iPhone 2 is the latest buzz on the Apple front. It has 3G, it is 22% thinner than the previous model, has gps, and the price tag is $199, half the price of the original. You can see below a 60 seconds clip illustrating the key moments from the Apple presentation:



I think that the interesting fact about the iPhone 2 is the price. $200 isn't much for what you get compared to the competition. Apple must get the missing $ from the original price from somewhere.. and my first guess is an agreement with the mobile services provider. The subscription plans for the iPhone are quite expensive and I don't think that we will see any changes on that front.

I'm curious to see how European mobile services will include the phone in their subscription plans. It would be cool on their behalf to make the iPhone available for purchase without a subscription (and a higher price tag, as usual), although that would go against the marketing model that Apple promotes.

On the 15th of January Steve Jobs presented to the world the latest Apple product: MacBook Air, "the world's thinnest notebook" ( that's not quite the case.. in 1997 Mitsubishi and HP developed the Pedion ultra thin laptop, thinner that the macbook air - read more about this here ).

The Apple ultra thin laptop is quite a piece on engineering, packed with the latest technology (custom-built Intel processor, backlit LED display, multitouch). The design is very Apple like, simple, elegant and functional. The tech-specs are decent for an ultra-portable laptop: 13,3" display, full keyboard, 2gb ram, 1.6-1.8 Ghz core 2 duo Intel processor, 80gb hdd, wireless(n), iSight webcam and the price tag starts at $1,799.

I don't like the fact that it doesn't have an optical unit (there is an optional external one for an extra 100$). I think that the dvd is not dead yet.. not by far.

The presence of only one usb port is also a setback. I think that a minimum of 3 usb ports are needed for everyday use.