m2cw – my 2 cents worth

i’m trying to predict the future again… (here is the note to my first, very successful, attempt) 😉

at this first attempt i already predicted that apple would sell movies through itunes. well, i was wrong for a little over 12 months because it is already almost a given that steve jobs is going to reveal movie downloads on the special event this tuesday, sept. 12, dubbed “it’s showtime”. rumour has it that it’s only movies from disney. for some reason i just can’t believe that. so my prediction: movies from at least 2 (if not 3) major studios.

now for prediction number 2: here i’m putting one and one together. first: you need an easy way and relaxing way to enjoy those movies. you can surely watch them on your ipod and your tv using your ipod BUT first of all not everyone has an ipod and secondly ever since the introduction of “front row” in january this year, apple has started to make the living room experience much better. now the rumor is that there will be a video enabled airport express. i think that this is right on the money.

why? because elgato doesn’t sell it’s eyehome any more. i found out today that elgato does not list it’s eyehome on their homepage anymore (only on the support pages). eyehome, for those who don’t know, was a product to “stream” videos (but also music and photos and webpages) to your tv (either via wifi or wired). i used to have an eyehome but just a couple of weeks ago it stopped working (don’t know why).

now why is elgato a good proxy? because they have been very good in updating their products and eyehome was nowhere near perfect and they haven’t changed it in a while and now they even delisted it. so i think: they know that apple is coming out with a product similar to the eyehome. so they concentrated on producing tv recording products (which they did in breath-taking speed) and let the eyehome slip without a lot of noice.

just my two cents…

as for a new ipod: i’m not convinced it will happen. yes, bigger hard drive etc. but feature-wise, nothing new. this will all come further down the line with the iphone…

mind you: i have no relation with apple (as much as i would like to) and these predictions are mere brain farts and withful thinking… 😉