Apple Unveils Ipod Video
USA Today reports that Steve Jobs and Apple have unveiled the next upgrade in the line of the iPod, and that's the iPod video.
I still haven't had a chance to review most of the features, or even confirm what video formats the device will support definitively, but based on this it doesn't look like it will support anything other than Quicktime. That's a real shame if true or if there's no other workaround provided, but based on the success of the mp3 iPod I still think this move will take videos and rss to a whole new level.
The one thing I found very interesting about this article was a quote from an analyst with the Yankee Group who doesn't think video on a mobile device will sell…
But Nitin Gupta, an analyst at Yankee Group, questioned how much the video iPod would boost sales of the devices, saying it will be hard to sell shoppers on the idea of watching “on-the-go” video on a little screen.
“The market is likely small for people who want to watch a portable video on a little screen,” he said. “That will not be the main reason people buy the iPod. It is just an enhancement.”
I beg to disagree Nitin . I'm sure most ladies will agree that it's not all about the size, but more how you can use it. With this device you may now timeshift your video consumption to when it's convenient to you, and not when you are connected to the Internet or in front of a TV. That was the secret behind the success of the original iPod in the first place. There were a thousand MP3 players in the market already but only one that could subscribe to RSS feeds.
Let the videocasting revolution begin!
