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Apple Computer unleashes a torrent of new music, movie, and TV products

Apple released some neat products and services yesterday. Disney movies can be purchased/downloaded for about ten bucks from iTunes now. A new version of iTunes, iTunes 7 was released yesterday. There are a few new iPod products. * shuffle now starts at just $79 and is smaller than a book of matches * nano holds up to 8GB now, has 24 hours of play per charge, and is thinner * regular iPod has a brighter display The big news for TV waters is what Apple is bringing to the living room next year. Apple's upcoming iTV will sell for $299, and will let you watch the movies you buy in iTunes on your TV. Presumably, other things too. Jobs said it will use some form of 802.11 wireless networking standard. Speculation is that it will use the emerging 802.11i standard. It has a data rate of 200 mbps instead of 54 mbps that is the limit with the current standard, 802.11g. Apple has not specified which they are using yet. But apparently they did mention it will support HDTV. That requires a really high data rate. Apple is changing the world of entertainment. It is smaller, more convenient, easer to carry with you or enjoy wirelessly throughout your house/environs.