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I’ve always been happy with the boot time of my Macs in comparison with my PCs. My current MacBook probably rings in well under a minute, which blows away my Windows Vista desktop box with its “go make some coffee and a sandwich” boot time.
But the new MacBook Air has me drooling with its “don’t blink or you’ll miss it boot times” as demonstrated in the below video.
[via Laptop Mag]
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Microsoft dropped Office 2011 for Mac today. The Home and Student edition offers Word, Excel and PowerPoint, while the Home and Business edition adds Outlook to the mix, which should be a boon to all the current Entourage users out there. [click to continue…]
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The SmartFish ErgoMotion Mouse is a new mouse that allows the use of supposedly natural gestures as you navigate your computer. The new ergonomically-friendly mouse is wireless thanks to a USB dongle and is compatible with both Mac and PCs. It’s priced at $49.95 and is available from www.getsmartfish.com.
A video showing the ErgoMotion Mouse in use, as well as the full press release, is included below. [click to continue…]
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A number of sites have picked up on the fact that Apple’s Mac Pro line are “Unavailable” in the Apple Store, which brings up the obvious speculation that a refresh is coming soon.
It is about that time. So, stay tuned.
[via CrunchGear]
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Apple has updated the Mac Mini with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 320GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM for $699. The new Mac Mini also adds an HDMI port (woohoo), SD card slot, user-accessible RAM slots and features a unibody aluminum enclosure. Update: In-stock and pre-order options for the new Mac Minis are now live at B&H (with free shipping).
A more complete list of key specs and build-to-order options are listed below, along with additional product images. [click to continue…]
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Apple has update the MacBook Pro lineup with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, except for the 13″ MacBook Pro, which sticks with Intel Core 2 Duo processors with custom NVIDIA GeForce 320 integrated graphics.
The new model lineup is as follows:
13″ MacBook Pro
2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD $1199 – B&H – Amazon
2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD $1499 – B&H – Amazon
15″ MacBook Pro
2.4GHz Core i5, 4GB RAM, 320GB HD $1799 – B&H – Amazon
2.53GHz Core i5, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD $1999 – B&H – Amazon
2.66GHz Core i7, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD $2199 – B&H – Amazon
17″ MacBook Pro
2.53GHz Core i5, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD $2299 – B&H – Amazon
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As we all knew it was coming, Apple today officially unveiled the iPad. The iPad is obviously situated as something in between a smartphone and a laptop. Steve Jobs says it is designed to handle certain critical tasks very well. Things like browsing the web, email, photos, videos, music, games and eBooks. In short, the iPad is a great big iPhone with a few more bells and whistles.
The iPad interface is just like the iPhone with a capactive touch screen input. There’s even a slide to unlock feature to get into your iPad. The iPad even has a larger version of the iPhone’s QWERTY keyboard that comes on screen when you need to type something.
Web browsing works with the same touch swiping, zooming and scrolling that iPhone users are familiar with. Synching the iPad works just like the iPhone, over the standard iPod connector.
The iPad is available in 3 different WiFi models of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB storage capacities at $499, $599 and $699, respectively. Stepping up to WiFi + 3G models will set you back $629, $729 and $829, respective to the same storage sizes. Wi-Fi-only models ship in 60 days, while the 3G models will ship in 90 days. [click to continue…]
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Turtle Beach just announced a couple of new USB sound cards for Mac and PC. The new Amigo II USB card gives you a stereo output and mic input. The Micro II USB card gives you a stereo line out and an optical audio out, which allows you to add 5.1 surround or DTS surround on the most basic of computers.
Hit the read link for the full press release. [click to continue…]
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LaCie has announced a USB 3.0 external hard drive that offers 2 drive and RAID configuration options. The new USB 3.0 drive will be available in capacities up to 4TB. The USB 3.0 standard will permit speeds up to 275MB/s burst read transfer speed.
More details in the full press release below. [click to continue…]
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Lacie has just announced the Rikiki external hard drive. It’s a 2.5″ drive in a small enclosure that packs up to 640GB of storage space. The Rikiki drives connect via USB 2.0 and are compatible with PCs and Macs. They start at $75 retail for a 250GB version and go up to $150 for a 640GB version.
More details on lacie.com and in the press release below. [click to continue…]
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