New From Apple: Hi-Fi and Mac Mini With Intel

February 28, 2006

Just found out that Apple's two new products are�a new Mac mini with Intel inside and the iPod Hi-Fi, a combination speaker and amp designed to work off of an iPod.

Apple describes the Mac mini as a "digital lifestyle" device designed for handling music, photos, DVDs, video and TV. With an Intel Core Duo processor inside, the device is supposed to perform "up to four times faster than its predecessor." The Mac mini starts at $599. According to Philip Schiller, Apple VP for worldwide product marketing, quoted in�today's press release, "Apple has now moved 50 percent of its entire product line to Intel within 60 days -- a record transition."

The iPod Hi-Fi is an all-in-one stereo system with speakers and amplifier built into one enclosure with a dock for an iPod. The system is controlled by a remote and is powered from a wall socket or by six D-cell batteries. The unit starts at $349.