The Apple Pippin was a multimedia platform marketed by Apple Inc. (then Apple Computer Inc.) in the mid 1990s. It was based around a 66-MHz PowerPC 603 processor, a 14.4 kbit/s modem and ran a stripped version of the System 7.5.2. The goal was to create an inexpensive computer aimed mostly at playing CD-based multimedia titles, especially games, but also functioning as a network computer. It featured a 4× CD-ROM drive and a video output that could connect to a standard television monitor. The platform was named for the Newtown Pippin, an apple cultivar, related to the McIntosh apple (which Apple had to spell Macintosh in order to avoid infringement).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin
S.K.I.L.L.Z.'s take: I think Apple has the digital music on lock, and based on their foray into video games, I think they aren't as willing as folks think to hop back into the fray again.
