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!

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!

It’s unclear how long Apple’s (AAPL) rally will continue, but for now, let’s look back on one of the most incredible stocks in recent history.

Let’s not forget how Apple was merely a $20 stock back in 2004 and 2005. A pebble in the electronic market, little more than a tick on Microsoft’s (MSFT) back. Those times have quickly changed, and Apple is capturing one of the largest profit margins in the industry.

Investors were quite curious about the “iPod” in 2001, as a set back Steve Jobs introduced the revolutionary device to a crowd of no more than seemingly 100-150 people. The stock hit the ground running from there. As the evolution of newer devices and more cross-platform technology was introduced by Apple, investors saw the opportunity to jump aboard (me being one of them).

Shortly after a nice run, Apple had a 2-for-1 split on February 28, 2005. Many took their profits and let the stock take its course, but nobody could’ve expected Apple’s near future. By that time, Apple has introduced the iPod mini, soon afterwards, the first iPod shuffle was created. The stock didn’t stop.

Each time a new product was announced, the company quickly popped in stock, and investors were questioning every move. Consumers were eating up Apple products, not Creative or SanDisk products. How could this be? It was a simple result of pure brand power. The company had captured the attention of the World through the consistently sleek designs that were now an expectation of the company’s end results.

The most influential move had yet to come. The stock had actually been suffering for quite some time. Slipping from an all-time high of close to $90 per share in January 2006. Then, in January 2007 Apple came back into the spotlight. The MacWorld event at Moscone West was due to start, and months of rumors had been floating around. In the end, many of the rumors were hardly far from the truth.

The iPhone was introduced and the stock immediately jumped over $100 per share. Took the Americas by storm, and propelled Apple into the mobile phone market. While rumors speculated over various concerns, Apple prepared for the launch date and delivered, with thousands of phones selling the first day.

Now, Apple consumers and investors have plenty to look forward to this upcoming holiday season. From the iPhone to the all-new iPod touch, those stockings will be full of products dawning the little Apple logo. With rave reviews already being placed into young kids’ brains, parents will be looking for any way to get their hands on these one-of-a-kind products. Looks like it’s going to be another nice holiday for AAPL.

Below is the original event in which Steve Jobs announced the iPod:

Disclosure: Long Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Steve Jobs has now been spotted in the streets of London, only one day before the “Mum is No Longer the Word” Apple (AAPL) event. The announcement of the introduction of the iPhone to Europe has long been the expected rumor, but would Jobs go to the UK just to introduce the iPhone to a new country? Possibly…

That could certainly be the case, but in the spirit of hypothesizing about Apple rumors, we have another idea in mind. What does an English accent and music have in common?

The possibility of one heck of a large event, dealing directly with the launch of The Beatles collection to a digital format. The iTunes Store could see a much earlier than expected full collection of The Beatles music at the UK Apple Event. Those English consumers would then immediately have the possibility of buying a whole new digital collection for those shiny new iPhones.