MacBook Pro: Apple.www.apple.com, $1,999 Inside this notebook is Intel's new Core Duo Intel's first dual-core chip for Centrino laptops. Introduced in early 2006, the Core Duo CPU was also the first x86 chip used in the Macintosh, as Apple transitioned from the PowerPC to the x86 CPU family (see MacBook Pro). processor, which delivers up to four times the performance of the PowerBook A family of laptop computers from Apple that was introduced in 1991. PowerBook was the first Apple brand name for a series of portable computers, which lasted until 2006, when they were superseded by the MacBook Pro. G4. At only 5.6 pounds, it includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. on-the-go using iChat AV, or recording a video Podcast Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. or iMovie using iLife '06. Other included software: PhotoBooth, which lets users take snapshots with the video camera, add entertaining visual effects and share their photos; Remote, which converts the computer into a portable theater; and Front Row, which allows users to listen to songs from their iTunes music library and watch DVDs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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