Apple Computer Inc. introduced an iPod capable of playing videos on Wednesday, evolving the portable music player of choice into a multimedia platform for everything from TV shows to music videos.

Videos will now be sold online alongside songs on Apples iTunes store.

Another step forward with technology…now almost everything you could want is portable, I wonder whats next….

Citing a groundbreaking deal with ABC Television Group, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said video offerings via iTunes will include episodes for $1.99 each of the hit shows Desperate Housewives and Lost, which will be available the day after they air on television.

The purchased video can be watched on a computer or taken on the road for viewing on the new iPods 2.5-inch color screen.

The much-anticipated new iPods, available starting next week, will replace Apples current 20-gigabyte and 60-gigabyte models.

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