Video Bytes From The Web by Jim Edwards
** Handheld Video ** Apple Computers recently announced the addition of a small video screen to its new iPod, the perennial favorite portable MP3 music player. Apple's announcement comes as no surprise to many "expert" market watchers, but their stock did go up about 10% within days of the... The iPod plays not only Apple's proprietary QuickTime video format, but the newer Mpeg 4 video format which offers a much higher compression rate (and smaller video file sizes) than previous formats. ... ** Google Video Maturing ** Several months ago I reported that Google launched a video service...

All New iPods by Daniel Dwase
The iPod While the company failed to launch the rumoured touch screen iPod, wireless-capable iPod or iPod phone, it did produce significant updates to its market-leading media player. The new iPods offer larger capacities (30GB, £189; 80GB, £259), 60 per cent brighter screens (which can be set... Optional accessories include: Universal Dock (£25), iPod AV cable (£15), iPod Camera Connector (£19) and a new and small iPod USB power adaptor (£19). ... A new range of accessories for the iPod nano include lanyard headphones (£25), an armband (£19), iPod nano Dock (£19), and an iPod USB power...

iPod: Adventures in Entertainment by Christine Peppler
There are still millions of people who don't yet own an iPod and there are many who have never experienced the phenomena known as iPod who will debate the purchase of one for somebody they love. For the uninitiated, it often seems that there is a lot of excitement over something that at first... iPod can now store up to 25,000 photos and 150 hours of video. ... In the home, iPod can even eliminate all of the old stereo components when used with the iPod Hi-Fi. ... Will iPod eventually offer Nintendo Games, videoconferencing, the ability to download entire movies, or access to satellite radio?

How To Watch Movies On Your Pocket PC And Other Handheld Secrets by John Deprice
Handhelds, like PocketPC and Palm are incredible pieces of hardware. With appropriate software you can turn them into TVs, DVD players and much more. Curious? Read On. PocketDVDStudio (PQDVD) With PocketDVDStudio you can watch DVD movies on a wide variety of mobile devices, like Pocket PC,... iPodSync (ICC) With iPodSync, you can view your Outlook Contacts, Calendars, Tasks and Notes on your iPod. ... The software can compress any DVD movie less than 3 hours long into a 128MB/256MB or larger memory card.

Computer Entertainment - 1.1 Billion Internet Users -Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Investment by Steven Gwillim
Did you know that... there is an estimated 1.1 billion internet users worldwide today. That is 200% more than what there was in 2000. And that the population of the world has only risen 2.5% from 6.06 billion to 6.5 billion people since 2000. And with such a large percentage of people spending... Like numerous; MP3, Music, Movies, TV Shows, Road Maps, Software, Antivirus, Music Videos, Video Clips, I mean any possible thing you can think of. ... Or how some people say Best Entertainment Download center.

The 24 Hour iPod Battery by Dan Hagopian
The 24 hour iPod Battery: Fact or Fiction? It would be great if our iPods could play non-stop for 24 hours but is it really possible that such a battery exists? How does consumer usage effect the iPod battery life and can such a tiny design space truly accommodate the capacity specifications... Again in In a iLounge test they found that the new iPod Video played music for 19 hours, 50 minutes, but exceeded Apple’s photo and video claims, playing a music photo slideshow for 4 hours, 47 minutes, iPod-screen video for 3 hours, 23 minutes, and on-TV video for a hefty 5 hours and 24 minutes.

Microsoft Loses Patent Lawsuit by Jim Edwards
One of the top news stories this week that got virtually no popular press involves the judgment against Microsoft by a small company with a big software patent. University of California and Eolas Technologies, Inc. hold a patent which Microsoft, according to several judges, violated with its... ** Hollywood Goes Online ** Six major movie studios recently announced their intentions to start selling new-release movies via Internet download from the site MovieLink.com. ... Do you really think that companies like Macromedia (makers of Flash) and sites like Google Video will let a few changes...

What Can You Do With A Mac Mini? by Jeff Heaton
If you have not seen the newest addition to the Macintosh line, it is worth taking a look. It is a very small computer that is only 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. The Mac Mini is about the size of one of those internal CD-ROM drives you install into a PC. By far one of the smallest computers you can buy. ... Just drag clips from your video together and make a complete movie. ... The video editing software makes it very easy to remove such footage from your movie. ... If you have a video camera you can use iPhoto to download and organize your digital photos.

PSP Game Downloads Hot Tips by Davion Wong
PSP game downloads have swept across the PlayStation community like a storm in the past couple of years. Sony Playstation portable units have been faithful companions to so many kids and teenagers of today. In terms of popularity, it is almost synonymous to games, just like music is to iPod. ... But before you start to download games for your PSP unit, there are some things you need to know about playing those PSP game downloads. ... This is the core operating system of the PSP that gives your PSP the ability to play games, video and audio.

The Future "Mobile Me" iPod from Apple and Intel by John Thomas
I was reading an article today and my light bulb finally went on - Blam! I really got how cool the Apple and Intel deal is… I spend a fair amount of my time working with startups and I am convinced that 95% of innovation occurs in small companies. Only a small percentage of these fledgling... With the next-gen iPod, you will be able to move away from the download model and subscribe to real time media and entertainment. ... Video Player: good start, needs more pixels Player Content: iTunes is well done, just needs a subscription plan Cell Phone: weak start, Apple not committed yet,...