Macworld 2005: Meet Mini Mac, do the iPod Shuffle

By Staff writers, CNET News.com on 12 January 2005

Tags: 2005 | apple | ipod | mac | macworld | mini | shuffle | 799 | itune | music store

Macworld 2005 While Apple opens the Mac community's annual gathering in San Francisco by pulling the wraps off a sub-AU$800 PC and a flash-based iPod there is still no mention of an Australian iTunes music store.


Apple Mac Mini
Leave it to Apple to make the small-form-factor PC even smaller. This AU$799 desktop-ish computer is 16.5cm on each side and 5cm tall. But is it as inexpensive as it seems?
 
Apple iPod Shuffle
Supercompetitive pricing, built-in USB, and simple controls make the iPod Shuffle a suitable companion to the iPod.
 
Apple iWork
Apple's new iWork software is less than a suite, more than an application, but it may become something greatly useful.
News
Apple debuts new, low-priced iPod
As widely expected, Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced a new version of its popular music player. Dubbed the iPod Shuffle, it comes in two sizes, priced at just AU$149 and AU$229, and capable of holding about 120 and 240 songs, respectively.
 
Australian iTunes overshadows briefing
Despite fevered speculation Apple Australia was planning to announce today the launch of an iTunes music store in this country -- with some pundits claiming a statement was being prepared to coincide with the MacWorld conference in the US -- nothing eventuated.
 
Apple details Mini release
Apple Computer confirmed the upcoming release of a AU$799 computer aimed at increasing its audience beyond the Mac faithful.
 










































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