Macworld 2008 reactions

<> Time Capsule: cool. I want one. I wish Apple made somethign exactly like this, but for shared wireless media storage, not just backup, which could also be accessed remotely via Back to My Mac. This would enable people to keep their massive libraries of content (movies, music, and media documents) centrally located, and would make the relatively small size of micro hard drives (see MacBook Air below) less of an issue.

<> iPhone 1.1.3 update: cool. I like all of the new features. Now bring me copy and paste, please.

<> iPhone touch paid update to get new features: sucks.

<> iTunes movie rentals: looks good on a first-pass, will have to try it to get a better feel. But I like it.

<> New Apple TV: nice. Has pretty much everything the original Apple TV lacked (specifically the ability to purchase and rent content without requiring a computer). I want one. Jordan, please buy one for yourself so I can check it out.

<> MacBook Air: feels weird. I think I like it, but there are a lot of "buts". The hard drive (80GB) is really small, and the price is a bit high. But, I think this represents the first of a new generation of computers- the first iteration of the next step forward. No more optical drive (but a clever way around that). No Ethernet port. Very minimalist- but this could work well for a connected, wireless world, as an on the go device. Apple now needs to fully integrate all of a Mac user's stuff so that you can pick up your MacBook Air, go to Starbucks, and through a combination of WiFi and .Mac, instantly and quickly have access to all of your apps and data, regardless of where it physically resides in your personal Mac universe.

Those are my thoughts for now- a relatively average Macworld, fighting against crazy expectations. Apple's stock dropped over 5% today, on what I expect are unmet expectations. I think 2008 is going to be a big year for Apple, but most of it is to be announced.