Macworld 2009 Keynote

no Steve, no iPhone nano, no new Mini, no new iMac

The new battery is recyclable and can run up to five years, meaning less batteries wind up in landfills. But, it also means you can’t replace your battery at home without taking the entire thing apart.

The key to a new battery is making it bigger, but the challenge is where to find the space to put it. If you design a removable battery, you have “a lot of wasted space”. But if you make a non-removable battery, Apple was able to create a 40% larger battery in the same space.

An engineer video follows. Bob Mansfield of Mac development explains the new battery. The new battery lasts up to EIGHT hours on a single charge, and can be charged 1000 times.

There’s a $50 anti-glare option on the glossy screens for higher-end customers. They have to remove the bezel from the front, and build it in, which explains the $50 surcharge.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro, is the .98 inches thin, 6.6 pounds, and is the world’s lightest and thinnest 17-inch notebook. There’s a 17-inch LED backlit display, 1920×1200. “This is the best display we’ve ever shipped in a notebook.” 700:1 contrast ratio, 60% greater color gamut than the previous 17-inch display.

Unibody 17″ MacBook Pro

iWork.com is a service for you to share with other people. You can notify other people that you’ve shared documents, and collaborate on them. They can review and edit documents online.

And with that, iWork ‘09 is finished. $79 for one license, $99 for a family pack for 5 people. If you purchase iWork with a new Mac, it’s $49. Ships today.

We’ve also added support for Facebook and Flickr to iPhoto.