Video iPod in production by December?

Posted by T3 Online on Wed 16 Aug 2006

New hard disks point towards a 120-gig video iPod early next year.

It's been widely expected for over a year, but it finally it looks like Apple's gearing up to build the first true video iPod.

The latest clues to Cupertino's plans come courtesy of Seagate, which reckons it'll start shipping 120-gig drives in the 1.8-inch format used by iPods towards the end of the year.

According to a statement by the disk maker, the new drives will be a "nice little driver" for the company - something of an understatement if they end up in Apple's new 'Pod.

Seagate's statement has more fuel for the fanboy fire though, as it hints there are already customers lined up for the drives.

"We feel a whole lot better about things than Wall Street does right now," they conclude, hinting that some big orders are already on the cards.

A 120-gig drive would be perfect for a true video iPod, cramming around 175 films into its innards, aside from your music and photo collections.

What's more, reports across the web point to slightly increased resolutions for video content from the iTunes Music Store. Are Apple already gearing up for a big-screen iPod? Unfortunately, it looks like we'll have to wait for next year to find out.