Rendezvous, Apple and Digital Devices in 2003

MacCentral details notes about a panel discussion involving Apple's own Phil Schiller regarding the concept of the Digital Hub. Schiller basically rehashed Apple's current iApps and role in the Digital Hub, and offered the following to look forward to:

Limited in time, Schiller mentioned that more than fifty companies are working with Rendezvous currently and that the technology is poised to have an impact on the face of Mac computing.

Philips has already endorsed the standard and expects to have Rendezvous supported Philips products in 2003. Meanwhile, Apple has demonstrated a Rendezvous-enabled iTunes at MacWorld NY, and expects to release it early next year. Further integration with other iApps, specifically, iPhoto has been hinted as well.