macnn.com — According to American Research Technology analysts, Apple is indeed looking to replace their high end iPod with a new video iPod in the next quarter. New to the rumor is information that the new "widescreen video iPod' would come with Bluetooth headphones.
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altheusMar 21, 2006
Ooh, and why not through in a hand crank so the thing can actually be deemed portable?Actually, I want a hand crank MP3 player....
choaderboyMar 22, 2006
Bluetooth is not going to happen. It would screw battery life, which is already short, and will be shorter still if they're incorporating a widescreen and higher resolution movie playback. Not to mention you'd also have to keep the headset charged. There is also the DRM issue - media sharing is not going to be encouraged by a company famous for their restrictive DRM measures.These iPod video rumours are getting dull and most have very little basis on fact. By the time Apple does launch anything, there's no way it will last up to everybody's hyped-up expectations and consumers will be disappointed.
mrassmanMar 22, 2006
what they mean by "under review" is that digg users are commenting on why they believe the article is inaccurate.
scrambledMar 22, 2006
Wireless headphones? Ew. If they're anything like the earbud things, I'd end up losing them.
smittingMar 22, 2006
give the ipod wifi and throw video on the airport express... who needs bluetooth then?
tekmonkeyMar 22, 2006
I completely agree that standards are good for the consumer...but this is Apple we're talking about. The same company who's music store is exclusive to their own player ONLY. ;-)
hoodoozMar 22, 2006
This time I'm going for it. I bought AAPL at $61.40 today.With the news that Vista won't make the 2006 Christmas season and a new iPod Video on the way things are shaping up nicely.
samstrMar 22, 2006
Im willing to sacrifice product dimensions for battery size-------------------------------<a class="user" href="http://www.wirah.com">http://www.wirah.com</a>
rigg419Mar 22, 2006
Windows Pocket pc's have played all kinds of video for years, my Axim X50v has a vga screen, and cost me about the same as a 30 gig ipod (without all that storage of course). Anyway, Basically, I can watch my bit torrented HDTV (lost, my name is earl etc...) on a very nice 3.7in screen. And, with the extended battery, it gets 4 hours of video playback. That battery does make the Axim HUGE though, the regular battery gets about 2 hours of video, more or less the same as the 5g ipod (but has a higher res screen)That said, I love my old 3g ipod (and my v3i with iTunes) to death. While dragging and dropping torentet video files to my cf card using my card reader is pretty easy, nothing is easier or more convenient IMO than an ipod itunes combo with a 30gig hdd. However, I would still probably not get a video ipod, unless I could download high res (HDTV) content from iTunes. I'd be fine with paying for my favorite shows, especially since I don't usually have the time to watch them when they air, but I'm not going to pay good money when I can get a better quality, higher res copy of the same show for free.