Apple’s secret device to steal Microsoft thunder?

Kelly McNeill writes: “Apple recently gave out invitations to the October 23rd unveiling of a new Apple-branded digital device that it would not describe, other than to say that it was “not a Mac.” The product, which Apple is calling a “breakthrough digital device,” will be revealed only two days before the official launch of Windows XP, the new operating system from Microsoft …Who knows, maybe Apple caught wind of my eRing key ring video-to-video communication concept device and is unveiling it for Tuesday’s event.”