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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Rumors, Other Events, Apple

No Beatles at next week's event?

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Aug 30th, 2007

No Beatles next Wednesday? Like pretty much everyone else, I figured the whole "Beat" goes on thing, not to mention that the third Beatle got added to iTunes recently, all pointed to next week's event as not only showing off new iPods, but Beatles music to play in them (and I wasn't the only one-- mockups are all over the place).

But now the rumor mill (so, again, grain of salt with all of this) says it's a no go on the Beatles. There will be a new iPod, and supposedly a brand new Ringtones system will be brought to the iPhone, where you can use iTS purchased music as a ringtone, but we won't actually meet the Beatles.

Then again, no one really knows but Apple-- Gruber speculates that since the event is being held at Moscone West, McCartney will be on hand to play live. And let's be realistic-- even though there is evidence for both a new iPod and the whole ringtones thing, no one's really sure what's going down anyway.

So, as usual, we'll have to wait until next Wednesday to find out (or at least until next Tuesday, when the New York Times confirms what blogs have been saying all alone). What do you think?

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Tags: apple, beatgoeson, beatles, event, ipod, ipodtouch, september5th, videoipod

Filed under: iPod Family, How-tos

iPod How-to videos

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Feb 12th, 2007

Need to replace your video iPod's LCD screen or faceplate? Looking to upgrade its hard drive or battery? A new website, ipodhowtovideo.com offers a number of free iPod how-to videos. These are clearly home-brew videos, but they provide well-paced step-by-step instructions and there's a refreshing lack of site-promotion in the videos. It's nice to be able to watch along with the narrative to see how the job actually gets done.

I doubt I'm going to do any of these projects any time soon, but the videos made me want to go out and find a bunch of busted 5G iPods, just so I could try.

Tags: repairs, video iPod, VideoIpod, videos

Filed under: iPod Family, iTS, iTunes

Sports fans evolve their watching style

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Dec 18th, 2006

iTunes. It may look like music. It may sound like music. But it's the new way that many sports fans are watching their favorite games. A video iPod is never going to match a plasma TV with surround sound and a really comfortable easy chair but a lot of sports watchers are turning to iTunes to download games in a more portable format. "This is all about more and more choices," said Eddy Cue, vice president of Apple's iTunes in an online report from WKRN Nashville."Watching a game live on a 50-inch plasma TV is a tough thing to beat. But when you're not in that position, having other choices is going to be something that people want."

The article points out that iTunes offers collectors edition video packages that can't be found anywhere else. "To take advantage of the hype surrounding this year's Michigan-Ohio State game, iTunes put together a collector's edition type of package. For $5.99, customers got the full-length 1973, 1997 and 2002 games, as well as commercials touting the rivalry. After Ohio State beat Michigan, they got this year's matchup."

Tags: iTunes, Sports, video iPod, VideoIpod

Filed under: iPod Family, Rumors, Apple

Apple close to announcing wireless iPod?

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Oct 10th, 2006

It looks like I might be replacing my 3 week old iPod sooner than I anticipated. Several tipsters to Engadget are saying that Apple is going to be launching a wireless iPod, with a widescreen, 'very near future.' WiFi enabled, widescreen, video iPods? Sounds good to me, but let's hope they get more than 10 minutes of battery life.

Oh, and as always, this is a rumor. TUAW is not responsible for any sense of hopelessness or ennui associated with finding out this rumor is unfounded. Believe at your own risk.

Tags: video ipod, VideoIpod, widescreen ipod, WidescreenIpod

Filed under: iPod Family, Video

iPod Video Content on Blu-Ray Discs?

by Damien Barrett (RSS feed) on Apr 25th, 2006

iPodHub is reporting that Apple is asking movie studios to put video iPod-compatible content on upcoming Blu-ray discs. Apple wants to ensure that there will be a substantial library of content for their existing and future video iPods. Blu-ray discs will hold up to 50GB of data, which should provide enough capacity to include even full-length movies in a video iPod format. Seeing as Apple's already in the Blu-ray camp along with Sony and Disney, this certainly falls within the realm of possibility.
[via Digg]

Tags: blu-ray, movies, video ipod, VideoIpod

Filed under: iPod Family, Multimedia, Podcasting

Doctor's orders: Use your iPod

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Mar 6th, 2006

A little while ago, we pointed to some research conducted by doctor Michael Barrett in which he was able to improve the diagnostic skills of his medical students by having them listen to audio of various heart conditions on their iPods.

Today, Click On Detroit has an article about cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Grayson Wheatley, who is actually giving patients video iPods with information on health, fitness and heart health. Videos of certain procedures, like bypass surgery, are also included. Already have a video iPod? You can subscribe to the Dr.'s podcast here.

Tags: heart health, HeartHealth, ipod, video ipod, VideoIpod

Filed under: iPod Family, Rumors

Cable company offers "Video iPod" as prize

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Sep 6th, 2005

Ok, now it's getting weird. We've all been speculating about the possibility of Apple producing a video iPod for so long now, it's almost a spectator's sport. Today, I was pointed to a company that is (supposedly) giving one away as a contest prize. I'm just as bewildered as you are. Consumers for Cable Choice is a national alliance of consumer advocacy groups that focuses on cable, video and broadband services. They're currently running a contest that is looking for a video that best describes how you would use broadband video-on-demand in a new and creative way. The grand prize is listed as "an Apple Video iPod." The website goes on to say, "...this product is not yet released but eagerly anticipated as the next 'must-have' gadget." They will reveal their winner on November 9th.

Now here's where it gets really weird. In the comments section of their blog, someone pointed to Cinematology.com, a website that says right on its front page, "Feed your Video iPod. Download advanced H.264 video with DRM-free, pristine digital quality."

Either I've been had, or something's going on. Thoughts?

[Via Macsimum]

Tags: ipod, video+ipod, VideoIpod

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPod Family, Video

Is the market ready for a video iPod?

by Jan Kabili (RSS feed) on Sep 2nd, 2005

Is the market ready for a video iPod? RealMoney columnist Cody Willard doesn't think so. I disagree. In Willard's opinion, a video iPod will be successful only after large numbers of regular folk have been downloading videos, burning them to DVDs, and watching them on their TV sets. Willard analogizes to the iPod, which he thinks was successful in part because it was introduced after mainstream consumers were used to trading music, burning it to CDs, and listening to those CDs in their cars and homes.

The flaw in this analysis is the unspoken assumption that downloading video content is a new kind of consumer behavior. I'd argue that it is just another twist on downloading music. There's not much difference between downloading tunes, podcasts, or videos in terms of consumer behavior. The mainstream consumer, now familiar with the concept of downloading content to a portable player, already gets the drill. Demand for video is growing quickly, as evidenced by the popularity of sites like ourmedia. Conclusion: The market is indeed ready and waiting for a vPod. Bring it on Apple.

Tags: video+iPod, VideoIPod, vPod

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