1. if that black curtain is really being held up by masking tape, which it sort of looks like, someone really should take one for the team, burst in, and slice it down with a pocketknife.
2. If Apple were going to surprise everyone with an Intel PB this much ahead of schedule, they would do absolutely everything to keep it under wraps... including downplaying any appearance by Steve Jobs, making the whole thing seem really routine. But,
3. That's not going to happen, although it's a lovely dream. When I saw the PB roadmap my first thought was, "well they're going to deliver a lot sooner than that." But this is too soon, I think.
4. That is a decent sized area curtained off, I think, at least for a product showcase or something... if they didn't have a whole row of said product for people to try out, that is. And Apple does like to do that.
So I think, something new something better, but not quite as big as an intel-based PB. just a few hours anyway...