Thursday, October 13, 2005
Video iPods would really empower podcasting/v-logging
I'm hoping that the speculation over the planned press conference today from Apple will announce the release of the first video iPod. This has been circulating the blogosphere for several days, from AppleInsider, MSM and countless bloggers.
This would be a very expected stategic step, with Apple trying to edge itself into the market and compete against Windows Media Player and portable devices like high-end iRivers and the PSP. But my bigger interest is the impact this will have on podcasting.
It's likely going to encourage more content creators to start v-logging, and could see a whole new Apple-centric shift in podcasting, moving from audio-only MP3s to audio/video-capable MP4s, corning the market on high-end podcasts. Since Apple extended RSS with its iTunes 4.9+ tagset to enable enhanced podcasts (find links about enhanced podcasts), this gives it the edge on Microsoft. For the moment.
This would be a very expected stategic step, with Apple trying to edge itself into the market and compete against Windows Media Player and portable devices like high-end iRivers and the PSP. But my bigger interest is the impact this will have on podcasting.
It's likely going to encourage more content creators to start v-logging, and could see a whole new Apple-centric shift in podcasting, moving from audio-only MP3s to audio/video-capable MP4s, corning the market on high-end podcasts. Since Apple extended RSS with its iTunes 4.9+ tagset to enable enhanced podcasts (find links about enhanced podcasts), this gives it the edge on Microsoft. For the moment.
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Engadget's all over this...they've got quasi-realtime blogging reports about it...check out their feed for the latest: http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml
Well, I guess Apple wouldn't have increased the size of the iPod screen if they weren't planning to support video, right? ;)
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