Word of the new movie-playing iPod leaked out early yesterday prior to Jobs’ presentation. “ITunes is selling over one millon videos a week, and we hope to match this with movies in less than a year,” Jobs said. Last October, iTunes started selling downloads of television programs – a niche that’s grown fast. “Here we go again! First music, then TV shows and now movies,” Jobs said yesterday. An 80GB version is $349.ĭisney – whose largest shareholder is Apple CEO Steve Jobs – is providing films from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Miramax and Touchstone.
The 30-gigabyte model is priced at $249 – $50 cheaper than last year’s 30GB model. The giant tech company’s selling movies you can download from its iTunes Store – the same day they’re released on DVD, but cheaper.Īnd it’s introducing a new iPod with a brighter screen and longer battery life, so you can watch the full-length films without needing to recharge. NOW PLAYING AT an iPod near you: “Pirates of the Caribbean” and more than 75 other Disney movies.Īpple’s going into the motion-picture business – its latest move to make the popular iPod music player into a gadget that does it all.
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