Apple Issues Invitations for January 27th Media Event

[50548]

This will be HUGE. On January 28th people will be acting as if tablets had never existed before. That's how big this will be.

You have it absolutely right, just like what happened with media players before the iPod, and smartphones before the iPhone...this is gonna be HUGE.

 

[wesrk]

A replacement for the Apple Newton finally coming out?

that thread is awesome!!

getting back on topic, yeah sounds like a completely new thing which should be nice and since all the rumors are about a mac tablet is hard to imagine something else.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

And yes, I maintain that MS IS ABSOLUTELY DEAD. Economics 101 teaches you that market share means close to nothing if rentability is not there. TABLET = FINAL NAIL IN THE MS COFFIN. Move along, MS fanboys...

Appreciate the Apple worship and all (big Apple fan myself). But I wish my business could be as "absolutely dead" as Microsoft. They only have a $274B market cap and made just over $56 Billion with a net profit margin of around 25% in the last year.

And "market share means nothing if rentability is not there?" What?

 

[Eidorian]

Don't worry, the sequence of announcements will be like that:

1 - iTMS/app store/iPhone status;
2 - iPhone 4.0;
3 - OS X/Mac sales status - "portables dominate";
4 - new MBPs with i5;
5 - one more thing: the tablet using a hybrid OS X/iPhone OS.

Apple hits you with some much but still so little that's worthwhile. It's going to be a boring opening.

 

[Hecklerdanny]

Pretty exciting

I'm going to agree that the artwork on the invite they used certainly speculates towards artistic/creativity with this new "creation". My dream is that they've partnered with Wacom and put an Intous pressure sensitive pad in this thing. Of course you'd need a pen - (stylus) to use it, but knowing Apple, they could quite easily tack on that accessory and charge $99 for it.

Needless to say, being a digital artist myself, that I'm excited about this event!

 

[Peace]

You're thinking too much into this. This is just an abstract art piece so its like an artist would say "Come see my latest art piece"
That's all. No new logo, no different theories.

That is pretty close. What does a person usually say when looking at a fine piece of art in a gallery ?

"Wow. It looks so real. You can almost "Touch" it.

It will be called the MacTouch.

imho.

 

[awmazz]

The green gravity drip on the left and the blue one on the right indicates angle (maybe even motion) sensitivity, ie hold the iSlate vertically and the wet paint will drip downwards, have it flat and you can 'drop' paint and it will splatter when you tap.

This is definitely a tablet coming. You can't do things like this with even a Wacom.

 

[50548]

Apple hits you with some much but still so little that's worthwhile. It's going to be a boring opening.

The tablet is the focus and worth alone a 2-hour event...what else do you want besides a new iPhone OS, new MBPs and the tablet itself?

 

[Eddyisgreat]

"Wow. It looks so real. You can almost "Touch" it.

Touche.

 

[rabelais]

maybe

Do you think Apple would have the guts to name it the "Newt" or "iNewt"?

 

[dernhelm]

This thread is far more creative than anything Apple could possibly dream up.

That said, I'm waiting to see all the witticisms the ultra-creative anti-Apple hate botters will post when the new creation is finally unveiled. That too should be pretty amusing.

 

[enberg]

Why is it labeled as an "creative" event when all signs point to the tablet being a media consumption device?

 

[crobi222]

I hope there will be a new iLife X.

We alway's talk about the tablet but if this hide something else?

A super Apple TV and iLife X with iExtra replacing iDVD

 

[50548]

Do you think Apple would have the guts to name it the "Newt" or "iNewt"?

Sorry, the Newton wasn't SJ's pet...therefore, NOTHING even remotely linked to such term will form part of the new tablet's name.

 

[roocka]

What will it be called?

i-slate (slate)
i-can. (canvas)
i-con. (iconic)
i-know (innovation)

 

[Eidorian]

The tablet is the focus and worth alone a 2-hour event...what else do you want besides a new iPhone OS, new MBPs and the tablet itself?

I'm just waiting for new computer products. Everything else is auxiliary. It gets old to hear how successful the company is regardless.

 

[Povilas]

The tablet is the focus and worth alone a 2-hour event...what else do you want besides a new iPhone OS, new MBPs and the tablet itself?

He has no clue what he wants and nothing Apple does will satisfy him.

 

[50548]

I'm just waiting for new computer products. Everything else is auxiliary. It gets old to hear how successful the company is regardless.

So as I said, be happy: new MBPs on their way.

 

[levitynyc]

G5 Powerbook Confirmed!!

 

[appleguy123]

I imagine they will try again. But I'm pretty sure that was "Apple never livestreams..." But the 4Chan incident seems avoidable given how simple the hole was.

Please share? What happened?

 

[sammy2066]

omg omg omg omg

*falls from chair*

*gets back up*

omg omg omg omg

*falls again*

 

[klrobinson999]

why not simply call it "iTouch"?

 

[Povilas]

I'm just waiting for new computer products. Everything else is auxiliary. It gets old to hear how successful the company is regardless.

So they need to do what? Lie about that or just skip that part? If you had a good day you lie and say oposite?

 

[DavidLeblond]

I hope there will be a new iLife X.

We alway's talk about the tablet but if this hide something else?

A super Apple TV and iLife X with iExtra replacing iDVD

With a new addition to the suite being a painting app! Which, of course, would work awesome with the new Tablet.

You heard it here first! (probably not)

 

[Bevz]

Game on!!! Lovely jubbly...