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As August 7 draws closer, more and more rumors about new products are being released. These include a second generation iPod Nano, iTunes Movie features, and a new MacPro.

Paul did a good job explaining the new iTunes movie rentals as well as the new iPod Nano. Please check his web site for that information.

According to Apple Insider, the case will be similar to the current Power Mac case with only a few modifications. Below is a mocked rendering of the front and rear of the new case.

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Although it seems great that laptops keep getting smaller and faster, a tradeoff for aesthetics and performance is effective cooling. Modern laptops get hot, and have been know to catch fire, explode, and burn those who use them. Apple’s notebook line has always been criticized for getting hot and from experience I agree. However, that isn’t to say the other manufacturers of laptops in the world don’t have the problem. My HP Pavilion notebook gets very hot, to the point where I can’t stand it on my lap, especially around the hard drive.Brian Krisch performed an experiment to see just how hot a laptop gets after watching a movie. To perform the experiment, he used a Dell latitude D620 and a new Macbook.

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For the past few weeks I have noticed many new software applications that take advantage of the motion sensor in Apple’s laptop computers. The sensor is included in all the MacBooks and some of the older Powerbooks and iBooks.

There is a video on YouTube showing a guy playing a video game that is controlled by physically moving the laptop to steer a ball. Interesting concept although it probably is easier to control the ball with the mouse, I bet the laptop gets heavy after a while.

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According to a press release this morning, Steve Jobs plans to kick off WWDC2006 with a preview of Apple’s latest OS update, 10.5 code named Leopard. The event starts on August 7 and spans five days until August 11.

Like always, Apple has kept secret about the new features and products they will be releasing in the upcomming quater. Below are some of the new products/features rumor sites are claiming will be released.

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