The end of the iPod??

[Rajj]

Could the Lyra put a spike in the iPod sales??

RCA Lyra Audio Video Jukebox
With a 3.5-in. color video display on an iPod-like music jukebox, this 20GB player will keep track of MP3s, home videos, still photos and other files. Like other jukeboxes, you can transfer data from a PC using the high-speed USB 2.0 connection; what's different this time is that you can record TV shows from a TiVo or VCR, with up to 80 hours of programming on the lowest setting. You can also play back everything on a TV or stereo.

Price and availability: $400; Summer 2003

 

[Rajj]

OOps, I ment to add the pic!!

 

[sjestus]

danggg.... that's pretty bad lookin... i want one, even though the battery won't last longer than an hour, lol..... oh well... i guess this just means since it looks like someone is doin somethin better, apple is gonna come out with somethin supa good... like usual... it'll probably some kinda time travel machine i bet.... haven't seen one of those yet

 

[mac15]

wow, thats tight

I like it, but I think the iPod was only intended to be a music box. But if they new ipod included video, I'd buy one in a snap

 

[nuckinfutz]

The iPod

Hard to say. Reading it's list of features lends one to think this unit has potential however the iPod is not popular because of it's features set but how easily it is to access large music collections. In essence Apple knows that it goes beyond features and useability must be there.

Until you can actually test drive this unit out you will have no idea.

I'm not too jazzed on the USB2. In addition to the LCD screen eating battery power you don't have the nifty Firewire charging available to the iPod.

 

[blogo]

ah.. that thing is HUGE, compared to my iPod.