Aple Expo Paris started today…and the keynote (given by Phil Schiller, Steve is still recovering from surgery) had some good stuff

The big item… the new iMac G5! Its a complete redesign of the iMac G4..and it looks pretty interesting. All the ‘guts’ of the computer have been moved into the display housing. So, you get a display that looks pretty much like the aluminum studio displays (a bit thicker, though) and all the goodies tucked neatly away.

Specs:

17″ or 20″ Widescreen.

1.6Ghz or 1.8Ghz G5 CPU

up to 2GB of RAM

GeForceFX5200 (64MB VRAM)

80 or 160GB HD Standard (Upgradeable to 250GB)

Combo or Superdrive

Airport Express Ready, Optional built in Bluetooth

Starting at $1299.

Can’t wait for the local Apple Stores to get them in to play with.

Also announced at Schillernote… 5 million songs sold through iTunes Music Store – Europe (not bad for 10 weeks). Since this is the first day of the expo. Look for a whole mess of product announcements from various Apple related companies….