] Onstage at the Macworld Exposition in San Francisco last
] week, Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, proclaimed
] 2005 as "the year of high-definition video," a strange
] declaration from someone who was not trying to sell
] television sets. He kept his laser-like focus on the iPod
] and the Mac mini, a new low-priced, book-size computer.
]
]
] But he noted that the giant screen projecting his
] demonstrations was in high definition, gave a cursory
] display of several computer video-editing tools and
] offered an enthusiastic plug for a new Sony
] high-definition video camera. He also invited Sony's
] president, Kunitake Ando, onstage for a brief and cryptic
] appearance and mentioned that the two companies might
] find other things to cooperate on in the future.