Isaiah's Tech

There's a new report that Apple will be unveiling a new product this year. We heard about it last year and the rumour is back again. Apple could be planning to release an HDTV of their very own sometime this year. Of course, this report is unconfirmed right now so you can definitely chalk it up as a rumour. I'm sure that if Apple does release a new TV they'll persuade you enough to get one. Don't wait around for it though, because it could launch next year if things don't work out.

[Apple Insider, Slash Gear]

The latest word on the street is that Apple will be holding their annual September event on the 7th and it'll, of course, be focused on media. This includes the predictable iPod refresh (new Touch, Nano) and could actually be the announcement / release of the next Apple TV, which may or may not include 99 cent rentals. This would be really interesting and would be the start of the next Google and Apple war since they're already competitors on so many different levels. You never know, maybe it'll also be the event where Apple will pull the big unveil on their MacBook Air update as well.

Update: iPodNN has just pointed out that Apple has officially announced that they'll be holding their event on September 1st which is on a Wednesday - different from their usual Tuesday-held events.

[Tech Radar]

Two exclusives in one day from Engadget and this one may spread around even more since it's about Apple. Okay, so we know that Apple and Google are rivals and they'll be meeting once again - this time in the TV market. Google will have their own Google TV and Apple will be revamping the Apple TV. We've heard about this for a while and thanks to new information we now know a bit more of what will be going on.

Engadget is reporting that Apple will be renaming Apple TV to iTV and it'll cost you $99 for the set top box. Apparently, inside you'll find specs similar to the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU and 16GB of internal storage) and will come with iTunes new streaming services along with the App Store which makes everything better. All of these specs have actually been rumoured since May so none of this should be surprising so far. Sadly, iTV won't be sporting 1080p (Full HD) playback, so you'll be stuck with 720p playback. Of course, the second iteration of iTV should have 1080p playback...

Update: According to Gizmodo, Apple has an event coming in mid-September which could be the iPod refresh and could also be where they announce iTV.

[Engadget]

Google TV was announced last week and Apple has just announced the new Apple TV. The next iteration of Apple TV will have the iPhone 4 OS along with Apple's own A4 CPU, 1080p HD video capabilities, and there'll be just 16GB of internal storage. The reason for this is because Apple is going to relying on cloud-based storage and it's all about streaming your videos. We don't know if there'll be access to the App Store right now, but there'll likely be support for it. Apparently, Apple will not be showing this off at the upcoming WWDC since that's all focused on the iPhone which is a let down. Back on track, the device itself is said to be like an iPhone without a screen, so it's quite small and will only have a power socket and a the video output. The best part about all of this news is that it'll be priced at just $99 - I wonder if Google TV can beat that price.

[Engadget]

I know you're not tired of the Apple rumours right now. Well, we just heard about the new Apple iTablet rumours. We're hearing about a possible iMac / Mac Mini / plastic MacBook refresh, so what else is there to talk about? Apparently what you see above is a mock-up of Apple's next remote for their Apple TV. Yes, even Apple TV is looking to get a refresh as well. Take this all with two grains of salt because this is a big rumour.

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