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Another little tidbit regarding the (hopefully) imminent release of a 3G iPhone has recently popped up on the interwebs.  In recent shipping manifests for Apple product shipments, a new term has popped up.  Apple apparently is using “Electric Computers” as a disguised product name.  Most people wouldn’t think twice about this, as Apple is pretty much all “Electric Computers”.  The only interesting part about the name “Electric Computers” is that it has never been used as a disguised name before.  Most other Apple computer products are referred to as “Desktop Computers”. 

188 shipping containers full of Electric Computers have made it to the North America, 121 of them making it stateside.  Import Genius reports that these containers could contain up to 40,000 units of the new iPhone.  The only thing that could point away from 3G iPhones is the lack of amount.  40,000 would be an apettizer in the meal that will be the 3G iPhone, and Apple hopes to have sales figures in the tens of millions by year’s end.

With all things pointing towards 3G (No vacations for AT&T employees, screenshots, and now shipping manifests), I think that this product, no matter how rumored, is getting the most hype in the history of Apple products.  A lack of 3G iPhones at the end of WWDC ‘08 would be the unfulfilled expectation of the century.

Read [Import Genius]

Time Capsule is Apple’s answer to wireless Time Machine backups: A 500GB or 1TB hard drive enclosed in an Airport Extreme base station. Announced at this year’s Macworld keynote, it was one of the less-exciting but useful nonetheless products Apple released. Apple confirmed on Thursday that it would start shipping Time Capsule pre-orders. Customers that did pre-order Time Capsule should start receiving notifications of shipment this week.

Time Capsule is a great alternative to a regular external FireWire/USB drive for laptop users. It means you have the ability to backup (slowly) without the need for any wires. Of course, through gigabit ethernet, the speed will increase dramatically. Time Capsule is priced at $299 for 500GB, and a 1TB version for $499.

Via [Macworld]

All the MacBook Air pre-orderers have been waiting for this day for over two weeks now. The MacBook Airs are starting to ship according to TUAW. The online Apple Store in all countries lists the MacBook Air as shipping in 2-3 weeks, but, if you ordered right after the keynote your MacBook Air may just be on its way. TUAW have received several emails of excited MacBook Air owners, saying that their MacBook Airs are shipping as we speak. In fact, one reader’s MacBook Air is due for delivery on February 1st.

It is unclear whether Apple Stores will get stock in shortly - it could just be the pre-orders getting a special early delivery. Hopefully, very early next month we’ll be seeing the MacBook Airs in Apple Stores across the world. But there’s always the possibility of this happening with Apple - nobody ever knows what’s going to happen next. So, have a look for any changes in an Apple Store near you, they could be preparing for some new MacBook Airs.

Via [TUAW]

If you were one of the first to plunk down $1800 for Apple’s newest notebook - the MacBook Air - today is your lucky day. They have started to ship from Apple’s factories as of last night, and are scheduled to arrive on Friday for some customers. The NY Times, WSJ, USA Today, and Newsweek tech columnists have already been fortunate to have had their hands on the MacBook Air for a couple weeks now, and have published their reviews. 

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