After checking to be sure our trusty old Sony KV-40XBR800 could handle the output of the new Apple TV (it does, though with conversion from 720p or 480p to 1080i), I went ahead and ordered a new Apple TV so I can play Rocketboom and Terra: The Nature of Our World HD videos on our big TV rather than my computer. I will also use my existing Mac (PC will work too) as a PVR and can play those captures back over Apple TV too.
The new iPhone looks stunning as a ultra-portable, pocket computer running OSX even if I am not really interested in a new mobile phone or MP3 player. I think the interface is slick and I have been longing for a full featured handheld computer since I retired the old Fujitsu Lifebook B132 I had in 1999 (Windows sucked, but having a subnotebook lighter than 3 pounds was cool). The new iPhone may or may not work as a phone, and I don’t really care: I am intrigued by the thought of OSX in only a few ounces, and with a touch screen. So I wonder what keyboards I will be able to plug in… the device supports Bluetooth, will Bluetooth wireless keyboards work? This could replace my old Palm Tungsten C and do much more besides. Apple says June for the little device, by then we should know more about it.
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