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It was MacBook day here at Obsessable HQ after yesterday's Apple laptop event -- someone forgot to hide the credit cards. We spent some quality time with our new toys and wanted to bring you our first impressions of the new MacBook and new MacBook Pro. Follow the continued link for all the gadgety goodness.

 

Computing | Apple MacBook 2008 unboxing pictures and first impressions

FedEx delivered our new Apple laptop, the top of the line new MacBook with backlit keyboard, just before lunch. We carefully put together a whole slew of unboxing pictures that we've uploaded for your perusal.

Computing | Apple MacBook Pro 2008 unboxing pictures and first impressions

The brand new MacBook Pro has arrived and we've got unboxing pictures and impressions galore for you, including an appearance by a very special mascot (warning: the iHedgehog does not come with the standard MacBook Pro configuration).

Computing | Apple MacBook 2008 first impressions video

It's not a high production piece by any means—no fancy transitions, just several very jarring jump cuts—but I was able to shoot a little bit of video of the new MacBook in the middle of taking all the unboxing pictures that we posted earlier.

 

And since it seemed to be on everyone's mind, we thought it might be handy to write up a couple of guides for anyone else about to upgrade to a new machine whether brought forth from the mental womb of Steve Jobs or not:

Computing | How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part one)

Got your eye on a new computer? Maybe you've picked your fav from the 20 or so laptops that were released yesterday. But how do you leave your old machine behind without ditching your data? Fear not, migration newbie, we'll help you get settled into your new machine without a hitch. We're going to cover the process in a two parts, but let's start with Mac users moving machines.

Computing | How to: Move your files to a new computer (Part two)

Once the knife cuts through the packing tape and the styrofoam peanuts go flying, the realization then sets in: How do I get my old files and settings from my old machine to my new one? Fortunately for you, gleeful system purchaser, we've got some tips to make your old user new again. This guide will be focusing on Windows users looking to upgrade to a new machine, be it Mac or PC.

 

Gadgets in the news

Mobile | It will probably never come to the States, but LG's SU100 touchscreen OLED cell phone is worth drooling over from afar.
Mobile | SanDisk released its $20 Sansa slotMusic portable music player, capable of playing MP3 and WMA files from microSD cards.
Home A/V | Sharp announced the AQUOS DX series, the world's first line of LCD TVs with integrated Blu-Ray recorders for both watching and recording high definition video.
Gaming | The Sony Playstation 3 received a firmware version update to 2.5.

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   LG SU100
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   Sharp AQUOS LC-32DX1-b
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   Sharp AQUOS LC-52DX1-b
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   Sandisk Sansa slotMusic
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   Sony PS3