Apple TV & iPhone

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Apple released two hotly anticipated products at Macworld yesterday, the iPhone and it's Apple TV device.

The iPhone looks like a killer device, mixing a complete iPod, telephone, and handheld computer ala a Blackberry, but with the added twist of a sophisticated new touch screen technology that handles multiple changes button configurations depending on the function you're using. If you're in phone mode, you see a standard phone key pad. If you're text messaging or emailing, you get a full qwerty key pad. Or they completely disappear when watching movies on the unit's 3.5" widescreen display. It also runs Mac OS X, making a solid platform for all kinds of computing tasks.

The Apple TV is media server device that bridges your tv and your home wireless network. Connect it to your TV and Home Theater system and you can play music, movies and photos from all the computers on your network. It supports a 720p Output via component or HDMI output. It also features analog and optical audio outputs, a usb port and 40gb hard drive for downloading content directly from the iTunes store.