by Jason Wilk on March 30, 2009
- Some expert photoshopper (or not?) has been spreading around photos of what is supposed to be the Macbook Mini. This would be a great little device if it were to come out. Anyone think this is legit? Here are the stats:
10.4″ wxga display doing 1280×768, LED something (backlit I assume)
267×195x4 (millimeters one would assume)
19.4 mm (for what, I don’t know)
1.03 of something
nvidia ION? nvidia mcp79, 533 MHz
intel atom z740, 1.83 Ghz, 1 meg l2 cache
2 gigs of ddr3-800 ram
geforce 9400M
64 gig ssd
bluetooth 2.1 + edr, 802.11a/b/g/n
1 usb, mini display port
5100 mA battery
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by Jason Wilk on February 3, 2009
- Above is an image of what the Apple tablet is going to look like. It has been widely rumored that Apple would move to an entirely touch screen notebook experience, and the confirmation of their patent today confirms those claims. What’s even more interesting is that in the last few months, Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, decided to join the board of a company called Axiotron that makes the award-winning ModBook. You guessed it, the ModBook is a custom MacBook that has been entirely repurposed to become a touch screen tablet. Currently they run at an extremelly high rate of $4,998. Funny enough, the latest edition (and best yet) will be availabe in May/June, right around the same time as the next Mac keynote. Coincidence or is the next Axiotron ModBook going to be coming out of Cupertino? Many think Wozniak joined their board to oversee the operation and technology behind creating a seamless tablet computer. I’d sday it’s more than coincidence and the next keynote will be seeing the debut of the next generation of mobile computing. Here is a clip from the patent claim by Gizmodo.
[0015]As a housing for a computer device, one embodiment of the invention includes: a front shell; a back shell coupled to said front shell to produce said housing, electrical components for the computer device being internal to said housing; and a foam stiffener provided internal to said housing to substantially fill unused space internal to said housing, thereby providing stiffness to said housing.
See other TinyComb Mac Rumors:
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by David Heyerman on January 7, 2009
- So we all know a good amount of the green moves big companies make are just to shush the public’s concerns and to appease stockholders, however, it appears that Apple, with their new macbook pro release, is actually making a legitimate effort with this one.
- Apple’s new 17″ unibody MacBook Pro boasts a non-removable battery, similar to the design of the iPhone, iPod, and the MacBook Air.
- The 13″ and 15″ models both have removable battery and are significantly thicker, as you can see in the above picture.
- But here’s the big different; the lithium-ion batteries included in the 13″ and the 15″ are said to retain at least 80% of their capacity for a total of 300 charges. The new, thinner lithium-polymer cell kicks that number up big time to 80% retention for 1,000 charges with up to 8 hours of battery life off a single charge. That’s nearly three times the length of the other notebooks….impressive. Sounds like the company producing these cells is in for a bright future, but does anyone know who that company is?
- Why this move is green comes down to future production. Not only will the laptops last longer, less replacement batteries will have to be produced in the future. Not to mention, you have gaps and spaces internally to make up for the size of the removeable, thicker lithium-ion cells. With the polymer cell being thinner and non-removable, less materials all together are used to produce the new laptop.
- All and all, I’ll tip my hat off to Apple for this effort; it’s a good move over the long run. Only problem I can possibly forsee is that people who will buy the 17″ MacBook Pro (especially during a recession) might be the same ones that are prone to trash it once the next generation model drops. Your thoughts….
by Jason Wilk on January 6, 2009
- A very mild keynote to years past. Below we have confirmed or denied all of the Apple predictions and included a breakdown.
1. Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro. Consider this a lock for being announced tomorrow. The Unibody design which is currently being used on the 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro will finally make its way to the 17-inch MacBook Pro production line. Speculation is that it will be much thinner due to a ultra-slim non-removable battery. Status: Confirmed
- Longest battery life for a Mac notebook ever. Lasts 3 more hours and is the same size.
- Graphics and colors get a major upgrade from new NVIDIA GeForce Card
- 320 GB hardrive.
2. iWork Updates. Look for Apple’s famed application line to be getting updates. We have reasons to believe this will be the year that Apple makes the jump allowing documents to be saved and edited in the cloud. Status: Confirmed.
- Documents being written on Pages can now be saved to iWork.com, where they can be viewed, downloaded or commented on. No online editing yet.
- Technology updates to iPhoto such as auto face recognition, geo-tagging of photos.
- Download music lessons on GarageBand 09′ from artists like Norah Jones.
- Slideshows made with Keynote 09′ can use a synced iPhone to flip through presentations on a projector.
- iMovie gets some Hollywood updates. Scene stitching of multiple camera angles, easier to use, etc.
- Price: $79 for single user, $99 for the family pack, and $49 with a new Mac
3. Steve Jobs Appearance. Watch out for Steve Jobs to make a surprise appearance. As we have pointed out, the man has been out eating at his favorite Yogurt shop in Palo Alto. No one has heard from him in a month and it is perfect timing to come back around for a new product release. Status: Confirmed
- After all, he did show up on paper.
4. New iTunes. Updated iTunes with DRM Free music. Status: Confirmed.
- iTunes has sold 6 billion songs
- 10 million songs are available
- 75 million accounts have credit cards.
- The music store on the iPhone is now available over 3G
- Pricing for some songs will be lowered to $0.69
4. iPhone Update. First, we will see an upgraded applications store to help developers get more exposure to their creations. Second, if and when iWork gets announced going into the cloud, watch out for the update to include document editing and storage straight to the iPhone. What’s likely to not be included in the update: Flash (sorry Adobe) and Copy/Paste. Status: False
5. New iPhones. Apple will first release a new upgraded storage version of the iPhone, offering at least a 30 gig option. Second, its not likely but there is some hard evidence that shows the iPhone Nano could debut tomorrow. An iPhone Pro is not likely. Status: False
6. 60+ GB iPod touch. This seems to have been getting delayed all year. Tomorrow is the day it will see light. Status: False
7. Low Cost Offerings. We will potentially see an upgraded version of Mac’s most affordable computing member, the Mini. Look out for new specs and a large promotion around this if it launches. Apple needs something new to offer consumers with smaller pockets, protecting the margins on their current offerings. Status: False
8. New iPod shuffle. It will be the first shuffle to easily fit in your wallett. It’s the size of a credit card. Status: False
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