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Based on the 22" 1600x1024 screen in the Apple Cinema Display, the PowerBook Cinema measures 22.7" wide, 14.75" deep, and 2.1" thick. It's the first laptop in years to sport a full-sized keyboard complete with numeric keypad. It does weigh less than the 16 pound Macintosh Portable, but not by much. Although this was a preproduction sample, the final machine will probably weigh 14-15 pounds. The design is a cross between the Pismo and the iBook. The clamshell case is topped in a frosted graphite plastic, except for the glowing white Apple logo. Like the iBook, it has a large carrying handle on the back. The lower half of the computer is the same color black as the PowerBook, which means the expansion bay drives match it perfectly. The PowerBook Cinema has two large bays, making it possible to have two DVD drives (if you could come up with a reason for doing so). It may also be the first portable computer that supports three batteries. The primary battery is inside the computer, somewhat like that on the iBook. By itself, this battery can power the Cinema for up to three hours. Each expansion bay will also accept a battery, each of which adds three more hours of unplugged power. The PowerBook Cinema will be a first for Apple, a limited production build to order only computer starting at $4,995. Steve Jobs was heard joking with some Apple dealers that this was the first Mac inspired by the Mac web, refering to it as the "Dan Knight" PowerBook. "He's said it in print often enough: give me a big enough screen and I'll replace my desktop. Well, we're holding him to that. Dan Knight had better have the money to follow through." Dan Knight was unavailable for comment, but many WWDC attendees were seen drooling over the new PowerBook.  - Anne Onymus Recent Rumor Mills New Apple drive supports Blu-ray and HD DVD, 09.11. Tired of being second-guessed and sometimes outmaneuvered by Microsoft, Apple has embraced both next gen DVD formats with its new SuperDrive Extreme. California: Beyond 'no light bulbs for you', 02.01. A Calfiornia assemblyman wants to make incandescent light bulbs illegal - but that's just the beginning. His next target: CRT monitors and TVs. IRS to tax Second Life, WoW, Monopoly: How to fight back, 12.18. Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes, and now the IRS wants to tax your virtual life as well as your real one. Sudden impact: Apple's great Asteroid hoax, 06.09. Truth of the matter is, the Asteroid Project didn't exist to produce a viable product, but as a way to shut down rumor sites. More in the Rumor Mill index. Links for the Day Mac of the Day: iMac Core2, Sep. 2006 - Apple introduced the biggest screen ever in an iMac with a 24" Core2 Duo model at 2.16 GHz. List of the Day: MacBook List for those using a MacBook or MacBook Pro. 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