One way or another, Mac heads have been whipping themselves into a frenzy over this one. GearCrave has been decidedly Windows-enslaved (at least some of us) but one big feature of Mac OSX Leopard that is forcing a re-think. Leopard’s Boot Camp feature lets you run Windoze at native speed, at least according to the hype. Mac nuts already knew this stuff. For those of us in Vista-land, it’s time for a credit check. Other features of Leopard include video iChat and Time Machine, which lets you peek at how your system looked on any given day. Don’t like how your machine behaves these days compared to last Friday the 13th? Click away, Buddy. It’s magic. Mac OSX Leopard sports a whopping 300 new features.

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In iPod news NOT related to the iTouch, the Nano has a brand new version, with a two-inch video screen and a variety of colors including black, dark red, silver, and that Project Red color that everyone now associates with Bono’s ugly mug rather than the cause it’s supposed to be helping. 149 bucks for the 4GB model in silver only and just under $200 for the 8GB version. These should be in stores this weekend, according to reports.

Also announced is a revamped edition of the original iPod, called the iPod Classic. The latest reports mention an 80GB model priced at just under $250, and there is a 160GB version which can hold 40 hours of audio.

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Apple has unveiled the next big thing: the Apple iTouch iPod. It features a touchscreen, wi-fi capability with built-in Safari and YouTube, plus access to iTunes direct from the iTouch without a computer. Gizmodo.com reports the iTouch having “22 hours of battery playing music, 5 hours of video and two sizes 8 and 16GB for $299 and $399.”

Feel sorry for the suckers who bought the iPhone for that early adopter price yet?

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This is the very first look at the brand-new iPod Touch from Apple. Details in a moment.

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Made you look! This is NOT a picture of a red MacBook, it’s a shot of a standard white Mac sporting a red Speck Hardshell. Everyone will want to know where you bought the Mac, it’s up to you to decide whether or not to give them the real dirt on why your laptop looks so freakin’ sweet. The Speck hardshells come pre-cut so you can access all your USB ports and power supply, and are made in a variety of cool colors for specific sizes. (The one pictured here is for the 13 inch Macbook.) The ingenious two-piece design lets you open and close the Mac as usual, you never have to remove the case until you get bored with red and want to go with blue, green, or black.

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Everybody wants the iPhone, but they can be as scarce as a hottie at a Star Trek convention. Try some of these alternate choices on for size, ranging from sleek-n-stylish to gamer-geek fabulous:

Nokia LUNA 8600 GSM Phone

With the all-glass cover, and stainless steel back, this looks like a Bond gadget. Where’s the secret compartment with the mini spy camera? Wait, you don’t need one. Slide down the back panel to reveal the 2 megapixel still and video camera. With the LUNA’s onboard video editor, you can edit your camphone video before unleashing it to the world. (Perfect for removing those incriminating bachelor party scenes.) This phone has built-in FM radio, is Bluetooth 2.0 compatible, and handles all the standard email formats. The pulsating light running through the keypad is also a nice touch.

With Apple’s iPhone now an on-the-market reality, everyone is glancing at both their cell phones and iPods, wondering whether it’s time to take the plunge and buy the new $500 dollar temptation. Take this quiz to see whether or not you should fork over half a grand:

1. My iPod:

a) dies an hour after I start using it.

b) still has that goofy plastic tape screenguard attached

c) is covered in peanut butter