Tech and Amusing Stuff

Thinnest notebook in the world. It will be available in two weeks (starting at $1.799), but you can pre-order it now.

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“Apple has officially announced movie rentals for iTunes. The new feature will launch today with 1,000 available films by the end of February — prices will come in at $2.99 for a regular rental, and $3.99 for new releases. You’ll be able to begin watching your movie in 30 seconds, and will have the rental for up to 24 hours, during which time you can transfer the file to an iPod or iPhone and take it on the go. Additionally, you’ll be able to get HD rentals for just $1 more, respectively.”

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Time Capsule is a hard drive and Airport combined in order to make back ups wirelessly in your home. It will come in 500GB and 1TB configurations, and will feature 802.11n, as well as server grade hard drives. They will be $299 and $499, respectively. Available in February, pre-order now.

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• Maps: New hybrid view, same as Google Maps. Satellite imagery and street mapping available on a single view.
• Maps: Location triangulation. Uses nearby WiFi access points and GSM towers (on the iPhone, anyway) to roughly guesstimate your current location.
• Web Clips: Web bookmarks can now be saved as home screen icons, including zoom and location information.
• Home screen: Icons on the home screen can now be rearranged.
• Home screen: Up to 9 home screens can now be created and “flicked” between.
• SMS: A single text message can now be sent to multiple recipients; groups can be recalled for future use.
• iTunes: Movie rentals are now supported.
• iTunes: Support for lyrics.
• iTunes: Option to “manually manage” music and videos instead of synchronizing.

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