Forbes’ tech wish list: video iPod

Many of us are psyched about the as-yet-unreleased
iPod phone. Others hanker for a
Bluetooth micro-iPod. Arik Hesseldahl of Forbes? He wants a video iPod.

Steve Jobs has already ix-nayed the idea, saying consumers aren't yet interested in portable video devices, and I agree it's a bit of a yawner to imagine watching Lord of the Rings on a 2" screen. But Hesseldahl has a unique twist on the idea that makes some sense to me: the video iPod could be used to output video to a TV quite easily. I like his 'iTunes-like' TV subscription idea also, even though I'm not much of a TV viewer. TiVo is getting close to bringing me back to the fold, but a portable TiVo would be way cooler.

Still – 80GB just isn't big when it comes to video. It seems like it would take a lot of management and pruning to keep that video library fresh and useful. On the flip side, imagine doing
podcasting/podcatching for video and being able to subscribe to video and TV feeds via RSS. Could have something there...

What do you all think? Do you have a yen for a vPod? And – how much yen would you be willing to shell out for such a device?