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Live Blog: Macworld 2008

by Michael Yurechko on Jan 15, 2008 at 11:48 AM

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Welcome to the Appletell, Macworld 2008 live blog. Feel free to join our chat and live audio stream.

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01:45 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Steve is now thanking everyone for coming, and it’s over. Thanks for choosing appletell for the keynote coverage!

01:39 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Randy newman is now singing, and it looks like the keynote is wrapping up.

01:37 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Macbook air product page is up on apple.com - http://apple.com/macbookair/

01:36 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Check out our posts on http://macworld.appletell.com/ - We’re pumping them out.

01:32 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Randy newman is now performing on stage.

01:32 PMMichael Yurechko said:

We made a boo boo, we heard Mandy moore, it’s actually Randy newman. Sorry folks.

01:31 PMMichael Yurechko said:

In the first 2 weeks of 2008, we have updated the Mac pro, introduced Time Capsule, software updates for iPhone and iPod Touch, Movie rentals for iTunes, Appletv software updates, and the new Macbook Air.

01:30 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Oh wait, steve is talking about itunes movie rentals and that. Mandy moore is on stage.

01:30 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Steve is summing up products, and thanking everyone. There’s no one more thing.

01:28 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Uses green packaging and greener components

01:27 PMMichael Yurechko said:

No optical drive, but $99 optional superdrive. 5 hours of battery life.

01:26 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Steve airing new macbook air advertisement.

01:26 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Macbook air ships in 2 weeks for $1700.

01:25 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Comes with 80GB hdd, 64gb ssd option. “Man they’re pricey, but they’re fast” - Steve

01:15 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Macbook air has multi-touch!

01:13 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Full size notebook keyboard, best keyboard ever shipped.

01:13 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Full size 13.3” screen, LED backlit display, on top of display is built-in iSight.

01:12 PMMichael Yurechko said:

MacBook air only weighs 3 lbs, good target weight.

01:10 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Macbook AIr announced. “the worlds thinnest notebook” - 0.8” thin!

01:01 PMMichael Yurechko said:

New price for AppleTV is just $229 - shipping in 2 weeks.

01:00 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Finished AppleTV, will there be One more thing?

01:00 PMMichael Yurechko said:

You can purchase music titles directly from the AppleTV.

12:55 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Steve demoed a movie after renting it. He has fast internet connection, downloading at over 1%/second

12:53 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Over 6,000,000 songs available on iTunes.

12:52 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Over 600 shows on iTunes you can buy for $1.99

12:51 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Demoing AppleTV Take 2. Can preview movies from the interface, and see what others who rented that movie also rented. (sort of like amazon suggestions in a way).

12:50 PMMichael Yurechko said:

AppleTV 2.0 announced, called AppleTV Take 2. No computer required. Rent/Buy movies on AppleTV, DVD quality + HD + Dolby 5.1

12:48 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Watch it on Mac, TV, iPod, iPhone, etc. Anywhere you want!

12:47 PMMichael Yurechko said:

You have 30 days to start watching rentals, 24 hours to watch it as much as you want - after you start.

12:47 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Over 1000 movies for rental (available 30 days after DVD release)

12:46 PMMichael Yurechko said:

$4.99 to rent titles in HD quality!

12:45 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Every major studio is on board with iTunes movies rentals. Touchstone, Miramax, MGM, Lionsgate, Newline, Fox, WB, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony, all on board.

12:45 PMMichael Yurechko said:

iTunes Movie Rentals! $2.99 for older releases, $3.99 for a new release.

12:44 PMMichael Yurechko said:

3rd thing: iTunes updates. 4 billion songs sold as of last week. 20 millions songs sold in a single day, on Christmas day.

12:43 PMMichael Yurechko said:

New software for iPhone as well. Maps with location, Webclips, Customize home screen, SMS multiple people.

12:42 PMMichael Yurechko said:

iPod touch now includes 5 new apps. Mail, Stocks, Notes, Weather and Maps

12:28 PMMichael Yurechko said:

200th day since iPhone went on sale, over 4 million sold. 20,000 iphones per day.

12:27 PMMichael Yurechko said:

New product today: Time Capsule. Airport Extreme with ‘server grade’ hard drive integrated. Comes in 2 versions, 500gb - $299, 1TB - $499

12:25 PMMichael Yurechko said:

Sorry, we’re back.

12:09 PMMichael Yurechko said:

http://ustream.tv/channel/appletell-live - Join us live. We have about 20 minutes to go, the keynote was pushed off by Apple until 9.30PST

11:51 AMMichael Yurechko said:

10 minutes to go, just ironing out errors with our live stream. http://macworld.appletell.com


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