Magic Mouse, Mac Mini server, iMac, MacBook and all that Apple malarchy
With little fanfare, when compared to typical Apple product updates, Steve Jobs and company updated the company's lineup with a plethura of products. Among them: A new mouse, a refreshed iMac, a Mac Mini server, a redesigned MacBook, and all this without so much as a single "Boom" from el Jobso himself. What's the highlights of the announcement, and how do we parse it? We talk to Gary Rosenzweig from MacMost, and Jonathan Strickland from HowStuff works.
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Apple unveils iMac refresh, capacitive touch mouse
Apple has released a refresh of its iMac line which will now feature an all aluminum casing with edge-to-edge glass and an SD card slot. The new 21.5-inch and 27-inch models start at $1199 and $1699 respectively; the latter of which can be upgraded to a 2.8Ghz Core i7 quad-core processor. The peripherals have also gotten some upgrades as the keyboard now has an all aluminum casing and the mouse is now capacitive touch. The new mouse, "Magic Mouse," will work like the touchpads on existing MacBooks and allow a two-button mode.