The BookArc helps you free up more space on your desk. It is a sexy stand designed that holds your MacBook vertically and turn it into a nettop. BookArc rests on soft, silicone footpads that keep it from leaving any unwanted surface marks or scratches on your desk. The BookArc is now available at the Apple Store and retails for $49.99 each. A BookArc “six-pack” geared towards design studios and Mac-based offices is being offered at a bundled discount price of $249.99. [Twelve South via Laptop Notebook News]
Apple has updated its MacBook family notebook with the release of the new 13 inch MacBook and the new 15 inch MacBook Pro. Priced at $1,200 upwards, these new advanced notebooks feature all-metal enclosures that makes it durable, pro-performance notebook graphics, the bright and instant-on LED-backlit displays, and a glass Multi-Touch trackpad. Apple also claims that these new notebooks are their greenest notebooks that meets Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Gold, and RoHS environmental standards. Apple’s new MacBook and MacBook Pro are powered by NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory, a built-in iSight camera, and Mini DisplayPort. Other features include 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), a 160GB or a 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive, up to 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, and a 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed (1066MHz front side bus). See more pictures in the gallery below to see what it’s like. [Apple via Laptop Notebook News]
Targus is back with another move towards the Apple fanboys. This time they want you to keep your MacBook cool with their new Chill Mat. What it is, is a simple laptop cooler with two powerful fans that is powered through the USB port. We love our Macs, so kudos to Targus. $50. [Gizmodo]
I think I will spend all day on this Ultimate Office Computer Setup. Dubbed as the Cocoon, the computer setup consists of a 24-inch Intel iMac, 15-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Pro with six LCD monitors, several PCs, and a couple of Kinesis Freestyle keyboards. The six LCD screens consists of four HPs, one ViewSonic, and a 30-inch Apple Cinema Display. The system is powered by two APC uninterrupted power supplies. [Tuaw]
The Apple MacBook Air is now priced at $2598, down from the $3098. The cut is a result of price cuts to two separate components including the 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade by $100 to just $200 and the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade to $599 from $999. In addition, the 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive now retails for $2398. [AppleInsider via Laptop Blog]
Here is the latest MacBook concept laptop that comes equipped with touch-sensitive displays. The concept is integrated with a full touch-sensitive keypad, which looks somewhat like the Apple MacBook Air. [Apple Style via Laptop Blog] More
The picture above shows us the Apple Macintosh Tablet, which is based on the Apple MacBook Air. This concept comes jam packed with a 13-inch LED display, iPhone compatibility, and an external SuperDrive. Sadly, it is just a concept. See more interesting pictures after the jump. [Apple Style via Laptop Blog] More
According to rumors, Apple’s MacBooks will be featured with an LED-backlit display next year. However, there is no official announcement from the company. In case you didn’t know, Apple is already including LEDs in its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines. LEDs offer superior brightness, color and longer battery life. [MacRumors via Laptop Blog]
Moshi has recently launched the Zefyr 13 inch which is claimed to be the world’s slimmest active MacBook cooler. The Zefyr keeps all the critical components of the MacBook in a cool temperature. No word on pricing so far. [7Gadgets via Laptop Blog]
Here’s the recent Macbook Air Commercial in pretty good resolution from YouTube. There have been plenty of gags and spoofs referring to the Manila envelope, but we’re still amazed at the thinness and uber-coolness of the Macbook Air. Can you blame us?
