Mac OS X Leopard October 26?

I certainly hope this is true!

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Source: Apple planning to launch iTunes HD videos in October

Apple hopes to boost the weak sales of its Apple TV media hub by adding 720p movies and TV shows to its roster before the end of October, according to a new leak.

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Rumor: Mac mini turns Nano in late October

Mac OS Rumors reports that they’ve heard that as of October’s end, the mini is dead– long live something new called the Mac Nano. Supposedly, the new low-end Mac will be even smaller than a mini (just tall enough to fit a hard drive in), and the enclosure will have a completely new design.

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ZFS in Leopard and future Mac OS X

Sun Microsystems’ relatively new ZFS filesystem will see rudimentary support under the soon-to-be released Mac OS X Leopard, but will eventually play a much larger role in future versions of the Apple operating system, AppleInsider has been told.[...] Thanks to adude for providing this nice story on Digg.

Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpads

Seeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent that could lead to touch-sensitive Macs or handhelds which react to the level of force, rather than just contact[...] Thanks to applefanatic for providing this nice story on Digg.

Ipod Nano Catches Man’s Pants on Fire at Atlanta Airport

Man carrying a previous-gen Ipod Nano in his pants pocket looked down to realize there were “…flames coming up to [his] chest.”[...] Thanks to RevRyan for providing this nice story on Digg.

Apple Seeds ZFS Read/Write Developer Preview 1.1 for Leopard

Apple has seeded version 1.1 of ZFS for Mac OS X to Developers this week. The preview updates a previous build released on June 26, 2007.In the release notes, Apple confirms that the original release of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) will only offer Read-Only ZFS. As a result, no ZFS pools or filesy…[...] Thanks to nezson for providing this nice story on Digg.