The Donewaiting Gulfstream was in the shop, so we’ll have to slum it and cover it remotely.
The story:
“The World’s Thinnest Notebook”
“fits inside a envelope”
_Macbook Air
$1799
Multi-touch trackpad
1.6 GHz, 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
13.3″ LED backlit widescreen
keyboard with ambient light sensor
iSight
1.8″ Hard Drive
1 USB 2.0 port
Micro-DVI
802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR
No optical drive
2 GB RAM standard
_shipping in 2 weeks
For the environmentally conscious:
aluminum case (recyclable)
first fully mercury and lead free display
circuit boards BFR free
retail packaging 56% less volume than MacBook
iTunes
_iTunes Movie Rentals
every major studio
1000+ movies
30-days after DVD release
works on Macs, PCs, current iPods, iPhone
“instant” start
library: $2.99
New Releases: $3.99
30 day window to begin watching download, 24 hours to finish
software updates coming
iTunes/iPod compatible files on Fox DVD releases (previously announced)
Apple TV v.2
lower entry-level ATV price: $229
no computer/sync required
rent from AppleTV
DVD and HD quality
Flickr integration
HD rentals: $4.99, 100 titles to start
previews and recommendations
.Mac integration
can also buy music within ATV
all via software update. (in 2 weeks)
iPod Touch
_5 new applications ($20 upgrade)
Maps, Mail, Stocks, Notes, and Weather
iPhone
_Software update:
Customized home screen
maps with location (quasi GPS)
webclips (add to home screen, limit of 9)
SMS multiple people
lyrics, chapters and language capability in iPod
Time Capsule
_hardware to compliment Time Machine backups
Full Airport Extreme base station with hard drive for wireless backups
500 GB $299
1 TB $499