Thus Far, Nothing to Ride Home about...AND THEN...

Right now, I'm looking at live coverage of the 2008 Macworld Expo & Conference.

So far, I'm seeing a MIGHTY THUD.

Apple has, so far, released a wireless device called Time Capsule, which is useful with the notebooks. The 500 GB model will run for $299, the 1TB for $499. It ships next month.

Now whether this is worth shelling out $300-500, this remains to be seen.

All new iPhones and iPod touch models will have a Maps feature, and support lyrics from songs being played. Existing iPhone and iPod touch users will have to shell out $20 to upgrade.

iTunes Movie Rental allows users to rent a movie 30 days after they're released on DVD or Blu-Ray. Library titles will go for $2.99, new titles for $3.99.

NOW I'M EXCITED!
The rumors are true!
Apple releases a subnotebook called the MacBook air. According to Jobs, it's about as half as thin as a Sony ultraportable model- 0.76" at its' thickest, 0.16 at its' thinnest!

One ships with a 1.8", 80GB hard drive, and the keyboard is backlit. The display is the same as the MacBook, 13.3", runs on a 1.6Ghz or 1.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. It weighs only 3 pounds, has Bluetooth 2.1 and EDR built-in.It has no optical drive, but Apple has designed a $99 model.

The MacBook Air will begin at $1799, and will ship in two weeks.

And there's that annoying 'One More Thing!' bit: Randy Newman playing music as he watches CNBC.

So that's the long and short of things.

The MacBook Air looks pretty useful- for basic tasks. At least it does have a MagSafe adapter cord, but Apple says that it's meant to be wireless. So, it may be worth the $1898- Optical drive included (though I can easily get an external optical drive, or connect it to another Mac).

Otherwise, I'll just spend the $1500 for a MacBook, or $2000 for the lowest end MacBook Pro.


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