Well, by now is seems pretty obvious that Apple isn't releasing anything huge before Christmas and Macworld. From what we've heard just about everything in the Macintosh lineup is scheduled to get a hit at Macworld (more on this to come soon). iPods are staying put for awhile and the iPhone won't see revision 2 until around May - in time to ship in Asia.
That leaves the AppleTV line - Apple's "hobby". What could have been a huge product this Christmas is turning into a dud. Why? The technology is there. We've all seen the hidden tidbits inside iTunes that allude to movie rentals. It is ready to roll. The infrastructure is also in place. People downloading Purple Violets reported it came in at unde