New Video iPod: There goes the motherf@#king neighborhood
In case you live under a rock:
The new iPod is has 16x9 screen, 320x340 pixels and 260,000 colors and does realtime decoding of MPEG4 and H.264 at 30fps. It has video out. The 30GB for $299 and 60GB for $399 will be out next week. The 60GB model is thinner than the current 20GB. The 30GB holds 75 hours of video. They come in white and black. They go on sale late next week—the new tagline is “watch your music.” The new ad has Eminem in silhouette campaign.
Very cute. About the same size and resolution as the new Sony PSPs, good choice. Now let’s hope the screen is as bright and clear. But really, the video iPod isn’t the biggest story here:
iTunes 6. Hey, didn’t they just do 5 like, last month? Video podcasting is here, now. The iTunes store will have 2,000 music video. $1.99 each. Six Pixar short films will be available as well, for $1.99. Each video is the size of six songs.
You can buy TV shows through the iTunes store. Desperate housewives and Lost from ABC—which is owned by Disney. “I know those guys,” says Jobs. Going to offer 5 shows on itunes—Lost, Desperate Housewives, Night Stalker and two Disney Channel shows. You can buy current episodes the day after they are broadcast on the air. Shows are downloaded commercial free, no ads! About a 10-to 20-minute download for one episode. $1.99 per episode of for current and previous season tv shows. Watch them on your computer or iPod.
That’s right. Apple has just brought friggin’ Vodcasting into the mainstream. Hollywood, Apple just invaded your turf. The ball is in your court.
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