Apple appears to have successfully squashed any opportunity for most of the Mac media to rebroadcast their media event.
Here's what we've gotten so far however from various sources.
- iMac: faster, larger disk, built in iSight. Includes FrontRow (app) - iPod: 30GB/60GB with Video - realtime decoding of MPEG4 and H.264. 260,000 colors. Video out. - FrontRow and PhotoBooth Apps. - 30GB iPod: $299 - 31% thinner than current 20GB; - 60GB iPod: $399. - New iPods avail next week. Comes with case - iMac: $1299 for 17" model with 1.5GHz, $1799 for 20" model with 2.1GHz - iTunes 6 to be released - Front Row - comes with new iMacs. Lets you enjoy video/music/pictures from sofa. Everything still displayed on iMac screen. iPod-like remote. 6 button remote. - Photobooth - appears to be slide show application. - Music Videos. 2000 available to buy. $1.99 each. - Can "gift" music to other people. Peer reviews and recommendation service. - Videos have Digital Rights Management built in. Can play on up to 5 computers. - You will be able to buy TV shows from iTunes Music Store. $1.99 per episode. ABC on board (Desperate Housewives, Lost)
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