Macworld 2008 Keynote Live Coverage

Macworld 2008 Information

• Official Apple Site: Watch the Macworld 2008 Keynote Address
• Official Macworld Site: Macworld Conference and Expo

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• 10:44: Newman's set is over, concluding the keynote.

• 10:31: Randy Newman to perform some live music.

• 10:29: Closing words and a recap: updates to MacBook Pro, Apple Time Capsule was introduced, software updates for the iPhone and iPod Touch, iTunes Movie Rentals, Apple TV updates and new pricing, and of course, the MacBook Air.

• 10:28 From TUAW: Jobs delivers environmental specs: aluminum case and bromide free motherboard. "Greenpeace lady is squealing." From CNET: "Apple has eliminated mercury and arsenic from display components, and PVCs from the circuit boards. Packaging sizes were reduced as well."

• 10:25: Jobs announced that pre-orders are open today, and the first ones will ship in two weeks.

• 10:24: Price announced: $1799; not too bad!

• 10:24: Spec: 2 GB Memory standard

• 10:23: Spec: 5 hours of Battery Life. Decent.

• 10:23 From Macrumors: Sadly, the MacBook Air has no optical drive (thus no CDs or DVDs), but a SuperDrive add-on is available for $99. It does, however, include software that allows the MacBook Air to use the optical drive of another computer.

• 10:21: Wireless specs: 802.11n network adapter, Bluetooth 2.1/EDR

• 10:19: CES chairman Paul Otellini goes on stage.

• 10:17 From Macrumors: Processor: "1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option." They will be Intel Core 2 Duo processors, possibly Penryn.

• 10:16 From Macrumors: HDD: 80 GB will be standard with a 64 GB Solid State Drive as an option. Very nice.

• 10:14 From Macrumors: It has a Multi-touch trackpad.

• 10:13 From TUAW: MacBook Air has a Magnetic latch and a 13.3" wide screen. iSight is built-in. Black keyboard, full size. Backlit!

• 10:12 From Macrumors: Dimensions: 0.16" to 0.76". The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the thinnest part of a Sony TZ Series laptop.

• 10:10: Jobs begins discussing specs. It weighs 3 pounds.

• 10:08: 4th thing: There's something in the air... MacBook Air!

• 10:01 From Macrumors: Apple TV's entry price has been dropped from $299 to $229.

• 9:51: From Macrumors: Steve Jobs demoes the new functionality. On a fast connection, the movie downloaded at about 1% per second.

• 9:42 From TUAW: AppleTV Take 2. Now movies are available. Rentals are now direct, so no computer is necessary. HD or standard quality are also newly available.

• 9:37am: From Engadget: iTunes Movie Rentals is introduced, with Touchstone, MGM, Miramax, Lions Gate, Fox, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company, Paramount, Universal Studios, and Sony all on board.

• 9:35am: 5 new applications for the iPod Touch including mail, weather and stocks.

• 9:30am: New features announced for iPhone, Google Maps with locations, Webclips, sending multiple SMS messages at once and customizable home screen.

• 9:23am: Apple iPhone selling 20,000 units each day.

• 9:18am: Apple Time Capsule announced, going to replace Time Machine. Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 is now shipping.

• 9:14am: A new "Happy 2008" Mac vs PC commercial is played and Steve Jobs takes the stage.

• “Welcome to Macworld 2008. We’ve got some great stuff for you."

• 9:13am: Lights are dimming to the sounds of Feist

• 9:10am: Left of Zen is reporting Jobs to lose his trademark turtle neck for this presentation. Waiting for confirmation.

• 9:05am: Keynote getting a late start, music by New Order and Green Day playing in the background.

Macworld 2008 Keynote Blog Live Coverage

• Engadget: Live from Macworld 2008: Steve Jobs keynote - (January 15, 2008)
• MacRumorsLive: Macworld San Francisco 2008 Keynote Live Coverage
• Gizmodo: Macworld 2008 Keynote: Live (January 14, 2008)
• CNET News.com: Be here Tuesday for live Macworld coverage (January 14, 2008)
• TUAW: The Macworld 2008 Keynote Liveblog (January 14, 2008)
• MacDailyNews: Live Coverage: MacWorld Expo 2008 Steve Jobs’ Keynote (January 14, 2008)
• Ars Technica: Macworld.ars: Ars Technica keynote live coverage info (January 14, 2008)
• MacFormat: Steve Jobs keynote 2008 (January 14, 2008)

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