In the 4th and final announcement of the Macworld keynote, Jobs announces the MacBook Air.

“MacBook Air is 0.16″ to 0.76″. The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the thinnest part of the Sony. It fits inside a envelope”

“Magnetic latch, 13.3″ widescreen display”

“Move a window by double-tap and move. Rotate a photo by pivoting your index finger around your thumb. Of course, pinch-zoom.”

“1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option — Intel Core 2 Duo”

“Apple asked Intel to shrink the Core 2 Duo. Intel shrunk the processor by 60%.”

“80 GB hard disk standard, 64 GB SSD as an option. ‘they’re pricy, but they’re fast’”

“5 hours of Battery Life”

“802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR”

“45 Watt MagSafe, 1 USB 2.0 port, Micro-DVI, Audio Out”

“No optical drive, but a Superdrive accessory is available for $99. Also, software comes with the MacBook Air that allows you to “borrow” a Mac or PCs optical drive”

“2 GB of Memory Standard”

“Pre-orders today, shipping in two weeks”

“Environmental highlights: fully aluminum case (good for recycling), first fully mercury and lead free display, circuit boards are BFR free, retail packaging are 56% less volume than MacBook.”

“$1799″

Fits inside envelope.

More to come!

As was expected, Steve Jobs has just announced the addition of iTunes Movie Rentals to the iTunes store.

“Touchstone, Miramax, MGM, Lionsgate, Newline, FOx, WB, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony all on board”

“Over 1000 movies (available 30 days after DVD release)”

“Watch anywhere (Macs, PCs, all current iPods and iPhone)”

“Watch instantly (30 seconds with modern broadband)”

“Rules: 30 days to start watching. 24 hours to finish”

“Library titles: $2.99, New Releases: $3.99″

“iTunes Movie Rentals launches today in the U.S. International will launch later this year. Software updates for iPods and iTunes will be forthcoming”

“HD rentals are $4.99. 100 titles today”

Look for more updates soon!

New Airport Extreme announced at Macworld 2008. Device comes with up to 1 TB in internal storage.

“Full Airport Extreme base station with ’server grade’ hard drive internal.”

“2 versions: 500 GB version - $299, 1 TB $499″

Look for more updates soon!

Apple.com has just released a sneak peek advertisement for visitors of the site. It reads, “There’s something in the air.” The blogosphere has been inundated with rumors and speculation over this latest hint.

Two of the most likely rumors appear to be the possibility that Jobs could announce a new wireless capability or device for the Apple/Mac platform. The second, and somewhat more covered rumor has been the addition of iTunes store movie rentals.

The keynote presentation will be live on Apple’s website Tuesday afternoon, sometime after the actual presentation. Feel free to comment with your own speculation below!

It’s that time of year again, time for Steve Jobs to take the stage at MacWorld and captivate us with his newest additions to the Apple/Mac line. The conference starts January 14th and runs until the 18th. One thing in particular is keeping consumers and investors actively intrigued with this upcoming media event.

Yes, consumers have been well rewarded by some of Apple’s latest product creations, and it has becoming a regular occurrence to hear fantastic news when Steve Jobs steps onto the stage at MacWorld. This year most of the media is focusing on a rumored creation of iTunes movie rentals.

The move will allow Apple to capitalize on consumers’ desires to watch full-length movies on their Apple devices, but not pay a permanent, hefty fee of $9.99 to $14.99 for current movie releases.

A rental feature is expected to fill that gap and offer the movies at a more reasonable price, while also adhering to Apple’s standard for innovation in portability. The rental movies need to be available to the consumers for long periods of time.

Current online rental standards follow a pattern of a 30-day viewing period from purchase, but the videos often expire 24 hours from the first click to watch. Expect Apple to follow these standards, while also evolving the rental period to better suit multiple viewings of a movie over a longer period of time with iPods. (Perhaps a set number of full-length viewings of rental movies)

C’mon Steve! Surprise us!

“The Apple Store, West 14th Street is now open, and it’s as big as we thought it would be. With three floors of all things Apple, this is Manhattan’s largest Apple Store. The top floor, dedicated entirely to service, features a 46-foot Genius Bar. It’s also home to our exciting new Open Labs and Pro Labs – free, in-depth training sessions on professional creative photo, video and music applications. Come visit us today and experience New York City’s best new attraction.”

Click here to find out more.

Today, Apple (AAPL) announced the official release date of Mac OS X Leopard. Unsurprisingly, the new operating system will make its debut on October 26th at 6:00 p.m.

The rumors have been spot on this time around. Down to the very hour of the release, almost all of the Apple/Mac rumor sites pinpointed the release to the 26th of October. Even more astonishing was AppleInsider’s recent informant that suggested that the official announcement would come today.

Leopard will have more than 300 new features and offer the bundle in a single-price platform. The single-user version will be $129 and the family version will be $199. Visit the new Mac OS X page.

While MarketMatador.com won’t be offering live coverage during this “media only” event, a number of large websites will be offering free minute by minute updates of the event. Check out the various options below. Gizmodo and Endgadget always offer supreme coverage to any other sites, but we’ve included some of the others covering the event.

Live Coverage:

- Gizmodo
- Engadget
- Macworld
- MacDailyNews
- MacObserver
- ArsTechnica