[opendtv] An iPod Worth Keeping an Eye On
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:18:58 -0400
An iPod Worth Keeping an Eye On
David Pogue
October 18, 2005
CALL it the iPod Paradox: with each successive version, Apple's
30-million-selling music player gets thinner and thinner, but its
feature list grows longer and longer. By next year, no doubt, the
iPod will act as a radio, remote control and coffee stirrer, but will
be thin enough to roll up into a tube.
The latest model, unveiled last week, is deliciously thin (4.2 by 2.4
by about 0.5 inches). In addition to its usual repertory (presenting
music, digital photos, calendar, address book and song lyrics), it
can now play video.
Now, there's no such thing as a Video iPod. The new model is simply
called the iPod; its thicker, videoless predecessors have gone off to
the great eBay in the sky. All the debate about "Will anyone buy a
video iPod?" is suddenly moot, because the new model is the same
excellent music player plus video.
The biggest surprise: watching video on the tiny, 2.5-inch screen
(320 by 240 pixels) is completely immersive. Three unexpected factors
are at work. First, the picture itself is sharp and vivid, with crisp
action that never smears; the screen is noticeably brighter than on
previous iPods. Second, because the audio is piped directly into your
ear sockets, it has much higher fidelity and presence than most
people's TV sets. Finally, remember that a 2.5-inch screen a foot
from your face fills as much of your vision as a much larger screen
that's across the room.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/18/technology/circuits/19web-pogue.html?ex=1287374400&en=1a8a4a8aa4a838c8&ei=5090
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