Macworld January 2009

Macrumours posted an article about registrations for the 2009 Macworld event and rumours for the event. Among other things, a possible increase in iPhone capacity. From 16 to 32Gb will definitely be a nice jump, but at what cost?

Anyway, I don't really give a shit about that, the thing I care most about is the possibility of a new Mac Mini. Since the new MacBooks don't feature any Blu-ray drives, I doubt the Mac Mini will come with one, but it might serve as an otherwise very, very capable media server. The HDCP stuff on the new MacBooks is just plain annoying, but I'm not sure how this will effect a new Mac Mini which may, or may not, move away from the DVI interface used at present.

The Mac Mini was the first Mac I really got to get to grips with and another Mac Mini was my first Apple computer purchase. It's now over 2 years old but still in constant use at home.

I have looked at the possibility of getting something like an AppleTV, but being limited to being just a home theatre solution doesn't fill me with too much excitement. A Mac Mini would be preferable purely so that it could serve as web browser too. Yes, the PS3 and the Wii do this, but the Wii's display quality is piss poor and neither console is as intuitive as a mouse or keyboard.

I know there are mouse apps around and there's the possibility of there being keyboard apps which would allow me to control the Mac Mini with nothing other than my iPod Touch!

Admittedly, this isn't a purchase I am likely to make since I own a PS3 (which I need to get setup so that I can stream media from my various Macs too), but it's hooked up to the main TV in the house and is unlikely to be moved, especially not on a regular basis, because of it's huge size! Blu-rays aside, a Mac Mini could make a nice media player for my room where I intend to put a decent sized TV and possibly a new Sky box. Being far more portable would also mean that I could actually move it around the house as I need to.

MacBook, iPod Touch, Mac Mini, Sky(+HD??) and a comfortable bed might mean I find myself confined to my room more than ever before! :S