The Apple blogosphere hills are alive with the sound of rumors!
So, it’s pretty clear that Apple’s iPod and iPhone product line is locked down for the holiday season following last month’s “Beat Goes On” event, right? Right. What’s that leave for new product updates? Why, the glory of the Mac, of course.
The always-enthusiastic, rarely-on-the-money Mac OS Rumors claims that a bevy of big product announcements are coming from Apple “between now and mid-December.”
These include the MacBook Nano (another spin on the long-rumored MacBook Thin) and a rather oddly muddle rumor about both an AppleTV product line featuring optical disc drives (presumably HD-DVD or BluRay) and also a new, even smaller Mac mini replacement called the Mac nano. Now, I have to say, that sounds like exactly the same rumor to me, unless Apple really wants to position the AppleTV as a DVD-player replacement instead of a new device. Personally, I’d rather see them just install some DVR software. But really, would Apple introduce a new AppleTV with a disc slot and lower the profile of the Mac mini? They would look exactly the same.
What are you expecting for Christmas from Apple this year?
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Pete Mortensen is a design strategist for consulting firm Jump Associates and the co-author of Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy, a book and blog that are significantly more interesting than you might initially think. Pete’s particular Apple avocations are both around design–interface and industrial. Follow him on Twitter!
6 responses to “Rumor: AppleTV Update, Mac Nano Coming Soon”
Well, this is sounding VERY promising. I would buy a small MacBook / MBP in a heartbeat and would love Apple to embrace Blu Ray. I have a Xbox 360 HD DVD player so would like a Blu Ray as well – great for films but also for storage.
Sounds like exactly the product I’ve been waiting for!
HD/Blue Ray DVD (Can get rid of my existing DVD player)
iTunes (TV/Audio)
iChat AV on BIG screen!
Now, if I can just have a build in Sky HD decoder / DVR then I’ll be down to one box.
I just want Apple to start selling some HD content.. WTF Apple..