Apple TV Take 2: Price Dropped To $229, No PC Required

So Lord Jobs has admitted the error of his ways (or rather Apple TV) and are re-launching Apple TV Take 2. First and foremost Apple dropped the price to $229, and it doesn’t require a computer to download and stream to your TV. You can rent from iTunes right on your set, with rentals for $3.99 and HD rentals at $4.99. Movies will be available in HD Dolby 5.1, and you will be able to do podcasting, photos from Flickr and .Mac directly to the box. And all this is free software upgrade that will be available in 2 weeks.

The cheaper price starts today though, so go get it kids.

[Crunchgear]

Cannon's New iVIS HG10 Camcorder: Hot!

All of these HD Camcorders coming out and I'm getting excited!!! With so many companies introducing new HD camcorders, there is bound to be competition.

And you know what that means? Prices will begin to come down.

Well Cannon has come out with there latest unit called the Cannon iVIS HG10, and unlike the Panasonic that was talked about here, the iVIS has a built in 40GB HDD. With the Panasonic you have to use SD Cards, so the iVIS wins there. The 40GB should provide about 5 hours of recording time and record in resolution of 1440×1080.

No word on pricing for this new unit. But check the product page below, and have your translators ready.

Product Page [Canon Japan via Crunchgear]

JVC GZ-HD3: Coming In September

If you're a fan of high-end toys like HDTV's and HD-DVD & Blu-Ray then this might be right up your alley.

JVC's line of Everio now has an HD camera to add to the family line, the GZ-HD3 will be coming this September. This three chip baby will have 1440×1080 HD recording, three, 16:9 progressive-scan CCDs, a 60GB hard drive and will weigh about 1 and a half pounds.

And all for about $1300. I've seen worse for more.

Read the press release after the jump. [JVC via Crunchgear]

Whole Lotta HD Channels For Comcast

If you own an HDTV you know how frustrating it can be to only have a hand full of channels to choose from that have full HD. I was hoping someone would add some more channels to its HD lineup and apparently my wish is coming true!

The Comcast is promising up to a total of 400 HD channels by the end of this year, with more to come. By 2008, Comcast says it will offer over 800 channels of HD programming, which is absolutely nuts and awesome.

Looks like companies such as DirecTV, CableVision, and Time-Warner will have to come up with something to one up Comcast. I mean if you own a HDTV, you know damn well that non-HD programming looks like crap. I fully welcome this decision by Comcast and would even pay a premium to ensure I could access all 800 channels of HD.

Nice work, Comast. You’ve done well.

Read the entire article after the jump. [BRG]