Apple iTV
As rumored, Apple made many announcements at today's event.
New iPods of all sizes and types (video, Nano, etc), a new iTunes and deals with Disney and Pixar (gee, what a surprise) to deliver movies via iTunes.
The first generation will be for downloading to video iPods (including a new 80GB model), but for 2007, the rumored wireless connectivity to a set top box (preliminarily named iTV) will be here.
This diagram shows how iTV will work. Basically, a high-speed download to your Mac or PC, then a wireless transmission to a flattened Mac mini, attached to your TV. Use the Mac Mini's little remote control and watch your movie. And, iTV works in HDTV, not just the 640x480 you use on the video iPod.
There was a lot more introduced, including video games like PacMan for the iPod, new search interfaces and more. For the full details take a look at Engadget, MacRumors and Gizmodo.
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