Today Apple made three announcements, plus one more thing. While I was correct in believing there wouldn’t be anything earth shattering, they were still very cool announcements. Here’s the short list.
- iLife ’09
- iWork ’09 (Including iWork.com-Beta)
- iTunes variable pricing and DRM Free!!
Of course there was: “One More Thing”: 17” MacBook Pro Each of these announcements is more than it seems and while none of them were totally surprising, all help Apple meet their primary goal- GROW THE BUSINESS with the coolest products that are easy to use and beautiful to behold. You can check out the Keynote presentation HERE.
Features Are As Follows:
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- iPhoto - VIDEO TOUR
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- Face Detection
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- Face Recognition
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- Geo Tagging
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- Google Maps Integration
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- Slideshow Themes- Auto Face Centering
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- iMovie - VIDEO TOUR
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- Dynamic Themes
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- Automatic Image Stabilization
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- Precision Editor for Video and Audio
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- Advanced Drag and Drop Into Timeline
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- Video Special Effects- Real Time Render
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- Pages ’09-New Features
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- Full Screen Editing
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- 40 New Themes
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- Dynamic Outlines
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- Mail Merge with Numbers ’09
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- Numbers ‘09-New Features
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- 250 New Functions
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- Advanced Tables
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- Live Updating of Tables in Pages ’09 and Keynote ’09
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- Keynote ’09-New Features
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- New iPhone Remote Control App- Keynote Remote- $0.99
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- New Chart Options
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- New Animation Transitions (Think Indiana Jones Maps)
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- 10 Millions Songs Available
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- Three pricing Tiers
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- $0.69-Older Songs, less Popular
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- $0.99-Majority of Library
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- $1.29-Current Hit Songs
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- DRM Free
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- 8 Millions Songs Immediately Available DRM Free
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- All Songs Available DRM Free by End of March 2009
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- 100% of the library will be DRM Free in the coming months
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- Upgrade to DRM from Apple DRM for 30 Cents Per Song
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- All Songs Downloadable Via the iPhone iTunes Store Over 3G or Edge Network
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- Same Quality
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- Also DRM Free
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- Very Environmentally Friendly
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- The New Unibody Form Factor
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- Thinest 17” Notebook On the Market-0.98 Inches Thick
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- Lightest 17” Notebook On the Market-6.6 Pounds
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- Leading Edge Battery Technology
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- Rated 8 Hours of Battery Life Per Charge- 60% Increase over 2008 Model
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- 5 Year Estimated Life Span - 3 Yrs. Current Industry Standard
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- 1000 Recharges Per Battery
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- Non-User Replaceable
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- Standard Config
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- 2.66 Ghz (2.69 Available)
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- 4 Megs 1066 RAM (Up to 8 Meg)
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- 320 Gig Drive
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- Nivida 9400M and 9600M
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- 3 USB Ports
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- 1 Firewire 800 Port
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- Superdrive (DVD, CDRW)
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- 17” Glossy LED Screen Standard
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- 1920x1200 Resolution
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- Non-Glossy Upgrade for $50
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