macbook air

Posted: January 15, 2008

today at keynote steve jobs announced the release of the new macbook air.

if you are not a turbo nerd and you don’t know what keynote is - it is the presentation where steve jobs announces new shit for the year. iphone, imac, iwannaknowwhatsnext. this year they had to boast a new laptop that is retarded thin. super duper thin. impossible thin.

specs from the apple site for the geeks:

• macbook air performance is as impressive as its form, thanks to its 1.6ghz or 1.8ghz intel core 2 duo processor. this chip was custom-built to fit within the compact dimensions of macbook air.
• the macbook air battery is our thinnest ever, yet it doesn’t compromise power. you can access the web wirelessly for five full hours.
• macbook air includes an oversize trackpad with multi-touch technology. you can pinch, swipe, or rotate to zoom in on text, advance through a photo album, or adjust an image. this gesture-based input so successful on iphone and ipod touch now comes to macbook.
• yes there are more… look them up yourself.

now for my opinion. i love apple. i only have one sticker on my car and it is an apple sticker. however i am not too into this launch. i think the name is stooopid. didn’t nike have something like this already? corporate powerhouses should not share hit names. also, i don’t think a slimmer laptop is what people really need. especially at that price point. maybe i am just mad because they didn’t launch something i was excited about. hmmmm…

well, aside from that my friend joeri sent me a link today to expose this underground belief that apple has been mimicking, or stealing to some, product designs from 1960’s braun products. i attached the comparisons below - you can check out one of the articles about this here. weird!