My Arse, a Video iPod!, my arse!
Apple recently posted an invitation to a mysterious event on October 12th with three words on it: "One more thing...". (Which, for those of you who don't religiously watch Steve Jobs's keynote speeches is what he always says just when you think they couldn't wow you more.) At any rate, the rumours are flying that Apple will releasing the much-talked-about Video iPod. For the record, I'd like to say, "Poppycock!" There's no way in hell that Apple is going to release such a device. And I'll outline why...
Update, October 12th: I sit corrected.
One: who wants to watch a movie or TV show on a screen not much bigger than your cell phone? Two: the thing about the iPod (and Stevie J has said similar words) is that you can use while you are doing other things like walking, riding, working, etc. With video content, you cannot multitask. (Trust me, I've tried -- it dunna work.) Three: where are you going to get content? No one is going to have the patience to rip their own DVDs and re-encode. Nor will people pay money for a program/movie whose resolution is going to be so tiny it could only be watched on a Video iPod. Four: storage. Videos take up a lot of space (let's say it does use a high quality resolution) -- you'll only be able to fit a handful of movies on your player or computer.
I'd really like to know who actually wants such a device. For all of the people speculating and expecting it to happen, would they actually go out and buy one? I doubt it. These are the same people who complain about the price of an iPod, and a Video iPod would certainly cost more. So, enough about the Video iPod! It's not going to happen!
Apple is not one to give clues away, and so I really doubt that the use of movie-theatre curtains really is foreshadowing anything about the announcement. I really don't see the point of speculating at all, because chances are I'll be wrong, just like everyone else. One week isn't that long to wait!
