Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday. Music videos and selected TV series will now be sold online alongside songs on Apple's iTunes store.
Citing a groundbreaking deal with ABC Television Group, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said video offerings via iTunes will include episodes for $1.99 each of the hit shows "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost," which will be available the day after they air on television.
The purchased video can be watched on a computer or taken on the road for viewing on the new iPod's 2.5-inch color screen.
The much-anticipated new iPods, available starting next week, will replace Apple's current 20-gigabyte and 60-gigabyte models. A 30 GB version will sell for $299 and a 60 GB version will cost $399. A 30 GB model can hold about 7,500 songs, 25,000 photos, or 75 hours of video, Apple said.
Apple hopes to repeat with Hollywood the coup it achieved with music labels: Ease an industry's piracy fears and transform its business models to include convenient, legal distribution of digital content over the Internet at reasonable prices for consumers.
By: DocMemory
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