Oh..where to start, where to start..
New Hardware goodies:
x86 based iMac, using a dual core processor… available today, same screen sizes (17″ and 20″) new ATI x1600 video cards… Price point seems about the same as for PPC based iMacs.
Powerbooks are extinct, they have now become “MacBook Pro”.. ugh.. hate the name.. but, the specs look good, also a dual core chip..15.4″ screens with the same resolution as my 17″ iMac (1440×900)…these don’t ship till Feb… if someone wants to get me one as a Anniversary/Birthday/Valentine’s day present, I won’t complain..otherwise I’m waiting till the x86 based Power Macs come out (WWDC maybe?).
Favorite new feature on the x86 Macs introduced today? The magnetic power adapter on the Macbook Pro.. If someone trips over the cord, it just gets pulled out of the machine without (hopefully) damaging anything… very Shiny..
New Remote Control for iPod, has a built in FM Tuner.. nothing else on the iPod front.
New Software Goodies:
iLife 06 – Update iApps.. some nice new features that further integrate with .Mac.. and a new iApp.. iWeb.. to make building and publishing a website easy (as long as you use .Mac for all your hosting needs apparently)
iWork 06 – Minor updates nothing major.
10.4.4 – will be released today.. no news on what kind of goodies are packed in it, except for more widgets
Quicktime 7.0.4 – Wasn’t mentioned at the keynote that I know of, but is available now in software update..appears to be minor fixes and improvements
Ummm…I think that’s everything..pretty good stuff announced, I’ll have to watch the streaming keynote later after Apple posts it.