Apple & Microsoft To Unveil New Music/Video Products This Week

Apple is bringing reporters into its headquarters Tuesday for the unveiling of some "fun new products".  Online speculation has some kind of iPod boom-box other additions to the iPod line being unveiled.  Whatever Apple has up its sleeve, it is surely aimed at keeping them well ahead of the competition that is heating up around the creation of an "iPod killer" – or any device or service elegant enough to pry consumers away from the Apple cult which currently controls 80% of the market.

Amazon rumors continue to swirl around a combination of device and download service and now Microsoft is starting their own rumors around it’s Origami Project complete with a cryptic web site and a promised Thursday announcement.  The online rumor mill is pointing to some kind of audio/video device but thus far no details have leaked.  A new family of players called XM2go from various manufacturers offers iPod like features plus XM satellite service and the ability to bookmark songs for later download from Napster are just starting to hit the market.