Apple Computer, Inc. altered its iPod trademark to include the word “video” in a June 18, 2005 trademark filing. A quick search of the Trademark Electronic Search System (Tess) shows the following.
A portion of Apple’s “iPod” trademark description, filed on October 18, 2001:
Portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing text, data, and audio files (source)
It now reads:
Portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing text, data, audio, image, and video files (source)
So, do you still think Apple’s not prepping an “iPod video” for release?
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The next big thing? Apple’s iTunes 4.9 supports Video Podcasts (with example) – July 29, 2005
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Selling music videos on Apple’s iTunes makes economic sense – July 19, 2005
Report: Disney considers teaming with Apple to deliver iPod video content – July 19, 2005
Ars Technica peeks at Apple’s portable video plans – July 18, 2005
More info about Apple’s reported iPod+iTunes video talks – July 18, 2005
WSJ: Apple in video iTunes talks, may unveil video iPod by September – July 18, 2005
Cringely: Apple working on HD movie download service and Video iPod – July 15, 2005
Cringley: Apple and Intel to merge; Steve Jobs finally beats Bill Gates – June 09, 2005
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Cringely: This week changed the world of high tech forever – May 13, 2005
Cringely: Apple prepping Video iTunes, Video iPod, and setting stage for iPod clones – May 06, 2005
Tick for the trademark.
Now lets see the product!
Oh and an Australian iTunes music store!!!!!
PLEASE!?
Luke
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Who’s really suprised? I mean it’s cool and all, and I’ll buy one for sure, but I think everyone’s seen this one coming.
So, here’s what I think they should be doing – use the Dock connector as a universal bus on everything – cable boxes, media computers, cars, boats, conference rooms, you name it.(of course, the car part is already coming true) – then, you could use the iPod to view files while travelling, bring the files to someone’s home and play them, put them in the car, or have them in a water tight compartment on the boat entertainment center, or even the key content unit in corporate presentations – imagine KeyNote to go without the need for a bulky laptop.
If the iPod conector was the standard(and it’s already on it’s way), then the market just gets even larger. The fragemented way M$ and their partners go about this media business will always keep them away from the mass market numbers they need so badly to succeed.
Go Apple!
They’re homing in on the key strategy – use the Dock connector as a universal bus on everything – cable boxes, media computers, cars, boats, conference rooms, you name it.(of course, the car part is already coming true) – then, you could use the iPod to view(play) files while travelling, bring the files to someone’s home and play them, put them in the car, or have them in a water tight compartment on the boat entertainment center, or even the key content unit in corporate presentations – imagine KeyNote to go without the need for a bulky laptop.
If the iPod conector was the standard(and it’s already on it’s way), then the market just gets even larger. The fragemented way M$ and their partners go about this media business will always keep them away from the mass market numbers they need so badly to succeed.
Go Apple!
Will you guys get real?!?! Video iPod, HAH!
Next thing you know you’ll be saying Apple will be releasing a two-button mouse! It’ll never happen!
“So, do you still think Apple’s not prepping an “iPod video” for release?”
heh. Well, Creative’s video gadget is out now. All loaded up with extra fancy features, too. So Apple will wait a while and let everybody watch Creative stumbling around .. and then Apple will quietly step up with the video iPod, the video content and the video distribution model and take all the business.
I guess video is coming to iPod! I’d better start saving.
OT: I found this iPodDailyNews site through Google News. I see that’s it’s linked to “MacDailyNews.” I have some questions:
I am a Windows PC user with three iPods (one is my wife’s) and the need to get a new PC.
I am on the fence about the MAC vs. Windows thing. What should I do?
I have a lot of time invested in Windows and I know how to use it. How long will it take to learn the Apple?
What about all of my old files?
Does MAC really have no viruses and spyware?
Can MAC do Wi-Fi well?
If I did get a Mac, what model should I get? I like to surf the web, email, IM, chat and use my computer to learn web design, for photoshop, paying bills – the usual stuff. I have a very old (3 years) Gateway desktop with Win2000, but I really want a laptop for my next computer.
iPod video has BEEN there for awhile!!!
Go to iTunes Music Store.
Select Podcasts.
Search for “videocast”.
Just like their brothers, all of these podcast videos can be downloaded for free and played full screen in iTunes.
Although my favorite, “MacTV”, seems to be missing! Perhaps their use of Apple commercials was illegal.
Making a video iPod doesn’t seem like a major step, especially for Apple. I expect much better from Apple like TV broadcasts and movies via Podcasting as well as an Airport Express AV for wirelessly sending your videos to your TV.
THEN you can set up YOUR television viewing on YOUR schedule. This would beat TiVo because you don’t have to wait until a set time to record your shows. You can also get previous shows you may have missed. With the existing Podcast auto subscriptions, YOU create your own set of channels, thus making your own customized virtual cable company.
Every broadcast, every movie, anytime YOU wish.
Now, THAT would be Apple-logic.
h264 hardware acceleration?
They may just be modifying the patent to protect themselves from someone else using their style & technique to release their own version of a iPod video.
Personally, I think that as many people I see using their digital cameras or even worse, their cell phones to shoot video, merely allowing us to play them back on the iPod is a no brainer. I’m not saying the iPod should become a commercial broadcast camera quality playback deck, just let us watch our silly little clips or music videos (or porn for those that can’t go without).
The idea of the iPod being able to play HD back to a monitor or TV is very intriguing, but I fear for battery life and harddrive wear.
So, even as the clues abound, we are left with a big load of speculation…
MW= Video will ad “value” to the iPod line while Apple perfects their PDA!
Jason, coming here, you know the answer to your question: get a Mac
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Seriously, there are a couple of issues you should consider:
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1, using a Mac after Windows. I think this is a small issue, as, going the other way (Mac to Windows use), it just took me a few days to get up to speed on a Win machine. In a couple of weeks you’ll have no problems, esp. if you have a friend or two who can clue you in to a few secrets to getting workflow done quickly.
2, Software. This is a bigger issue, as you’ll need money to replace programs like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and whatnot. I personally like the Mac versions of this type of software better than Windows, but you will have to pay a cross-grading fee to get a version that’ll work on a Mac.
3, Model. You should get either the high-end iBook or a lower-end 15″ Powerbook (you can go to the apple store to comparison shop). The only real trouble with the low-end iBook for the work you’ll be doing is screen resolution: only goes to 1024X768, which feels kind of small to me for design work. If it’s just email, web and chat, then that size screen is fine. The powerbook will run you lots more money, but it’s worth it for a number of reasons; in fact, I just ordered one yesterday, so there you go!
4, Viruses and spyware. None on the Mac (it’s a good feeling!)
5, Wi-Fi. I use my old (4 year old) powerBook all over the world: wifi spots in airports, restaurants, hotels, friends’ houses, etc., all work just fine. I also have 5 Macs hooked up to an airport base station at home (with Earthlink DSL), and that works fine too. Normally you just open the thing up to wake it from sleep, the laptop “looks” around for a few seconds, and gives you options on what to connect to. Pretty darned simple
Hope this info. helps in your decision making. Good luck!
“heh. Well, Creative’s video gadget is out now. All loaded up with extra fancy features, too….”
People say oh well, Apple isn’t the leader why does everyone get so bent about it. They aren’t the innovator, they arent the first to market. Well, folks the reason is that Apple sets the standard on design and usablility with this stuff. So just because some punk a$$ company throws a product out in the marketplace doesn’t mean it’s going to capture the entire market.
Remember, when the iPod was first released it drew many yawns (mostly from the Mac Fanboy community who yawn at anything Apple does short of inventing time travel) but it was the design and implmenetation of the entire system that made people fall in love with it.
Apple just does it better folks, and that’s why people including their competitors can’t wait until they release the next big thing. They show the world how it’s done right. Everyone else just follows
Hey Luke. Does it read dopi in Oz?
You are upside down you know.
Sorry Luke, that should be-podi.
Just turn it over mate.
Jason,
1) get a Mac, you won’t regret it.
2) If you know Windows you’ll learn the Mac OS in about 15 minutes since Windows copied many of the Mac’s keyboard shortcuts.
3) What about your old files? They’ll open in Mac as well.
4) OS X, going on five years, has zero viruses.
5) Apple’s wi-fi runs circles around Windows.
6) Unless you are doing major photoshop work any Mac will do. The newly updated iBooks starting at $999 should work well.
7) In the Mac world 3 years is not old, that is jus broke in.
This makes it official – a video ipod will be soon!
I wonder if it will be announced at MacExpo in Paris along with the iflicks Store too!
And… the Mighty Mouse bluetooth model with rechargable dock! (no more AA batteries!)
“They may just be modifying the patent to protect themselves from someone else using their style & technique to release their own version of a iPod video.”
This is a trademark, not patent. The important thing is that, in order to be issued a tradmenrk, you have to prove to the trademark office that you actually have a product and that you intend to intentd to use it in commerce. Unlike a patent, you cannot submit design drawings or concepts. You actually have to show a “product”.
At the very least, this means there is a prototype that is pretty far along.
ron,
There’s no upside down in space, didn’t they teach you that at school? Oh that’s right they just taught you how to fire a gun.
Australians hate the term Down Under as much as Americans hate being called Sepos.
What goes around comes around. You insult one Australian and you insult us all. Try keeping on the topic…Apple related news (you know Mac Daily News!!!!)
G’day Luke, one down in the Ashes and four to go.
I would like to see some cartoons on my iPod tough!
Jason,
Glad to see that you’re curious about the Mac platform. I guess the ‘halo effect’ worked on you!
A couple of things to get you started:
1.) In the Apple world, we do not refer to our computers as ‘MAC’. That means “Media Access Control”, a hardware address which uniquely identifies each node of a network.
2.) If you talk about the operating system, do not pronounce it “Oh Ess Ex”; the “X” represents the Roman numeral “10”.
3.) Apple has a plethora of available information for Windows users like you (with a few tips thrown in for those of us who have been on the platform for years, just to keep it interesting), in a convenient site:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
There, they cover the basics and introduce our Windows friends to the Mac experience. Check it out if you get a chance.
4.) Ignore any zealots who give you a hard time about ‘suffering’ with Windows. After all, you’re obviously one of the smart ones who realizes there are alternatives!
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5.) If you’re generally a person who’s willing to try new things (and you must be, otherwise you wouldn’t be here), it doesn’t take too long to get used to Macs and OS X. You have iPods, which means you have iTunes and Quicktime already installed on your system, which means that you’ve already somewhat experienced what it’s like to use a Mac program (and they’re even better on a Mac!). Find a local Users Group, go to a store that sells Apple computers, or ask around… I’m sure one of your friends has a Mac; after all, Apple’s installed user base is close to 16%!
6.) Unless you’re doing specialized, esoteric stuff with your 3-year old Gateway, most all of your data files will transfer over. You will probably have to throw down some money for the Mac versions of Microsoft Office and Photoshop (call Adobe and ask if they’ll ‘crossgrade’, if you already have a paid version of Photoshop for Windows). Other than that, I can’t imagine that you’d have a file format that some program on a Mac wouldn’t recognize…
7.) Nope. No viruses. No spyware, either.
8.) All Macs have the ability to connect wirelessly to a network, and all iBooks and iMacs come standard with an 802.11g card and Bluetooth 2.0 preinstalled. PowerBooks, too. I’m not sure about PowerMacs.
Good luck!
[BTW, it sounds like an iBook would probably work well for you. Or an iMac. I’d recommend going to your nearest Apple Store, or if there’s not one nearby, call 1-800-MY APPLE, and one of the friendly sales associates will be able to help you make a decision and answer your questions more completely. Be aware, however, that there are some things they either can’t or won’t answer; for those questions, a local Users Group would probably be better, or a site like MacFixIt.com]
Hate to say it, but I don’t hate being called “Sepos” at all – but that’s probably because I have absolutely no idea what it means. I didn’t know Aussies hated the “down under” reference, but it makes sense. I’ll make sure to avoid using it in teh future. Thanks for the new information – “learn something new every day”!
MW: come, as in “come again?”
To our antipodean friends,
Blame it on Men At Work. Until that song of theirs, most Americans probably didn’t know the term “Down Under”. But it’s good to know that it’s grating for you. Being called a “Yank” wears on me, so I can empathize.
Besides, both “Yank” and “Down Under” have a bit of a naughty connotation…
Consider “Down Under” struck from my association with Australia and New Zealand!
[BTW, what’s a ‘Sepo’?]
Well, I was a ‘Limey’ a few years ago. No problems dude, yank, or mick, or whatever.
Bikersfule, let Luke speak for himself.
I have to polish my rifle. Pole? Polish. Logic would say pollish, but we Limeys made our language from all over the place.
Maybe the addition just means that the iPod can store, not play, video; which is the current configuration.
Jason, get a Mac. The guys I show my Mac to in my lab are getting jealous. If you use it for a week or two, you’ll wonder how you got by without it. You may stumble around for a couple weeks on a few things, but you should be able to use it as fast as your Windows machine within a couple days. Just make sure you are willing to learn how it works and not to assume that it will work like Windows – it is different, but better in most areas.
Just get your files onto your new Mac (either via CD’s, network, or Firewire (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583) and use them like you did on your Windows machine.
I haven’t even had a virus scanner on my Mac in the past two years and absolutely no problems. I still take normal precautions when about unknown e-mails and websites though.
my PowerBook has a much better time getting and staying connected to Wi-Fi than my girlfriends WindowsXP laptop does.
As for the model, it depends on your budget. I’ve got a 12′ PowerBook and love the portability and price. If you get or have an external monitor, it will do monitor spanning to increase your screen real estate.
As for software, you might want to look into the Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/). It is basically a free (Open Source) version of Photoshop. Depending what you are doing, it works very well. I’ve been using it and it does pretty much all of the photo work I need it to. You might not need Office – Macs come with a program (TextEdit) that will read and write basic Word files and you can also get Open Office (open source version of Office). It depends on what your needs are though.