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有传闻 Apple 公司目前正在加紧便携和电视顶置盒娱乐设备的研制工作,提供 Internet 访问、播放从音乐 CD 到 DVD 的各种盘片。在传说中的研制工作将把一台类似 WebTV 的 Intemet 访问设备和一台 CD 或DVD 播放机集成为一套易于使用且低价格的计算设备。Apple 公司的官员对这一传说不予评论,但消息来源称这项计划的代号为 Columbus这项计划是 Apple 公司开发网络计算机的明显证据。与通常的 NC不一样的地方在于,下一代的设备将定位于娱乐设备和信息设备,不是 PC 的替代产品。原型设备可以播放 DVD 电影和音频 CD。据消息来源称,借助于一项称为增强 CD 的技术,Apple 公司的设备可以访问音频和多媒体内容。但 Apple 公司不是唯一开发这种产品的厂商,Microsoft 和 Sony 两家公司都在开发类似的产品。
There are rumors that Apple is stepping up the development of portable and TV set-top box entertainment devices, providing Internet access and playing a variety of platters from music CDs to DVDs. The legendary work will bring together a WebTV-like Intemet access device and a CD or DVD player into an easy-to-use, low-cost computing device. Apple officials declined to comment on the legend, but sources said the project, code-named Columbus, is a clear proof of Apple’s efforts to develop networked computers. Unlike the usual NCs, the next generation of devices will target entertainment and information devices, not a replacement for PCs. The prototype device can play DVD movies and audio CDs. According to the source, Apple devices have access to audio and multimedia content with the help of a technology called Enhanced CD. But Apple is not the only vendor developing the product, and both Microsoft and Sony are developing similar products.