Machines that Go Bing! -- The Gadgets Blog

Phil Schiller replaces Steve Jobs as Keynote anchorman and had a list of ‘3 new things’ for the assembled Macolytes. Software updates aside the big hardware launch of the day was the new 17-inch MacBook Pro which finally gets the Unibody treatment.

The Alurunner is a good example of modern engineering techniques applied to a centuries old product. Its made of aluminium for lightness and its sexy looks but the Alurunner also features shock absorbers, a handbrake, plastic-covered sledge runners which, when covered with wax, reduce the friction to almost nothing! The sledge can also be transported [...]