Snatch for your iPhone - Get your mind out the gutter - It’s a Trackpad for your Mac

There were rumors going around and a couple well crafted photoshops of Apple’s new Notebooks using iPhone/Touch like glass multi touch trackpads that double as displays. Well everything was right about those rumors except for the display part. The new Apple Trackpads used in their new unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pro’s are glass, multi touch, but they aint got any display.. That’s where a new App called Snatch and your iPhone come into play. Snatch transforms your iPhone into a wireless trackpad for your Mac.

Features:

• Using your iPhone as a wireless trackpad — tracking, clicking,
  two-finger scrolling, two-finger tap, window dragging and screen zoom.
• Separate scrolling mode for easy one-finger scrolling in either
  linear (iPhone style) or iPod clickwheel-type circular scrolling.
• Separate keyboard mode for entering text.
• Automatic configuration — just install each piece of software and,
  so long as both devices are on the same network, it just works
• Can also be used in an environment without WiFi by creating an ad hoc network on your Mac.

Currently there are two versions available from the AppStore. There is the full featured version for about $8, and Snatch Test, with limited functionality (just single click and tracking). There is some software that you have to install on your Mac called Snatch Server which allows you to use to your iPhone and Snatch via a password protected wireless netwrok connection.

Limitations:

• No support for three finger or four finger scrolling as offered in
  the new MacBooks — I’m not sure if this is a limitation of iPhone
  hardware though
• Tapping with two fingers, if set to perform right click, doesn’t work
• When scrolling, the action is inverted. It would be good to have an option to change this, as it seems a little unnatural.

This is a really cool app that’s worth playing around with. I dont know if I would buy the full version, but the Free version is nice to toy with. Enjoy

[via TheAppleBlog]

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Apple: What You See Is What You Could Get This Holiday

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An Apple Inc. repersentative confirmed recently that Apple does not plan on releasing any new products for this holiday season.

Our holiday line-up is set
Bill Evans, Apple Inc representative.

This announcement comes at a time when many sites have been reporting that Apple would release refreshes to the iMac, Mac Mini & Mac Pro before the end of the year.

(via iClarified.com)

Apple to Discontinue the Mac Mini?

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The Mac mini may be pronounced dead as soon as today’s Apple earnings conference call, according to Gizmodo.

Two major retailers in Europe have confirmed to Gizmodo that they can’t order any more of the little computers.

While this could signal an updated model coming in, they have been told by Apple to expect no more of it.

Their impression is that—once again—the Mac Mini may be dead dead DEAD for real, even while you can still order it at the Apple Store.

(via iClarified.com)

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Apple’s MMistake

Apple has shipped at least one new MacBook with two M keys and no N key, according to pictures posted on Engadget.

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Top 10 Things You Did Not Know About The New MacBooks

With the new MacBooks released for over 24 hours some interesting secrets hiding within have been discovered.

APC mag has published an article called, “Top 10 things you didn’t know about the new MacBook“.

Here is a quick rundown: 
1. Yeah, target disk mode
2. The system migration tool has been updated 
3. The system chipset has changed, not just the GPU 
4. Break the glass screen fascia; replace the whole screen 
5. The MacBooks run a special build of OS X, not yet released to other Macs 
6. The battery indicator is now on the left side of the notebook 
7. The chicklet keyboard on the MacBook is very firmly supported 
8. The speakers are surprisingly good 
9. The viewing angle on the LCD is still lacking 
10. Installing a hard drive is now even more superbly easy

Introducing the new MacBook’s from Apple

Buy an all-new, faster MacBook Pro. More powerful and durable, thinner than ever. Get fast, free shipping.

MacBook Configurations

The new MacBooks are 0.95″ thick and weigh 4.5 lbs.

$1599 for 13.3″ LED backlit display, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 250GB hard drive and SuperDrive.

$1299 for 13.3″ LED backlit display, 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, 9400M GeForce, 160GB hard drive and SuperDrive.

MacBook Pro Configurations

The new MacBook Pros are 0.95″ thick and weigh 5.5 lbs.

$1999 for 15.4″ LED backlit display, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, both NVIDIA chips, 250GB hard drive, slot-loading SuperDrive, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1. 0.95 inches thick.

$2499 for 15.4″ LED backlit display, 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 6MB L2 Cache, 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 memory, both NVIDIA chips, 250GB hard drive, slot-loading SuperDrive, 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1. 0.95 inches thick. This model can be upgraded to 2.8GHz.

New features of the MacBook Air:

MacBook Air, measuring only 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, 0.76-inches at its maximum height and weighing just three pounds, now includes new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a faster architecture to provide robust support for 3D games and enhanced performance. Starting at $1,799, MacBook Air is available with a 120GB 4200 rpm hard drive, a 50 percent increase from the previous generation, or a new 128GB solid state drive.

Construction

Apple detailed a new “unibody” construction method for the MacBook Pro that improves upon the current model’s thin aluminum shell reinforced with an internal frame. The new design is pattered after the MacBook Air released in January, although it appears similar to the MacBooks.

Half the structural parts of the former “discrete” MacBook Pro design
Strong, torsionally rigid, light, and thin
MacBook Air-style keyboard
Ports all located on left side

MagSafe
Gigabit Ethernet
Firewire 800
Dual USB 2.0
Mini Display Port (HDMI could not drive a 30″ display)
Analog/digital audio in and out
ExpressCard 34 slot
Side mounted battery indicator light

Optical drive located on right edge (DVD, not Blu-ray)
Backlit keyboard
Magnetic latch
Motion Sensor
Stereo Speakers, iSight, Mic

[photos via Engadget details via AppleInsider]

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