맥루머닷컴이란 사이트에서 입수했다는 맥월드 2008 사본(Transcript). (맥관련한 루머가 얼마나 많으면 이런 사이트가 있을까요?)
인세인리맥포럼에서 제공한 자세한 목록을 보면 애플 매니아의 어안이 벙벙해질 정도로 매력적인 제품이 대거 출시할 것으로 보이는데 말이죠.
특히 맥북나노와 맥터치에서는 기존의 HDD를 대체할 SSD(Solid State Drive)를 채택한 것이 눈에 띕니다.
한편에선 이거 말 그대로 루머일 뿐이라는 의견도 있습니다.

애플에서 이와 유사한 방식으로 예전에도 정보를 고의로 흘리거나 포럼이나 관련업체에서 루머를 퍼뜨리는 등의 사건들이 종종 있었죠.

마케팅 측면에서 본다면 루머의 진위를 떠나 결과적으로 애플에게 손해볼일은 아니죠.

이번 사본(Transcript)도 그런 루머가 아닐까 하는 의문이 드는데도 불구하고 이 글을 접한 많은 애플 매니아들의 심장 박동수를 빨라지게 합니다.

과연 어떤 제품들이 나열되었나 한번 볼까요?

Mac Nano
• Redesigned Mac–Mini
• Half the height as its predecessor
• Now has an anodized aluminum shell.
• 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz Santa Rosa chips
• 32GB flash solid state drive (64GB build-to-order option, also option for 160GB conventional HDD)
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Mac Pro
• Based off the Penryn chipset
• Dual 2.8 GHz Penryn Xeons standard
• 2GB of RAM standard
• 320GB HDD standard
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard
• Blu-Ray build-to-order option for an extra $400

MacBook Pro
• Mobile Penryn Chipset
• 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz Speeds
• 17” gets LED backlighting
• 15” gets a build-to-order higher resolution similar to the 17” model
• Keeping the 8600M GT graphics, but upping the video memory to 256MB and 512MB
• Black anodized aluminum option similar to the iPod classic
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Cinema Displays
• Built in 2 megapixel iSight camera
• Same resolutions
• LED backlighting
• All support 1080HD
• New Prices : 20”: $399; 23”: $599; 30”: $1,249
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

MacBook Nano
• Ultraportable Mac
• Same screen resolution and size as the current MacBooks; 13” at 1280x800
• 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz low voltage Core 2 Duos
• Low end model to feature a 32GB SSD and the higher end to have a 64GB SSD
• $1,499 and $1,999 Respectively
• No Optical Drives
• Intel Integrated Graphics
• 10 Hours of Battery Life
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

iPhone
• SDK Available at MacWorld
• Developers can sell their signed apps from iTunes starting in March
• New software includes Multimedia messaging, video recording with the camera, and an eBook reader
• iPhone games available from the iTunes store
• 3G iPhone announced (looks similar to the existing model)
• iPhone available in more countries

iTunes & iPod
• iTunes 8 released along with Movie Rentals and eBooks
• Software update for iPod Classics and Touches to support eBooks

Front Row 3.0
• All Leopard compatible Macs will be able to use it
• Support for the iTunes Store
• eBook Reader
• SDK for 3rd Parties to make plugins
• Can be controlled via Apple Remote, iPhone, or iPod Touch
• iCal, Mail, and Safari integration

MacTouch
• New product not in the MacBook family
• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854
• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.
• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.
• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad
• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode
• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto
• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.