Video iPod Oct 12?

Petey_Alchemist writes "Apple Insider is reporting that Apple will release a video iPod on October 12th, possibly in conjunction with the announcement of Apple's fourth quarter results. From the article 'Although details are scarce, sources who claim to have seen the new iPod describe it as being similar to Apple's 60GB iPod photo player, but several millimeters thinner. The device reportedly sports a smaller click-wheel akin to that of the iPod nano's, making way for a larger, higher-resolution color display that extends further down the face of the device.' "

Well...

[Avyakata]

There's kind of a way to do that now...if you put a bunch of frames in and scroll...but, well...this would be a lot more convenient.

But...

[snowwrestler]

will it still be stuck with iTunes [slashdot.org]??

News? More like speculation.

[jmcmunn]

"Slashdot, Speculation For Nerds." I am going to get a copyright on that.

Hey baby!

[vertinox]

I can see it now: "Is that porn in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Re:it's all just rumor...

[Nimloth]

on October 12th, possibly in conjunction with the announcement of Apple's fourth quarter results

Bit early to be accouncing fourth quarter results, unless they also plan on announcing their new Astrologer service.

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Re:The screen!

[Basehart]

I've had my Nano for a week now and there are no mystery scratches appearing on its surface, but then again I keep mine wrapped in a lens cleaning cloth.

As soon as my Invisible Shield [theinvisibleshield.com] shows up though, I'll be able to keep it in the same pocket as my grit, rough diamonds and emery boards.

Re:Hey baby!

[Hogwash McFly]

Is that porn in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

I'm just happy to see the porn in my pocket.

Re:Still not sure it's a good idea

[sg3000]

> Say you make it taller than it is wide and rotate it ninety degrees to view video. Then you're 2"
> tall, but still only about 2.7" wide, giving you a whopping 3.3" diagonal, up from 2.5" on the
> current iPod.

You're too critical!

Look, if I were 2" tall, I'd love to watch TV on a 3.3" screen! I'd even put up with the 2.5" screen. Imagine a screen bigger than you are-- it would be like your own personal cinema!

Of course, if I were 2" tall and 2.7" wide as you suggest, I'd have plenty of free time to watch TV because no one would want to hang around with a horribly obese person such as myself.

Apple sues Insider...

[doublem]

Apple lawsuit over the leaked information in 5... 4... 3...

Re:Where's the market?

[Basehart]

You were lucky. I tried to buy some air from NASA the other day but they said they didn't have any!

Re:Where's the market?

[billdcon]

To me, the market is the same market that drove the growth in VCRs - porn. I'm not being facetious when I say A LOT of hairy-palmed guys are gonna snatch this device up load it with A) 10MB of family pictures B) 59.99 GB of downloads from alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica. Forget the problem with scratched screens - let's just hope the damn thing is waterproof.

But

[microcars]

will I be able to watch my hand-made paper Flipbooks on it?

Call me a Luddite, but if Flipbook support is not there, I'm not opening my wallet.

except to watch my credit cards flip back and forth...flipflipflipflipflipflipflipflipflip.....

Re:it's all just rumor...

[bigman2003]

But why would an MP3 Player company release new computers?

Following the video ipod's release

[TummyX]

Apple will release a viPod shuffle which will support automagic shuffling of your videos and, to make smaller it easier to use, no screen.

No words yet on the release date of emacsPod.

Re:The screen!

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Let's just hope this screen resists scratches much better than the nano. At least you do not have to look at the nano to enjoy listening to it...

October 11th, 10:00am, Steve Jobs announces the new vPod.
October 11th, 10:01am, first post complaining about scratched vPod.

Re:it's all just rumor...

[op12]

but I think movies are involved bdsed on the red curtain

Actually, they're unveiling a puppet theater add-on for the nano.

Re:it's all just rumor...

[Powertrip]

Apple makes computers??? :P

Re:Where's the market?

[gowen]

I asked NASA if I could buy some space, but they told me they'd sublet it all to Google.

Re:it's all just rumor...

[slapout]

Well, let's just see which one Apple sues and then we'll know who's right!

Re:it's all just rumor...

[Gorbag]

I was thinking almost the same thing: "Why can't my iPod stream coffee from the coffeeshop?" I mean, I wouldn't have to wait in line or anything...

viPod?

[sanx]

All this talk of a viPod.

Finally, a mobile device for the true geek. Play music, view photos and edit your .conf files on the run.

is it ghetto to....

[Kevin Mitnick]

use a Crown Royal bag to put your Nano in?

Re:it's all just rumor...

[Anonymous Coward]

I didn't buy one. So I guess you're wrong.

Re:I'd rather have Keynote

[dangitman]

I'll definitely buy one, and so will every other academic, and probably a lot of business types as well.

I don't really understand the "academic" bit of your comment. Isn't showing a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation enough to permanently revoke your intellectual credentials? What "academic" would be caught dead with such a hucksterish and infantile way of presenting their ideas? They would look like a retard from business school.