Apple just launched a new mac, the Mac Mini. The new tiny member of the Mac family features a Slot-load Combo optical drive. Play DVDs, burn CDs. FireWire 400, ethernet, modem, USB 2.o, both DVI/VGA output. Height is twice the size of an iPod! You have to BYODKM (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, Mouse) meaning that Mac Mini will accept existing Apple keyboards and mouse as well as any other USB industry-standard peripherals.

Mac Mini costs will cost $499 and features 1.25GHz processor, 256MB RAM, 40GB Hard drive Faster processor (1.42GHz), more memory and a larger hard drive (80Go) are available for $599.

Mac Mini will ship on January 22, with panther and iLife 05 installed. Mac Mini can already be ordered on the AppleStore, currently offering shipping costs.

Jobs introduces iWork, successor to AppleWorks, which features :

- Keynote 2 : cinema-quality presentations, animated text, powerful animated builds, presenter display, self-running kiosks...

- Pages : THE new word processor with Apple designed templates, easy starting point, drag & drop rearrangement of templates, support AppleWorks and .pdf files. Pages was developed by the Keynote team.

iWork will be available on January 22 for $79.

Steve Jobs unveiled iLife 05, which features :

- iPhoto : features project folders and subfolders, a calendar view, supports MPEG-4 movies, supports RAW, editing tools for rotate/zoom, view/organize MPEG movies, more advanced slideshows, new way to make book.

- iMovie HD: edits HD video, Magic iMovie feature, MPEG-4 video, new transition & effects.

- iDVD : 15 new theme, "1 click DVD" function ti create DVD in one step without editind, support for all DVD formats (R, +R, -RW, +RW)

- GarageBand 2

Priced at $79, available on January 22.

During today's keynote, Apple updated Garageband to version 2. This new version adds multitrack recording up to 8 tracks, Real Time Score editor, pitch and timing features, ability to creates its own loops, and more...

GarageBand is part of iLife05, and available on January 22.

From Keynote, Steve Jobs unveils Final Cut HD video editing suite. It features LiveType for animated tiling and Sountrack for custom music. Seamlessly integrates with iMovie files and Motion.

Priced at $299. Available in February. $99 upgrade from Final Cut Express.