On cue, Apple has posted a streaming version of its MacBook-oriented special event for those unable to attend themselves.The recaps the roughly hour-long presentation, which was held at Apple's Town Hall at its Cupertino, California headquarters.
At the event, Apple introduced total redesigns of the and that use a new, one-piece construction technique to make the notebooks stronger. They also add glass-surfaced, multi-touch trackpads and a new NVIDIA-based platform that delivers both much faster integrated graphics as well as a more efficient design.
Also introduced is a new that marks the first major revision to Apple's LCDs since 2004 and uses the new DisplayPort industry standard to bring not just video but also an iSight webcam and stereo speakers to a stand-alone display.
Lastly, the gathering saw Apple to feature the same NVIDIA architecture and issue a minor revision for the 17-inch MacBook Pro.
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