ThinkSecret: New Video iPod Coming

well, just go out and buy a psp. there you go

It's very possible that a stylus will be used.. why wouldn't they? If this is an iPod geared toward more video versatility than the previous video iPod, then why would someone need to mess with the controls that much?

How about a stylus? That would pretty much resolve the smudge/finger print problem. Then they could incorporate the "Front Row" experience in the new video iPod.

That's right, in fact it will be the Mighty Mouse's scroll wheel that will be used.

I don't get it... a 3.5" diagonal is NOT as big as people think it is. Sure, it's in line with the other iPod models considering the nano is 1.5" and the regular iPod is now 2.5". But why does everyone think 3.5" is SO great?
Assuming the screen is still only 4:3, that gives you 2.1"x2.8". Hardly enough to even warrant a touch screen display. Everyone thinks this means a display like the PSP but that has a 4.3" diagonal. That's a significant difference when you're talking about displays that small.

The only issue I see is battery life.

Had they stuck to the 4G width, there should have been more room for a better battery then currently featured in the 5G. What battery life would this type of 6G have if it had to run the same battery? Unless they have a new screen and/or backlight which only require a trickle of power and can shave some of the hard drive too.

Oh I was wondering why I have had to get three ipods so far because of failure of the unit. Now this all makes sense to me now. The 5Gs were a beta unit for the new Video Ipod

this would be just in time for their 30th year anniversary, and as we know they released an awesome product on their 20th year anniversary.

I don't think it would be that impossible for a company like apple to create a screen surface which won't pickup/show fingerprints.

I own a Palm T/X, a Motorola V551 (the two connect via Bluetooth) and a 3G iPod. I see no reason to go crazy over this new device. The screen will be the size now available on Palms and PocketPC's. What makes that so extraordinary I don't know. After all, on my T/X I can play music (MP3, AAC, etc...), hear and read books, and input all kinds of things and, if I really want to, watch video. Take away the iPod's hardware buttons and I probably will only use it as something to play through my audio system at home (though, since MP3/AAC fidelity is inferior to an ordinary CD, I generally don't do that). To me this is all marketing: keep making a fuss over some new embellishment and hope your sales skyrocket!

I've been betting that this is the configuration for the next gen iPod for some time now. It just makes sense. They don't want the iPod itself to get any bigger, so really the only way to go "widescreen" is to lose the controls (or put them on the back I guess). I'm betting that they release something that looks like this before the summer. They'd probably release or include a screen protector. You will still have the "lock" switch to lock out the controls from accidental use.

I also think that apple will release a Mac-mini-dvr. They would include a dvr app that can export directly to the video iPod or use wi-fi to network to your other Mac's iTunes. It would make the video iPod work similarly to the PocketDish.