Macworld, CES 2008, and Oh My!

Anyone buy a Macbook recently? If you did, then I would return it today, for Steve Jobs announced the newest and latest in Apple technology today, the MacBook Air, the thinest, and sleekest notebook in the world!

As you would probably expect, Steve Jobs introduced this latest forage in Apple Computing in his usual captivating, flashy, and hype-creating style by simply slipping the sleek Macbook out of a yellow envelope, to a flurry of well deserved ooo’s and ahh’s by the audience.

Thinnest Notebook. Ever.

What’s even more amazing about Steve’s new brainchild, is the modest technical specifications that his ultra-thin and attractive notebook tote: Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache(1.6 GHz ), 2 GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard, Wireless N (802.11n) compatibility as well as 802.11 a/b/g compatibility, built in Bluetooth, built in iSight camera and other more common features.

What I also like is the fact that Apple is allowing for a optional 64GB SSD drive, and that Apple didn’t forget the small things like Bluetooth, and a built in camera, that really make this a well-rounded notebook. Oh, and did I mention that it weighed only 3 pounds?

Apple has once more stirred the waters of innovation, and i’d like to see what the competition will drum up for this latest “breakthrough” Apple product! Whatever comes, I’d like to see another company match the elegant, simplistic, and trademark style of Apple!

What more can I say? This is another one of Apple’s promising products, and now we just have to see how it plays out!

Well, fine, come on, it is just pretty darn asowme, I mean come on, just look at it! =D

January Apple Iphone/ Ipod Touch Update

Apple released a new firmware update today for the Iphone and Ipod Touch as well today(1.1.3), with some very useful features!

With the new version of Google Maps, you can now triangulate your position pretty accurately where ever you go now, which is a pretty amazing update considering that Apple isn’t charging a “nominal fee” for that, and that it is actually pretty accurate! I also like some of the new functionality in Google Maps because you can add push pins, change to a Hybrid view, and work with a little easier interface.

Next up is the new, much needed, customizable desktop! Yes it’s true, with Apple’s latest update you can rearrange icons on your home screen, and you can even have multiple (up to 9) pages on your home screen. What’s even better is that you can put shortcuts on the Home screen for web pages, or Web Apps! They look like regular icons and automatically launch the Safari Browser and go to the mapped website! Just that easy! YAY!

Oh and there is some word that Apple will be selling applications through iTunes for the iPhone and Ipod Touch, but more on that later!

Those are the main Highlights for the iPhone, but the latest update also adds to the interface and useability here and there.

For the Ipod Touch this latest update is a breakthrough, because you can finally install those once iPhone only Apps on you Ipod Touch Legally! Yes, Google Maps, Mail, Weather, Stocks, and Notes can all be your on your Ipod Touch……. for a nominal fee of $19.99 of course!

Apple is notorious for charing money here and there for little things, and Apple shows its side here again. But depending on who you are, this might actually be a good deal, especially since all new ones come with them for free!

I was waiting for so long for Apple to release those apps for the Ipod Touch, i mean they should’ve included them before, but then the bittersweet news came in and my Ipod touch is still without those apps. ( Donations anyone? )

And yes the Ipod Touch also has the Customizable Home Screen Feature, and overall, especially if you’re an iPhone user, the update was pretty good improvement, with a lot more usability and surprises then you might’ve expected!

Well i was going to talk a little about the CES 2008 today, and go more into detail with the Apple Iphone/Ipod Touch software update, but it’s getting late, so more on that later!

See you next time,

-Sk Inventor

Study Session and CES!

Schoolmates:  Ahh… the study session today worked, at the least and helped many people, if you were one of the 20 people there, thanks for giving it a try, and I hope to see you guys next time!

Everyone Else:  Wow is a understatement for the CES Awards of 2008. They were amazing new shows of technology in various fields, and so far I’ve watched 2 Keynote presentations ( Intel and Microsoft) , and they were simply amazing, sorry for the short quick post, but there’s more coming on this tomorrow!

-Sk Inventor

Study Session on Breeze

Hey guys, really quickly, i wanted to let all my school friends know that im hosting a breeze session for preparations for the upcoming finals at: connect.acrobat.com/study4finals ! Hope to See you there!

-Sk-Inventor

First Post!

Hey everyone, welcome to my finally permanent blog.

As most of you already very well know, I’ll be posting on a whole host of very interesting topics here, and on pretty much everything else that seems appropriate enough to make it to my blog! Expect to see many upcoming posts on the 2008 CES conference, latest technology marvels, breakthroughs in innovation and science, and much more!

For reference here’s a few other places to find me on the web:

sk-inventor.deviantart.com (just started, a newbie if you will)

skinventor.5gbfree.com/forum (eh… Video games anyone? Mainly just a friend chat forum)

sk-inventor.com (Haven’t touched in a while… Mainly because Microsoft won’t let me FTP to it… )

There’s countless other places, email me at skinventor@hotmail.com if you want to see more of my animations and graphic design. Or if you want to see my other personal sites. If there is any spam you will be immediately and swiftly reported.

-Sk-Inventor

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