Video iPod?

[usersince86]

iPod • iWish

My 2 cents:

iPod Pro
======
50Gig
color screen
jpg photo capability (w/slideshow feature)
am/fm tuner
16 bit, 44.1KHz voice recorder (mono)
iTunes 5 compatible
iPhoto compatible (available with iLife)
Garage Band compatible (available with iLife)
home-on-iPod
new scroll wheel
ear buds
up to 10 hour battery life
ProDock (see below)

ProDock (also sold separately for 3rd gen. ipods)
======
a/v in/out (stereo)
digital audio in/out
charger
firewire and usb 2 cables

Price: $599. choice of white or black

Yeah, I know... but I can dream, can't I???

 

[neonart]

My 2 cents:

iPod Pro
======
50Gig
color screen
jpg photo capability (w/slideshow feature)
am/fm tuner
16 bit, 44.1KHz voice recorder (mono)
iTunes 5 compatible
iPhoto compatible (available with iLife)
Garage Band compatible (available with iLife)
home-on-iPod
new scroll wheel
ear buds
up to 10 hour battery life
ProDock (see below)

ProDock (also sold separately for 3rd gen. ipods)
======
a/v in/out (stereo)
digital audio in/out
charger
firewire and usb 2 cables

Price: $599...

Right... That'll happen...

But hey, nothing wrong with dreaming.

 

[P47GThunderbolt]

It's more than possible

The ipod is capable of holding at least 20 minutes of full motion video.
I have had a mac administrator demonstrate that ability in 2001 when I purchased my g4. He simply filed the video on the ipod. By normal press "T" firewire to register his hard drive affiliation. He then played back the video off the ipod. Although from what I do understand my sony digital camera also had usb capture record also. Bluetooth ir could be used by an ipod and the isight using bluetooth for connection although buffering may be needed. Incidentally the ipod was then connected to my g4 using firewire and transferred my video no problemo for me to edit in Imovie thank you.

 

[Squire]

That's interesting. It would be cool if recent iPod photo buyers could check this out on their new toys. If it was possible then, it would likely (more likely) be possible now...in color.

Is this what is commonly referred to as an Easter Egg?

Squire

 

[~Shard~]

That's interesting. It would be cool if recent iPod photo buyers could check this out on their new toys. If it was possible then, it would likely (more likely) be possible now...in color.

Is this what is commonly referred to as an Easter Egg?

Squire

I don't think he meant the iPod itself played the video - I think he meant that the iPod stored the video file, which when connected to his G4, played the movie for him which he viewed on his G4's screen. I think he was simply stating that the iPod was capable of storing a video on it, due to its large hard drive, and then capable of being used to play the movie via the FireWire connection.

ThunderBolt, you can correct me if I'm wrong though...

 

[virus1]

My 2 cents:

iPod Pro
======
50Gig
color screen
jpg photo capability (w/slideshow feature)
am/fm tuner
16 bit, 44.1KHz voice recorder (mono)
iTunes 5 compatible
iPhoto compatible (available with iLife)
Garage Band compatible (available with iLife)
home-on-iPod
new scroll wheel
ear buds
up to 10 hour battery life
ProDock (see below)

ProDock (also sold separately for 3rd gen. ipods)
======
a/v in/out (stereo)
digital audio in/out
charger
firewire and usb 2 cables

Price: $599. choice of white or black

Yeah, I know... but I can dream, can't I???

ok... but would it be one or two feet thick?

my guess is apple will show thier magic wand and create a new os for ipod photo allowing people to do video. That speech of jobs about how bad it would be to have video in an ipod made no sense... the ipod is not as bulky or as heavy as the other players. Then, Apple can make a movies section in the itms. 9.99 a movie, ipod photo quality using the new H264 codec for keeping the file size down.

 

[dejo]

My 2 cents:

iPod Pro
======
50Gig
color screen
jpg photo capability (w/slideshow feature)
am/fm tuner
16 bit, 44.1KHz voice recorder (mono)
iTunes 5 compatible
iPhoto compatible (available with iLife)
Garage Band compatible (available with iLife)
home-on-iPod
new scroll wheel
ear buds
up to 10 hour battery life
ProDock (see below)

ProDock (also sold separately for 3rd gen. ipods)
======
a/v in/out (stereo)
digital audio in/out
charger
firewire and usb 2 cables

Price: $599. choice of white or black

Yeah, I know... but I can dream, can't I???

If you're dreaming why not include:

- At least 100GB of space
- CompactFlash slot (with adapters for all other card types)
- wireless connection to Airport Express
- wireless connection to iSight
- STEREO 16 bit, 44.1KHz line-in recorder (not just for voice anymore)
- video record and playback

Oh. And most importantly, FireWire 800 compatible! FireWire 400 is just too slow for 100GB.

P.S. Please explain: new scroll wheel?

 

[Squire]

I don't think he meant the iPod itself played the video - I think he meant that the iPod stored the video file, which when connected to his G4, played the movie for him which he viewed on his G4's screen. I think he was simply stating that the iPod was capable of storing a video on it, due to its large hard drive, and then capable of being used to play the movie via the FireWire connection.

ThunderBolt, you can correct me if I'm wrong though...

Oh. Yeah, right. That makes more sense after a re-read.

Squire

 

[Zappaman]

Wireless power iPod a possibility...

After doing a little searching, I came across this company that plans on releasing a product for wireless power for handheld devices in 2005.

Check it out at http://splashpower.com/

They seem to be in discussions with companies trying to integrate their technology into future products. No word that Apple is involved, but wouldn't this be cool for Gen 5 iPods. You could charge your iPod on their SplashPad and broadcast via Bluetooth or WiFi.

Cool stuff.

-Zappaman

If this happens I can already see where gen 5 will go.

-Charge on wireless firewire
-Broadcast via Bluetooth

Other features I think the iPods could currently use right now:

-Color LCD
-Ability to browse you iPhoto library
-Radio

These are what I'm preceiving as the major potential breakthroughs, but this is just me. The problem I see with iPhoto is windows users, I would not think that Apple will port iPhoto over to windows as well.

http://splashpower.com