Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Overview Of The New Macbooks

The macbook and the pro are have finally been redesigned.
As you probably all know by now, they both have a black LED display. They both have new Nvidia graphics cards, which make them both great for video editing etc. The macbook and pro both have a single precision body kit(which means its really strong).
And finally the macbook pro now has a glass trackpad, and it is the whole button.
So are the new macbooks worth it. I know the new technology is very expensive, but here in the UK the entry level macbook is £900 and the entry pro is £1400!
In my opinion i think if you are a bit put off by the price wait till around January(macworld)
as by then the price would have probably been lowered. Apple know that not many people will want to pay so much and so they kept the plastic macbook as a "back up".
So in summary if you really need a new notebook now, then go for it, get the new macbooks now, but if you can, i would suggest you wait.
Check out youtube.com/ki2594 as there will be a pro unboxing.

peace guys max
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Apple MacBook Event Keynote! :D

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/0810rtdws876/event/index.html

Apple Event: October 14th 2008 - LIVE COVERAGE

Live Coverage Of The Macbook Event - From Cupertino.

Looks like everyone is getting excited down here in Cupertino.(9.54am)
According to a poll on gizmodo, over 50% of folk think that Jobs will introduce some random software update that no-one cares about... Come on though.... He probably will do! (9.56am)

Currently, Everyone is just getting seated. (9.57am)

An Apple Logo is currently showing on the screen, up there is Phil Schiller (9.59am)
Apple are currently up o.19 in the market, just checked :) (10.01am)

Stevie boy (Steve Jobs) Is currently on stage, explaining about how they have some exciting new products (macbooks!!) (10.02am)
A man called Tim Cook is currently on stage, telling us about how Leopard is far infront of Vista... We know....He's currently bragging :) (10.05am)

Tim is yapping on about how Apple stores are visited or 400,000 times a day, and introducing new customers etc etc. Reminds me so much of Steve Jobs! (10.07am)

Again, explaining about how well they're doing in the market etc.
Pictures will be coming soon folks! (10.09am)

"Macs at major universities -- from 15% to almost 50%" "Many universities requires students have a laptop, we've worked hard to get Mac to be a choice. Tim says.

Apple has 39% unit share for notebooks in education, surpassing Dell.

"Let's talk about notebooks. Before we get into the actual notebooks, we want to talk about discoveries we've made. I'd like to talk about some new ways to build notebooks." Jony Ive is out! (10.13am)

He is explaining about how they build there Macbook Pro's to make them strong, I think this is leading to - well were going to re-design that *claps* am I right?









"Through each stage we're cleaning, collecting, and recycling the material. We started with a 2.5lbs piece of metal and end up with a piece that weighs a quarter of a pound." Jonny says, He is now onto the Macbook Air, explaining again how they pulled it off..... How did they pull it off!

Jobs is back; Nvidia came to talk to them a few months ago about a product that would include the chipset and the graphics processor.

Nvidia GeForce 9400M is the name of the product.

Jobs just introduced Glass Trackpads!


EDIT: Having slight problems with images, will upload whenever possible

NEW MACBOOK PRO DESIGN ANNOUNCED- DAMN THAT THING IS SEXY!


"Slot load super drive, magsafe connector, Ethernet, firewire 800, dual USB, mini display port, we're going to that on all our products, expresscard 34, and the battery indicator is now on the side."

Macbook Air:Next up is the MacBook Air. They’re putting the 9400M into the MBA. 4x faster graphics. They’re upgrading the 120GB HDD (up from 80GB), or a 128GB SSD. Also has a Mini Display port. Kind of obvious the 120GB HDD, the Classic got an update so that means the MBA gets one.

OMG GUYS I NEARLY CHOKED ON MY CHEWING GUM! (LITERALY) THE PICCYS SPEAK 4 THEM SELVES! That display is niiice

New Macbooks! I think I will be buying one, depending on price:


Jobs is now showing a video, time to catch up on some stuff, So far we've had complete re-designs of Macbook (Pro) Just saw some pictures of the back sides etc. prices: $899 for Macbook, and I think it was $1299 for MBP, best bit - THERE SHIPPING TODAY!

Just showing some internal parts.....nothing but wires o.O

Now there talking about the environmental side, you know, the bit we all care about, very, very much? Also, For once, they didn't come out with some random software update - instead it was a random talk no-one cared less about! Also, no news on iLife 09' and iWork 09'! I have a bad feeling this event is going to go on for longer...

Um....it seems there talking about Steves blood pressure - is this going to lead onto - I'm extremely sick, I'm going to quit Apple :S Come on Chris Pirillo take his place!!

Ah..they have moved onto Q & A, there have been a few questions about the HDMI/Blu-Ray - That didn't appear :O Maybe nex... Oh wait, the next revision will be...A long time away :)

Phil tried to stick up for his side, and he mentioned the HD movies in iTunes, which will look great on the new glossy screens.

Its not 11, doesn't seem to be ending :S Will I be here for another hour, half an hour?

A question about the glossyy screens, wont it be messed up? No, reduce the lighting... Well duh?

Q: You've put a lot of work into the new touchpad, do touchscreens not make sense?
A: Steve: so far it hasn't made a lot of sense to us.

Looks like, the event is over! Thanks all for reading, anymore questions, my info is at the bottom, when Apple release a video, we will have a link to it!

Thanks,
George
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Monday, October 13, 2008

New Prices Surface Across Web for new MacBooks

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Heres what MacRumors believes these correspond to:


- K29, MB382LL/A $899.00 - MacBook?
- M97, MB466LL/A $1,299.00 - MacBook
- M97, MB467LL/A $1,599.00 - MacBook
- M96, MB543LL/A $1,799.00 - MacBook Air
- M96, MB940LL/A $2,499.00 - MacBook Air
- M98, MB470LL/A $1,999.00 - 15" MacBook Pro
- M98, MB471LL/A $2,499.00 - 15" MacBook Pro
- M88, MB766LL/A $2,799.00 - 17" MacBook Pro



We shall see in less then 15 hours :D

Be sure to check in tomorrow morning! George and I are excited to bring some type of coverage to you readers!





-Kay 

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Daily Tip 1: The Keyboard Shortcut You Never Knew About!


The Keyboard Shortcut You Never Knew About!

Hey guys, so this is the first addition of Daily Tips, So lets get on to it shall we?
Ever wondered why there isn't a keyboard shortcut to shut down your mac, sleep it or restart? I do, it well and truly pains me to drag my heavy mouse to the Apple logo, and click shut down! (not) Also, have you ever looked at that eject button and said, I may as well write on you with permenant marker, USELESS, well you can cross that of the list! now your problems are solved! Hit Control + Eject, and it comes up with a few choices (see image) which are Shutdown, Sleep, Restart, or Cancel. Shutdown is high-lighted, so if you hit enter/return, it will shutdown so, for a quick shutdown it would Control + Eject, then enter/return. Remember this Mac OS X only!


Thanks,
George
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MacBook Event Reminder: 10AM PST Tomorrow

New MacBook's, possible updates to iLife/iWork?

We shall find out tomorrow and you can find out first here at ki2594 with George giving us live updates on what's going down in Cupertino, and remember to refresh the browser every minute or so, as we haven't found an auto refresh script for the blog.

Also do let us know how we do with our coverage!


-Kay
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Sunday, October 12, 2008

First Thoughts: Sena UltraSlim Case for iPhone 3G

So i stopped at the Apple store today with the dad to exchange our power adapters, which they ended up running out of so we'll have to wait a few days. But my dad recommended getting a pouch type case for my 3G as he's been using the CEO Glide and his LOVED it, so i thought sure. I think some cases give you more scratches from taking it on and off then if you just leave it naked, so i checked out the Sena Ultraslim case, which my dad was awesome enough to buy for me. And so far, i love this thing. Definitely the best thing i've bought for my 3G. It form fits your 3G, so it sort of "breaks in" like leather does obviously, making it a smooth fit for your phone. Heres a few pics for you guys :D 
Grade= A