Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Post macworld post: Apple TV

So now the presses are rolling about iPhone, which looks like a great device (OK... not video tracking, but, hey... note there is Wifi and a slot for SIM cards, which means the phone will work on any GSM or Wifi network, worldwide... my question is: When will Skype be available on the device?... then... I can just buy it and not sign up for Cingular or anyone else... if Cingular has 58 million users and Apple hopes to sell 10 million iPhones in 2007, then they have to have other options, no?... of course, others see this too)

Now, about the Apple TV. There will be a lot of speculation about it as a DVD replacement. But, publishers might be the ones to push it forward. They have now moved online, and video is a big reason why (The journal of record for the New England Journal of Medicine is now the website, and the Wall Street Journal is now an online service with a paper attached). These publishers have no need to produce DVDs, but they could create compelling materials for distribution through devices like Apple TV. Cool!

Stay Tuned.

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