International Herald Tribune, The Associated Press

Published: January 15, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple introduced Tuesday a movie rental service and an ultralight Mac notebook that could set a new industry standard for thinness.

The new Apple notebook, the MacBook Air, is about three-quarters of an inch, or about 2 centimeters, thick at its thickest point, small enough to fit in a manila envelope, which is how Steven Jobs, chief executive, demonstrated it to a crowd of Apple fans at the Macworld Expo. He said the price was $1,799.

"This is the world's thinnest notebook," Jobs said. The new notebook features a 13.3-inch screen and a five-hour battery.

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photo: Steve Jobs introducing the Macbook Air at Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday (Jeff Chiu/The Associated Press)