Apple Event Confirmed for September 9th: 'Let's Rock'

[Lesser Evets]

What do you know!

Jobs actually left ALL those clues to this date in his iPhone/iPod adds for over a year. That IS evil. So evil he left clues in broad public, just so the good guys could track his evil plans and stop him....

Prepare for bloated soliloquy on September 9th as he gloats about his evil plans for world domination.

 

[pavelbure]

i find it hard to believe that they will hold a event just for a new ipod nano and possibly itunes. 45min on these would be very surprising.

 

[collegebound]

tired of waiting

Just announce the macbook updates already! I've been waiting partly because I don't want a white laptop. It looks "girly" to me and shows the dirt. I can't afford the black....I'm hoping for a price drop and, of course, upgrades. It's getting to where I'm getting frustrated and will have to consider my options. I'll see what the 9th brings...

Apple can still get some back to schoolers, like me, who are on the fence (between Apple and competitor), if they act soon. Why announce in October when the school buying season is over, and some people went to Dell thinking it was newer and there were color choices?? (yes, color is irrelevant to alot of you , but to a young college kid it can matter) I"m getting impatient here!!

 

[BJWanlund]

Since no one else has done it yet, I'll be the first (this time):

BEATLES on iTunes

Finally!

Or not.

I'm afraid I said it before you, sir. Sorry.

BJ

 

[hexonxonx]

i find it hard to believe that they will hold a event just for a new ipod nano and possibly itunes. 45min on these would be very surprising.

The whole iPod line will be refreshed and not just the Nanos.

 

[50548]

Just saw this. Very excited. Too bad I'll probably be away from Interwebs all next week. Hopefully things are available online on the date mentioned!

I am gonna be on vacation, so away from the Interworld as well...this event is gonna put the LAST nail in Microsoft's coffin for the Zune, with amazing new iPods that will redefine the genre once more...

MS IS DEAD. DELL IS DEAD. GO APPLE! TORA! TORA! TORA!

 

[shoebobs]

Maybe Jobs' "One More Thing..." will be to announce that there will be another event/announcement the next week. That would really generate some hype

 

[mattwolfmatt]

Announce or release???

No one is able to answer this...does this mean I will actually be able to buy a new ipod on Sept 9, or does it just mean they'll be announced and I'll have to wait until October or November?

iPhone 3G comes to mind...they tease us and then make us wait a month. That would be torture!!!

 

[PhotoPhoenix]

i hope they update the iPod classic along with the Nano. I sometimes hate that the Nano gets more popularity than the Classic, even though the Nano has better sales, i'd never buy a Nano and the features of the Classic are most important to me.

better yet, find a way to make the Touch the new iPod Classic and have a Touch with 80gigs of hard drive space for 199.. THAT would be what i want most.

 

[NC MacGuy]

So it's clear that these things are being announced on the 9th, when exactly will I be able to go to my local Mac store and pick up one of the new items?

How does Apple usually do this?

I want to buy the new iPod touch, as soon as possible


Anyone know?

I bought my last nano at store day of release but the 2GB shuffle took forever so answer is only Apple knows for sure.

 

[moobles]

No one is able to answer this...does this mean I will actually be able to buy a new ipod on Sept 9, or does it just mean they'll be announced and I'll have to wait until October or November?

iPhone 3G comes to mind...they tease us and then make us wait a month. That would be torture!!!

I asked this a little bit ago, got this answer:

Last year, a few people were able to go to their Apple stores and pick up a new iPod Classic the day of the event. Alot of stores didn't get the new iPods on the event day and it took a few days to get them.

 

[O. Frabjous-Dey]

Apple has learned that releasing a number of products (iPhone, mobile me, 2.0, and the app store) all at once is very bad. Apple will release the products when they see fit.

Agreed.

They'll be out in late September or October, but expect a buffer of at least two weeks.

 

[iTeen]

No one is able to answer this...does this mean I will actually be able to buy a new ipod on Sept 9, or does it just mean they'll be announced and I'll have to wait until October or November?

iPhone 3G comes to mind...they tease us and then make us wait a month. That would be torture!!!

If they do....

I would kill someone.

But my guess is that they will start shipping on the 9th.

Agreed.

They'll be out in late September or October, but expect a buffer of at least two weeks.

And just who the hell are you to tell us when they will start shipping?
You shouldn't state is as a fact, because its not.

 

[victorf]

I've read on a U2 forum that they have already recorded an ad for Apple with their upcoming new single.

Maybe a new U2 iPod coming?

 

[hexonxonx]

I asked this a little bit ago, got this answer:

Also to add to my response, the iPod Touches were not available till a few weeks after the Apple event. I can't remember the date they were released though but people who ordered online, got them days if not weeks after they were available at stores. People were very upset.

 

[Stang68]

i find it hard to believe that they will hold a event just for a new ipod nano and possibly itunes. 45min on these would be very surprising.

Yea, thats a good point. Last year was a big event for the iPods because of the touch and the wifi music store. So who knows...maybe the notebooks will be mentioned?

 

[BJWanlund]

Nice one victorf. I never thought of that.

I'd at least like SOME kind of preview at the Apple event, though. (Big U2 fan over here )

BJ

 

[mills04]

Aaaaaaand another one. It could be said that everybody has laptops, too. I have two.

I just don't get this. Do you want a laptop or not? If so, buy one and stop blaming Apple because your plan is so dumb.

I don't particularly want to buy a laptop and find its out of date in two weeks after release date especially as most of us consider this to be a fairly major revision. People can afford to update their iPod every time a new release comes out, a laptop costing £££ is more of a 3 year upgrade.

Surely the biggest market for a Macbook is the student market, thus why they should release it in time for University/College/School starting, which around the world is in September.

 

[pjarvi]

CONFIRMED!!!!! = The Nano 4g is going to use the silhouette dancing people style of ads!

ZOMG!

 

[Whtddhesay]

The new iPod Touch has bluetooth. Apple releases stereo bluetooth headphones. iPhone/Touch 2.1 has A2DP enabled.

That would be amazing.

 

[rhett7660]

This is very interesting news. Looking forward to it............. I do hope they add other items besides ipods etc. That is of course if there is no event planned for the following week!

 

[walnuts]

Any chance that the 4G nano would have a touch surface on the back to control the screen on the front as described in some apple patents?

 

[137489]

Is it just me...or does no one give a **** about new iPods this year? Everyone seems to want their new notebooks!

I bought a 15gb ipod (antique model ) back in 2004, never upgraded. Yeah, the new ones look nice, but my old antique still plays good, by fm transmitter doc still works. It may have a few (ok a bunch) scratches, but does the job. My Wife's nano is a 2gb from a few years ago also (only holds 300 songs). She is fine with her's.

Why doesn't anyone care? ipod's and iphone's get released every year it seems like. Macbook, Macbook pro, mini have not had a real (other than speed bumps) update in a few years. Imac just got their update last summer.
Can't wait till October. I don't really have the money, but I want a touch/tablet macbook

 

[Breegy]

Oh Huho! That Aint No iPod In His Hands, I think Apple and Hasbro Signed an agreement on Transforming MacBooks!!!

MacFormers! "By Optiumus Jobs or your Child will scream at you!"

You have no idea how funny this is to me.

I lol'd hard.

Anyways. I want a MB before I want a new iPod. Maybe it's a trick!

 

[jcb10]

Cutting it a bit close with the laptops

I'm leaving for Australia the night of Oct. 30 and I'll need a new laptop for the trip, as my five-year-old iBook's screen is literally being held together with three legal clips. So I need a new MacBook or MBP (yes I'll pay the premium) to be in my hands on Oct. 28.

(As for the person who's gonna say, "If you need a new laptop now, don't wait -- buy a new laptop now," my current setup is fine for around the house and short trips, but not for a three-week trip on another continent.)