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MacWorld 07: The first 30 years were just the beginning... (iPhone)
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Ooh, if this is right iDisk has been upgraded to 30GB's of storage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pIt0lzUrag
I think my guess about 'virtual' purchasing of music/video/films from the iTunes Store might be right.
iTV to stream whatever content you have on your iDisk to your TV? No Mac/PC required, unless you also want to stream locally as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pIt0lzUrag
I think my guess about 'virtual' purchasing of music/video/films from the iTunes Store might be right.
iTV to stream whatever content you have on your iDisk to your TV? No Mac/PC required, unless you also want to stream locally as well.
Phobophile
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I'm hoping for iMac revisions so I can pick one up in May after I graduate and for iPod revisions so I can replace my 4G mini.
Allen said:
The video of last years is 1 hour 30, just like the schedule said:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/mwsf06/
Allen said:
http://www.macrumors.com/events/mwsf2006.html
Well I don't know then. From MacRumors live updates of the 2006 keynote it was 1 hour 36, just like the video on Apple's site.
And why do the schedule differently from 2005/2006?
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO07A/keynotes - 2 hours
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO06A/keynotes - 1 hour 30
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO05A/keynotes - 1 hour 30
All signs do seem to be pointing to something a bit more than usual this time round ..
Kung Fu Jedi
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Aside from a nice long Leopard preview, it's hard to say what we're going to see tomorrow. I ordered some new computers last week, and they were already shipped, which seems to indicate to me that Apple isn't planning computer updates to the MacBooks, MacBook Pros, or iMac line, as in recent years if they are close to shipping a new product around the time of a conference, they'll often delay the shippments in order to ship the new product instead.
At this point, it seems Leopard preview and iTV ate about the only things we can assume we'll see for sure. Video iPod would be great, but it's been rumored for so long, that I'm not holding my breath at this point.
Can't wait to see what is revealed. Should be good.
At this point, it seems Leopard preview and iTV ate about the only things we can assume we'll see for sure. Video iPod would be great, but it's been rumored for so long, that I'm not holding my breath at this point.
Can't wait to see what is revealed. Should be good.
Jill Sandwich
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I was just saying the other day how they did a black and white iPod and Nano, and MacBook, surely the iMac should have the same 'special edition' treatment?
The iMac is due for a revamp, it's form factor has lasted longer than the iLamp G4, it's just got thinner and bigger. Time for a change now they're all Intel machines now, and generally it's the iMac that leads the changes.
The iMac is due for a revamp, it's form factor has lasted longer than the iLamp G4, it's just got thinner and bigger. Time for a change now they're all Intel machines now, and generally it's the iMac that leads the changes.
Phobophile
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Jill Sandwich said:
If this were the case, I'd like to get one, pending how much money I have left after paying off tuition, books, and spring break expenses.
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Actually, the current iMac form factor is a couple months away from matching the G4 iMac's tenure, but I agree, an aesthetic revamp would be nice.Jill Sandwich said:
I think the current iMac is going to stay around a little longer than the previous..
Reasoning:
- I always got the feeling that the iMac G4 Lamp wasn't the success Apple was hoping for. It got a lot of press, but in the end was a custom form factor that drove up manufacturing costs for what was an entry-level computer.
- Current iMac is all over the place and is pretty much *the* identifying product of the Mac line -- tv commercials, product placement, etc. Changing that is risking the "face" of the Mac.
- Current iMac is much more elegant inside than previous iMacs. A lot of "standard" parts being used, driving down cost of manufacturing and repair. Also allows for user-replaceable parts.
- Current iMac is something almost everyone agrees looks great. The iMac G4 Lamp looked awkward to a lot of people. The current iMac finally has the level of sophistication and high-design as the rest of Apple's line.
If Apple were to change the iMac, I'd have to ask why. It's selling great, people agree it's a great product. The only direction I see Apple going is making it thinner and thinner, and reducing the size of the bezel in further iterations on the current design.
imo, a new iMac is another year off.
Reasoning:
- I always got the feeling that the iMac G4 Lamp wasn't the success Apple was hoping for. It got a lot of press, but in the end was a custom form factor that drove up manufacturing costs for what was an entry-level computer.
- Current iMac is all over the place and is pretty much *the* identifying product of the Mac line -- tv commercials, product placement, etc. Changing that is risking the "face" of the Mac.
- Current iMac is much more elegant inside than previous iMacs. A lot of "standard" parts being used, driving down cost of manufacturing and repair. Also allows for user-replaceable parts.
- Current iMac is something almost everyone agrees looks great. The iMac G4 Lamp looked awkward to a lot of people. The current iMac finally has the level of sophistication and high-design as the rest of Apple's line.
If Apple were to change the iMac, I'd have to ask why. It's selling great, people agree it's a great product. The only direction I see Apple going is making it thinner and thinner, and reducing the size of the bezel in further iterations on the current design.
imo, a new iMac is another year off.
The hype continues (various quotes that are being posted on MacRumors):
Quite exciting going into MacWorld without a clear idea of what to expect at all! Hope we see a new UI for Leopard, and they detail exactly what iTV can do. Everything does seem to be pointing to 'something else' as well though. Most of the rumours saying a phone of some kind. Personally I'm still dubious about how Apple could make a splash in the mobile phone sector, even if it's more of a smartphone/PDA. Would be interested to see what they came up with though.
Quite exciting going into MacWorld without a clear idea of what to expect at all! Hope we see a new UI for Leopard, and they detail exactly what iTV can do. Everything does seem to be pointing to 'something else' as well though. Most of the rumours saying a phone of some kind. Personally I'm still dubious about how Apple could make a splash in the mobile phone sector, even if it's more of a smartphone/PDA. Would be interested to see what they came up with though.
mrkgoo said:
Yeah, the last year has been a bit unexciting and predictable because of the necessary Intel transition. This MacWorld looks like it marks the start of revealing the other products that must have also been in R&D.
The phone/handheld device thing I'm just a bit dubious about, because it will be very tough to combine phone/music/video/OS X Lite aspects while maintaining the usual Apple clean design and ease-of-use which makes their products stand out. Unless this is all connected with the flurry of multitouch touchscreen/gesture patents they've been filing in recent years. It is sounding like we might see a genuinely new product though.
Roll on Tommorrow!
Here's some links for live updates.
I can't wait!
http://live.applematters.com/
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/1/4/6479
http://dailytechtalk.com/expocomments.php?id=110_0_3_0_C
http://macworld.engadget.com/
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/101241/live-feed-from-steve-jobs-keynote-address.html
http://www.macrumorslive.com
http://keynote.macscoop.com
http://macteens.com/macteens/macworld07
http://sharemacworld.com/
http://stuff.tv/blogs/live/default.aspx
http://live.macobserver.com/article/2007/01/mwsfkeynote.shtml
http://www.tuaw.com
http://www.worldofapplelive.com
I can't wait!
http://live.applematters.com/
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/1/4/6479
http://dailytechtalk.com/expocomments.php?id=110_0_3_0_C
http://macworld.engadget.com/
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/101241/live-feed-from-steve-jobs-keynote-address.html
http://www.macrumorslive.com
http://keynote.macscoop.com
http://macteens.com/macteens/macworld07
http://sharemacworld.com/
http://stuff.tv/blogs/live/default.aspx
http://live.macobserver.com/article/2007/01/mwsfkeynote.shtml
http://www.tuaw.com
http://www.worldofapplelive.com
Man, if Apple can 1up the current iterations of pocket PC's, the Treos and the like, I am soooooo over that shit. Something that lets me manage all of my media files on the go, and to have it seamlessly work with my Mac is a wet dream. I hope something good comes of this MacWorld. Last year was utterly boring.
Random note: I'm meeting a really really cute boy there and I'm super excited! <3 <3 <3
Random note: I'm meeting a really really cute boy there and I'm super excited! <3 <3 <3
Just checking in.
I expect most of the following:
- No Mac hardware upgrades beyond bumps
- Lots of Leopard
- Typical iLife/iWork tweaks (plus Charts)
- iTV name/date details
- iPhone unveiling with a quarter estimate for launch (which will probably so greatly cannabalize high end phone sales between here and now that all the carriers will be begging apple to carry it by the time it's out).
- no-touch video iPod (with wireless song transfer).
Two things I expect to see that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else:
- location-aware kernel hooks and GPS devices built into all new portable macs and phones (with tons of application possibilities)
- An Airport Existential branding for 802.11n (already in new MacBooks and iMacs), with a new base station announed. Will be reminiscent of when Apple broke into the wireless industry so early with their (was it pre-draft?) 802.11a/b airports in the 90s.
I expect most of the following:
- No Mac hardware upgrades beyond bumps
- Lots of Leopard
- Typical iLife/iWork tweaks (plus Charts)
- iTV name/date details
- iPhone unveiling with a quarter estimate for launch (which will probably so greatly cannabalize high end phone sales between here and now that all the carriers will be begging apple to carry it by the time it's out).
- no-touch video iPod (with wireless song transfer).
Two things I expect to see that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else:
- location-aware kernel hooks and GPS devices built into all new portable macs and phones (with tons of application possibilities)
- An Airport Existential branding for 802.11n (already in new MacBooks and iMacs), with a new base station announed. Will be reminiscent of when Apple broke into the wireless industry so early with their (was it pre-draft?) 802.11a/b airports in the 90s.
TerryLee81
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megateto said:
I guess if they update hardware, then only the Mac Pro to a 8 core processor. The Core 2 Duo in the mobiles is still competitiv,
Kung Fu Jedi
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megateto said:
What CPU updates are you waiting for? Sheesh. They're running Core 2 Duos in the full line-up now, and there is no way you're going to see Quad Cores in laptops anytime soon.
Kung Fu Jedi
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megateto said:
YEah! Let her spend her money. She'll be very very happy.
Jugendstil
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impirius said:One of the nice things about finally getting a MBP is that it's much more fun to look forward to the big Apple announcements.
QFT! I am thrilled to have access to such high-tech innovations such as USB 2.0. :lol
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It's hard to be excited about iPhone because once it's released you KNOW it won't be available on Verizon. Poor me.
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