The Live broadcast cut out and went back to people arriving at the event just as Steve was starting his recap.

Apple TV at $99 sounds nice at first, but I suspect it's about $60 too expensive if it's missing what I think it's missing...

Namely 1080p playback and the ability to play back all codec and wrapper formats.

I think $4.99 for a 24 hour movie rental is way too expensive as well, but I'm sure the device will still sell relatively well. IMO, renting should get you at LEAST 48 hours, preferably 36, regardless of price.

Being able to hand off playback from an iOS device is somewhat nice, but not as nice as being able to hand off in the other direction. Imagine - watching something on the TV and going to the can/bed while continuing to watch on your iPad.

Specs are up on Apple.com. A4 chip powered. 720p max. No DTS sound at all, no AC3 decoding capabilities, H.264 only, using only mp4, m4v and mov container formats. I only rip to MKV (H.264) and direct MPEG2 ISO files.

Sorry, I would't use this thing if I could get the box for free.