Amid all the excitement over Apple CEO Steve Jobs' announcement of a new Mac mini and the iPod Hi-Fi, many missed one bit of news about Apple's transition to Intel processors.
Apple does buzz like no one else. News of an Apple special event brings forth the excited Mac faithful and near-continual posts from websites and blogs. Rampant speculation focused on many potential products, with a possible new video iPod with a larger screen getting lots of attention.
The steak failed to match the sizzle, to coin a phrase. Jobs announced a new Mac mini, featuring Intel's Core Duo processor. He followed that up with the iPod Hi-Fi, a speaker system for the iPod that makes the same sort of room-filling sound claims that people see from Bose every Sunday along with coupons for Bisquick.
Mmm, pancakes.
Lost in the hype and subsequent disappointment expressed by those covering the event was a statement from an Apple executive included in a press release. He noted how quickly Apple has shifted half of its product line away from the PowerPC platform:
Apple starts pricing for the Mac mini at $599, while the iPod Hi-Fi lists for $349. One humorous comment about the Hi-Fi working with power from either a wall outlet or six D-cell batteries appeared on Valleywag from Six Apart's Anil Dash:
Anil Dash: D batteries?!
Anil Dash: what is this, 1986?
Anil Dash: i'll go tell radio raheim his ipod has arrived
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David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business.