<sigh> I need a job so I can grab a Mac Mini and put it to use here. The iPod Shuffle is a neat idea and I can see them flying out the stores . . . woulda been a great stocking stuffer if it been out a month ago.
What I like about both of these is that addressing the old “Apple hardware is too expensive” canard, with it’s corollary “I don’t need all those features”, Apple has managed to design in just the features everyone would find useful — an iPod that holds enough music for your commute/run/workout and a small quiet system that can serve as a wireless base station and internet gateway, without unneeded or duplicated peripherals — at great price points.
I look forward to seeing AAPL trading at that US$100 target real soon.