Apple’s Announcement

Here is the latest from the frontlines of the “One more thing…” apple event going on today.

Front Row:
A Salling Clicker (remote control) replacement for the Mac, it’s a Bluetooth device, and apparently looks a lot like a shuffle.

New iMacs:
New, flatter iMac with built-in iSight and a larger drive, FrontRow, and will cost the same as the current 17-inch model.

The new iMac lineup prices are as follows: $1299 US for the 1.5GHz 17-incher, $1799 US for the 2.1GHz 20-incher.

New iPods (w/ video):
The new iPod, as speculated, features video capabilities and the wider display.

The device will feature a 2.5-inch display, QVGA resolution (320 x 240), and will MPEG-4 h.264, and possibly Quicktime.

The new iPod will be 30% thinner than the current 20GB iPod (making it 0.44-inches thick), and will feature a 60GB version (which should be thinner than the current 0.63-inch thick 20GB iPod).

Both verison are now available in black color.

The 20GB should go for $299, and the 60GB for $399. They’ll be shipping next week.

iTunes 6.0:
iTunes 6.0 will also feature video and the iTunes Music Store will feature Fairplay DRMed video downloads.

At launch over 2,000 music videos will be made available at a cost of $1.99 apiece. TV shows including - Lost, Desperate Housewives, Night Stalker and two Disney Channel shows. You can buy current episodes the day after they are broadcast on the air. Pixar movies will also be available for download at possibly the same price.

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