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Posted by Wilson Rothman at 2:30 PM on January 7, 2009
As our warriors move from the beachheads of SF to the trenches of LV, here's today's recap, and reminder that the war week is far from over:
As our warriors move from the beachheads of SF to the trenches of LV, here's today's recap, and reminder that the war week is far from over:
The weekly Thank Giz It's Friday lists are about unwinding and having fun. I hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as I have enjoyed writing them. Here is the best of the bunch.
Here is a list of the very best 2008 Gizmodo Features. We all worked very hard to push features forward this year, and looking back, it looks like our efforts were well worth it. Enjoy!
In case you're looking for a recap of today's Halloween madness on Giz, all the ghoulishness and trickery you can handle is right here.
In case you just woke from some kind of a coma (or you are a certain older gentleman running for a particularly prominent public office), today Apple revealed new additions to the MacBook family: The totally redesigned aluminium 15" MacBook Pro and 13" MacBook, plus a slightly revamped MacBook Air and white plastic MacBook, "value" priced at $US1000. Jobs and Co also showed off the long-awaited iSight-endowed Cinema Display monitors. Here's a rundown of the keynote and the announcements:
If today's Apple Event, like last time, left a little taste of letdown in the mouths of the fervent, the reason why is now clear: we knew every detail of every announcement before Jobs could even prime the cylinders of the Apple Event Reality Distortion Field generator, yet alone fire it up. Some surfaced in the last 24 hours, and some we reported on weeks ago. Being the source of sceptical yet enthusiastic Mac rumoring that we are, obviously contribute to this. So let's have a look at the last few months buildup to today--and how much it all makes sense now.
Sprint's Xohm WiMax network got extra super official today with a party and all, so laptop makers are tossing out confetti in the form of WiMax-enabled notebooks. Here's what you've got to pick from. Acer dropped a pair of Aspire cheapies in 14- and 16-inch sizes, while Asus's 14 and 15-inchers are a bit mo' better for a bit mo' money. Oh, there's more.
Not sure what was going on yesterday with all that T-Mobile G1 Android coverage? We've got the solution. Here's all you need to tell your push Gmail from your App Markets from your Street View Compass.
Sure, you are all aware that there is a new iTunes 8, new iPod nano, and new iPod touch. But did you read our hands-on reviews and the rest of the details and products that many people missed at Apple's "Let's Rock" event? If you want to know all about what happened there, don't forget to go through our complete special coverage, including our full reviews of the new iPod nano and iPod touch.
Our first day at IFA 2008 is done, and without doubt, the overall winner so far--apart from Miss IFA and her jewels--has been the new Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin LCD TV, which was absolutely beautiful, followed by the Philips Essence. However, there have been plenty of other things that you can check out here: