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iRobots, iTunes, iPods, iMovie, i-yah-yah!

Posted by E. A. Smith

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Running the portable music scene is not enough for Apple and itâ€™s iPod/iTune brand, but now it is rumored that, in mid September, a movie download service will be available.Â This will take iPods to another level.
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BusinessWeek reports Apple was aiming to price downloads at $14.99 for new releases and $9.99 for older titles. Â Thay […]

Running the portable music scene is not enough for Apple and itâ€™s iPod/iTune brand, but now it is rumored that, in mid September, a movie download service will be available.Â This will take iPods to another level.
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BusinessWeek reports Apple was aiming to price downloads at $14.99 for new releases and $9.99 for older titles. Â Thay had to date only signed up Walt Disney Studios for the venture. While some studios may come on board at a later date, others are expected to balk at Apple’s pricing to avoid a backlash from US retail stores who currently dominate the cut-price sector of the DVD market.
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It is also rumored that with the release of the rumored movie service, a wide screen iPod will become available, also an iPod phone is rumored.
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E. Night:Â If this is true, I will definitely buy an iPod now.Â I always wondered after DVD and HDVD what will happen next, now I know.Â If only iTunes had a network so you could download directly to your iPod via air waves and you could hook your iPod to your television.Â That will be revolutionary!

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Comment by Evorgleb

2006-09-06 13:23:12

Wide screen iPod? The ipod video’s already have wide screens. I cant really see myself tryin to watch a whole movie on something the size of an ipod. I think the next step for the Ipod is WiFi to allow people to download music directly to thier ipod at local hotspots.

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Comment by TeLLy

2006-09-07 15:11:34

Actually I think it would be cool to be able to watch movies on my iPod. If you travel and don’t want to take a portable DVD player, and DVD’s with you, you won’t have to. All you need is your iPod. Besides, I don’t think that Apple is trying replace TV’s and DVD players, just trying to give the people what they want–options. The Wi-Fi idea is hot though, and more useful than movies.

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Comment by Jonas

2006-09-08 00:08:26

I’d watch a movie on an iPod, I travel a lot, that would be cool. The Wi-Fi stuff would be awesome to. I wish that’ll hurry up.

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