This week was definitely devoted to the
MacBook Air and the hype-filled annual keynote of
Steve Jobs at the annual
Macworld event in San Francisco. In just four days, the world's littlest laptop managed to
spawn controversy and
carrying cases, and steal the thunder of everything else that happened this week in the tech world. If you got caught up in the MacBook madness, check out our slideshow to see what else you missed!
We've all seen engravings on iPods and laptops, but I don't think I've seen them look quite so tattoo-like as I did at ETCHamac's booth at Macworld. ETCHamac does custom engraving exclusively for Apple products (which you can now purchase new from their website and choose a design), and is newly engraving iPhones as well. I would definitely have a hard time choosing a design to tattoo on my body, but maybe it could be a low-commitment substitute to put it on my laptop instead?.
No sooner had
Steve Jobs announced his tiny treat during
Macworld keynote did companies and designers put their noses to the grindstone to pop out cases for the forthcoming
MacBook Air. How bummed would you be to get your new Air in a couple of weeks and not have anything to put it in. Of course, that thing's so teeny and my purses are so big, I'd have no trouble at all finding a spot for it, but I'd want my little Mac baby to be well protected.
Let's face it, Apple could be selling an actual apple and the keynote would still be exciting. So I'm cautiously optimistic about Apple TV and its new enhancements; Steve Jobs certainly made it sound cool and revolutionary, but how welcome is it in the world of movie rental?
I'm all for renting movies in the most convenient way possible (hence my love for Netflix), but I'm not sure I want to put down $229 for the box and then $3 to $5 each time I rent. Rental prices are equivalent to those you would find at brick-and-mortar stores, but I feel like a monthly flat fee (in Netflix's case, under 20 bucks for unlimited three-at-a-time rentals) is more reasonable, even with snail mail factored in.
There was a party happening at
Macworld yesterday, and it was in the
Skullcandy booth. A live DJ was spinning some tunes while I checked out their large inventory of hip and edgy products which not only included their signature headphones, but
mp3 players,
iPod Docks and backpacks as well.
I have to say that there was one MP3 player in particular that instantly caught my eye.
