CONFIRMED! iPod w/Video support!

[ai42]

Think Secret Speculation


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New iPod Details
New iPod Dock
New iPod Remote
New G5 iMac Desktop Details

New iPod Lowdown
30GB - $299
60GB - $399
2.5" 320x240 screen(4:3 aspect ratio)
Battery Life: (30GB)14/3/2 (60GB)20/4/3 in hours (music only/music & slideshow/video content)
Standard dock connector, hold button, headphone jack (without auxillary power)
Smaller touchpad (similar to nano)
30GB is 31% smaller than 4G and 60GB is 10% smaller than 4G
Video Support for MPEG4 & H.264

iTunes 6
Selling new video content for $1.99 a shot. ABC signed a deal to sell shows like Lost, and Desperate Housewives the day after they air commercial free.

iLounge Coverage
engadget coverage

 

[ironcrotch]

1 hour...

 

[ironcrotch]

like sheep we are, i love it.

 

[Xylitol]

School internet is soo slow and I'm out on iPods right now so...
Is it an attachment to the iPod or a whole new ipd

 

[ai42]

Since Thinksecret is getting hammered...

Hours prior to Apple's October 12, sources have clarified to Think Secret recent confusion surrounding Apple's iPod announcement today. In brief: the iPod will be feature video playback capabilities but it is not the video iPod and Apple may not bill it as so. Additionally, Apple will announce partnerships with an unknown number of broadcasting companies that will make content available for download to Apple's device, as noted yesterday.
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The new iPod will look nearly identical to current models but will feature a 2.46-inch display with a 320x240 resolution, about half an inch larger than the current iPod. The video playback capability, which sources say is in fact available in current models but is disabled, will be geared towards watching broadcast content, video podcasts, and other shorter videos, but Apple will not be offering movies to purchase at this time. Instead, the company is hoping to roll out a movie store later in 2006 when the "real" video iPod, which will sport a widescreen display wrapped in a new casing, will debut.

Think Secret has also not been able to confirm with 100 percent certainty the capacity of the new iPods, which will be either 30GB and 60GB or 40GB and 80GB, although it seems more likely now that the latter configurations, as originally reported, will be delivered. Pricing will remain at $299 and $399 with two colors at each price point.

In related news, in an effort not to detract from today's iPod announcement -- iPod revenue now accounts for a third of Apple's total revenue -- Apple is expected to deliver the rumored upgrades to its Macs either later this week or early next, sources said.

[Updated] -- Added 2.46-inch screen information.

BTW in an earlier article Thinksecret speculated that this new iPod will be available in Whitel/Black like the nano.

 

[ai42]

Ooohhh

The store.apple.com just went down with an "updating" message... It is very close.

 

[Sqube]

Can't wait can't wait can't wait...

Sqube is sheeples!

 

[keeleysam]

i cant wait!

 

[ai42]

Very enticing photos

 

[randomlinh]

it'll probably be geared w/ downloading music videos from the music store.. since they supposedly need to revamp all that, last update was like august

 

[sswingle]

Meh. Never got excited by ipods...

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Another Ipod, i'm glad i didnt get the Nano or the regular one yet, lets see what they show.

 

[HN]

you know, thinksecret has flip-flopped 3 times since the announcement of the "one more thing" event; i don't think they get to make claim on who got to it first in this case.

 

[Mr Nate]

http://www.projectnothing.com/2005/10/12/ipod-lounge-is-at-the-big-apple-thingy/

 

[Mr Nate]

woops...that's a link to the what's purported to be pics of it

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

new ipod

What does it say, i can't read that language...

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
new ipod

What does it say, i can't read that language...

not sure but that looks like it's set to play videos.....i thought Jobs said the iPods weren't going to play videos,

 

[imported_Pablo]

New iPod announced! The new iPod, as speculated, features video capabilities and the wider display, but it?s still a music-first device.
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[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
new ipod

What does it say, i can't read that language...

not sure but that looks like it's set to play videos.....i thought Jobs said the iPods weren't going to play videos,

I think he said no video ipod... not that ipods wouldn't play videos...

anyone that can read chinese? my chinese is very bad.
if ti can paly videos, i'd buy it. i;ve been waiting for a good looking, video playing DAP thayt supports IDv3 tags.(conwan iaudio x5 is out cause of no idv3 tag support)

 

[GoingUp]

nothin on apple.com yet

 

[Sqube]

Screen looks bigger; probably is going to support video playback.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

all the websites talking about it are getting to many hits.

 

[UNCjigga]

Think Secret hasn't really "flip-flopped" on the issue--this iPod WILL have video playback capabilities but the iFlix/iMovie store, movies and other content will not be launched until a widescreen model with a completely new look is launched next year. This is NOT the "video iPod" everyone has been waiting for--its more like another step in that direction.

There has been some speculation that Apple has delayed the *real* video iPod because of a last-minute decision to adopt Sony's UMD format for the device (in addition to built-in HD.)

 

[Crescent13]

Can't wait!

 

[Mayfriday0529]

from engadget

UPDATE: Bad news ? Apple conveniently picked a venue in a cellular dead zone, which means no real-time reports from the keynote (there?s no WiFi, either). We?ll have reports as quickly as we can get them to you.