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December 24, 2005

HWL Vol. 4: iPod Video

We freely admit that we have no great desire to be able to watch episodes of "Lost" on a tiny screen outside, say, on the subway, in a Starbucks or anyplace other than on a big 30-inch plasma flat-screen while sitting on a comfortable sofa in a comfrotable living room. But -- hot damn, momma'! -- the iPod video is such a beautiful, svelte and idealized gadget that we do have a great desire to possess one. Not only is it an iPod with video player capability, but it's also slimmer than the current standar iPod form-factor and its screen is bigger. A Japanese filmmaker friend of ours recently bought one and showed it off to us. We were inpressed. The video playback quality and resolution were amazing. The real leap with ultra-small portable video devices, however, will be when battery life can be extended and memory capacity gets a lot bigger, say, to 200 GB-plus, that is, to the point where you can store a lot more video and watch it for a lot longer. As it is now, the iPod Video is just barely worth it if you just want it for watching movies. But, hey, we still want one this holiday season.

Posted by icorsa at December 24, 2005 04:00 AM