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Widgetop brings Apple Dashboard widgets to the web so now you can access your own personal Web Desktop anywhere. Widgetop supports an assortment of mini web applications or widgets which you can use to create your own personal Web Desktop. You can display information such as news feeds, web services, pictures, weather, finance quotes, games, stickies, calendars and a whole host of other fun and usefull mini applications. Drag and Drop widgets onto your webtop page to display just the information you want. Keep your favorite widgets in the handy widgets favorites bar. On your webtop page turn your widgets over to reveal their settings panel and change their appearance, content, configuration to customise them as you want.

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First look on Mac Rumors Gallery. MacBook Air Ad MacBook Air guided tou As rumored, Apple announced a new line of portable computers during Steve Jobs' keynote speech at MacWorld San Fransisco today, the MacBook Air. The new line is a complement to the existing MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. Features of the new portable include being "the world's thinnest notebook," at 0.16" to 0.76" - thinner than the the thinnest part of a Sony TZ series laptop. Screen size is an LED backlit 13.3" widescreen with a magnetic latch. The MacBook Air keyboard is MacBook-like, but with an ambient light sensor. The new machines feature a multi-touch trackpad, allowing the user to double-tap and move. Rotate a photo by pivoting your index finger around your thumb, as well as pinch & zoom. Additionally there's a 45 Watt MagSafe power adapter, a Micro-DVI out as well as Audio Out, 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR. There's a 1.8" hard drive for storage - either 80GB standard, or a 64GB SSD as an option. Intel shrunk the size of the Core 2 Duo chip by 60o fit in the new machine. Battery life is approximately 5 hours. No optical drive is on the MacBook Air, but a SuperDrive accessory is available for $99. There's also new software being released that allows the portable to "borrow" a Mac or PC's optical drive. All models feature 2GB of memory standard. The case is fully aluminum (good for recycling), the first fully mercury and lead free display, circuit boards are BFR free, and retail packaging are 561.50000e+2ss volume than a MacBook. The new MacBook Air starts at $1799 is available for pre-order today, and is expected to be shipping in two weeks.

Here’s a quick look into the technical specifications of Macbook Air:

* Magnetic latch, 13.3″ widescreen display
* LED backlit display
* 13.3 inch widescreen
* iSight build in
* Multi touch trackpad
* 0.16″ to 0.76″ dimension
* 1.8″ Hard Drive
* 2 GB Memory standard
* 80 GB hard disk standard
* Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1.6 GHz Standard, 1.8 GHz Option
* 45 Watt MagSafe
* 1 USB 2.0 port, Micro-DVI, Audio Out
* 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR
* 5 hours of Battery Life
* No optical drive, Superdrive accessory at $99

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