macworld 2008

Obligatory MacBook Air poll

Are you getting one? Waiting for the multi-touch to come to the MacBook Pro? What the hell is Air?

Microsoft's Blounge™ at Macworld

I’m truly grateful to Microsoft for having a Blounge™ at Macworld. It saves me the headache of scrounging for an outlet and the seats are ultra cushy. But I feel like a caged animal on display

Hands on with RhinoSkin's aluminum MacBook case

If you’re looking for hardcore protection for your MB or MBP then take a gander at RhinoSkin’s latest offering. The aluminum case should catch the eye of road warriors or frequent flyers.

Star Wars Mimobots

Star Wars + USB flash drives = Awesome. [photopress:IMGP4725.JPG,thumb,pp_image] Mimoco

Hands on with some Marware goods

I don’t usually get excited over laptop sleeves as they’re all pretty much the same, but Marware’s Sportfolio sleeve was too cool to pass up. What makes it so special? Something abou

Crumpler gets Squirrely at Macworld

Crumpler makes great gear and their booth is always top notch. This year they’ve got some crazy theme that I don’t quite understand, but it’s certainly eye catching and the best of t

Macworld 2008: DLO's HomeDock HD is maybe the most innovative thing we've seen so far

DLO, makers of so many rad iPod cases and docks we can’t keep track of them all, has outdone itself with its new HomeDock HD. While it’s tempting to say it’s just another iPod dock w

Macworld 2008: Microsoft treats us to some rock and roll, with some Devolution thrown in

Last night the nice people who are sponsoring Macworld’s Blounge, the Office for Mac group at Microsoft, took us bloggers out for drinks and eats, and then to a surprise show. I’m all abou

Hands on with Axiotron's (Mac tablet) Modbook

Axiotron’s tablet was pretty impressive, but I wouldn’t buy one. It’s pretty hefty and cumbersome. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still cool and all, but not for me and $2,300

Uncle Walt loves the Air, tentatively

http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/452319854 “All thin notebooks have compromises,” says Mr. Mossberg and we have to agree. Clearly the Air isn’t for all of

Macword 2008: MacBook Air image gallery, redux

The good people at Apple were wise enough to let me have a few moments with their new MacBook Air, and I fell in love. I took these revealing photos that point to a couple of things we hadn’t he

A closer look at 1.1.3

http://www.crunchgear.com/video/player.swf?movie=firmware.flv I know, I know: dead horse, beaten. But we always love the things we can’t have — yet.

Macworld 2008: Multitouch on the Air, starring my fat fingers

http://progressive.playstream.com/playstream/progressive/flashplayers/FLVPlayer.swf So just how well does the multitouch on the new MacBook Air work? Very. Take a look at me, a novice, whipping my way

Skullcandy rocks Macworld

The above picture is Skullcandy’s crown jewel for Macworld. The FMJ headphones for the iPhone. Don’t worry BlackBerry Curve users because they’re compatible with your far superior sm

Thanks, FastMac

I want to thank FastMac for hooking me up with an extra MacBook battery to use today since my other one crapped out during the keynote. This one is actually calibrated and I know my MB won’t go

Keynote Recap: What Apple did today

Well, the Stevenote’s over and we got a new laptop, a wireless hard drive, and an iPhone update. Oh yeah — iTunes movie rentals. Individually each of these announcements aren’t very

Told you so…

Josh just pointed out his original post on the Air. This was back in June, people. Trust us. We’re professionals. Back on June 20, I reported that there’d be new, slimmer MacBooks coming in Oc

MacBook AirHead: why Apple's new laptop is basically useless

First, let me just say that the Air is an extremely impressive piece of technology. The miniaturization, the optimization of space, the blatant disregard for current standards — it’s everythin

Apple's Remote Disc feature: What's the deal?

If you’re like me, you might have felt that Jobsy glossed over the Remote Disc feature while talking about the new MacBook Air. “It’s like having a drive in your MacBook except there

Hands-on with 1.1.3

http://www.crunchgear.com/video/player.swf?movie=jamesone.flv Kind and patient reader Jameson walked us through 1.1.3 in iChat. After three different attempts using different hardware, we finally got
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