With the Video iPod being on the market for quite a while now, the rumor mill over the 6th generation iPod are already in full effect. CNet has compiled a few of the following "biggest" rumors that we might see in the next gen device:
1 - iTunes subscription service --> This would basically be a "rental" service where customers can, I suppose, download movies (and possibly music) on a purely rental basis. The file will most likely have some type of built in code that allows it to only last 10 days or something like that. Decent idea but somewhat of a pain if you dont have broadband. And even if you do have it, the time to download a full DVD movie may turn some folks off (like me).
2 - Widescreen Vid iPod --> THIS would be cool. The screen on the current gen iPod is beautiful but as those lovable Texans proclaim: Bigger is BETTER!
3 - Wi-Fi enabled Vid iPod --> This would also be an awesome feature. Of course it would take about a month (or most likely less with the amount of hacker types running around) to figure out how to enable full web browsing which is what I'd want. Based upon the rumors, it appears that this wi-fi feature would simply be for browsing the iTunes library and downloading songs wherever and whenever you want.
4 - 100GB iPod --> Not much to say about this except duhhh. As storage space becomes more advanced (more capacity in a smaller unit), its only logical that Apple will grab a hold of it. Toshiba has recently announced its release of a 16GB flash memory chip (yeah 16GB!) which is supposedly slated for inclusion into the next/newest iPod nano.
There are a few other items including access to movie downloads in the UK and flash enabled interfaces but those are a little less exciting IMO.
For additional info, check out the full article at Cnet.com
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