Apple TV and iPhone

As you I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Apple revealed the much sought after, almost mythical Apple iPhone today as well as releasing the Apple TV (formerly iTV) all thanks to the much hyped MacWorld Keynote speech, if not, what rock have you been under?

Apple TV

This looks like a standalone Front Row machine that streams (or stores on a 40gb hard drive) video and music from iTunes and photos from your desktop, but Apple claim it can output 1080i and 720p, so does this mean Apple are going to offer HD content via iTunes. Which begs the question, how much will that cost as regular movies are around $10 and they take a good few hours to download at 640×480 (or 640×266 if it’s a widescreen movie), how long will a 1080i and 720p movie or TV show take, sounds like an overnight shot.

And seeing as it’s priced at $299, it’s competing with every other home entertainment device, I’d love to see one in action though…

Apple iPhone

This is what everyone was waiting on, and with the near hour long build it was reaching fever pitch, a touchscreen iPod, built in phone, OSX, 2mb camera, the whole 9 yards. Everything for everybody, all that and then some… Then came the price and capacity:

4gb for $499
8gb for $599
Shipping in June

God damn, I was hoping for something close enough to my current iPod capacity, but 8gb for 600 bucks? That’s like PS3 levels of pricing and as long as my iPod still works and my phone can make and receive calls, I’ll politely decline thankyouverymuchly…

Though I’m sure some people will buy it regardless, not me. Not until the price drops and the capacity rises. I’ll probably buy a touchscreen iPod when they come out though, if they come out, but not the iPhone.