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60 GB Color Screen Photo-Capable iPod?

ooooooooh

ooooooooooh a $500 photo player for your TV big deal. At least make it play Quicktime files via the video output if you want me to get excited.
 
While the new features will cause extra drain on the battery, the new 60GB drives are supposed to have lower power consumption, as well as increased shock resistance. I wonder if they'll also start using Toshiba's new 30GB drive in some of the other iPod models.
 
the iTivo

It sounds to me like this new iPod (or whatever) is a step in the direction of being able to store digital movies along with music. Video out? It's inevitable that movies and tv are going to be downloadable one day, just like music is now, and maybe Steve Jobs is positioning Apple to get their foot in the door of that movement as well.

I mean, can anyone else explain why the hell there is .mov integration with iTunes?
 
If they finally get to use the OLED technology they have reportedly been investing in for a couple of years (http://www.thinksecret.com/news/oled.html) then I don't see any problem with creating this iPhoto-compatible iPod.

And as Swissman mentioned, and I have thought since AirportExpress was launched, I can see a video version using the h.264 codec over wireless firewire being released a short while after (with maybe an add-on wifi sender to take the video out from this new iPhotoPod)

I'd buy at least two.

Nig.
 
Diatribe said:
I don't have a link but I do remember Toshiba saying that these drives use a lot less power... so that might even the powerdrain from the display out.

I also heard them say that they'd be small than the current 40GB drives... so why exactly would the thing be bigger?
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Bigger capacity battery?
 
Object-X said:
I have often thought that the iPod would eventualy include iPhoto integration, but what about Windows users? Will this mean the porting of the iLife apps to Windows? How can they add a feature like this an exclude the majority of iPod users? If they want to sell them then they will have to offer Windows support. And of course if they port iLife why not everything else? They will make a killing on the software sales alone.
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Relax, they'll sync "My Photos".
 
wow. that price is just as amazing... can't they lower the cost? Apple makes everything in China already, probably pay then 3 cents an hour. bastards.
 
WHEN?!?! I've held off getting an iPod for 6 months now because I want a 60GB hard drive so I can fit all my tracks onto it. I’m going on another road trip in late November. Come on Apple. Get your dang butt in gear with these iPods!!
 
quackattack said:
agreed, that color screen could really be a battery hog. none the less, I WANT ONE!!! :D
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Color screens aren't that much more power hungry then any other type of screen. Its the backlighting where the power gets chewed up. That and the size of the screen. Look at the game boy advanced to get an idea of how solid battery life can be.
 
rdowns said:
Bigger capacity battery?
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That may very well be. But do you really think the color display would drain that much power for them to have a bigger battery?
If it doesn't, just ugrading the battery would leave a capacity gap between the 20/40GB and the 60GB, which I think would not be smart.
 
Xtremehkr said:
I have to wonder though, what the hell has M$ been up to lately? Have they lost all direction or what?
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Nope. In typical MS fashion they are letting their OEM's do the work. MS does OS's and software. Their OEM's do the hardware:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/portablemediacenter/default.mspx
So far there are only two right now. This is the same boat Pocket PC was in when it was released in 2000. Four years later with little real work on the part of MS they are in a dead heat with Palm. I think this is going to be how it plays out with music/multimedia players. Time will tell. The one thing definitely going for the iPod is size. Even a slightly larger iPod is still way smaller then the devices shown in the link above. Those devices are in the size range of handhelds rather then PDA size devices. DO you really want to listen to your music on such a honking huge device. Jack of all trades master of none comes to mind.
 
I don't wanna look at photos on the move, or on a crappy 2" screen, much less do I want to carry around something that's bigger and heavier than the current 40GB and has an even shorter battery life :rolleyes:
 
I think the new iPod sounds great.

With that said, I am a mini convert now. I laughed like most people did when I saw the price, but after owning one and getting used to the size, I am hooked. I really don't need to see album art or show pictures, and 2K songs is enough for me to take around with me.

I just like the smaller size. Doesn't bulge in my suit jacket. Doesn't have the mirrored back which is so easy to scratch.

When I use my wife's iPod now and then, it just feels bulky.

Give me a revised mini with a 10 gig drive, and I'll buy it.
 
edesignuk said:
I don't wanna look at photos on the move, or on a crappy 2" screen, much less do I want to carry around something that's bigger and heavier than the current 40GB and has an even shorter battery life :rolleyes:
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Note: I don't wanna look at photos on the move, or on a crappy 2" screen, much less do I want to carry around something that's bigger and heavier than the current 40GB and has an even shorter battery life.



You might not but some of us sure do. I'm a shutterbug. I take pictures all the time. I would love to have a venue to show them off. Printing them out is not an option. I would have several thousand pictures cluttering up my desk if I did that. Dragging a laptop around also isn’t an option. This leaves the iPod as a good 3rd option. I can’t wait.
 
SiliconAddict said:
You might not but some of us sure do. I'm a shutterbug. I take pictures all the time. I would love to have a venue to show them off. Printing them out is not an option. I would have several thousand pictures cluttering up my desk if I did that. Dragging a laptop around also isn’t an option. This leaves the iPod as a good 3rd option. I can’t wait.
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That's nice for you. So what, I can't express my opinion now?
 
edesignuk said:
That's nice for you. So what, I can't express my opinion now.
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Nope. :D
Unless you specifically state that a comment is solely your opinion and is not to influence other people or generalize a certain opinion generating the impression that everyone feels this way, signing a specific contract to post only under these conditions.... nope you cannot. :p :D
 
the dock

is anyone forgeting that apple stopped selling the ipod dock? I mean think about it. the dock can be set next to the tv plugged into the tv and charged on a another outlet. videos can only be played once connected to the dock. photos can be viewed with out it so you can show them off at work.

and this will not be released until after tiger is released so that it uses H.264. it doesnt seem to hard to me.
 
lol i knew about this rumor months ago...

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:D :D :D
 
iPhoto for Win

remember one of the recent iPhoto updates added the ability to check for iPhoto software updates from within iPhoto itself. At the time, the discussions seemed to be about the fact that the only reason you would add that function when we already have the system-wide software update capability, was if iPhoto as going to be ported to windows. But, at the time, there didn't seem to be enough of a reason to support the speculation of a port.

If you combine that with this rumor, then maybe it does make sense. Several in this thread have already said you would want iPhoto on windows to do the synch (I know you don't *have* to do it that way) but maybe this was the reason the iPhoto software update functiion was added.
 
IIvan said:
i dont think this is going to happen at all. the ipod is for music..
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The iPod is already for music first, but also for many other things (including some photo stuff already) second. (And there's no reason to assume the new photo features will be marketed as being as important as music anyway.)

Re video: too little processor power for good quality, I think. At most this is "a step" as some have said... as opposed to a misstep like MS :)

Re OLED: those still go bad after a year or two don't they? If not, then cool :)

Re backlight power: I've heard of color LCD screens that can use front-light (aka room/sunlight), making them much like the current B&W iPod screens. Backlighting can be turned on briefly or as needed, but is not necessary like with a laptop. Anyone know of devices with color that work that way?

Re Apple not selling the dock anymore: they only dropped one certain model of dock. (I think they dropped the 3G-only dock, since the new 4G dock works with 4G too? Something like that. The current dock was not dropped.)


kilpajr said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought driving an external display such as a TV required a LOT of power.
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No, lots of cameras have TV-out built in. My business-card sized Pentax Optio S has TV out and can even run slideshows and low-quality video with sound. And it doesn't use much battery to do it. That's what has made me think for a long time of doing the same thing better with an iPod.

PS, to tie this in with other rumors... maybe this is why the iPod menu item was renamed specifically "Music." And if you take this device and the iMac G5, you probably account for nearly all the Apple tablet and handheld rumors from the past year.
 
devman said:
remember one of the recent iPhoto updates added the ability to check for iPhoto software updates from within iPhoto itself. At the time, the discussions seemed to be about the fact that the only reason you would add that function when we already have the system-wide software update capability, was if iPhoto as going to be ported to windows. But, at the time, there didn't seem to be enough of a reason to support the speculation of a port.

If you combine that with this rumor, then maybe it does make sense. Several in this thread have already said you would want iPhoto on windows to do the synch (I know you don't *have* to do it that way) but maybe this was the reason the iPhoto software update functiion was added.
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Why add it for the mac version then, when you could have simply added it for the windows version? Don't think that makes too much sense.
 
coolfactor said:
It's obvious this is coming. Apple wants the iPod to be a "media device", and media includes more mediums than sound.

The new iPod will be priced at the high-end, and won't replace, but rather complement the existing family of iPod (full-size, mini, and HP). Remember HP *just* started distributed iPod and that's going to be going on for months and months using the current specs.

I just discovered the concept of "podcasts", which is a huge revolution born of the "iPod platform", and that's more than music in itself. Apple has created more than a music player, but a platform on which new ideas, services, and experiences can be discovered.

Keep an open mind.
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I think your view is spot on - The ipod is just a medium to carry around things digital, music, photos, books ? whatever comes to mind.
Over here you can get on ski-lifts by having a special Swatch-watch and move it in front of a sensor at the lifts. How cool would that be if the ipod could do that too ? Battery technology is not there yet, but I would instinctively not rule out a video ipod in 5 years down the road. Ultimately Apple will put in what the consumers demand. (Satellite Navigation for Runners à la Garmin, Heart Rate Monitor (Pulsar) - whatever -

Anyway nice to see forward looking posts like yours. Cheers.
 
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