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While Amy Winehouse rocked the stage at the Grammys with 5 awards, the Macs ruled the backstage. Running such a large event uses so many recourses and Jim Dalrymple supposes they would be the best choice. We all know how Macs are used in television and movie for production, but this really shows the power of the Macintosh.

“...more than 450 microphones, 155 tons of lighting, 13,000 amps of power, 19 video screens, 94 speaker cabinets – and an endless amount of Macs,“ Jim Dalrymple reports for Digital Arts

Though Macs are very powerful on their own, 14 Macs were used for the show. This 14 include MacBook Pros, Mac Pros G5s and a G4 capturing video from the stage. The Grammy production team has always been using Macs to produce the shows audio and will continue to use them.

Don’t just be proud that the Grammys are using Macs, but be happy that one of their highest priorities was to make sure the Webcast worked on Safari.

Via [MacDailyNews]

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Apple has always been one to do things differently. Apparently, they made the external MacBook Air Superdrive different as well. It sounds like this drive can only work with your MBA, and not any other Macs or PCs. Now Apple didn’t do this to be mean. They wanted to create a Superdrive that could be powered by USB, instead of having to be plugged in the wall. In order to do this, they and to make the MacBook Air’s USB port “specially powered” to support the Superdrive. This probably means this won’t work on other Macs in your house. At least Steve Jobs wasn’t joking when he said they were made specifically for the MBA.

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Besides the iPhone, Apple also introduced Leopard, a new OS that contains more than 300 new features, most of which we have covered. With the new Mac OS, there will be a new web browser, Safari 3 which could be run on both Windows PCs and Macs. Apple plans to have the iPhone available in Europe and Asia in the near future.The iPhone will retail at $499 with 4GB storage and $599 with 8GB of storage.

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