I keep up on all the news through podcasts. I love seeing Left Tv and the Onion News Network full screen.

I am glad Apple is now renting videos. While I’ll certainly keep up my NetFlix subscription, ITunes is the way to go for HD movies.

One of my pleasant surprises has been ITunes short films. They are short, under 20 minutes, and $2 a pop. If I’m a big fan of Jon Stewart, its 2$ a show or $10 a season.

I think its a much better model for purchasing entertainment than lets say $100 a month for something you just end up channel surfing. They say once you go Apple TV, you never go back.

They say if you go Apple Tv, you’ll never go back.

I don’t know if the market segment that can be filled by the MBA but not the MB is that large (certainly, the MB is a great bargain at its price point, and has everything the MBA does except the “Jean-Luc Picard’s notepad” style). Presumably Apple has done the market research to know that there is a demand for an ultraportable, and the MBA appears to be a great option for those folks. The technology curve for solid-state storage should help reduce prices there over the next few revisions, too.

I would bet against Apple TV, though. Movie rentals cost more than Netflix or similar options, and the terms are more restrictive. Youtube doesn’t strike me as something in need of a high-definition display. Most people will still want satellite/cable for viewing regular TV — news, sports, etc. won’t work with an iTunes/PPV format nearly as well as prerecorded shows. And so forth.

Plus, I’m probably inured somewhat to the hype about industry tipping points and merging the PC with your living room. That hype has been going strong for at least a decade now.

Maybe I’m being too cavalier about generalizing from my POV to the public’s at large, but while there’s definitely a niche here, it doesn’t seem all that prosperous or revolutionary.