The ScooterBlog

My poor friend Adam … he’s such a fan of Lost, and while this won’t stop him from downloading it and placing it on his PSP, the only way he’s going to legally get Lost now, is on the device I love and that he despises … an iPod!

Actually, I’m impressed with what Steve Jobs did today with the iPod line. He made consise differences between the models, but he didn’t mess with what makes the iPod so cool and so easy to use. Here’s my thoughts.

* Yes, the iPod does video now, but the thing is, this is now integrally part of the big iPod systems. They did not change a good thing, just to add video. If you just wanted the iPod for music, you buy the big one and now you get a 30 gig model for the old 20 gig price, no worries, you can use it for music and really have the same experience you would have had anyways. I think it’s extremely smart of Steve Jobs to not have a whole new design, stick with what works.

* This also puts the nano in its own market even moreso by itself. If you want music only, this means Apple will be pushing you towards the smaller and more sleek nano, but if you want video or lots more space, the old iPod design is still there. Differentiating the markets I think will help both models sell better.

Is it perfect? No. I don’t know if this will replace my PSP for movie watching (then again, I’ve barely had time to use THAT for movies!), but I will definitely give it a look.