This morning, the online Apple store went offline. When it came back online a few hours later, Apple fans everywhere were surprised to learn that they released a few new products. Among the top three new products is an updated Mac mini, complete with the new Apple mini display port. Mac Pros and iMacs also received a slight update. You’ve probably already heard the information about the three new computer updates, so I won’t go into detail on them.
Apple also took the time to release a newly updated Air Port Extreme base station and Time Capsule wireless NAT. The Air Port now has the ability to simultaneously broadcast a dual signal (dual-band). You can use either the 2.4 or 5 Ghz spectrum, and instead of choosing which to broadcast in, the new base station will broadcast in both. Another cool thing is the ability to share your Air Port connection without handing passwords out to friends or family. Just use the new guest networking feature to instantly create a temporary network connection while protecting your current network assets. You can also now access a hard drive connected to your base station from anywhere on the Internet using your MobileMe account.
Something that wasn’t really talked about today was the release of a new (OK, slightly new) Apple keyboard. That’s right, another Apple keyboard. There’s now three different versions of this aluminum wonder: the wireless, wired (with numpad), and the new one, a wired one without the (notorious?) numpad. It does retain the two USB ports that have become loved sights on wired Apple keyboards.
There you have it, all the fancy updates without the fancy product launch (and without Steve). See, we knew we’d eventually get through all the fuss about Steve Jobs. But still, I miss trying to watch the hour long keynote stream while thousands of other Mac geeks attempt to watch at the same time.
