2 posts tagged “rumors”
The Powerbook Duo 230 was the first laptop I ever bought, way back in spring 1994. I really loved it, even if it didn't have a built-in floppy disk or CD-ROM drive. I used it for two and a half years, until I bought a Powerbook 1400 in December 1996.
Now it seems that Apple may be re-entering the sub-notebook market, according to AppleInsider:
This new tiny MacBook, people familiar with the project say, remains in development ahead of its target launch date around the time WWDC rolls around mid-year. It will be both lighter and more compact than any other Mac portable Apple has put forth in recent years, bundling a display of similarly smaller proportions.
Also setting the new model aside from its existing counterparts, those same people say, may be the conspicuous absence of an optical disc drive. Although Apple's original plans for the notebook called for its inclusion, reports are that the daunting ergonomics have recently driven company engineers to make a concession, forming yet another parallel between the new notebook and the defunct PowerBook 2400.
At the same time, the new MacBook model is expected to introduce some features not yet available with Apple's existing notebook offerings, such as onboard NAND flash. Plans reportedly call for the notebook to be the first of the company's MacBook offerings to utilize the solid-state memory in order to improve power efficiency and facilitate near instantaneous boot times. This feature, however, had not been frozen upon last check.
If this is true, then this may end up being my next computer.
The five-year anniversary of the iPod is fast approaching (Oct. 23rd) and it seems that new models are imminent. In recent days the Mac rumor community has reached consensus that September 12th will bring us the following:
- 2nd generation iPod Nanos, with increased capacities and possibly more colors.
- Upgraded 5g iPods w/videos (I'm hoping for bigger capacities, like 80 or 100gb)
- Movie sales through the ITMS (14.99 for new, 9.99 for older titles)
- 23" iMac
Hopefully a new version of iTunes, too, with more power-user playlist management features Like the ability to use sql to write really complex smart playlists (dream on, sigh.)
Update: AppleInsider is predicting that the "one more thing" surprise at the 9/12 event will be a video streaming device, an Airport Express for video. If so, sweet-I'd buy one of those in a second, as long as it worked with my current hardware-I wouldn't want to have to buy a new Mac Mini just to use it.
