Apple Issues Invitations for September 9th Media Event

[immaculate]

keep taking the tablets

If you record the tagline - it's only rock and roll but we like it - and then play it backwards at 33 rpm, you can distinctly hear Paul saying "new tablets on one after nine oh nine". Groovy!

 

[puffnstuff]

If you record the tagline - it's only rock and roll but we like it - and then play it backwards at 33 rpm, you can distinctly hear Paul saying "new tablets on one after nine oh nine". Groovy!

Paul is dead

 

[w00master]

CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!!

Somewhere along the line, Apple has forgotten that people actually want to put MEDIA on their devices! The iPod Classic SHRUNK in capacity last year from 160GB to 120GB, so I'm praying my 160GB classic doesn't die anytime soon. Even then, I still can't put everything I want on it.

I'm hoping for SOME device announced that is significantly smaller than NetBooks but has at least a 250GB hard drive in it. I'd love of course an iTouch with a hard drive, but I know that will NEVER happen. So ideally, the Classic is revised to at least have 250GB hard drive and possibly a wide screen. I could care less about it running apps or having a camera. That's what my iPhone is for.

That said, I know Apple HATES the Classic and are just keeping it around until the iTouch gets 128GB capacity (still 1-2 years away), so I doubt we see anything major in terms of changes in the Classic this year.

I'd also love a 5" or 7" tablet with a hard drive that was focused on playing media. But that's probably not until Jan 2010.

Tony

I still don't get why you need to put everything on your device? Why not effectively use Smart Playlists and the like and let iTunes manage it for you?

You're not going to be listenin' to all 160GB all the time. I just don't get it.

w00master

 

[immaculate]

I knew I was right

Paul is dead

That proves it!

 

[Sakura Eclair]

Very possible

Predictions:

(1) iTunes 9 - 64 bit / social features
(2) Quicktime X released to all iTunes users (ie. Intel, PPC, and Windows)
(3) Cocktail - possibly
(4) iPod Touch - 3gs chipset and Video Camera w/ mic...no GPS (next year), at 16/32/64 gig capacities
(5) iPod Nano - Larger screen w/ Video Camera, 16/32 gig capacities
(6) iPod Classic - Same design, possible Camera as well, 120 gig unless a 160 is available
(7) Apple TV 3.0 + new Hardware

No Beatles. No Tablet.

Your predictions seem right on the money. The GPS may not be as necessary now that Tom Tom has their accessory unit (which will be ipod touch compatible).

I would quibble on a couple of things. I don't think that the iPod nano and Classic will get video cameras. most likely just the 3.2 megapixel photo camera (no video) Only the Touch will get the video capability.

Based on the ipod on the girls' hand in the invite, it clearly reflects a Touch iPod. My inclination is thta the Touch will be the focues of this event.

 

[TraceyS/FL]

Is Paul McCartney still in America on the 9th? Just a thought

I asked and got no answer.... i tried! LOL!! (not that i would have told anyone what i heard )

But i keep thinking there would be some sort of launch party for everything else.

 

[LAS.mac]

...mmmh...
nothing about laptops, I guess?
Although, a minimum hope for an upgrade to the MBA...

 

[Sakura Eclair]

I still don't get why you need to put everything on your device? Why not effectively use Smart Playlists and the like and let iTunes manage it for you?

You're not going to be listenin' to all 160GB all the time. I just don't get it.

w00master

It makes sense to have all your media with you when you don't want to have to think about what you want to sync this time around. IT does take a while to sync 16GB or so of music and if you have something like 40GB or more of music it can get very annoying to plan what you want to sync this time around.

This need for capacity only affects 5% of the population out there. This event will most likely unveil a 64GB capacity which should satiate most high capacity users. Which would lead me to speculate that the iPod classic is not longer necessary.

 

[Spades]

It's the iColostomy Bag

Apple is going to partner with Hollister!

No, not that Hollister, that Hollister.

 

[wywern209]

Hello new ipod touch AKA Sam(the name of the soon to be mine ipod touch)

 

[Chicagomac08]

I would be happy with a music only update

I just ordered a new MacBook Pro and will freak if something new comes out next week. I guess I will just pay the restocking fee and start over

 

[freddiecable]

i agree! i have + 200 GB music and 1 TB film. but i dont need it all in my pocket all the time?

I still don't get why you need to put everything on your device? Why not effectively use Smart Playlists and the like and let iTunes manage it for you?

You're not going to be listenin' to all 160GB all the time. I just don't get it.

w00master

 

[dopey220]

I'm going to be seriously bummed if this is the year they discontinue the iPod Classic. Something I've been dreading for awhile.

Not sure why they'd do it, but I just sort of feel like they might.

 

[Maserati7200]

Mark my words, September the 9th will see an updated line-up of iMacs featuring -

Processor/Ram/HD/Graphics bump
New backlit keyboard with black keys AND multitouch pad
Blu-ray player as standard, rewriter as optional extra
Matte screen option
Lower prices

....then I wake up and realise I dreamt it all...

I'd be willing to wager at least $25,000 that we will not see any iMac or computer updates at this event. I am 100% sure this is a music only event as it has been for the past 5 years.

That's exactly what people were saying during WDC. "It's an iPhone event, not computer event", etc.

I'm not talking about something revolutionary; just an update to the current gen hardware. At least GPU would be nice. GeForce 9600 is a bit outdated now.

WWDC isn't an "iPhone event". This event was around long before the iPhone was a thought in Steve Jobs' mind.

That isn't true. WWDC is a development conference, and Apple has used WWDC to update hardware as well as operating systems in the past.

These iPod Events have been just that. iTunes + iPod. No computers are coming.

Thank you.

The old: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1191211792582253644

Wow I remember that from like 2005

 

[ShiftyPig]

Might have well as just done this:

 

[ericinboston]

CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!! CAPACITY!!

Somewhere along the line, Apple has forgotten that people actually want to put MEDIA on their devices! The iPod Classic SHRUNK in capacity last year from 160GB to 120GB, so I'm praying my 160GB classic doesn't die anytime soon. Even then, I still can't put everything I want on it.

I agree 100%.

 

[GQB]

I agree! I'm excited to see what's new for the iPod Touch. I'm annoyed though because my dad got me an iPod Touch for my bday (which is in July) but they are making a better one two months later. I'd rather wait.

I just sold my 16gig 2nd gen touch on eBay for $176.
The great majority of people don't know that there's a new touch coming out next week, or what its features are likely to be.
If patterns hold, the memory range for the 3rd gen touch will be 16, 32, and 64 gig. Add to that camera (I'll wager video on the touch, not on the nano), and (here's where I go out on a limb) possibly GPS. After all, Apple's big on geo-tagging for iPhoto... why wouldn't they throw in GPS. And hell, if they do GPS, a compass is small potatoes.

In any event, put it on eBay for a 5 day sale, and even if you only get $150, you're only $50+tax away from what I'll bet will be the iPhone without the phone.

Or, keep it... after all it was a gift.

 

[TimTheEnchanter]

Paul is dead

Number nine, number nine, number nine...

 

[ericinboston]

I still don't get why you need to put everything on your device? Why not effectively use Smart Playlists and the like and let iTunes manage it for you?

You're not going to be listenin' to all 160GB all the time. I just don't get it.

w00master

Because:

1)Some people don't have/still make crappy 128K mp3s from the dark ages of 1996
2)Some people would like to enjoy their WAV, AIFF, or lossless on their iPod which, when used with a dock connector (not headphone out) sounds a lot better than mp3s
3)Some people have a lot of movies/tv shows that they like to carry around which take up far more space than an mp3.
4)As with technology, things always get better...who's to say the next iPod won't have a better/bigger screen which then goes back to point #3
5)Some people would like to have the iPod be both a music player and memory stick...say divide a 160gig iPod into 100gigs for music and 60gigs for USB memory.


Me? I'm all about points 1-3...I have over 20,000 songs...yes...legally and all from my cd collection that I began around 1983.

Even if only 5% of people want to buy a "Classic", that's a LOT of people. 5% of 300 million people (population of the USA) is 15 million people...which is 15 million units.

Regardless if the Classic disappears 2-3 years from now, I am STILL WAITING for a better Classic....mainly around music....gimme 128GB in flash memory and even though that's smaller than my 160gig, I would buy one in a heartbeat for better performance (changing songs, menu navigation speed, etc).

I know us huge music collectors are not the majority of iPod owners...but I would bet you the average 14-30 year old today compared to any other decade in history has more songs in their personal library...every kid/neice/nephew and friend I know has over 1000 songs on their iPod. Maybe that only eats up a certain amount of space, but when you actually want quality and hi-fidelity, the space issue DOES cause concern.

-Eric

 

[JacobC1983]

I agree 100%.

as do I, I don't care if it takes me 10 years to listen to every song and watch every movie on my ipod. I want all of my media on one device all the time that fits in my pocket. Unfortunately this can't happen with movies in any way shape or form, so I at least want all my music and a lot of movies on one device all the time and that requires at least 150 gigs

 

[Tones2]

I still don't get why you need to put everything on your device? Why not effectively use Smart Playlists and the like and let iTunes manage it for you?

You're not going to be listenin' to all 160GB all the time. I just don't get it.

w00master

Well, I don't want to PRE-DECIDE what I want to listen to (or watch) before leaving the house. I get whims when I'm OUTSIDE, and like to have that media available when I actually feel like listening to it. Simple really.......

Tony

 

[clmason]

i agree! i have + 200 GB music and 1 TB film. but i dont need it all in my pocket all the time?

Um, because sometimes you don't know ahead of time what music you feel like listening to? If you have your whole library, you can play anything you want. And if you are at a friend's and have it plugged into a stereo, you can play what other people want to hear that you might not have thought to sync.

 

[Wazzerb]

Might have well as just done this:

 

[markm49uk]

Might have well as just done this:

 

[Firefly2002]

Do you think they'll have Michael Jackson perform?