New Product Provides Older iPods With Video Playback
Posted by MonkeyClaw on 27 June 2006 - 14:40 · 17 comments & 6517 views
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#1 Posted by neufuse on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:42
- uh huh..... spend $350 on this or just buy a new video ipod for $299.... such a tough decision
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#1.1 Posted by Lasker on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:50
- I agree who in their right mind will spend $350 just to add video playback, only idiots will do it
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#1.2 Posted by harythewho on 27 Jun 2006 - 19:48
- Creative Zen Vision: M, Anyone? I really dont't support the idea of wasting money on this product.
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#2 Posted by Zaic on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:49
- this is a scam product Ipod is only a name to sell more of this video player, and for higher price
ipod is needed only for video file storage
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#3 Posted by _Dom_ on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:50
- video playback on ipod shuffle........?
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#4 Posted by hotdog963al on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:50
- How the **** does a shuffle playback video.
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#5 Posted by icecaveman on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:54
- ^ it has external glasses.
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#6 Posted by moglenstar on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:57
- oh, good thing ipodlinux doesn't cost $350, and it can provide video playback on any ipod with a screen
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#7 Posted by coolvi on 27 Jun 2006 - 14:59
- You guys should carefully read the article and check the 22Moo's web site. Pay attention to the "video glasses" part. It's one of those big-screen-glasses concept. It says clearly in the article that you get "the glasses, a battery pack and a USB host." And it can be used for other applications, too. Quote from the web site:
"The World's First Video Glasses System For 4th Gen iPods (COMING SOON)
(Also works with any USB mass storage device such as external hard drives, flash drives etc)"
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#8 Posted by Zaic on 27 Jun 2006 - 15:03
- Yes and an ipod brand name is for getting some attention... why not add a harddrive and sell it for 300$ and without ipod name in its title?
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#9 Posted by MonkeyClaw on 27 Jun 2006 - 15:10
- Hmm, probably because the majority of MP3 users own an iPod and would rather keep that than have a totally new product.
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#10 Posted by Lowdar on 27 Jun 2006 - 15:23
- iPod Linux has been able to do this for a long time.
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#11 Posted by TheGriffin on 27 Jun 2006 - 16:10
- Ummm yeah, OK.
How about this, sell your old iPod and spend the $350 buying an iPod video and keep the money for your older iPod.
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#12 Posted by Magallanes on 27 Jun 2006 - 16:28
- But ipod video came without a glasses.. just a tiny a worth-for-nothing little lcd display.
Anyways :
* Resolution : 320x240 (230k pixels).
so this stink!.
"It's a three-part system which includes the glasses, a battery pack and a USB Host Media Player. It's the latter element of the solution which enables video playback of MPEG-1, MPEG-4, WMA, MP3 and JPEG files.
All a user needs to do is drag-&-drop any of the supported files to the iPod when mounted on your PC/Mac and they will be ready to use," the company claims.
The system is expected to cost $350 USD when it reaches the United States.