Fun new Apple products, but not what most expected.
1 03 2006I’m very sorry this post is a day late. I have been very busy lately packing and such and haven’t had much time to be on the computer in the past day.
Anyways, at the Apple event I mentioned in my previous post, Apple has released a few new products for us, although not quite what we expected: a new $99 leather iPod case, the iPod HiFi (very nice speaker for the ipod, more on that later), and the Intel Mac Mini, which was somewhat dissapointing.
First off, the Intel Mac Mini is a very nice addition to the Intel mac family. It is supposed to be an all in one Media Center for your entertainment center, yet it doesn’t even include a cable tv tuner. I intended to get one of these if they were released, but no cable tv tuner? C’mon, Apple! Anyways, it comes with the standard RF Remote (same as the iMac) and includes the FrontRow software.
The iPod Hi-Fi is a new speaker (yes, speakers) for the iPod that is supposed to “redefine” the home stereo system. It It seems very, very powerful, too. Hey, for $359 USD, it better be! Oh — and although it appears as one speaker, their are actually many speakers inside the box.
Along with all of this new stuff is a new leather case for the iPod. It is somehow compatible with both the iPod video and the iPod nano. Both models are priced at $99 and seem to be more protective than the included iPod case.
Overall, Steve Job’s put on a great show. But, I still believe it was somewhat dissapointing. Although I had no intent to purchase one, I wanted to see the 13″ iBook with iSight and Intel. I also wanted an Intel iMac with a cable tv tuner, but I guess we can’t always get what we want.
Also, on a side note, I will be gone Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and possibly monday as I am going to Phoenix, AZ for my aunts wedding. Their is a 99% chance their wont be any posts during that time, unless I have some free time, which it sounds like I wont. I will have internet available though, with my new iBook and the trusty ol’ CAT5.
Jesse
Again, thank you to Jake Jarvis for the images in this post.
You can select different sizes on the order page.
And just to see the speakers themselves…
Thanks to Engadget.
Err, why did that strip out my image?
Here it is: http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/02/IMG_1959.jpg
Err, what does a Vista forum have anything to do with an Apple announcement?
WVF has nothing to do with that image and you know it, William. You didn’t make that image, you didn’t host it, you didn’t do anything. You linked to it from WVF.
Fine. Whatever.