Apple did it again

Posted by Pepijn Oomen Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:27:20 GMT

Not just one, but two great product announcements from Apple on this years MacWorld. The amazingly small, and cheap, Mac mini and the also highly affordable and tiny iPod shuffle. The iPod shuffle is available now and reportedly caused a stampede at the Apple store nearest the convention centre where MacWorld is held.

Technically the two products both are really nothing world shocking; it is well known (cheap) elements put together in a very cool looking package.

  • The Mac mini is a highly scaled down version of a PowerMac G4 and does not have room for a lot of extension, what you buy is what you get.
  • The iPod shuffle is basically just an ordinary flash MP3 player, connecting to the computer (wether it be Mac or PC) using USB, but packaged in a very Apple looking stick and controlled by the dial familiar from its bigger sisters.

But all in all, these look like very nice products and reasonably priced at that as well. Way to go, Steve!