“Apple’s Mac mini will be reborn as the digital hub centerpiece it was originally conceived to be, Think Secret sources have disclosed. The new Mac mini project, code-named Kaleidoscope, will feature an Intel processor and include both Front Row 2.0 and TiVo-like DVR functionality,” Ryan Katz reports for Think Secret.

Katz reports, “Sources are confident the system will be ready for roll-out at Macworld Expo San Francisco… The new Mac mini is also said to sport a built-in iPod dock, a feature that was scrapped from the Mac mini Apple first introduced one year ago… Sources have hinted that additional media announcements will further propel Apple’s strategy, and with the hardware, software, and iPod sales behind it, Apple now seems poised to firmly plant its footprint in living rooms.”

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MacDailyNews and iPodDailyNews have heard unconfirmed rumors regarding Intel-based Macs and Apple digital hub products, including DVR functionality, slated for debut at Macworld Expo in January which align closely with this Think Secret report.

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