And here we are in part two of the new products announced by Apple last Tuesday (July 27) but this time the products don’t include any updating or refresh models but instead brand new state of the art inventions.  I had always wished that there would be a Wireless Keyboard with a built in Trackpad model out there so I would keep that keyboard in my lap and use it on my 27″ iMac but I guess Apple decided to work on that and give me something else.  They introduced a new awesome thing called a Magic Trackpad (and if Daddy found it in Germany he will be bringing it to me tonight, here’s hoping that he actually got me one yay!) [P.S. I loves Daddy!]  So here goes:

Magic Trackpad

This beautiful Magic Trackpad is true magic, it’s the first Multi-Touch trackpad thats designed to work with your Mac desktop and uses the same technology already available on all your MacBooks/MacBook Pros.  If you are in love with the swiping feature, the flicking feature, and whatever gesture you have identified as much as I am in love with it, then this is an awesome addition to your desktop peripherials.  It connects to your computer via wireless Bluetooth and is powered by 2 AA batteries.  Batteries, batteries that brings me to my next product.  Oh wait this baby costs $69 and is available right now, right this second, seriously you can order it and get it immediately!

Apple’s Battery Charger

With all those wireless devices out there provided by Mac I think we all feel that we’re using batteries more than ever.  Since Apple has decided to go green I guess and give you energy saving devices what better way can they help the Earth than by providing us with a Battery Charger that comes with 6 Rechargeable batteries (they thought you’d have a keyboard, magic mouse, and a trackpad to charge, smart aren’t they?)  So I’m getting both this and the trackpad to help save the environment and clean up my desk space.  This baby costs 29$ but ships between 2 – 4 days.

Apple why are you doing this to me?  Why are you torturing me with new products and why aren’t I a millionaire or a billionaire already.  Steve Jobs if you ever read this, please I’m single, available, and ready to be wife #1000000 seriously I don’t care where I am in the line, I’d be content to be your tech mistress :P (Just Kidding- Don’t flip out on me yet)

And that brings the new products to an end and we can all go back to hibernating until something new comes along.

The title was going to be a handful as it was going to go on and on, but I decided to divide this post into two.  So last Tuesday (July 27) Apple decided to update it’s iMac, Mac Pro, and Cinema Display line.  This update brought some cool features and speed bumps to it’s existing products.  As much as I am tempted I am not going to be updating any of my Apple Desktops anytime soon, mainly because I shouldn’t do that regardless of the temptation (the temptation is huge sometimes) so what’s new in the lines?  Check out the deets below!

iMac – Summer 2010

The new iMacs are now featuring the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors as well as new graphics cards making them a bit more powerful than before and giving you more value to your money.  They are now available in the following specs but of course you know you could always build your customized iMac.

21.5″ iMac Model:

• 3.06 GHz Core i3 / 4GB RAM / 500GB HDD / ATI Radeon HD 4670 [$1199]
• 3.20 GHz Core i3 / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / ATI Radeon HD 5670 [$1499]

27″ iMac Model:

• 3.20 GHz Core i3 / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / ATI Radeon HD 5670 [$1699]
• 2.80 GHz Quad-Core Core i5 / 4GB RAM / 1TB HDD / ATI Radeon HD 5750 [$1999]
• 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Core i7 BTO Option [+$200] (Can also run both HDD + SSD at once)

Mac Pro – Summer 2010

What’s new here?  Let’s just say you can get up to 12 cores of processing power and up to 50% greater performance than the previous generation.  These babies have the new ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics hardware as well as the availability to upgrade to the powerful Radeon HD 5870 as a BTO option.  The Mac Pro is one powerful beast at the moment and I’m loving it!

Base Configurations are:

• 1x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core / 3GB RAM / 1TB HDD [$2499]
• 2x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core / 6GB RAM / 1TB HDD [$3499]

12-core options are available at either 2.66 GHz or 2.93 GHz starting from $4999 and these models are set to ship in the beginning of August.

Apple Cinema Display

Apple’s Display Devices are awesome, we all know how awesome the 27″ iMac’s screen is, the awesome Retina Display on the iPhone 4, and not to forget the awesome display of the iPad.  So if we can agree on one thing, it’s that Apple knows its way around Displays.  They had just discontinued the 24″ and 30″ Cinema displays and introduced a new 27″ LED Cinema Display with a built-in MagSafe charging unit, iSight Camera, speakers, and USB ports, this display is highly ideal for Macbook/Macbook Pro users, and not to forget the mac Mini users too.  This baby will be available in September for a price of $999 but will require a Mac with a Mini Display Port connectivity to run.

Previous models of the 24″ Apple Cinema Display saw a price drop to $799 from it’s previous $899 and the 30″ Cinema HD Display is available at $1799 and that’s only until supplies run out.

All in all, this was part one of the new products introduced by Apple this past Tuesday stay tuned for part two coming to a screen near you.

Not only did Apple announce new products but Amazon updated their awesome Kindle device.  If I didn’t love my iPad so much I’d love the Kindle more but seriously, I’m looking towards grabbing one of these when it comes out maybe as an Eid present to myself simply because it’s highly affordable and I’m a gadget-freak!  So what did Amazon do?

They updated the Amazon Kindle to include the following updates:

• Books are delivered within 60 secs of your purchase through it’s fast, free wireless delivery and no computer is required for that to happen.
• They’ve put a new High-Contrast E-Ink Screen which gives you 50% better contrast than any other e-reader with clearer text and sharper images.
• You can read in the sunlight with NO GLARE!
• It’s got a 21% smaller body that fits in the same 6″ size reading area making it lighter than a paperback at 8.5 ounces and 1/3 of an inch thin.  This makes it 15% lighter than it’s previous model.
• The battery life can last up to one month with wireless off and if you’ve got the wireless always on it can reach up to 3 weeks without recharging (awesome for travelling).
• The storage has increased up to 4GB from the previous 2GB which will carry up to 3,500 books.
• Read Everywhere on an iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Kindle, Android, Blackberry, anywhere and everywhere and see the extensive book collection.

This baby comes in two models, the Wifi Only model sells for $139 and starts shipping from August 27, and the 3G model goes for $189 and also ships from August 27.

Looks promising and will be looking forward to obtaining one.

[Link: Amazon]

I think that writing things down that you want to do is the key to doing them.  Seriously, yesterday morning I was in the office and playing around with my new iPhone 4 and well testing out some new apps I downloaded, one of which is called “Tomorrow-To Do” or something of that sort, it looks like a moleskine book in which you can write a to-do list.  So I listed the following items:

• Start Reading
• Organize and Catalog Books
• Organize Closet
• Write iPhone4 Unboxing Post

Out of that list I was able to do only 2 items and the reason why I didn’t complete it was the fact that I started organizing my closet and thinning it out at 9:30 while at the same time Sister #4 was busy cataloging my books, once I had done one part of my closet I started on placing the books on the shelf and well let’s just say that I did not finish work until 1:30AM! But the end result was beautiful and let’s just say that my bookshelf wasn’t able to hold all my books and therefore Sister #4 took custody of some.

Can anyone guess how many books I’ve got?

I blame my latest subscription to Orbit Showtime Network which has made me procrastinate even more than I already have! I ‘ve been meaning to write about the iPhone 4 and post some unboxing images but I just can’t since well I’m busy watching “Clean House” or “Tacky House” or any of the E! Shows, if I’m not doing any of that then I’m catching up on White Collar, Covert Affairs, Pretty Little Liars, Hot in Cleveland, and my good ol’ favorite Charmed DVD Collection.

Yes I have literally become the official couch potato but wait in my home I’ve got 4 other contenders for the title and so far Fee has the lead.  Hehehe I just had to say it!

So it’s been almost a week with the iPhone 4, I still love it and don’t find the antenna issue to be that huge since I like my gadgets fully clothed and not naked so I am not facing that issue, be on the look out for a review after the unboxing post in which I’ll give you more details about everything else.

This past weekend was awesome I had a lot of fun! And it’s sad that my boys are leaving next week to the UK, I wish I could hitch a ride with them then I could get to spend time with my bestie ananyah! But oh well so sad.   I’m trying to go and see “Salt” and “Inception” but so far I haven’t gotten a chance maybe tomorrow and the day after I would.  Who knows for now I should try to move away from the couch and live life a bit :P Don’t you agree?