Macworld 2008 Keynote Address by Steve Jobs

OK, I did have a look at Jayvee’s post speech notes on the Macworld 2008 Keynote Address by Steve Jobs and it was kinda funny. I did not catch the live feed as I was busy working. So here’s some bits to get your blood raising first. Oh the drama…

1. The new slim MacBook Air - Yeah, the yuppies and die hard Apple fans around the world will want one. Thin is in….Along with their iPhones, they will be typing away at your nearby Starbucks. This new super-thin laptop costs $1,800, is less than an inch thick, has a 13.3-inch screen, and turns on the moment it’s opened. Its also got an 80-gigabyte hard drive, with an optional 64GB flash-based solid state drive if you have spare change. Too bad an optional external CD/DVD drive goes for $99. This notebook goes on sale in 2 weeks.

2. Steve confirms Apple is diversifying into online movie rentals, where an alliance with all six major movie studios will offer films over high-speed Internet connections within 30 days after they’re released on DVD. More money in the coffers of 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony indeed.

3. The price of Apple TV drops from $299 to $229. Duh, Asian users don’t even us that.

4. iPhone - getting mapping upgrades, ability to switch around icons on the iPhones home screen and users can have up to nine home screens. What? They have not launched real iPhones in China yet and they have not capitalize on the big Olympics that’s coming up soon.

5. Something new called Time Capsule that allows Mac users to back up their data wirelessly on a 500-gigabyte drive ($299) or Terabyte drive ($499).

6. iPod Touch music players - get new software where they will be able to process e-mail and perform new mapping functions.

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