Rogers weighs in on the video iPod and how 4GM it is

The video IPod, of course, is a miserable idea. I’m one of those who believe people associate certain types of entertainment with certain viewing habits/places — one of the reasons downloaded movies are grifted by far less than 1% of the population, and the reason XBoxes and PS2’s bury PC games in sales. The flat-screen G5 is the real darling here, engineered to match our established viewing habits. Only 20 inches, though? Wonder what’ll come out for Christmas, hmmmm?

Some have e-mailed me to tell me that my 4th Generation Media has arrived. This is not technically true (and hey, I should be getting rich from this, right? Where are my filthy monies?). In my formulation, 4gM is a media, not a distribution, philosophy. To recap our central metaphor:

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*finally*, video iPod released!!!

For all the years of speculation and waiting, Apple have finally released the video iPod. They kinda had to though, given how good the PSP is for watching content. They couldn’t lose out to Sony, after all. 😉 from Bloomberg.com: U.S. Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduced a version […]

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