… MACBOOK AIR… THIN AND SEXY…AS A PROPER HOLLYWOOD STARLET SHOULD BE…

by Pierre Baltadano




At today’s Macworld Conference and Expo Keynote, Apple Inc.’s Steve Jobs announced several updates to its product line. From a wireless back-up drive/router (for over-the-air backups and home Wi-Fi) called Time Capsule, to iPhone and iPod Touch updates, and AppleTV updates for over-the-air iTunes purchasing and movie rentals, but the highlight of the show was the unveiling of the MacBook Air.



“It’s the world’s thinnest notebook,” says Steve Jobs.



The MacBook Air has a black, back-lit keyboard, is super, super thin (.16 inches at it’s thinnest and .76 inches at its thickest), weighs in at 3 pounds, and it has an LED backlit 13.3-inch widescreen display that’s instant-on. Like all Apple laptops, it also has a built-in iSight camera, but unlike all other laptops, the MacBook Air has a trackpad with multi-touch gesture support, the same technology that can be found in the iPhone and iPod Touch. The MacBook Air has reduced so much of the size due to small hidden ports (USB 2.0, mini DVI, and a Headphone jack) but also because it has removed the CD/DVD Drive. This might upset some people, but with iTunes (Music, TV Shows, Movie Rentals), a wireless back-up drive/Wi-fi router combo, and the ability to “borrow” another computer’s CD/DVD drive or the option to buy an external MacBook Air SuperDrive, Apple feels that they have made the right choices.

The other great thing about the MacBook Air...it has gotten rid of many harmful materials that usually go into computers and uses a aluminum case to make it a very "green" machine.

You can pre-order the new MacBook Air now with prices starting at $1,799 and with the first shipments beginning in two weeks.

And for more Macworld, as well as other gadget coverage, check out the always great Gizmodo