Macworld Expo 2008 Keynote Live Coverage: Web, SMS, iPhone

arn · 09:24 PM

With Macworld San Francisco Expo less than a week away, MacRumors is gearing up to travel to San Francisco to cover the event with our traditional MacRumorsLive keynote coverage as well as expanded floor coverage at http://www.macrumors.com/mwsf/.

The Keynote will take place at 9am Pacific on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008. We will be providing live coverage with the following methods:

Web

MacRumorsLive.com will provide near real-time text and photo updates. This year, we've added the option to open images in a separate window, which will give you luxurious 640x480 sized images.

iPhone and iPod Touch

iPhone and Touch owners should also point their browsers to MacRumorsLive.com for a specially formatted version of our coverage. Text and photo updates will be pushed to your device.

SMS (Twitter) Updates

For those without web access during the event, we offer live SMS messaging to your mobile phone. There will be 5-15 text updates during the keynote. Standard text messaging charges apply. (SMS Signup Instructions)

Spoiler Free

And a reminder for those who want to watch the keynote video without any prior knowledge of the events, we offer a Spoiler Free page which will notify you when the keynote video is available. Anyone seriously interested in this option should not sign up for the SMS list above, as they will broadcast announcements as they come in.

island · Jan 10, 2008, 08:25 PM

Looks good, we are almost there!

TheSpecialist · Jan 10, 2008, 08:26 PM

Very excited about it!

t0mat0 · Jan 10, 2008, 08:29 PM

Please!!!! Can you try using qik.com? It worked well at CES - and you could scoop everyone by having a live worldwide broadcast of the Apple Keynote!

qik.com

guzhogi · Jan 10, 2008, 08:33 PM

I forget which event it was last year (MWSF, WWDC, I think a townhall meeting thing) where this kid had a live video stream where it was just him in his room reading various news sites and talking about it. He kinda looked like Jack Osbourne. I wonder if he'll do this. If anyone knows who I'm talking about, can you give me a link to his web site or something? It was really fun to watch.

JML42691 · Jan 10, 2008, 08:34 PM

The site that you supplied for the touch and iPhone is not showing up in a specially formatted way right now, or will this change not happen until the keynote?

arn · Jan 10, 2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JML42691

The site that you supplied for the touch and iPhone is not showing up in a specially formatted way right now, or will this change not happen until the keynote?

it'll change closer to keynote.

arn

Martin C · Jan 10, 2008, 08:48 PM

Awesome that MacRumorsLive will work on my iPhone. Thanks arn!

MarlboroLite · Jan 10, 2008, 08:55 PM

5 more days!!!!!!!! I can't take this anymore!!!

penguy · Jan 10, 2008, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin C

Awesome that MacRumorsLive will work on my iPhone. Thanks arn!

there goes another non-productive day at work!

tirerim · Jan 10, 2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t0mat0

Please!!!! Can you try using qik.com? It worked well at CES - and you could scoop everyone by having a live worldwide broadcast of the Apple Keynote!

qik.com

I believe Apple generally prohibits live video streams of their keynotes.

Frisco · Jan 10, 2008, 09:05 PM

I can't imagine anything transcending last years keynote about the iPhone. Damn the iPhone is still a marvel. If anyone can go beyond last year's magic it's Apple.

Welcome to Macworld 2008!

bjett92 · Jan 10, 2008, 09:06 PM

The SMS updates are perfect for keeping up with the keynote while I'm in school that day! I guess I'm not going to be paying attention on the 15th.

bdkennedy1 · Jan 10, 2008, 09:06 PM

Please test everything thoroughly so the site doesn't grind to a halt.

Squonk · Jan 10, 2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

This year, we've added the option to open images in a separate window, which will give you luxurious 640x480 sized images.

PURE LUXURY!!!!

Thanks Arn!

Amen to the "less than productive" Tuesday that is coming up...

Can · Jan 10, 2008, 09:09 PM

I just wanted to say thanks to MacRumors for covering Macworld so extensively

There must be tons of people quietly appreciating this.

Eidorian · Jan 10, 2008, 09:15 PM

I like the new MWSF tab up on the right.

I'll more then likely have to dig up someone's audio feed just like last year. Imagine me and my coworkers huddling around my computer.

stukdog · Jan 10, 2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guzhogi

I forget which event it was last year (MWSF, WWDC, I think a townhall meeting thing) where this kid had a live video stream where it was just him in his room reading various news sites and talking about it. He kinda looked like Jack Osbourne. I wonder if he'll do this. If anyone knows who I'm talking about, can you give me a link to his web site or something? It was really fun to watch.

I watched that kid too. It was on some .tv website.

He was a real funny kid.

OriginalMacRat · Jan 10, 2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frisco

I can't imagine anything transcending last years keynote about the iPhone. Damn the iPhone is still a marvel. If anyone can go beyond last year's magic it's Apple.

They can go beyond by Apple announcing that the iPhone will be fully unlocked and fully supported.

MacGeek7 · Jan 10, 2008, 09:17 PM

glad i'm done with class before the keynote starts

neoserver · Jan 10, 2008, 09:19 PM

I'll have to sit in the back of the lecture theatre, where I won't be noticed with my macbook... (Calculus II isn't that interesting anyway.. we're still doing review haha)

kaisdaddy · Jan 10, 2008, 09:21 PM

Sheer 480x640 luxury... How did we get so lucky?

Thanks for keeping us updated with luscious images, pithy prose and other keynotey goodness. Sweet!

Tovv · Jan 10, 2008, 09:24 PM

MacRumors, as always thanks for your coverage! Can't wait!!!

Peace · Jan 10, 2008, 09:24 PM

arn and the rest of the crew : have fun guys!! San Francisco is a wonderful town.

Judging by all the changes to this years MR set-up it will be fun fun fun!!

TimJim · Jan 10, 2008, 09:31 PM

will the page specially formatted for iphone/itouch work with IE explorer on a smartphone?

Jan 10, 2008, 08:23 PM	#1
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Macworld Expo 2008 Keynote Live Coverage: Web, SMS, iPhone With Macworld San Francisco Expo less than a week away, MacRumors is gearing up to travel to San Francisco to cover the event with our traditional MacRumorsLive keynote coverage as well as expanded floor coverage at http://www.macrumors.com/mwsf/. The Keynote will take place at 9am Pacific on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008. We will be providing live coverage with the following methods: Web MacRumorsLive.com will provide near real-time text and photo updates. This year, we've added the option to open images in a separate window, which will give you luxurious 640x480 sized images. iPhone and iPod Touch iPhone and Touch owners should also point their browsers to MacRumorsLive.com for a specially formatted version of our coverage. Text and photo updates will be pushed to your device. SMS (Twitter) Updates For those without web access during the event, we offer live SMS messaging to your mobile phone. There will be 5-15 text updates during the keynote. Standard text messaging charges apply. (SMS Signup Instructions) Spoiler Free And a reminder for those who want to watch the keynote video without any prior knowledge of the events, we offer a Spoiler Free page which will notify you when the keynote video is available. Anyone seriously interested in this option should not sign up for the SMS list above, as they will broadcast announcements as they come in. Last edited by Doctor Q : Jan 10, 2008 at 09:24 PM.

Jan 10, 2008, 08:25 PM	#2
island macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CT	Looks good, we are almost there! __________________ MBP 2.93 w/ 250GB OCZ Vertex SSD Geekbench: 4343 \| Xbench: 239.78 xBench Disk Test : 245.31

Jan 10, 2008, 08:29 PM	#4
t0mat0 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Home	Please do live video stream! Please!!!! Can you try using qik.com? It worked well at CES - and you could scoop everyone by having a live worldwide broadcast of the Apple Keynote! qik.com

Jan 10, 2008, 08:34 PM	#6
JML42691 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Durham, NH	The site that you supplied for the touch and iPhone is not showing up in a specially formatted way right now, or will this change not happen until the keynote? __________________ Current: White MacBook 2.2 GHz (late-2007) ; 8GB iPod touch (1st-gen) : Setup Pics Soon: Mighty Mouse

Jan 10, 2008, 08:48 PM	#8
Martin C macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York City	Awesome that MacRumorsLive will work on my iPhone. Thanks arn! __________________ flickr

Jan 10, 2008, 08:26 PM	#3
TheSpecialist macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Europe	Very excited about it!

Jan 10, 2008, 08:33 PM	#5
guzhogi macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2003	I forget which event it was last year (MWSF, WWDC, I think a townhall meeting thing) where this kid had a live video stream where it was just him in his room reading various news sites and talking about it. He kinda looked like Jack Osbourne. I wonder if he'll do this. If anyone knows who I'm talking about, can you give me a link to his web site or something? It was really fun to watch.

Jan 10, 2008, 08:55 PM	#9
MarlboroLite macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: the 13 colonies	5 more days!!!!!!!! I can't take this anymore!!! __________________ 2.53 13in unibody MacBook Pro

Jan 10, 2008, 09:05 PM	#12
Frisco macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nutley, NJ	I can't imagine anything transcending last years keynote about the iPhone. Damn the iPhone is still a marvel. If anyone can go beyond last year's magic it's Apple. Welcome to Macworld 2008! __________________ Frisco

Jan 10, 2008, 09:06 PM	#13
bjett92 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Indy, IN	The SMS updates are perfect for keeping up with the keynote while I'm in school that day! I guess I'm not going to be paying attention on the 15th. __________________ 60GB iPod 4th Gen 1GB iPod Shuffle Silver 2nd Gen 16GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB memory, 320GB HDD White MacBook

Jan 10, 2008, 09:06 PM	#14
bdkennedy1 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2003	Please test everything thoroughly so the site doesn't grind to a halt.

Jan 10, 2008, 09:09 PM	#16
Can macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	I just wanted to say thanks to MacRumors for covering Macworld so extensively There must be tons of people quietly appreciating this.

Jan 10, 2008, 09:15 PM	#17
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	I like the new MWSF tab up on the right. I'll more then likely have to dig up someone's audio feed just like last year. Imagine me and my coworkers huddling around my computer. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Jan 10, 2008, 09:17 PM	#20
MacGeek7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2007	glad i'm done with class before the keynote starts __________________ Cleveland 2005-12-10 Chicago 2009-09-12 East Lansing 2010-06-30 Chicago 2010-07-06?

Jan 10, 2008, 09:19 PM	#21
neoserver macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: AB, Canada	I'll have to sit in the back of the lecture theatre, where I won't be noticed with my macbook... (Calculus II isn't that interesting anyway.. we're still doing review haha) __________________ A Step in the wrong direction.

Jan 10, 2008, 09:21 PM	#22
kaisdaddy macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008	Ahhhhh yeah! Sheer 480x640 luxury... How did we get so lucky? Thanks for keeping us updated with luscious images, pithy prose and other keynotey goodness. Sweet! __________________ My signature line is more esoteric and obscure than yours.

Jan 10, 2008, 09:24 PM	#23
Tovv macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia	MacRumors, as always thanks for your coverage! Can't wait!!!

Jan 10, 2008, 09:24 PM	#24
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	arn and the rest of the crew : have fun guys!! San Francisco is a wonderful town. Judging by all the changes to this years MR set-up it will be fun fun fun!!

Jan 10, 2008, 09:31 PM	#25
TimJim macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2007	will the page specially formatted for iphone/itouch work with IE explorer on a smartphone?

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