Apple's New Mac Mini: A Preview of the Next Apple TV

Apple has just lavished attention on its smallest Mac, the Mini, and now the tiny beast is smaller, more powerful and HDMI-capable. And it provides a preview of what Apple's other media box, the Apple TV, might be like--if Jobs and Co. ever bother to update it.

The back panel completely betrays the intended
purpose of the new Mini: It's got an HDMI socket. It's the first Mac to get this
power, and it bows to the fact that many consumers used the older Minis
as a potent home theater PC. It...