If you're waiting for the vPod (video iPod) then you might be waiting awhile. A recent article quotes Steve Jobs:
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today gave strong hints that the company would not be looking to make a pure-play iPod phone or portable video player anytime soon...
Speaking at Apple's annual European conference, Apple Expo in Paris, he said: "Whether people want to buy a device just to watch video is not clear - so far the answer's been no."
Nevertheless, Jobs said about the possibilities - in his usual secretive way - "One never knows". But of course. There is certainly reason enough to think a vPod might be on it's way.
With the soft launch of video podcasting and the iTunes Music Store now encouraging the purchase of albums or EPs with a free video, rumours have been rife of a video playing iPod debuting in time for Christmas stockings.
Thankfully, Jobs is also against some music company's desire to raise iTunes prices. He suggests this will just push consumers back to piracy. Personally? 99 cents a song is already too high.
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