Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Apple TV and Samsung?s Galaxy Tab

This week?s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is heavy on fruits. High on vitamin A, Dylan Tweney gushes over the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid, while yours truly dishes out this week?s announcements of brand new Apple gear.
Apple?s iPod family all scored major upgrades. The iPod Nano has become a puny touchscreen badge with a built-in clip that should be ideal for athletes, and the iPod Touch is now up to par with the iPhone 4. The iPod Shuffle was refreshed as well ? also a badge-like clippable form factor, but with the traditional click wheel rather than a touchscreen.
Apple also announced a brand new Apple TV that?s about a quarter of the size of its predecessor. It streams movie and television rentals, but it faces one major limitation: �only two television networks (Fox and ABC) are on board to offer programs for the device. For now, it?s not an adequate replacement for cable TV.
However, in a future software update, iOS devices will be able to wirelessly stream their iTunes videos and music onto the Apple TV by using a feature called ?AirPlay.? We ponder on the potential for Apple to reshape the TV industry if the company eventually allows you to beam content from third-party iOS apps (such as Hulu) onto the Apple TV. It?s wishful thinking, but not an impossibility.
Finally, Samsung has officially launched a tablet to compete with Apple?s iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch touchscreen tablet powered by Android OS 2.2, meaning it supports Adobe Flash. We share our impressions of the device after some hands-on testing.
Oh, and those pluots? They come from Frog Hollow Farm, and they really are delicious.
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