WASHINGTON — The new video iPod from Apple was created to let users download episodes of TV shows and concerts, but now the spotlight is on pornography.

Within 24 hours of its launch, pornography was available for iPods according to Phillip Swann, who follows the television and video industry on his TVPredictions.com Web site and newsletter.

“This, I think, opens some eyes to what material is actually available for these devices and what people, and particularly kids, perhaps are getting,” he said.

The concern is about children. IPods can go out of the range of supervision, which concerns Parry Aftab of WiredSafety.org.

“They’re designed to be used outside of direct supervision, outside of the family room, and I need to warn parents that, as much fun as these new technologies can be, they also pose some risks,” Aftab said. “And they need to be thoughtful about what they’re buying their kids and how to supervise them once they do.”

Parents also are concerned.

“Given temptations, teenagers will do anything that’s available to them, so I think we need to fix it,” said Kristin Ekanger.

The problem could also affect cell phones. Wireless companies don’t offer pornography, but if a phone has a Web browser, it can download pornography from the Internet.

The wireless industry recently decided to let parents to turn off Web browsing on phones while content filters for handsets are developed.

“But there’s a commitment on the carriers to make that happen, to provide not only control over the content they offer, but also to develop Internet filtering technologies to also offer parents so they can employ those technologies as well,” said John Walls, of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association.