Last but definitely not least on the list of updates from Apple today is the stunning MacBook Air. I never thought I would say this, but I might actually have to switch to a Mac just to get my hands on the Air. This thing is .16 inches thick at the bottom and .76 inches on the top. Continue reading below for the full feature list or head over to apple.com for more details. "MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. But you don’t lose inches and pounds overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions. Of multiple wireless innovations. And of breakthrough design. With MacBook Air, mobile computing suddenly has a new standard. MacBook Air includes an oversize trackpad with multi-touch technology. You can pinch, swipe, or rotate to zoom in on text, advance through a photo album, or adjust an image. This gesture-based input so successful on iPhone and iPod touch now comes to MacBook. The innovative now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t port hatch flips down to reveal (and closes to hide) all the ports you really need: a USB 2.0 port, a headphone jack, and a micro-DVI port that supports DVI, VGA, composite, and S-video output. Even the MagSafe power connection ...

No computer? No Problem... The all new Apple TV "Take 2" works just as well without a computer as it does with one, plus you get HD movie rentals and 5.1 digital surround sound to boot. Click here for more info or continue reading below for the entire press release. Apple Introduces New Apple TV Software & Lowers Price to $229 Rent High Definition Movies Directly from Your Widescreen TV MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today unveiled all new software for Apple TV(R) that allows movie fans to rent movies on the iTunes(R) Store directly from their widescreen TV, and lowered the price of Apple TV to just $229. With iTunes Movie Rentals and Apple TV, users can just click a button on their remote to effortlessly rent movies from a catalog of over 1,000 titles by the end of February, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound, with no computer required. DVD-quality iTunes Movie Rentals are $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases, and high definition versions are just one dollar more with library titles at $3.99 and new releases at $4.99. Apple will provide the new Apple TV ...

As if you haven't heard by now, the Macworld 2008 Keynote was this morning and there were several interesting new updates and products that were discussed which we will cover within the next few posts. For starters, the iPhone just got a new firmware update that gives users several new features including the ability to send SMS messages to multiple recipients at once, location triangulation on google maps, hybrid map view on google maps, and the ability to fully customize your home screen. The iPod Touch is also getting a new firmware today including email, Google maps, web clips, stocks, weather and even notes. iPhone users can update their firmware for Free but current iPod Touch users will have to pay an extra $20 for their updates. Read the full press release below or head over to apple.com to see these update in action. MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced a free software update for its revolutionary iPhone(TM) that allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application*; text message multiple people in one message; create Web Clips for their favorite websites; customize their home screen; and watch movies rented from the new iTunes(R) ...

You have looked high and low for the perfect iPod dock, but none of them seem to sound all that great for the price. The FatMan vintage tube amplifier dock promises give you the sound you are looking for with a look that will never get old. For the 800 dollar price tag, I certainly hope this vintage dock performs on a slightly higher level than the standard dock. "There’s a reason that professional guitarists, from rock to country, continue to use tube amplifiers from Fender, Marshall and Vox, even though solid-state electronics have replaced tubes in every other audio application. That’s because nothing can duplicate the warmth, the harmonic richness and the pure tone of tube-based circuitry. For a sonic revelation, plug your iPod into our Vintage Amplifier/Charger, sit back with the included remote, and browse through your playlists." For more info, check out the product page here.

The Blu-ray/HD DVD war has almost come to an end in a matter of the last two weeks. The first hit was thrown at HD DVD when Warner suddenly decided to switch exclusively to Blu-ray late last week. This was a major blow considering 70 percent of movies being released for purchase is controlled by Warner. After this news, HD DVD canceled several seminars that they had planned at CES this week. And now to top it all off, The Financial Times is reporting that Paramount actually has a clause in their contract with HD DVD that allows them to jump ship if Warner suddenly decides to go with Blu-ray, which they did. Sorry HD-DVD but that really had to hurt.

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is bigger than ever this year in Las Vegas with some new gear that puts last years lineup to shame. Engadget, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and all the rest have been there from the start covering it all and MassivePress.com is rounding up the best of CES. To start off the list, SAMSUNG has an entirely new lineup of entertainment gear including LCD's, surround sound and much more. Care to watch HD in 3D, the SAMSUNG series 4 and 5 plasma, DLP and LCD HDTV's "make use of 3D technology. Literally, you put on a special pair of glasses and you’ll be watching 3D in high-def." Find out more at CrunchGear.com. SAMSUNG also has "an all-in-one single wall-mountable speaker unit that contains a DVD player and looks like something Batman would use in his Batcave Bat-hroom. It also has a subwoofer, DVD player and Bluetooth connectivity for streaming audio." Find out more at Gizmodo.com. iRiver hit the ground running this year with a new line of media devices including the most fashionable DAP you have ever seen. Not much info on this one but you can see some cool pics at Engadget.com. iRiver's SPINN PMP "combines warmth of analog ...

HP is all about extending your digital media these days which just fine in my opinion. And now, HP just announced several new media-centric gadgets including their own line of LCD TV's with Media Extender's built right in. But the one I am most interested in is HP's new MediaSmart Media Center Extender component arriving just in time for CES 2008. The MediaSmart x280N Receiver supports a wide variety of video formats including MPEG-2, DivX, WMV, WMV-HD, and H.264/MP4 files which pretty much covers everything in the book. If you are an audiophile or photo junkie, have no fear because the MediaSmart extender handles all your favorite audio and photo formats as well. Other features include a full range of wireless functionality, the ability to play and expand local media with plug and play storage, plus much more. This all sounds great, but the one detail HP lost me on is the fact that the MediaSmart Extender does not support full HD 1080p. So for now, I will stick to my trusty PS3 with built in media extender for probably the same price. Check back soon for more great gadgets from CES 2008.

Dell introduced the super thin and super sleak Crystal LCD concept last year at CES with promises of bringing the monitor to consumers sooner than later. Finally the day has come that super geeks with an extra twelve-hundred to blow on a 22 inch LCD can get their dream monitor. "Tempered glass, highly polished metal tripod stand, unobtrusive connections, capacitive touch controls, integrated webcam, microphone and speakers, and a 22” HD panel helped Dell Crystal take home the 2008 Best of Innovations Award at the International Consumer Electronics Show which recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics (CE) products in the industry’s hottest product categories." Get more info on the Dell Crystal here, or if you simply don't want to be teased any more, you can buy it directly from Dell.com here.