10.12.2005

UPDATE: Video iPod is imminent!


OK, so this seems to be the new iPod with video capabilities. They incorporate the flat face back onto the iPod.

  • 30 and 60 gig sizes same price points as before, $299 and $399 respectively.
  • white or black
  • 33% thinner than current iPod
  • Music videos from iTunes 6 store should be $1.99 each. Over 2000 available at launch.
  • TV shows downloadable at $1.99 per episode. Lost, Desperate Housewives, Nightstalker, The Suite Life, more.
  • Video Out capabilities
  • Realtime decoding of MPEG4 and H.264.
  • 320x240 resolution with 2.5" screen
  • 20 hours of battery life

New Apple Stuff

  • Front Row- An application that turns your apple into a media center complete with bluetooth 6 button remote control

    • iPod-like interface
    • Music, Videos, and Photos

  • New iMacs

    • Thinner than before, but same general design
    • 1.9GHz - 17" and 2.1GHz - 20"
    • Built in iSight with flash (generated by monitor)
    • Front Row bluetooth remote included
    • Mighty Mouse standard


You can't even imagine the magnitude of dorkiness that has been going on in my house all morning since 10am. I have a chatroom open in iChat with three other apple nerds, I have my powermac on with multiple websites showing as I refresh them every minute or so, and I am blogging about my findings on my powerbook. I am a solid state of girl-repellent.

Thanks to these sites below for keeping me updated:

-----------From October 3rd---------------

AppleInsider.com is often times correct with their rumor postings. They aren't even speculating on this one though; they're flat out saying it.

This is another article on the expected announcement.

And another that shows an alleged camera phone shot (above) of the actual product. Could be a photoshopped image.

3 Comments:

At 10/12/2005 3:37 PM, rose said...

derek, you crack me up. just look at your subject title! hehe.

but.. this is good stuff to know. as a apple newbie, i'm grateful you keep a blog. thanks for sharing!

 
At 10/13/2005 10:53 AM, i'm so cavalier said...

ha ha ha - "a solid state of girl-repellent."

good one.

 
At 10/13/2005 12:33 PM, Dan said...

FUCK APPLE! I now have gone back to the dark side of hating Apple. I flushed 350 dollars down the toilet on an Ipod that currently doesn't work. (and never will work again). I shall not buy another Ipod! Mark my words!

 

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