, the internet and your television. The ipod would allow you to order movies by sending a request to your computer to make a movie purchase (or rental), the computer would stream (not download but stream) a purchased or rented movie to your television.

Your computer and ipod would act as an alias to all the streamed movies that you purchased and also display others that are available for purchasing or rental.

The key here is allowing the ipod to be the mechanism that extends the products they already own... rather than trying to make the ipod be an "everything-in-one" device.

i guess the chances of seeing a video iPod in MWSF in three is slim to none now, seeing as Apples are only advertising this job now...

what do you think??

I think it would take about 45 minutes to transfer a dvd over firewire... depends on a few things though, like how fast your drive is, FW 400 or 800, processor speed, Amount of RAM... basically, the higher the number, the faster! haha..

also, you can get single layer and dual layer dvd disc... dual layer would take twice as long...

I could use a video iPod...I have to travel a long distance this Christmas, I just know that the weather is not going to cooperate. If I had a sweet little viPod the lay-overs in the airports wouldn't be so terrible. I could listen to music, watch a movie, or play Tony Hawk ( you know they would have some awesome games to play with a viPod). Awesome. Keep up the good work Steve

Originally posted by idkew
just hope that if apple adds video to the ipod it a) does NOT affect battery life and usability or b) offers an audio only iPod in addition to the new A/VPod.

i still miss the point of video on a 1" screen.

I think you're making one big assumptions about any video iPod. That is, you're assuming it's being designed to actually watch video on. While I don't rule out the possiblity of a screen, as a matter of fact, I think it's likely, the iPod could simply be a portable video player that has a docking station to a TV.

Drop 5-10 of your favorite movies on to your iPod, drop it in the docking station next to your TV and play. This actually ties in quite nicely with a new wireless remote, pretty snazzy.