Keynote: i-? | The Coffeehouse

Any guesses as to what will be revealed this year? Anybody attending this event? The Apple home page states the first "30 years were just the beginning".

2007-30=1977
Wasn't that when the Apple I or the Apple II was released?

http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO07A/keynotes

Jobs' Keynote at Macworld Expo, 01/09/2007, 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Massif

I predict with absolute confidence that the following won't be announced by Jobs : "iResign"

Given how excited I'm getting about the SideShow widgets I was watching over on 10 ( Tongue Out

) it'd have to be pretty awesome to compete.

billh

The MacWorldExpo website apparently has gone down.

Blog coverage here.

MacWorld blog wrote:
Greenpeace activists, trying to draw attention to claims that Apple uses hazardous chemicals in its products and lacks a worldwide computer and iPod recycling program, staged a protest on the street outside the venue.

littleguru

Is there a live stream available somewhere? *watched Pirates of Silicon Valley right until now*

TimWoodland

littleguru wrote:

Is there a live stream available somewhere?

Apple usually doesn't have live streams, rather they post the keynote to their website a few hours after it's over.

Also, is it me or is iTv a little too similar to eyeTv (as far as naming)?

littleguru

TimWoodland wrote:

littleguru wrote: Is there a live stream available somewhere?

Apple usually doesn't have live streams, rather they post the keynote to their website a few hours after it's over.

Also, is it me or is iTv a little too similar to eyeTv (as far as naming)?

iTv is no more... It is named appletv now Smiley

Cornelius Ellsonpeter

Blog wrote:

The newest iPod competitor on the block in Microsoft's Zune, which launched this past holiday season. Jobs said that Zune had a 2 percent market share.

"So no matter how you try to spin this, what can you say?" Jobs said. Behind him, an image of the Zune on the screen burst into flames and faded away.

Erisan

If someone doesn't know ... http://www.macrumorslive.com/

billh

As someone else stated...appletv and a separate 3-in-1 device called iphone:

Macworld wrote:
"These are not three separate devices," said Jobs. "This is one device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone."

harumscarum

Well if he can reinvent the service providers I would buy one.

stevo_

Cornelius Ellsonpeter wrote:

Blog wrote:The newest iPod competitor on the block in Microsoft's Zune, which launched this past holiday season. Jobs said that Zune had a 2 percent market share.

"So no matter how you try to spin this, what can you say?" Jobs said. Behind him, an image of the Zune on the screen burst into flames and faded away.

Hahaha, hes insane, Apple really is turning into a dangerous brain wash cult (not this doesn't mean I don't like some Apple products).

Another_Darren

MS warned Apple not to go the phone route? Read it and weep MS....

iPod phone. Sorry but fanboy aside this absolutely beats, crushes and owns the Zune. Wow zune has wifi squirting, the killer feature. Not anymore.

littleguru

Macworld wrote:

"Well, today, we're introducing three revolutionary products of this class," said Jobs. "The first one is a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The second is a revolutionary mobile phone. The third is a breakthrough Internet communications device."

"These are not three separate devices," said Jobs. "This is one device. And we are calling it iPhone. Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone."

Weird... I thought I had that for years now? I have a web browser (IE) on my phone + Windows Media Player (that plays mp3, wma, ...) and it's also a phone Tongue Out

But some ideas of the iPhone are cool. Such as to use (finally) the fingers as touch pens Smiley

and is easy, for sure!

Another_Darren

iPhone...

Bluetooth, Wifi , Safari browser, iTunes, Photos, Videos, detects and adapts if you turn it horizontal or vertical, visual voicemail and all in 11.6 mm thick.

The zune just got fatter Wink

PaoloM

I don't know... touchscreen phone? Expressionless

Another_Darren

PaoloM wrote:

I don't know... touchscreen phone?

Where have you been? Touch screen phones have been around for years, just the UI requires a stylus or a childs finger to use it.

Don't be bitter just because you want one.

littleguru

PaoloM wrote:

I don't know... touchscreen phone?

This is truly visionary... I wondered for a few years now how long it took to do something like this... By visionary I mean a phone that requires only the fingers to do the input.

littleguru

Another_Darren wrote:

MS warned Apple not to go the phone route? Read it and weep MS....

iPod phone. Sorry but fanboy aside this absolutely beats, crushes and owns the Zune. Wow zune has wifi squirting, the killer feature. Not anymore.

Wow! It looks awesome!

Jason Cox

littleguru wrote:

PaoloM wrote: I don't know... touchscreen phone?

This is truly visionary... I wondered for a few years now how long it took to do something like this... and now somebody did it and it looks great at a first sight.

The iPhone is not visionary, it's just the first to market on the Onyx Concept, give credit to Synaptics, not Apple.

PaoloM

Another_Darren wrote:

PaoloM wrote: I don't know... touchscreen phone?

Where have you been? Touch screen phones have been around for years, just the UI requires a stylus or a childs finger to use it.

I know, PocketPC Phone edition anyone?

They are just impractical for pretty much any point of view... and I can't see how (considering the same 3.5" screen size used on my JasJar or on the Apple phone) I am forced to use a stylus. The buttons have pretty much the same size on both screens.

Another_Darren wrote:
Don't be bitter just because you want one.

Oh trust me, I don't want one now. I am closing on my new house, I don't need another mortgage Smiley

littleguru

Some more images:

Detroit Muscle

PaoloM wrote:

I don't know... touchscreen phone?

The reason nobody did this before is because they've been waiting for the cost of touch screens to come down. It is typical Apple to make the move to the more costly technology first, and then latter on everyone else will follow their move.

PaoloM

Detroit Muscle wrote:

PaoloM wrote: I don't know... touchscreen phone?

The reason nobody did this before is because they've been waiting for the cost of touch screens to come down. It is typical Apple to make the move to the more costly technology first, and then latter on everyone else will follow their move.

Er... as another_darren said, touchscreen phones have been available for a while.

And at $499 for the small one, it surely looks expensive. Let's see how much it is with a service contract.

Jack Cade

PaoloM wrote:

Detroit Muscle wrote:

PaoloM wrote: I don't know... touchscreen phone?

The reason nobody did this before is because they've been waiting for the cost of touch screens to come down. It is typical Apple to make the move to the more costly technology first, and then latter on everyone else will follow their move.

Er... as another_darren said, touchscreen phones have been available for a while.

MULTI-touch screen phones? No, thought not.