What’s next???  In the Minneapolis airport there are iPod vending machines…  We’ve heard that these are in other airports too.  I didn’t see them in MIA this past weekend.  hmmm

Apple is purportedly in talks with the major record labels about allowing consumers unlimited access to their libraries through iTunes. Read a short article about it here.

So the talk of the town…apple and it’s Chief Executive “Air” Jobs had their big dog & pony show yesterday.   Not sure how impressed I am by the Macbook Air, I have a Mac and I love it but I get why stock dropped yesterday.  $1,800 for a machine that doesn’t have a built-in optical drive for reading CDs (way to support the iTunes store) and DVDs… “Air” Jobs doesn’t seem to think people will miss it and he may be right, after all you can download movies and music over the Internet and access the optical drives on other PCs and Macs to install new software.  I guess I was just hoping for more as it seems so was the world…

Just 1 question Steve Jobs, where was Michael Jordan and did you get his approval to use “Air”…

B. Lam:

10:15 am ON Jan 15 2008

B. Lam:

10:14 am ON Jan 15 2008

Jason Chen:

Out comes the MacBook Air. It’s silver (aluminum?), has black keys, is super super thin, and Steve can hold it easily with his fingertips. “It’s the world’s thinnest notebook,” he reiterates. It has a 13.3-inch widescreen display. “And the display is gorgeous.” It’s an LED backlit display that’s instant-on. It also has a built-in iSight camera, and a full-sized keyboard. Backlit too, with a trackpad and multi-touch gesture support on the trackpad.

Record labels are remaining on the offensive when it comes to battling iPod maker Apple Inc. for revenue share in the digital music business, with word spreading that Sony BMG will soon join the ranks of other major labels in offering its catalog through some online retailers stripped of copy protection measures.  Full article here

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Ever wanted to make a free iPhone ringtone? Here’s how.

After the price of an 8 GB iPhone was reduced to $399 from $599, CEO Jobs agrees to give store credit to those who paid the original price.

September 6 2007: 4:50 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — After receiving hundreds of emailed complaints from existing Apple iPhone customers angry about a steep price drop, chief executive Steve Jobs says the company will give certain customers who bought the gadget at its original price a $100 credit.

Customers who purchased an 8 gigabyte iPhone before Apple Inc. lowered its price to $399 from $599 will receive a $100 credit toward any purchase at an Apple retail store or on its Web site.

Full article here 

Apple has just unveiled the much anticipated new addition to their family-The iPod Touch.

The latest model has the look and feel of the iPhone minus the camera and phone components.  It’s full screen, touch sensitive and Wi-Fi enabled. Now you can surf the web and download your music straight to the phone. 

You’ll have your choice of 8GB or 16GB.

In other exciting Apple news, as of today you can get your iPhone for $200 less than original price…do I sense a new model in the works?