iPod: Oh Yes, It Does Video; ABC TV Show Downloads

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Apple has launched a video iPod, ending weeks of crazy speculation by well, everyone…the new version will come in a 30GB model for $299 and a 60GB for $399. It has a 320 x 240 pixel screen resolution, 2.5-inch, 260,000 color display, 20 hours of battery life, and supports playback of H.264 and MPEG4 at 30 fps. The new ad featuring video is here.

A new version of iTunes was also launched, iTunes 6, just five weeks after the debut of iTunes 5.

Update: The archived video webcast of the Jobs announcement is here

The most interesting part: consumers will be able to buy TV shows, in addition to music, in the new version of iTunes. Shows available for purchase one day after broadcast will include ABC television offerings “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives” and “That’s So Raven.” It will take 10 to 20 minutes to download an episode, said Jobs. Each will cost $1.99 and will be ad-free. Some more details on the form of video content available in iTunes and hence the new iPod is here: In addition to TV shows, Pixar animation shorts “Tin Toy,” “Geri’s Game” and “For the Birds,” plus three more classics are also available to buy for $1.99 each.

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