
The Apple MacBook Air is now priced at $2598, down from the $3098. The cut is a result of price cuts to two separate components including the 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade by $100 to just $200 and the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade to $599 from $999. In addition, the 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive now retails for $2398. [AppleInsider]

Here is the latest MacBook concept laptop that comes equipped with touch-sensitive displays. The concept is integrated with a full touch-sensitive keypad, which looks somewhat like the Apple MacBook Air. [Apple Style] More

Bird Electron today released a new leather case for the Apple MacBook Air. The case is based on the design of the paper envelop used in the MacBook Air advertisement. [Akihabara]

Computer Choppers has redesigned the MacBook Air with 24 karat gold plated casing. The laptop is priced at a hefty $5,000. [GadgetLite]

Looks like the Macbook Air will be receiving the Golden Age / Bling My Thing MacBook Air design. The Macbook will be all 24k gold and has 12,000 Swarovski crystals along with a black floral design. No word on when this weird design will be available. [Pocketlint]

Looks like the Macbook Air hasn’t been out that long and it already gets tainted by over 8,000 Swarovski crystals. So now you can get a Macbook Air with Swarovski crystals on them. Not sure when and how much more it costs, but you’ll probably be paying a pretty penny. [Crystal]