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New Products from Apple

Apple has certainly been bringing their fans the latest and greatest products over the past few years. From the Apple iPod, which took the world by storm, to the beautiful and compact iBook, there is no holding back for this mega business. Recently, the company released a few more new products that are sure to impress you and come in rather useful. Apple`s CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a few of what he called "medium-scale" announcements at an event here at Apple`s headquarters.

On the Macintosh side Apple added to its Intel-powered lineup with a Mac mini based on Intel`s Core Solo processor and also a version based on Intel`s dual-core Core Duo. Jobs said both systems are faster than the earlier Mac minis based on the PowerPC G4, 2.5 times faster for the Core Solo unit and five times faster for the Core Duo-based Mac mini, according to industry Spec benchmarks he referenced. Jobs noted that with the latest Mac minis, Apple has now moved 50 percent of its product to Intel processors since January. Apple intends to move all of its desktop and portable systems to Intel processors by the end of this year.

For iPod fans, Apple introduced the iPod Hi-Fi, a "home stereo quality" speaker system for the iPod. "It`s home stereo reinvented for the iPod age," said Jobs, who is a self-described audiophile. The iPod Hi-Fi includes a universal dock for connecting any of the iPods shipped to date. The dock is built into the top of the iPod Hi-Fi, a rectangular unit, which is slightly bigger than a toaster. The iPod Hi-Fi has an integrated power supply so there is no separate brick hanging off the power cord. The iPod Hi-Fi, available now, is priced at $349 and can run on six D batteries.