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9to5Mac posts a summary of the “MacBook Air” rumors and a history of the name.

Most importantly, it makes note that one of their readers found reference to a “MacBook Air” in one of Adium’s usage log reports. This was then verified from a Google Cache, which revealed that the entry was made before the revelation of the MacWorld posters on January 9th.

Therefore we can conclude that there are one of two outcomes:

1. The MacBook Air is real - our details may be off slightly but the name is real.

2. Either Apple or someone with knowledge of the Macworld 2008 ‘There is something in the air slogan’ 2 weeks ago sent the rumor sites false info and went to a few websites with public logs with a browser hacked to show “MacBookAir” as machine-type.

The second seems more likely to me, as “MacBook Air” just does not seem like a name that Apple would use, and on a personal level, I loathe it. More likely, I think is that the “Air” on the posters is referring to some sort of WiMax partnership that involve their new sub-notebooks, and perhaps the entire notebook line.

Via [9to5Mac]