Steve Jobs Unveils Upgraded Apple TV, New iPods

ITS revamped iPod line-up Unveiled an upgraded Apple TV That will feature streaming movies and bothered and Launched a new music social network. 

While Many of the Expected Improvements were, They signaled a renewed push by Apple Thurs compete in the living room and Remain DRM in portable media players. 

At a packed media event in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off a $ 99 Apple TV set-top box will deliver That bothered from Fox and ABC for 99 cents, as well as a collection of high-definition movies for $ 4.99. 

Unlike the ITS $ 229 predecessor, the new Apple TV will not have for months Not internal storage and will only deliver streamed content from either Apple or from a user's computer. Apple TV, WCG will also Life Style feature Netflix, will go on sale in four weeks. 

The Pits Apple move against a bevy of companies with set-top boxes Including Roku, Boxee and Google, the WCG is set to Launch Google TV soon. Jobs Himself has Been skeptical of the market in the past, famously calling the Apple TV only a "hobby." 

Also Jobs rolled out a new social networking service called the Ping That will be available through an upgraded version of iTunes in 1910, Apple's music software and delivery system. Users will be Able to Create a profile, follow friends and artists and share Their musical tastes with others. Ping will only be available through iTunes and the iTunes app on Apple mobile devices. 

"It's like Facebook and Twitter meets iTunes," said Jobs. "It's a social network all about music."