As reported earlier today by Mike, Apple announced several new products as well as product updates to their Mac lineup. Here are the details that you need to know.

Apple iMac gets a facelift!

Apple’s famous all-in-one computer gets a new look with an emphasis on aluminum and glass. The outer chassis employs an anodized aluminum frame with a glass cover and the screen size has been upped to a massive 24 inch display (with two lower end models featuring a 20 inch display). In fact, Apple claims that every iMac is made from a single sheet of aluminum. You won’t see any seams or screws except for a single compartment on the bottom for access to the memory slots.

The iMac’s keyboard has been redesigned and now features an ultrathin anodized aluminum enclosure with low profile keys. There are special function keys for one-touch control of specific Mac features such as Dashboard and Expose.

iMac models (nothing really different here) – with two of them featuring a 20 inch display and the high end model featuring the incredible 24 inch display.  Here’s the high level breakdown of what you get with the three models:

The Mac mini is NOT dead..

Although the new iMacs were definitely the focus of today’s product announcements, there was one other bit of news for the small Mac mini product line. Apple finally released a hardware update to the Mac mini line – getting rid of the Core Duo processor and replacing it with the current Intel Core 2 Duo processor. There’s still a $599 and a $799 model but the $599 model now comes with a 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 processor and the $799 comes with a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor.  The $799 Mac mini also comes with 4MB of L2 cache while the $599 Mac mini comes with 2MB of L2 cache. Finally, the new Mac mini’s feature iLife ’08.

It’s not all about hardware folks.. iLife gets new life

Yes.. today wasn’t just about new Mac updates. You’re able to get new hardware yes.. but you also need new software to make use of that new hardware right? Well Apple introduced iLife ’08 today which will cost you $79 dollars. iLife ’08 will come with new versions of iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD, and GarageBand. Every application under iLife received some sort of upgrade and iMovie itself was completely reinvented with an emphasis on getting movies created in a short amount of time.  Here’s a quick list of new features in iLife ’08:

iPhoto ’08:

• Organize by events
• Build a web gallery using .Mac
• New editing tools
• Unified search
• New calendars and books
• Theme based home printing

iMovie ’08:

• New video  library
• Skimming and playing features for faster footage review
• Fast moviemaking
• Add enhancements quickly
• View and share anywhere
• Expanded format support including DV, HDV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and AVCHD

iWeb ’08:

• Web widgets support
• Google Adsense and Maps
• My Album pages
• Enhanced photo pages
• Theme switching
• Personal domain names

GarageBand ’08:

• Magic GarageBand  play with a hand-picked band on a virtual stage
• Arrangements support
• Multi-take recordings
• Visual EQ
• Automation of tempo effects and instruments
• New Vocals Jam Pack

iDVD ’08:

• Ten new animated themes
• Better performance
• Advanced menu customization
• Stunning Slideshows
• Pro-quality encoding

Check out the iLife page here on Apple’s website for additional details about the software suite.

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