Other companies are also thinking iPod

boba fett

I found this article interesting. For all those who think media aother than MP3's is not practical for an iPod-like device, think again. I suspect the iPod will have these capabilities very soon.





<a href="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030109tech.htm"; target="_blank">http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030109tech.htm</a>;

hmurchison

Yes the race is on and I hope Apple is ahead of the pack. They should be as they have a nice infrastructure setup to segue into portable Video and computing at this level. BTW sorry to hear about your Father Jango...heard he "lost his head" <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

thunderpoit

wow thats a crappy mockup



if spymac can make an aparently functional "iWalk", you'd think intel could come up w/ somthing better than that...

thegelding

christ, you're right, what ugly photos....lazy lazy lazy...or no talent....g

macgregor

All you have to read is: "Intel and Microsoft Collaborate on Reference Design"



'nuff said.

ast3r3x

EW!



...don't think we have to worry about this as an iPod killer, though apple probably will have color sometim soon...or perhaps another iDevice.



that thing looks horrible...not only is it ugly, but look at the control pad, can you imagine holding somethign more akward?

barto

<a href="http://www.archos.com/lang=en/products/fam_photo_video.html"; target="_blank">This</a> would be a non-vapourware example.

frank777

Hmmm...colour screen and mulitple buttons.



Perhaps a way of broadening the general appeal of such a device is to make gaming a secondary function, the way contact management is an add-on to the current iPod.



Of course, Nintendo wouldn't be too happy about it...

tkn

Look at the Lyra Video player to see why Apple needs to get out ahead again:



<a href="http://gear.ign.com/articles/382/382983p1.html"; target="_blank">Lyra Video Player</a>



$399... if it had firewire I would be buying one...