sad (me).
today, the MacWorld January 2006 conference was on, replete with Steve Job's infamous keynote. here are the new products (in order of reveal)
Mac OS X 10.4.4
please, please, please fix the inability to connect with the ridiculous Nokia WiFi base stations. other not really interesting, will report if there's anything when i do a Software Update.
iPod Radio Remote
i would much rather this not happen or exist. those who listen to radio don't know what they like, don't like anything, have poor taste or no taste in music. well at least people can no longer say that it is simply because they cannot listen to FM radio on their iPods that they hence must buy a "Creative" product.
looks odd, comes with shorter set of earphones. would rather earphones be excluded and product be cheaper. i don't use the standard earbuds that come with the iPod any more, but then again people who are going to listen to radio probably don't care too much about how their music sounds.
while we're on the topic of FM, i have come up with two instances when i actually want to listen to FM radio: when something i don't mind watching is broadcasting on TV Mobile, and when i want to listen to the live broadcast of The Don And Drew Show instead of waiting for the lagging-behing-very-much-in-terms-of-updating podcast.
iLife'06
new iPhoto 6(capable of up to a quarter-million photo Library), new iMovie HD 6, new iDVD 6 that supports third-party DVD-writing drives, new webpage/blog creator called iWeb.
iWork '06
simply new versions of the iWork suite apps, Pages 2 and Keynote 3, with new features. ho-hum.
iMac (Intel)
people have been waiting for the first Intel-based Mac. this is it. indentical in featureset to the PowerPC-based iMac G5, "just" two times faster, thanks to the Intel Core Duo processor.
specs-of-note:
Intel Core Duo processors, up to 2.0 GHz each
PCI Express ATI Radeon X1600 graphics
SATA hard disks
"What's an Intel chip doing inside a Mac? A whole lot more than it's ever done in a PC."
one more thing... MacBook Pro
first things first--i abhor the name. it is silly, stupid, sounds dated, ridiculous, horrible, terrible, no good, very bad.
next. four to five times faster than the PowerBook G4s that preceded it, with a slight redesign and new technology inside, this is more than anyone could have hoped for. "the fastest notebook in the world."
specs-of-note:
Intel Core Duo, up to 1.8 GHz each
built-in iSight
ExpressCard/34 slot
PCI Express ATI Radeon X1600 graphics
SATA hard disks
now with Front Row
design-notes:
1" thick--thinner than 17" PowerBook G4
new MagSafe power adaptor with plughead that's magnetically attached--prevents damage and reduces undue wear-and-tear
new lithium-polymer batteries
all exhaust vents moved to the rear of the MacBook Pro
wireless antennae moved to the display hinge [thus discrediting the Authorized Apple Serivce Provider's excuse for not fixing my hinge--my own 12" PowerBook G4 creaks and "cracks" like crazy if i attempt to open it slowly, and QCD dares tell me it can't be lubricated because it's a result of the internal cables resting on the hinge.]
final words about MacWorld 06: where the hell is the bloody Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse/Mighty Mouse Wireless/Mightier Mouse?!
after all this ado, kenneth phones to tell me his PowerBook has gone off the deep end, and i try to help him for forty-five minutes before telling him to check if he's warranty is valid, and that i'll go over today after physiotheraphy with my grandfather.
THEN, my brother pulls an Exorcism--he wakes up and throws up all over himself. it was ugly. it stank and stinks.
so how am i supposed to go to sleep now.
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