New iMacs, MacBooks, Mac Minis, Magic Mouse and Remote

Multitouch Mighty Mouse

Along with rumours of new iMac to be announced soon there is a new rumour of an updated multitouch Mighty Mouse (that's alot of m's).
This is a very welcome update as I'm sure I'm not the only person to have the trackball clog up and stop working properly.

I remember mentioning an idea to a friend a while ago where you could scroll by moving both fingers like on the MacBook touchpads. If they are going down this multitouch route it would be nice if you could also use it to zoom in and out by pinching and somehow activate expose too.

If they incorporporated this and got rid of the ball it would certainly make it a very impressive and more useful device.

New iPods and iTunes 9

Here is all the latest releases from the Apple keynote yesterday.

Hidden Snow Leopard Features

Ok so the new video is up showing the new features of Snow Leopard, but here some extra hidden features that Matt has found in the latest OS.

Apple Tablet?

There seems to be even more evidence in the last few days that Apple will release a 10 inch touchscreen tablet computer/media player this year, with even the Financial Times commenting on it.

If this device does surface it would be a worthy rival to not only netbooks with its size and internet access but also the Kindle which can download books, magazines and newspapers for on the go reading.

It would definitely be really good for films as you could buy or rent films from iTunes and then watch them on a more generous screen than the current iPhone or iPod screens and without the extra bulk of a full computer. Also the bigger screen would be a welcome improvement for playing games on the go.

I'm sure it will be out just in time for Christmas and will no doubt revolutionise the netbook market much like the iPod did to music players and iPhone has to phones.

Apple Netbook In October?

There are alot of new rumours about at the moment of an Apple netbook with a 9.7 inch screen being released in October just in time for Christmas. This isn't the first time such a device has been talked about but it seems a little more likely at the moment.

It is said to be a touchscreen tablet form, which I think will be a better approach to the netbook market and if ever released will at first be criticised by competitors before loads of other small touchscreen computers hit the market.

The rumoured price is $800 which is quite high for a netbook but that is with the added "Apple Tax". This product would be filling the gap between the iPhone and the Macbook, having something with a bigger screen but keeping the portability.

The main question I have is what operating system will it run on? Full Mac OS X like on ordinary macs or an simplified OS similar to that of the iPhone.

10 Things You Might Not Know About The iPhone 3GS

I'm sure you have read up on all the new features of the recently announced iPhone 3GS but here are 10 additional facts you might not have read about.

1. It’s highly resistant.
Apparently the iPhone 3GS has a highly-resistant finish to its body, meaning that it is now water and oil resistant.

2. Same size, same shape.
The iPhone 3GS is exactly the same size and shape as the old iPhone 3G but is 2g heavier. But this means you can use all of your current cases and accessories with it.

3. Photo genius!
It knows how close you are to your subject, and automatically switches to “Macro Mode” when they’re around 10cm away.

4. It comes with Apple’s remote headphones.
You get Apple’s own earphones, complete with the multi-button remote, which has a single control key and volume controls, and a mic like the iPod Shuffle.

5. Video editing: waste not, want not,
Editing any video you capture actually destroys everything you throw away. Once that ‘waste’ has gone you can never get it back. So you will have to be careful.

6. O2 will support tethering and MMS from day 1.
Unlike AT&T, which is stalling until later this Summer, O2 will support tethering an MMS from day one. That said you will need to pay more for a web access bolt-on for tethering. MMS messages, meanwhile, will be taken out of your existing text allowance, with one MMS equalling four texts.

7. Remember, remember.
The iPhone 3GS, like your Mac, will remember text that you’ve entered into websites and auto-fill so there’s no need to repeatedly enter e-mail addresses, postal addresses or usernames.

8. Talk to me.
Voice control on the iPhone 3G S understands full sentences, and even dictated phone numbers. So you can say “what song is this?” for example. Or “play more songs like this”, and the iPhone 3GS will understand you.

9. Where am I?
It has a digital compass, and it doesn’t just work in Google Maps. Apple has built a new Compass app, which can switch between true north and magnetic north, as well as using GPS to give full coordinates. Double tapping the location icon in Google Maps spins the map to be the right way round.

10. Accessibility, thy name is iPhone.
There are a number of new features on the iPhone 3G S that make it highly accessible for disabled users. The VoiceOver function, for instance, lets the iPhone 3GS read out what’s on screen. It’s much more accessible for partially sighted users as well, thanks to a new high-contrast white-on-black display option, and a zoom feature that springs into action when the screen is double-tapped with three fingers. And for anyone who can only hear in one ear, the iPhone 3GS can even be set to “mono audio” mode.

Original article from The Mirror.