Quick recap of Macworld 2006 keynote

2006/01/10By Jerome Skalnik

Apple

Macworld 2006 kicked off today with the traditional Steve Jobs Keynote speech. Here are the highlights:

32 million iPods sold in the last year with 14 million in the last quarter alone
850 songs and 8 million videos sold on ITMS
Record $5.7 billion USD in revenue for the quarter that ended in December
New accessory that acts as remote and FM radio tuner for fifth generation iPods ($49 USD)
Update to Mac OS X Tiger: Version 10.4.4 with new widgets
iLife ’06 with photocasting and updates to iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand
New iLife application: iWeb to easily publish Web sites
iWork ’06 ($79 USD)
iMac with Intel processor. Same design but much improved performance from Intel Core Duo
Applications like Final Cut and Aperture to be universal in March
Office for Mac around for another 5 years
“One more thing:” MacBook Pro with Intel duo Core, a 15.4-inch screen and a built-in iSight Web camera replaces Powerbook

Now, how do I convince my wife that I need a new Macbook Pro?

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