As I mused in my guess on Apple’s next “showtime”, Apple did announce today an upgrade to iTunes, some new iPods (including a new iPod, iPod shuffle and iPod nano) as well as a device to stream television programming to the TV with Apple’s “iTV”…
“… customers can purchase and download [programs] to watch on their computers and iPods, and soon on their flat screen televisions with Apple’s upcoming iTV* player. Movies will become available on the iTunes Store.”
“* – the project’s internal code name and will not be the final product name.”
I was really hoping that we would see something more breakthru, perhaps a new subscription service for TV shows (a la Rhapsody) delivered to your TV via a new Apple device. No new iMacs or Mac minis with TV tuners, no improvements to Front Row.
I’m looking forward to a new family of appealling, media-savvy Windows Vista Media Center based devices over today’s Windows Media Center 2005 (which I like and use), supporting the Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender.
With a nod to the new iPods… My son — he’s 8 — announced last week during a visit to CompUSA that he’s now saving up his money for a new Zune device. This from a boy who was all geared up to buy a Nintendo DS or a Creative Zen media player…
Tags: dvr, pvr, media center, Windows Media Center, Apple, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Zune, Rhapsody.
2 replies on “AppleTV… er, iTV coming soon: new Apple Announcements”
It’s basically $299 for an iTunes video extender.
When you could buy an Xbox 360 for the same price that does just that… and plays games and DVD’s.
[)amien
I agree, Damien – the consumer value proposition for an Xbox as a Media Center Extender is quite good coupled with the Media Center.