CEO Steve Jobs turned 51 on Feb. 24. While the mercurial man behind the Macintosh may have received gifts last week, he's apparently poised to give the Apple faithful a few this Tuesday. Will the "fun new products" that Apple has promised to unveil at a Feb. 28 media event be more of the same, or will it be the next step in Apple's transformation from niche computer maker to mainstream home-entertainment company?
It's always possible that Mac fans salivating for their latest hit of shiny goodness will be disappointed by a ho-hum release of new productivity software or something similarly boring. But buzz on the more reliable Apple rumor sites points toward two likely possibilities: a new iPod dedicated entirely to video, and/or an Intel-powered Mac mini with media center capabilities.
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