Video iPods, New iMac and iTunes 6
Apple Computer made some announcements today: Includes iTunes 6, Color Video iPods and G5 iMacs with some really cool included features.
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iTunes 6
(Watch streaming video - iTunes Music Store offers more than 2,000 music videos and select TV shows).For Macintosh users, you can get the new iTunes 6 by pulling down the apple menu in the left-hand corner of your menu bar and choosing "Software Update". Everyone can download iTunes 6 from that link. (iTunes 6 requires QuickTime 7.0.3 to play the streaming videos from the iTunes Music Store.)
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New iPods with color screens
, up to 20hrs of battery life and Video Playing capabilities. -
New iMac G5
- Includes 17″ or 20″ LCD monitor, the new PhotoBooth application and AirPort Extreme card. An iSight camera is built into every new iMac, so you can start a video chat (or join one) at a moment’s notice with nothing more to buy (that’s cool!!).
New iMac G5 Features at a Glance
- Enjoy music, movies, photos and DVDs with Front Row and the Apple Remote
- Snap pictures with Photo Booth and the built-in iSight camera
- Click, roll, squeeze and scroll with the included Mighty Mouse
- Hold a video chat with the built-in iSight camera
- Get the big picture with a widescreen flat-panel display
- Play fast with PCI-E ATI Radeon X600 Pro or XT graphics
- Burn DVDs or CDs with the 8x SuperDrive
- Banish clutter with built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking
- Go cable-free with Bluetooth for a wireless keyboard and mouse
- Capture video from DV camcorders or add external hard drives via two FireWire 400 ports
- Connect printers and peripherals with three USB 2.0 ports
- Mirror video to your TV, display or projector with mini-VGA(2)
- Connect to a Windows network
- Organize and share music, movies and photos with iLife ’05
- Enjoy Mac OS X Tiger, the world’s most advanced operating system
The cheapest source I’ve found for new Apple hardware (iPods or iMacs) is at MacMall. They toss in freebies and for non-california residents there’s no tax.
