Video iPod just announced.
Specs:
- 30 frames per second
- TV out
- 30GB and 60GB models
- 30G up to 75 hours of video, $299
- 60G up to 150 hours video, $399
- Shipping in one week
(source: Engadget)
iTunes will sell music videos, $1.99 per.
The very interesting part...iTunes also will be selling TV shows, commercial free, for $1.99 per. The shows will be available on iTunes the day after they are broadcast over-the-air. Not a rental, the show will be owned by the purchaser.
Who should gulp? NetFlix.
Now, let's take this to the logical conclusion...[warning-speculation!] within three months, Apple enables podcast feeds for the shows, by subscription, for a fixed-price per month (let's say, I dunno, $14.99 or $19.99 a month) for all-the-shows you can drink. You subscribe to the shows' podcasts via iTunes. They get automagically downloaded to your iPod the day after they air.
Wait a minute. Let's look at the specs. The iPod has a TV out connection.
Who should gulp? Not just TiVo, but also the cable companies. They may both have just been disintermediated.
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