Video Killed the Radio Star

And Apple's upping the body count in the multimedia arena by making a huge push into video. Not only did they announce the much-anticipated video iPod today, but they backed it up with a new version of iTunes to provide content ($1.99 for ad-free episodes of shows, like Lost), plus a media-friendly iMac with built-in video camera and bundled remote control for videos, DVDs, and music. This is a strong push by Apple to pull iPod users to Mac computers, far more coordinated and focused than their initial step with the Mac Mini. Let's see how well it works.