Apple refreshes iPods, shrinks AppleTV into streaming terminal

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The buzz and buildup leading to yesterday's Apple event was apparently justified. Announcements on the continuing iOS strategy, iPad software updates and the usual sales figures were quickly obscured by a series of big announcements in the personal media player space.

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Apple to live stream launch event today

Apple's September 1 announcement/event is a few hours away and the reveal will be streamed live for Mac users at Apple.com. Apple is expected to unveil new iPod music players, possibly an updated AppleTV and an OS update to the iPad but there may be a few more surprises. Apple launch events are not traditionally streamed live but video is posted at a later date so we're wondering what makes this announcement different. 

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Breaking News: Google TV introduced at I/O Developer Conference

Google announced its Google TV initiative which integrates Android, Chrome, cloud computing and high definition TV into a singular experience.

Features will include a search box and the ability to personalize content. The demo operated by a wireless computer keyboard takes the user across the TV and Web. Powered by Android OS 2.1, Google TV is apparently an experiment in convergence. During the demo, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt brought in the CEOs of its partner companies in the Google TV project.

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