Apple Event: February 22nd?

[MacRumors]

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Flickr photo (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=95695398&context=photostream&size=o) has been circulating which claims to be an invitation to an Apple Event on February 22, 2006.

The image appears to be of the status light of the AirPort Express (http://img.timeinc.net/b2/images/mag/jul2005/gea_airportexpress_250x260.jpg).

No official confirmation of this image has been provided, and it is widely suspected of being a fake at this time.

[MaCaDDiCT21]

I wouldnt think that it's real. Since when does Apple show a product it will be releasing?

It appears to be 'shopped....

[ahuman7341]

haha funny joke, its an obvious fake.

[bluebomberman]

It just looks weird...the text clashes with the product in the background, which is angled.

[mjstew33]

Fafafafa-fake!

And if it is real, that sucks! I just got an AirPort Express. :rolleyes:

[MaCaDDiCT21]

can you say, Airport Express Video....

[mjstew33]

can you say, Airport Express Video....
No.

:rolleyes:

[Josh396]

can you say, Airport Express Video....
I'd love to see that. It's gotta be coming soon but I doubt this is real.

[Tel]

I'm dreaming of this being true and having the option to connect an external USB2 hard drive.

Fingers crossed :o

[Wonder Boy]

new ipod shuffles, damn it!

[runninmac]

I would have to say fake... Theres also no media talk or talk from Think Secret or Appleinsider

[SLCentral]

I too thought it was fake, but look at these:

http://img.timeinc.net/b2/images/mag/jul2005/gea_airportexpress_250x260.jpg

http://blog.yam.com/roodo_louis/b67c35f9.jpg

http://images.forbes.com/images/forbes/2004/1115/aexpress_328_324.jpg

hmm...

Edit: are these just pics of the regular airport express? I've never seen an airport express in person before...

[mjstew33]

I too thought it was fake, but look at these:

http://img.timeinc.net/b2/images/mag/jul2005/gea_airportexpress_250x260.jpg

http://blog.yam.com/roodo_louis/b67c35f9.jpg

http://images.forbes.com/images/forbes/2004/1115/aexpress_328_324.jpg

hmm...

Edit: are these just pics of the regular airport express? I've never seen an airport express in person before...

yeah, that's the regular airport express...

[SLCentral]

yeah, that's the regular airport express...

NVM then :).

[nagromme]

Fake. Apple wouldn't feature an easily-spotted old product in a teaser image--not in such a boring (and slightly crooked) way.

[BWhaler]

Totally fake.

It looks like crap, and Steve doesn't do 'looks like crap.'

[yankeefan24]

I too thought it was fake, but look at these:

http://img.timeinc.net/b2/images/mag/jul2005/gea_airportexpress_250x260.jpg

http://blog.yam.com/roodo_louis/b67c35f9.jpg

http://images.forbes.com/images/forbes/2004/1115/aexpress_328_324.jpg

hmm...

Edit: are these just pics of the regular airport express? I've never seen an airport express in person before...

the last one looked like it had a fourth wire coming out of it, but those are regular airport expresses.

its a fake. but i want to see a MacBook Travel. a 13" laptop that is 3 pounds, has a LV core duo, and 7 hours of battery with dual battery slots to 14 hours (in case you can't add).

[Josh396]

the last one looked like it had a fourth wire coming out of it, but those are regular airport expresses.

its a fake. but i want to see a MacBook Travel. a 13" laptop that is 3 pounds, has a LV core duo, and 7 hours of battery with dual battery slots to 14 hours (in case you can't add).
I don't see Apple doing dual battery slots. It would take away from the clean look they always try to get and of course add money to a low end laptop. If you could find a way to get by both of those then maybe but I don't see it happening.

[yankeefan24]

I don't see Apple doing dual battery slots. It would take away from the clean look they always try to get and of course add money to a low end laptop. If you could find a way to get by both of those then maybe but I don't see it happening.

didn't they have dual batteries in the pismo??? I'm not saying if you only have one battery, then there's a big hole unless you put in a second one.

btw, when did i say this would be a low end laptop. i only said it would be small and powerful

[Chupa Chupa]

It doesn't take a forensic scientist to see the "invite" as a fake. For one, Apple invites always have some sort of cutesy cryptic hint, and never something as blatant as a product pic.

But even more obvious is something that common sense should tell people: Apple isn't going to introduce new wireless hardware just as it's getting the MacBook Pros out the door. Airport Express Video is going to require 802.11n, of which the final spec won't be out later this year anyway. But to introduce a "pre-N" product now would kill sales of the MacBook Pro and probably the Intel iMac too as they don't support "pre-N," or "N"...at least not natively. Maybe next Rev.

[Orlando Furioso]

Afraid this thread is veering off topic, but the Pismo can hold two batteries.

As far as the postcard goes, the "design" alone leaves a lot to be desired and I shudder to think Apple would release such a mediocre announcement. The supposed event itself, doubtful. Yeah, this a total fake(*).


*unless we have ourselves a an early stage, and thrown-togther, comp of the final postcard. eh eh eh?

eh, probably not.

[steve_hill4]

didn't they have dual batteries in the pismo??? I'm not saying if you only have one battery, then there's a big hole unless you put in a second one.

btw, when did i say this would be a low end laptop. i only said it would be small and powerful
Yeah, everybody seems to be assuming there will be a 13" MacBook and no small MacBook Pro. When they read 13", they assumed MacBook and assumed low cost.

I would have to say I find the idea of a 13" ultra portable with core duo, 7 hour battery life unlikely. Possible, but unlikely for this event at least.

[iMeowbot]

The other obvious pointer to this being a fake is the rest of the Flickr member's gallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21727901@N00/with/95695398/). Note the purple image also uploaded today.

[DougBTX]

The other obvious pointer to this being a fake is the rest of the Flickr member's gallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21727901@N00/with/95695398/). Note the purple image also uploaded today.

I like those widescreen iPods!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21727901@N00/50751698/

[funkychunkz]

If this is supposed to be boxed-shaped, then why is the apple logo 'titled' with perspective, when the 'apple special event' is not?

[paz117]

Because its a bad photoshop job...

[Maxwell Smart]

It just seems a little bit fishy to me...but with apple, who knows.

[Demon]

yup, it's a fake, but i'd still like to see an iPod with wireless capabilites. ;)

[Bern]

It has to be the new dual core (insert G5) iBook :D

But seriously even if this is a fake an Airport Express Video would be neat.

[iDrinkKoolAid]

didn't they have dual batteries in the pismo???

I was a big fan of that feature in the Pismo!

I had all sorts of expansion-bay devices for that thing...

[Aldaris]

why the two batt slots... if you need the longer batt life get another battery... really they are not all bad, I have two batteries for my 17" PowerBook, and since it supports the swap batt feature I never have to shut down or worry about it... It has 3 minutes of sleep time when I swap the battery...

Please Drop the Battery Life issue... you can solve it if you are willing to pay.
(As long as it's more than 4 hours)

[iEdd]

I hate all the 'people' who have 'lives' to attend to just making fake photographs and passing them off as real. I don't mind mock-ups that are credited as that from the beginning, but I hate fakes. :rolleyes:

[sw1tcher]

Definitely a fake/photoshopped image.

No way would Apple do such a crappy job. It's just not Apple's style.

[doogle]

Totally fake.

It looks like crap, and Steve doesn't do 'looks like crap.'

zactly...amazing this piece of crap even made it to page 2??!! I better start pumping out fake and bad dummy invites.

[sunfast]

Absolute fake, and not very convincing at that.

[smasot]

:mad: :confused: :mad: ;) :rolleyes: soooooooooo fake

www.apple.com/pr/products/airport/express.html#

[gammamonk]

faaaake

[millypede]

Nothin in emails saying about a special event.

[oskar]

It doesn't take a forensic scientist to see the "invite" as a fake. For one, Apple invites always have some sort of cutesy cryptic hint, and never something as blatant as a product pic.

But even more obvious is something that common sense should tell people: Apple isn't going to introduce new wireless hardware just as it's getting the MacBook Pros out the door. Airport Express Video is going to require 802.11n, of which the final spec won't be out later this year anyway. But to introduce a "pre-N" product now would kill sales of the MacBook Pro and probably the Intel iMac too as they don't support "pre-N," or "N"...at least not natively. Maybe next Rev.

Of course it's fake. The picture is all the evidence we need. What you're saying has nothing to do with it. An airport express wouldn't kill iMac or MacBook Pro sales. Apple has practically turned them both into media centers by themselves. I don't think anybody would base their decision on purchasing an iMac or MacBook on whether it will work with an accessory for playing video on other screens.
Besides iMacs and MacBooks can playback 1080p video. Would an Airport AV really be able to receive that much bandwidth and output HD video?

[WebHead]

The ultimate indicator this is a fake is the fact Apple would never put something as boring as "Apple Special Event" on an invite.

[themacman]

The ultimate indicator this is a fake is the fact Apple would never put something as boring as "Apple Special Event" on an invite.
agreed. The invitations are a lot more "unreavling" then this. This just gives it away. Its a fake.

[hayesk]

Airport Express Video is going to require 802.11n, of which the final spec won't be out later this year anyway. But to introduce a "pre-N" product now would kill sales of the MacBook Pro and probably the Intel iMac too as they don't support "pre-N," or "N"...at least not natively. Maybe next Rev.

Maybe they will with a firmware update. The first airport was "Pre-802.11b" - a firmware update was issued later to be compatible with the standard.

But yeah, it's fake. We'd be hearing about it from everywhere, no Flickr photo, if it was real.

If it is real, and Flickr photo got it, it's probably got more to do with photo broadcasting than video broadcasting. Maybe we'll see "AirPhoto". Who knows?

[Warbrain]

Move along, nothing to see anymore.

We all know it's been 'shopped. No reason to even talk about it.

[crees!]

Totally fake.

It looks like crap, and Steve doesn't do 'looks like crap.'

Very true. It does look like crap (AMATUER!). Plus, the text isn't angled with the Apple logo.. AND the skewed-ness of the logo is wrong too. Beginner Photoshop job if you ask me.

[happy.buddha]

I can't believe I'm the first person to point out that the 22nd is a Wednesday, Apple always releases on Tuesdays.

[Mac Dummy]

I just hope theres a special event soon, because there has got to be more Ipod and Mac announcements that weren't announced at MacWorld.

Prayin' for an 80Gb video Ipod. This is to all the naysayers, yes Toshiba has a drive in that capacity that uses perpendicular drive technology to achieve the extra space, it is possible. Wheather or not Apple will use this new drive remains to be seen, but I hope they do. Wireless or not I want one!

Wonder when the Nintendo DS Lite will come to the US. It debuts in Japan on March 2nd. Got to get me one of those too.

[VanMac]

Likely Apple has invented a new green LED that consumes less power and produces more candelas.

[BlueRevolution]

why is nobody else getting excited about this? Apple's Special Event will undoubtedly unveil a new era where they don't give a damn about how things look and tell us what they're going to release 3 weeks in advance so that nobody has to bear the suspense of waiting.

[matd]

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is this Flikr page about ? I really can't understand the aim to create a fake newspaper with an "old-never released video iPod" ? Can anyone explain me the purpose of the photoshop activities of this Flikr member ?
I don't think we should give credit to information coming from those kind of sites because everybody can photoshop ( from the verb, to photoshop ;-) ) an invitation paper, send macrumors a message "Hey watch my scoop" in order to get more visits on their homepage...

[Eniregnat]

I am not one to say that this is categorically a fake, but lets use Occam’s Raiser.

Why would Apple not send the top tech sites an invitation?

Possibility #1- it is a small event that Apple does not wish to publicise.
Possibility #2- There is no event.
Possibility #3- Apple is practicing disinformation.
Possibillity #n....

#2 is the simplest answer, though I would not doubt #3. Add other, but I think that the simpelst answer is that there is no event yet.

There may be an event on the 22nd, but it hasn't been announced yet. Why would somebody leak an invite, that is going to be made public.

Actualy the best option is that this is an invite form an alternate universe, one that has not yet had the Airport Express yet released. Wow, perhaps we are all Sliders, as we now live in a world where Apple uses Intell chips. Humm, I wonder when the next jump is?

[Eniregnat]

Josh396 and yankee-fanRE: dual battery slots. --Off topic but you guys brought it up--

There may be no need for dual battery slots, or at least hot swapping batteries looks like it is possible with the new 15"PB. I run around with 3 batteries for my 12"PB, an I hate having to shutdown to change them out. So I would love to see some sort of ability to run 2 batts or be able to hotswap.

Two things that I know work on the new 15", do at your own risk.

1.) Remove the RAM from a new 15"PB while it is sleeping. Install new ram.
What happens--> A gray scree appears, then a progress bar, and everything is OK. Weird, but this shows that the new 15" may use Robertson caching, instead of trickling power to the RAM. My friend did this on accident, and was shocked at the result.

2.) Remove the battery from a sleeping 15" PB while it is sleeping. There is just enough time to slot in a new charged battery.

Both of these things were done by a friend of mine that is an Apple tech, so if others have noted the same or different, please post.

[iMeowbot]

Can anyone explain me the purpose of the photoshop activities of this Flikr member ?
It's a MacRumors member who regularly posts fake pictures like that here. That's one of the sillier parts of this "rumor", it started here :)

[Judxapp]

It's a MacRumors member who regularly posts fake pictures like that here. That's one of the sillier parts of this "rumor", it started here :)
Yeah, plus, if it was real, we would be getting feedback from people like David Pouge, and others that would be going. We would know if it was real by now.
Though, I wouldn't doubt that one would be coming soon, if they are going to roll out the Mac Mini, the Powermac, and the iBook all in one year. I don't have any information on that subject though.

[yankeefan24]

Josh396 and yankee-fanRE: dual battery slots. --Off topic but you guys brought it up--

There may be no need for dual battery slots, or at least hot swapping batteries looks like it is possible with the new 15"PB. I run around with 3 batteries for my 12"PB, an I hate having to shutdown to change them out. So I would love to see some sort of ability to run 2 batts or be able to hotswap.

Two things that I know work on the new 15", do at your own risk.

1.) Remove the RAM from a new 15"PB while it is sleeping. Install new ram.
What happens--> A gray scree appears, then a progress bar, and everything is OK. Weird, but this shows that the new 15" may use Robertson caching, instead of trickling power to the RAM. My friend did this on accident, and was shocked at the result.

2.) Remove the battery from a sleeping 15" PB while it is sleeping. There is just enough time to slot in a new charged battery.

Both of these things were done by a friend of mine that is an Apple tech, so if others have noted the same or different, please post.

the problem with two batteries is that you may not have space to carry both OR in my case, charging one, taking it out, putting the new one in, and charging the next can be inconvienent. I also travel alot and would prefer uninterupeted work (i watch movies and play games alot).

btw, the hd powerbook (which i assume your refering too) does not have Robson caching. we would know. trust me.

[asherman13]

FYI, TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com) has what might be (I doubt it though) different invitations to a Feb. 22nd event.

Check it out if you want.

[evilgEEk]

FYI, TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com) has what might be (I doubt it though) different invitations to a Feb. 22nd event.

Check it out if you want.
I think this one looks more realistic than the others. But did no one notice that February is misspelled? Somehow I don't think Apple would allow that sort of mistake make it's way out the door. ;)

[asherman13]

I think this one looks more realistic than the others. But did no one notice that February is misspelled? Somehow I don't think Apple would allow that sort of mistake make it's way out the door. ;)

Check the numerous comments on TUAW.

[danielwsmithee]

Both of these things were done by a friend of mine that is an Apple tech, so if others have noted the same or different, please post.

Oh the games your technician plays with your machine when you take it in for repair!

As someone else stated earlier Robson technology deals with caching the magnetic hard-drive to flash memory for faster access with much less power.

The feature you are talking about is called safe sleep and was included on the PowerBooks. Here is the article and explanation. He is correct you can replace a battery while asleep without loosing state. The gray bar is actually rebooting everything to the previous state.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302477

[iMeowbot]

FYI, TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com) has what might be (I doubt it though) different invitations to a Feb. 22nd event.

Check it out if you want.
No wait, this is the one and only real true invitation!

[nomad01]

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is this Flikr page about ? I really can't understand the aim to create a fake newspaper with an "old-never released video iPod" ?

It's not a fake newspaper. The paper in question really had those pics in it. I think it was the Sunday News of the World from memory. The paper had got hold of some fake pics shortly before the last ipod (with video) was released.

[nomad01]

I can't believe I'm the first person to point out that the 22nd is a Wednesday, Apple always releases on Tuesdays.

Probably because the last few Apple special events have been on a Wednesday. Product updates were traditionally done on a Tuesday but special events have their own rules. ;)

[abrooks]

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is this Flikr page about ? I really can't understand the aim to create a fake newspaper with an "old-never released video iPod" ?

They're photographs of a real newspaper, it was actually published, no Photoshop here.

[CubaTBird]

No wait, this is the one and only real true invitation!

when i saw this image i truly chuckled..:p

[doogle]

Can you believe a manistream media organisation has made an article out of this story!?:confused:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=90

...can you beleive me wasting my time writing this!:D

[steve_hill4]

No wait, this is the one and only real true invitation!
What's this? Steam presser with iTunes interface? Perhaps a device that streams video while straightening out those creases? Maybe even the new iRon that syncs to iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes and iCal and allows to to organise your life while organising your wardrobe.

Whatever it is, I want one now.

[Chip NoVaMac]

[QUOTE=yankeefan24its a fake. but i want to see a MacBook Travel. a 13" laptop that is 3 pounds, has a LV core duo, and 7 hours of battery with dual battery slots to 14 hours (in case you can't add).[/QUOTE]

I want a sub 10" MBT.

Though I like your idea of dual batteries.

[aquafina]

I finally figure out what is wrong with the image...

The Apple Logo is skewed, indicating it is printed on the object in the image (namely, the AirPort Express), however, the text is not skewed, indicating it is NOT printed on the image. Also, it is not in any geometric relation to the Apple Logo. Therefore it is a (lousy) (and lazy) photoshop job.

[p0intblank]

Fake! Fake! Fake!

[BlueRevolution]

I finally figure out what is wrong with the image...

The Apple Logo is skewed, indicating it is printed on the object in the image (namely, the AirPort Express), however, the text is not skewed, indicating it is NOT printed on the image. Also, it is not in any geometric relation to the Apple Logo. Therefore it is a (lousy) (and lazy) photoshop job.

it took you that long? :rolleyes: :D

fake invitation aside, is there any genuine speculation on a Feb 22 special event or is it all centered around this loser with too much time on his hands (and bad spelling to boot)?

[me354]

oops

[BlueRevolution]

so that's it. finally, conclusive proof, beyond a shadow of doubt, that Apple eNews is a newsletter released bi-weekly on alternating Thursdays.

:rolleyes:

[boncellis]

FYI, TUAW (http://www.tuaw.com) has what might be (I doubt it though) different invitations to a Feb. 22nd event.

Check it out if you want.

The Flickr image is such a patently obvious fake that TUAW has turned it into a contest to see who can come up with the most convincing mock-invitation.

[boncellis]

When Apple introduced the iPod, I don't think it's an overstatement to say that it revolutionized music, and not just digital music. When I consider the way they did it, by taking gradual steps (iTunes, iPod, iTMS), it reminds me of the way they're dipping their toes into the realm of video (rudimentary videos in iTMS, 5G iPod and TV shows, Front Row). Who's to say Apple is not about to revolutionize video as well?

The rumored Airport Express for video could be an integral element of Apple's foray into changing the way consumers think of video. The groundwork is there with a number of video content providers in iTMS, but if Apple were to somehow integrate the iTMS with the TV, I think the implications could be significant. Granted, such integration is possible right now, but I think it requires a more elegant solution--something well within Mr. Ive's capabilities.

My speculation is that Apple's recent strides in bandwidth delivery (perhaps related to the increase of size in .mac storage to 1TB) has to do with the development of hardware to connect video content from the computer to the television via the Front Row interface. I don't want to speculate as to the best way to implement a solution like this, however, I could see it being a box (the rumored device/Airport Express with video) with an incarnation of Front Row built into its firmware as the interface for accessing the video and audio content from the computer's hard drive. The iTMS would grow quite a bit, and Apple would have another device to market rather than users trying to make the Mac Mini into something it isn't (a media center-like PC) because of the video card. Let MS stick to the media center edition or whatever it's called, Apple will have another hardware innovation and consumers can enjoy the seamless integration of music and video on demand from the iTMS to their TVs.

I might be off, but a solution like this would sell me.

[mac-er]

Fake.

Why is all the detail information at the bottom blurred out?
I'm no graphic artist, but that looks horribly amateurish.

[Mr. Mister]

Fake.

Why is all the detail information at the bottom blurred out?
I'm no graphic artist, but that looks horribly amateurish.
It takes more effort in Photoshop to blur something than to leave it crisp. There's no reason that being blurred signifies a photoshopped image.

[Gasu E.]

Obviously a fake! There isn't even a February 22nd this year! :D

[Cedd]

Apple Insider have briefly run a story (Inside Info) to the effect that SJ and Bono are going to be holding an event on 1 March. However the story seemed to be pulled pretty quickly so I'm not sure whether this means it was quickly discredited or was true and Apple jumped on them. :confused:

[ezekielrage_99]

I'm guessing the Apple iDeath Ray ;)

Listen to music, it has an Intel inside, fits in the palm of your hand and it instantly vaporises anyone people you don't particually like :cool:

[generik]

I don't see Apple doing dual battery slots. It would take away from the clean look they always try to get and of course add money to a low end laptop. If you could find a way to get by both of those then maybe but I don't see it happening.

I doubt that's the reason, it is not like the existing PBs have batteries that are oh so flush with the rest of the computer, or have lids that close down nice and flat, nor will they warp ever.... :rolleyes:

In case you still don't get it, I was being sarcastic :p

[HiRez]

didn't they have dual batteries in the pismo??? I'm not saying if you only have one battery, then there's a big hole unless you put in a second one.lYes, Pismo sure did have dual battery slots and it was fantastic, I really miss that with today's PowerBooks. With two batteries in my Pismo I could get around nine hours of constant use with the screen at full brightness, back in the pre-OS X days when battery life didn't suck. But, the second battery replaced the CD-ROM drive, so you couldn't use it at the same time, although it was nice to be able to choose (95% of the time I'd rather have a second battery inserted instead of a CD/DVD drive). Also, it came with a little fascia insert in case you wanted to save weight by leaving out a battery but not have a big gaping hole in the side. Another great thing about the Pismo's battery design is that they slid right out and in from the computer's natural position, no need to sleep the computer and flip it over to change batteries. I sure wish Apple would reconsider the dual-battery design, I just don't see it happening.

[Mr. Mister]

Obviously a fake! There isn't even a February 22nd this year! :D
Thank god, I have an orthodontist's appointment that day!





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