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There were few surprises from Apple yesterday — MacBooks were in the cards, and MacBooks are what we got — and the jury’s still out on whether these new laptops are exactly what the market needs right now, but there’s no denying that Apple’s pretty proud of its new all-aluminum lineup. We’ll have a full review of the laptops shortly, but in case you missed anything, here’s a look back at the mayhem.

The liveblog

Live from Apple’s “spotlight turns to notebooks” event

First impressions

New MacBook / MacBook Pro unboxing and first impressions

Hands-on coverage

MacBook Pro first hands-on!
Apple MacBook aluminum and glass super-shiny hands-on
Apple 24-inch Cinema Display hands-on

Product announcements

Apple finally refreshes Cinema Display: 24-inch, LED backlit, $899
MacBook Air gets NVIDIA graphics, storage bump
Apple’s MacBook gets a fresh face, NVIDIA graphics, original drops to $999
Apple’s all-new MacBook Pro packs new NVIDIA GPUs, glass trackpad

In-depth / details

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 M, 9600M GT get official in new MacBooks
Apple’s Steve Jobs calls Blu-ray “a bag of hurt”
MacBook Pro requires logout to switch graphics modes
Intel: MacBook Air sheds custom CPU for 45-nm Penryn “S”
Multi-finger MacBook trackpad gestures demonstrated on video
New MacBook Pro running HybridSLI?

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/Live_from_Apple_s_spotlight_turns_to_notebooks_event’; We’re here and the big event is about to begin — keep reading for all the news as it happens!

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C’mon, you know we wouldn’t miss this. We’re going to be live and direct from Apple’s “spotlight turns to notebooks” event in Cupertino. Dying to know if there’s a new MacBook or MacBook Pro in your future? Want to see if those “Brick” rumors pan out? Think Steve Jobs might wear a pair of jeans? Keep your browser locked in to our liveblog to get real-time updates on all the news as it happens!

Where you’ll need to be:

Live from Apple’s “spotlight turns to notebooks” event

Time zones:

07:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
09:00PM - Moscow
02:00AM - Tokyo (October 15th)

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Continue reading Apple “notebook” event is on, October 14th!

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The Apple rumor mill has really cooked up a doozy this time. According to 9to5mac — a site with a fairly good track record — Apple’s next big thing isn’t just a laptop or an iPod… it’s an entirely new manufacturing process. If you believe the site’s sources, an as-yet-unannounced event on October 14th will herald in a new iteration of the MacBook dubbed the “Brick,” but the big news won’t actually be about the laptop. Apparently, Apple has created a brand-new process to sculpt casings for products out of aircraft-grade aluminum, using a system that carves the pieces out of a single block of metal using “3D lasers” and water-jet cutting. The new technique will supposedly allow for seamless components which require no bending or folding, won’t use screws to join together, are ultra-light but also “super strong,” and will enable the company to rapidly prototype and produce new designs. Of course, not a single word of this is confirmed or even acknowledged by Apple, though we have been hearing whispers of the “Brick” for a few weeks now. Ultimately, everyone should approach this news with extreme skepticism, but if these rumors get magically transmuted into reality, there’s no telling what kind of new gear Apple might have up its sleeve.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Just a reminder, we’re going to be at the Android and T-Mobile event tomorrow morning, so be sure and set your alarms. You can (finally) expect the big unveil of the first commercially available Android device (we don’t want to ruin it, but it’s going to be the G1 — or Dream as we used to call it). We wanted to give you another heads up so you’ll know where and when it’s going down. Pertinent info below.

Where you’ll need to be:

Live from T-Mobile’s Android event in New York City

Time zones:

04:30AM - Hawaii
07:30AM - Pacific
08:30AM - Mountain
09:30AM - Central
10:30AM - Eastern
03:30PM - London
04:30PM - Paris
06:30PM - Moscow
11:30PM - Tokyo

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If you’re feeling those butterflies-in-the-stomach over next Tuesday’s Android and T-Mobile announcement, hold tight. We’re going to be there live, blogging away like you know we do and hopefully handling (or at least seriously photographing) the first official Android phones. We wanted to give you a heads up so you’ll know where to be, so join us at 10:30AM EDT for all the good news!

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We know it’s been a long day of Apple news, what with all those colorful new nanos, the thin-as-all-get-out touch, a fresh version of iTunes, and that forthcoming iPhone / touch update (and don’t forget about those new shuffle colors). It’s all a lot to take in, but as usual, we’re presenting it to you in one delicious, easy to digest roundup. Enjoy!

The liveblog:

Live from Apple’s ‘Let’s Rock’ event in San Francisco

Hands-on coverage:

iPod nano 4G hands-on
iPod touch 2G - first hands-on

Product announcements:

iPod classic refreshed, only comes in 120GB flavor now
Official: iPod nano reaches 4G, looks tall for its age
iPod touch updated — same screen, new case, Nike+ integration
Apple introduces $79 in-ear headphones
One more thing: New iPod shuffle colors

iTunes / iPhone / touch updates:

Apple launches iTunes 8, NBC comes back, TV shows at $1.99, Genius in the house
iPhone 2.1 software update announced (update: $10 for some iPod touch owners)
iPod touch 2.1 firmware update now available

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/Live_from_Apple_s_Let_s_Rock_event_in_San_Francisco_Enga’; We’re at Apple’s Let’s Rock iPod event at the Yerba Buena Center, check after the break for all our updates.

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Yes, it seems like some kind of crazy dream, but Apple’s big Fall event is descending upon us at a merciless speed. Join us tomorrow when we’ll be liveblogging the whole thing from its destructive, brain-shattering start, straight through to the thirilling (yet inevitable) universe-collapsing finish. Will we see those heavily rumored iPod nano 4Gs? Will Apple finally release a fresh Newton? Will Steve Jobs float magically over the crowd like a figure from a Chagall? Find out tomorrow.

Where you’ll need to be:

Live from Apple’s ‘Let’s Rock’ event in San Francisco

Time zones:

07:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
09:00PM - Moscow
02:00AM - Tokyo (September 10th)

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We’re floored! Over a thousand people braved lines to join us at tonight’s Engadget reader meetup in San Francisco, our biggest ever event by far! We’re completely humbled, but you’re not out of the woods yet. Do us a favor and share your photos and video from tonight, would you? We’ll post ‘em up tomorrow for everyone to check out. Thanks again, SF!

Please add your pictures to the Engadget Flickr pool here.
And please add your videos to YouTube with the tag engadget2007sf.

We’d also like to thank the premium event sponsor of our San Francisco event, the Bluetooth SIG, who really helped us make this whole thing happen!

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Tonight’s the big night, SF bay area! Our FREE and ALL AGES reader meetup goes off at 7PM at UCSF Mission Bay, where we’ll have:

• Free food and drinks
• Product demos
• Audience Q&A with execs and Engadget editors
• … and will be giving away literally hundreds of devices — tens of thousands of dollars of gadgets.

Hit the read link for details — hope to see you there!

We’d also like to thank the premium event sponsor of our San Francisco event, the Bluetooth SIG, who’ve been instrumental in getting this thing off the ground!

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Just a reminder to everyone in or visiting the SF bay area about our reader meetup that’s going on tomorrow night, 7PM at UCSF Mission Bay! We’ll have product demos, live executive interviews, audience Q&A, free food and drinks, and will be giving away literally hundreds of devices — tens of thousands of dollars of gadgets — on the spot. Hit the read link for details — hope to see you there!

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Last week in Tokyo was pretty amazing, but this Wednesday’s reader event in San Francisco promises to be possibly our most amazing yet. Here’s a bit about what you can expect:

• We’re giving away literally tens of thousands of dollars in gear, including…
• A free Sandisk Sansa Connect (4GB with WiFi) to the first 200 people!
• We’ll also have free food and drinks
• Live Q&A session with Engadget
• The event is ALL AGES and FREE ADMISSION
• As well as giveaways from: Drobo, Motorola, Nokia, OQO, Plantronics, Samsung, SanDisk, Sling, and others!

When: Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Please note, however, that we have changed our event location! We are no longer holding the event at Mighty, the event is now at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF.

Also, a note to the local hackers in the audience! We’d like to try out the “lightning talks” round here in the US — let us know if you have something interesting and electronic that you might want to show off! (Email event att engadget dawt com.)

We’d also like to thank the premium event sponsor of our San Francisco event, the Bluetooth SIG, who’ve been instrumental in getting this thing off the ground!

Oh, and please leave us a comment if you’re thinking of attending so we can at least try to estimate how many to expect. See you there! (Map, directions, and full list of companies at the event after the break.)

Continue reading San Francisco reader meetup details, note: location has changed!

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Listen, we’ve just got to say thanks. We got shown some serious love at our Tokyo reader meetup this week, and we’re not only really grateful for the 200+ readers who came out to hang out with Engadget (and who took a ton of photos and almost 100 videos), but for the variety of guests we had, including Mr. Yamamitsu (CEO of Thanko), who participated in a live interview, as well as the “lightning talks” round of hackers, homebrewers, modders, researchers, and all around Japanese über-geeks. So, much love to everyone who came out and helped make our Tokyo event pop off!

P.S. -Oh, and check out some videos after the break. And stay tuned for further details on the SF Engadget reader meetup this week.

Continue reading Engadget Reader Meetup: The Aftermath (part VI, Tokyo)

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Tokyo: thanks for coming out! Over 200 people came to hang out Engadget style tonight — so it’s probably not too much to expect you’d have documented something, eh? Send in your pictures and video, we’ll throw it up on the site tomorrow in our aftermath post.

Please add your pictures to the Engadget Flickr pool here.
And please add your videos to YouTube as a response to our meetup video (which is posted after the break), or with the tag engadget2007tokyo.

Once again, big ups to our hosts and sponsor Google Japan!

P.S. -Our apologies to those that didn’t make it in. We had limited space, but we’re extremely grateful you made the trip out to see us, even knowing you might not make it through the door. Let us know who you are next time, we’ll hook you up with the VIP treatment.

Continue reading Send in your pics and video from the Engadget Tokyo event!

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While Apple chose London to inform the world of the iPhone’s international agenda, HTC is reportedly looking to make a few announcements of its own on that side of the pond. According to TheUnwired, HTC will hold two press events on the first two days in October, the first of which will be in the UK and the second in Germany. Best guesses suggest that we’ll be learning a bit more about the firm’s forthcoming Windows Mobile-based lineup, and we can only hope that the Kii, Omni and / or Polaris are part of the show — but considering the location and all, we wouldn’t bet the farm on hearing too much about the likely US-bound Juno. Hold tight kids, the events get going in under a week.

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