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Steve Jobs
CEO Steve Jobs turned 51 on Feb. 24. While the mercurial man behind the Macintosh may have received gifts last week, he's apparently poised to give the Apple faithful a few this Tuesday. Will the "fun new products" that Apple has promised to unveil at a Feb. 28 media event be more of the same, or will it be the next step in Apple's transformation from niche computer maker to mainstream home-entertainment company?
Intelligence obtained by the Net's intrepid Apple spies suggests that the company has been tinkering with a supercharged video iPod. Last October, Apple unveiled a video-capable iPod, with a square color screen was perfect for playing the TV episodes and music videos that Apple promptly began selling via its iTunes Music Store. But the new device supposedly uses the entire front of the iPod as a touch-sensitive screen. If the reports are true, the larger, rectangular display would be ideal for playing widescreen movies -- which represent the next logical step in Apple's digital-content sales.
An iTunes Movie Store would also fit nicely with Apple's other rumored gizmo, a pumped-up version of its tiny, low-cost Mac mini computer. Many Mac enthusiasts have already plugged their current-model minis into their TVs and stereos, using the $500-$600 device as a media server for music, movies, and TV shows. But the new model supposedly goes one step further, by bundling in the ability to record TV shows. (Third-party devices to turn Macs into digital video recorders have been on the market for a few years.)
Fucker - couldn't have done this before Christmas?
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