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A4 chip drives AppleTV, iPod Touch

The previous AppleTV was effectively a PC using an Intel PentiumM-class processor and two supporting chips, an Intel memory controller with embedded graphics and an I/O chip.

The three chips cost $60-65, took up 975mm2 of packaged area and 242mm2 of silicon area, according to Jeff Brown, vice president of business intelligence at UBM TechInsights, a division of United Business Media, the publisher of EE Times. By contrast the A4 replaces all three chips with one device that is estimated to cost Apple $15-20, takes up 196mm2 of packaged space and 53mm2 of silicon area.

iHome AirPlay wireless speaker system is revealed on company teaser site

The iHome AirPlay wireless speaker teaser site is up. iHome has unveiled a completely new design for a completely new category of Apple audio accessory.

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A teaser site is live, revealing the upcoming AirPlay speaker from iHome. Enter email address to get notified when more product information is posted.

New Insignia 450W 5.1-channel home theater with Rocketboost adds anchor to Best Buy’s wireless audio standard

There is now a centerpiece device for Best Buy’s Rocketboost wireless audio standard. This Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A is a pretty impressive home theater receiver with modern features such as:

AirPlay by Apple enables iHome, others, to bring wireless audio home

I’ve written about AirTunes in the past. Since late 2004, I’ve played with Apple’s wireless audio technology as a feature of iTunes and the Airport Express. I never tried it in concert…

Among the new products Forrester predicts Apple will create are wall-mountable digital picture frames with small high-definition screens and speakers that wirelessly play media, including photos, videos and music, stored on a computer elsewhere in the home.

Predicting the Apple Products of 2013 - WSJ.com

Prognostications of WSJ in May 2008. How quickly Apple moves! Only now, it’s just 2010, and it’s third-party partners building out the wireless speakers. That’s the power of an ecosystem.

iHome as featured AirPlay partner. More on this coming… product info to be announced later this month.

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iTunes 10 also features AirPlay wireless music playback to listen to your music on remote speakers using Apple’s AirPort Express® base station. In addition, AirPlay now works without AirPort Express, using speakers, receivers and stereo systems from companies including Bowers & Wilkins, JBL, Denon and iHome, so you can enjoy your entire iTunes music library wirelessly from any room in the house with no extra gear required.

Apple Introduces iTunes 10 With Ping

iTunes 10 with AirPlay hearts iHome and others in audio world.

Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event

Music of Antonio Carlos Jobin & Stan Getz (@ Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola) http://4sq.com/6PJ3Yy

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As Cheuk Woon Yee Sinne took the field for a match in the Women’s Baseball World Cup, at an army stadium in Venezuela’s capital, a stray bullet hit her in the leg. Her team promptly pulled out of the tournament.

THE chance of being shot in Caracas may be higher than just about anywhere else in the world, outside war zones. The government thinks the press is to blame. (via theeconomist)

It's 2010

I’m at Apple Inc. (1 Infinite Loop, at Mariani Ave, Cupertino). http://4sq.com/5FFZXT

I’m at Magnolia Pub and Brewery (1398 Haight St, at Masonic Ave, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/3aqvGX