PC Magazine's hands on review of the video iPod is finally done and it doesn't disappoint. Mike Kobrin, PC Mag's MP3 player guru, has been locked away in the Labs from the moment he got his hands on the unit. Now that he is done, he can show it around the office.  And it is lovely.  Nice video, but the sound is better too. His full review has all the details. Put simply, it is still the best MP3 player on the market and now it plays videos.  Although it sounds like you will need to shell out $30 for QuickTime 7 Pro if you want to load your own videos.

By any measure, it is a rave review. I asked Mike about the critics who have started to lash out against the non-stop Apple buzz machine, like Shafer and Dvorak, but Kobrin doesn't care about that stuff. He said something like "I actually tested it. I tested all of the competition. I don't care what anyone else says."

The Labs guys are kinda intense.