Finally, an iPod I covet. The newest iPod supports video playback via the onboard display and tv-out. Now I’ll have a place to put all the episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Extras” I’ve been planning to watch. It is kinda sheisty of Apple to release this so soon after the Nano, which I’m sure many people bought. May be a good time to troll eBay for deals. This trumps everything else they’ve done thus far in my opinion, and I would actually consider paying $400 for something that had video playback, especially with the added benefit of tv output. The 60gb model is definitely the one to get. I could store all my mp3’s and a good portion of some of my videos on it. Tempting, so tempting. Must reign in impulse buying chemicals… delaying desire for awesome frivolous gadget…
Oh yeah, according to Waxy.org, ABC is currently offering episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives for sale via iTunes for $1.99 an episode.
Update: To my chagrin, I read the fine print. This is not a video iPod as such, just an iPod that can play video. To view video on the iPod it has to be in Quicktime. That means converting to their crappy copy-restricted video format. Bleh. I guess the recording industry is excited as the prospect of selling video singles though.