Macbook Air - The world's thinnest notebook |
Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
Apple releases the new Macbook Air - The world's thinnest notebook.
The new year – the time for change – the time for resolutions – the
time for the latest announcements from MacWorld in San Francisco. We
oohed when Steve Jobs pulled the first iPod Nano out of the small
pocket in his jeans. We counted the days until we could feel the
new iPhone in our own hands. And just this morning, we marvelled
when the world’s thinnest laptop was pulled out of an envelope.
Weighing just under 1.5kg, a remarkable 0.41cm at its thinnest point
and merely 1.9cm at its maximum height, the MacBook Air was born.
Typically as laptop computers have become smaller, sacrifices to the
size of the screen as well as the size of the keyboard had to be
made. Miraculously the new MacBook Air did not suffer on account
of its weight loss. The design includes a 33.8cm widescreen
display using LEDs that consume less power and still provide a sharp
picture. And forget about cramming your fingers while you’re
typing, the MacBook Air has a fullsize, backlit keyboard as well.
But naturally size alone is usually not enough to impress us. Along
with the features and programs we would expect to find on any new
Apple computer, the coolest new addition is the multifunctional
trackpad. Of course we’re used to Mac’s two-finger tap and
two-finger scroll trackpad features. What excites us here is that
multi-touch innovations created for the iPhone have been adapted for
MacBook Air. The new and improved trackpack allows users to pinch
(increase or decrease text/photo size), swipe (three finger gesture to
scroll through multiple pages) and rotate (photos).
For this new year, if one of your resolutions, like always, includes
getting thinner, the new MacBook Air could have you covered. The
world’s thinnest notebook has arrived – and check out apple.com/hotnews
for the complete list of MacWorld 2008 announcements. By Andrew J Wiener
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