Apple TV update coming soon!
Apple today announced that MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest notebook, is now
shipping. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest
point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest
point on competing notebooks. Apple also announced that the new Apple TV(R)
software update, which allows users to rent high definition movies directly
from their widescreen TVs, is not quite finished. Apple now plans to make
the free software download available to existing Apple TV customers in
another week or two.
MacBook Air has a stunning 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a
full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight(R) video camera for video
conferencing, and a spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support so
users can pinch, rotate and swipe. MacBook Air is powered by a 1.6 GHz or
1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache, and includes as
standard features 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive, and the
latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and Bluetooth 2.1.
Apple TV’s software update will allow movie fans to rent movies on the Pricing & Availability The new MacBook Air is now shipping and will be available through the
iTunes(R) Store directly from their widescreen TV. With iTunes Movie
Rentals and Apple TV, users can just click a button on their remote to
effortlessly rent movies from a catalog of over 1,000 titles by the end of
February, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with
5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound, with no computer required. DVD-quality
iTunes Movie Rentals are $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new
releases, and high definition versions are just one dollar more with
library titles at $3.99 and new releases at $4.99. Purchases downloaded to
Apple TV are automatically synced back to iTunes on the user’s computer for
enjoyment on their computer, all current generation iPods* or iPhone(TM).
Apple TV easily connects to a broad range of widescreen TVs and home
theater systems and comes standard with HDMI, component video, analog and
optical audio ports.
Apple Store(R) (
Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), and
includes:
— 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with 1280×800
resolution;
— 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache;
— 800 MHz front-side bus;
— 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM;
— 80GB hard disk drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
— Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100;
— Micro-DVI port (includes Micro-DVI to VGA and Micro-DVI to DVI
Adapters);
— built-in iSight video camera;
— built-in AirPort Extreme(R) 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth
2.1+EDR;
— one USB 2.0 port;
— one headphone port;
— multi-touch TrackPad with support for advanced multi-touch gestures
including tap, scroll, pinch, rotate and swipe; and
— 45 Watt MagSafe(R) Power Adapter.
Build-to-order options and accessories for MacBook Air include the
ability to upgrade to a 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; 64GB solid
state drive, MacBook Air SuperDrive(R), Apple USB Ethernet Adapter, Apple
USB Modem, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter, Apple Remote and the AppleCare
Protection Plan. Additional build-to-order options also include
pre-installed copies of iWork(TM) ’08, Logic(R) Express 8, Final Cut(R)
Express 4 and Aperture(TM) 1.5.
The new Apple TV software will be available as a free automatic
download to all Apple TV customers within two weeks. Apple TV, which
includes the Apple Remote, is available from the Apple Store
(http://www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized
Resellers for a suggested retail price of $229 (US) for the 40GB model and
$329 (US) for the 160GB model (US and Canada). Apple TV requires an
802.11g/n wireless network or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet networking, a
broadband Internet connection and a high definition widescreen TV. iPod(R)
games will not play on Apple TV. iTunes Movie Rentals are available in the
US only.
* Movie rentals work on iPod classic, iPod nano with video and iPod
touch.
Via PRNewsWire
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