Apple Keynote: Three Things

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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.

  1. iLife ’09
  2. iWork ’09 (Including iWork.com-Beta)
  3. 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:

      • Face Detection
      • Face Recognition
      • Geo Tagging
      • Google Maps Integration
      • Slideshow Themes- Auto Face Centering
      • Dynamic Themes
      • Automatic Image Stabilization
      • Precision Editor for Video and Audio
      • Advanced Drag and Drop Into Timeline
      • Video Special Effects- Real Time Render
    • Pages ’09-New Features
      • Full Screen Editing
      • 40 New Themes
      • Dynamic Outlines
      • Mail Merge with Numbers ’09
    • Numbers ‘09-New Features
      • 250 New Functions
      • Advanced Tables
      • Live Updating of Tables in Pages ’09 and Keynote ’09
    • Keynote ’09-New Features
      • New iPhone Remote Control App- Keynote Remote- $0.99
      • New Chart Options
      • New Animation Transitions (Think Indiana Jones Maps)
    • 10 Millions Songs Available
    • Three pricing Tiers
      • $0.69-Older Songs, less Popular
      • $0.99-Majority of Library
      • $1.29-Current Hit Songs
    • DRM Free
      • 8 Millions Songs Immediately Available DRM Free
      • All Songs Available DRM Free by End of March 2009
      • 100% of the library will be DRM Free in the coming months
      • Upgrade to DRM from Apple DRM for 30 Cents Per Song
    • All Songs Downloadable Via the iPhone iTunes Store Over 3G or Edge Network
      • Same Quality
      • Also DRM Free
    • Very Environmentally Friendly
    • The New Unibody Form Factor
      • Thinest 17” Notebook On the Market-0.98 Inches Thick
      • Lightest 17” Notebook On the Market-6.6 Pounds
    • Leading Edge Battery Technology
      • Rated 8 Hours of Battery Life Per Charge- 60% Increase over 2008 Model
      • 5 Year Estimated Life Span - 3 Yrs. Current Industry Standard
      • 1000 Recharges Per Battery
      • Non-User Replaceable
    • Standard Config
      • 2.66 Ghz (2.69 Available)
      • 4 Megs 1066 RAM (Up to 8 Meg)
      • 320 Gig Drive
      • Nivida 9400M and 9600M
      • 3 USB Ports
      • 1 Firewire 800 Port
      • Superdrive (DVD, CDRW)
      • 17” Glossy LED Screen Standard
        • 1920x1200 Resolution
      • Non-Glossy Upgrade for $50