Today Steve Jobs did his usual show and tell at MacWorld.
The news – a Mac for less than $500 (without keyboard or monitor). I am not sure this is a machine for schools (price with add-ons would still be more than eMac). I suppose the stategy of selling stripped down machines works on the Windows side so Apple decided to try the same. See Washington Post description.
Apple explains logic behind Mac mini.
As I think more about this product, it would make a great personal server. You could use the default Apache server, set it up using any old monitor and keyboard, and turn it lose for under $500.
Some of the standard software has received some very interesting features.
1) iChat AV allows four people in a video chat. This should allow some interesting opportunities for educators.
2) iPhoto has some useful extensions including image editing.
3) iWork is a new product that is a follow-up to Appleworks. The “Pages” component is an interesting document creation tool.
