Video ipod - indie video producers rejoice!
Apple is releasing a video ipod. This is great news for videobloggers and other indie video producers: demand for short videos will surge. Most vloggers have been producing content in 320x240 anyway, so it will fit the new ipod screen perfectly. Gotta get one now.
30G up to 75 hours of video, $299. 60G up to 150 hours video, $399. Shipping in one week. (Endgadget)
Of course, Jobs made some good deals with BigMedia: you can buy TV shows from the iTunes Music Store - Desperate Housewives, Lost and more shows from ABC and Disney. Five shows will be available to watch on iPod or computer: Lost, Desperate Housewives, Nightstalker, The Suite Life and some other Disney thang. $1.99 an episode.
The pricing is right. 2$ for commercial content.
But the idea is problematic if you believe in indie video. Apple will clearly do what they did with podcasting, and provide mostly Big Media content, with popular indie media mixed in. But where is the long tail of video? Where can I find the very specific stuff I'm interested in.
OK, that was a retoric question. Mefeedia is the best place to find long tail video.
Unfortunately the site is down right now, in the middle of a move to a dedicated server. I guess my timing was a bit off on this one.
(via Rodrigo)