How new MacBook Air might look

June 01, 2022

Available in seven colors, the new MacBook Air looks fantastic in new renders, even if it seems more like a slim MacBook Pro than a traditional Air.

Gone is the tapered design in favor of something more boxy, and more colorful.

If these latest renders prove true -- and we could see as early as next week -- the new Air looks like a winner.

In other news:

  • Don't miss our report on Apple's latest AR/VR patents that describe a system for faking rain, wind and touch using ultrasonic waves.

  • Bluetti will soon release a great portable power station that can go anywhere and be recharged via solar panel.

  • Check the tweets for a new MacOS 7 utility released just a few days ago. Yes, programmers are still making software for PowerPC processors!

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Sources have begun to doubt Apple will unveil its realityOS and AR/VR headset at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, but some folks still believe a colorful new MacBook Air could be in the offing. Whether or not Apple rolls out a new version of its slimmest laptop at WWDC22, here’s what you should expect to see soon enough.

Most consumer AR/VR headsets do not provide that kind of haptic feedback, but Apple’s new patent filings suggest it wants to solve this problem.

The Apple Design Awards, to be bestowed at WWDC22 next week, showcase apps with outstanding design, innovation, ingenuity and technical achievement.

The virtual spaces let developers and other WWDC22 attendees connect with Apple engineers and designers as well as other conference-goers.

Here’s some good news for campers and RV enthusiasts, as well as anyone who likes to have ready backup power. Bluetti's ultraportable power station EB3A Solar Generator will go on sale June 14. And even better, an early bird price could get you 23% off!

Death, taxes and running out of storage on your Mac; few things in life are as certain. But now is the time to do something about it. Apple is about to unveil the next version of macOS at its Worldwide Developers Conference next week, and if you want to install the public beta, you’ll need at least 3GB of free space.

When Apple revamped the Siri Remote along with Apple TV in 2021, many people thought it odd the clicker didn’t get Find My support. Fortunately, Nomad just made it easier to find the remote -- and to hold onto the slippery thing better when you do.

Global sales of smartwatches grew 13% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to last year, with Apple Watch gobbling the largest slice of the pie by far, new research indicates.

On June 1, 1978, the Steve Wozniak-designed Disk II floppy drive launched. The peripheral solved the Apple II's biggest problem.

These days, more people than ever have more than one computer. That’s because many people work from home or do the “hybrid” work thing, toiling at an office part time but working remotely, too. And that means they probably tap away on both a work laptop and a personal one. Today’s featured setup follows that trend. And its owner succinctly explained how they go about switching between the two machines on the same external display with the press of a button.

Tweet o' the day

One more thing ...

"I think the same philosophy that drives the product has to drive everything else if you want to have a great company. Manufacturing, for example, ... demands just as much thought and strategy as the product. If you don't pay attention to your manufacturing, it will limit the kind of product you can build and engineer. Some companies view manufacturing as a necessary evil, and some view it as something more neutral. But we view it instead as a tremendous opportunity to gain a competitive advantage. [I've thought that] ever since I visited Japan in the early '80s. And let me add that the same is true of sales and marketing. You need a sales and marketing organization that is oriented toward educating customers rather than just taking orders, providing a real service rather than moving boxes. This is extremely important." -- Steve Jobs

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