New Toys From The Apple Boys!

Ok, so what was new from apple? here is a list of what Steve Jobs told the world yesterday:

1) Time Capsule   

A wireless-n router + a NAS this might be the best news I’ve heard in el jobso’s keynote. I’m defiantly going to get me one of these, but there is some talk that it can’t be used as a full NAS just an add-on for Time-Machine backup utility. Guess I’ll have to wait and see before I rush into it. It’s completely wireless and it comes in 2 flavors 500GB and 1TB and they will be selling $299 and $499 respectively and it will be shipping the beginning of February.[Link]

2) iPhone and iPod Touch Update:

So he talked about the 1.1.3 like we didn’t know about it. Here is the list of the new features:

- New maps with location support – its not as accurate as GPS but its the next best thing. Using wifi and cell tower triangulation to find you + new hybrid view and you can drop a pin anywhere on the map drag it and calculate best route to that location from your current location.

- Web clips – you can bookmark a webpage or even a certain part of a page and have it on your home screen(s).

- Home screen Customization – hold any icon for a couple of second and it start jiggling, then you can drag them around to arrange up to 9 home screens.

- SMS multiple people at once – does exactly that.

- Video chapter, subtitle and language support for videos – you can skip to certain chapters or have different audio track or switch on or off your subtitles.

- Lyrics support – displays lyrics on the album art.

Plus the iPod touch will also have new applications already found on the iPhone such as weather, stocks, mail, notes and maps for $20. now thats just not fare don’t you think?[Link]

3) iTunes Movie Rentals:

Watch out Netflix, now you can rent over 1000 titles online and watch them on any iPod or iPhone or Mac, there are library titles and new releases, they will cost $2.99 and $3.99 for the SD version and for the HD you just add $1.

4) New Apple TV:

Jobs admitted that apple have failed with the apple TV.But they’re fixing it, by taking the PC or Mac out of the equation. The new Apple TV can rent movies watch YouTube videos .Mac pictures or videos and Flickr photos without the need of a PC or a Mac. now that’s a step in the right direction. Previous owners will get a free update.[Link]

5) Macbook Air

The new overpriced ultra-thin light-as-AIR laptop, is damn sexy! but it has its drawbacks. as Heema mentioned the battery is sealed in. Not only that but the HDD and the RAM and everything else too. It’ s the world thinnest laptop so i guess they did compromise. but it has a full size keyboard an iSight 2GB ram 1.6-1.8Ghz Core Duo CPU, 80 HDD or 64 SSD for an extra $1000 Yikes!.[Link]

To watch the keynote here is the link.

The Fall of HD-DVD !?

Is it really the end ? will Blue-ray dominate leaving no chance for competition ?!

WWHD: HD-DVD vs Blue-Ray

only time will tell.

Another Curved Monitor By NEC !

After all the hype created by Alienware’s curved monitor, coincidently -maybe !- NEC presented its own curved monitor one week after CES 2008 claiming that they "have nothing to do with each other." NEC spokesman said.

or do they !

via DailyTech

Apple’s New Slim MacBook Air

Apple revealed the world thinnest notebook with 13.3" screen, 1.6 or 1.8 Ghz Dual Core processor, Wireless N, 2.1 Bluetooth, and 80GB 1.8" HD. Its just gettin slikier.

UPDATE: The battery is not user replaceable ! just like any other Apple product. darn it !?

MacBook Air Tour Video

via MacDailyNews

IPhone Security Threat

IPhone unlocked, IBricked, then unlocked again. Hacks and workarounds are there on popular demand, no matter what, now security threats can make there way to become IThreats.

via freep.com