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Possibly :
Apple TV
iTunes update
any publishing/discussion about some kind of how they are doing

Not sure because usually its an iPad month (possibly they will not update the iPad)
 
I'm hoping it's a new apple tv too. I'm in the market for a home media center computer.
 
maybe releasing siri on other devices

Love to see it on iPad 2. But not if they wait to put it on iPad 3.

But I am hoping it some completely new idea - something that others don't have

One possibility is joint announcement with other companies - like maybe MS OFffice for iPad
 
My bet is it's Newsstand related, probably intended to (somehow) boost that category within the app store.

The New York Times? Murdoch is also based there, and has an existing digital-only publication for the iPad, so it could also be the Wall Street Journal?
 
iPod Touch -- 2/2008
iPhone ---- 2/2008
Macbook Pro ----2/2011
Macbook Air ---- 1/2008
Mac Pro ----- 1/2008
iPod Shuffle -- 2/2008


Looks like some "new" products have a history of coming out Jan/Feb.

I meant media announcements...
 
Read between the lines here... actually just read the lines. This announcement is not likely to be a new product. It may be a new alliance, iAD reboot, etc. It's something that will be "inside baseball" which is why Apple is going to NYC rather than announcing in Cupertino or SF as is the norm.
 
It sounds like Apple is announcing a new conference in NYC since Apple isn't at Macworld | iWorld anymore.
 
Apple will combine products

Bet on this. Not saying how I know...

Apple will be announcing a combined iPad and MacBook. The new laptop will have a screen that detaches from the base laptop. The 'screen' will be an iPad 3 with retina resolution.

iPad 3 will only be available at first as a detachable from the new macbooks. In the spring the iPad 3 will be available as a stand alone unit. They are hoping to spur sales of the macbooks by doing this (and they will sell tons, guaranteed).

Textbooks and more newspapers will be announced at the same event.
 
A major iCloud update that will basically provide the same functionality as DropBox.
 
They're having a pants party. ;)

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Bet on this. Not saying how I know...

Apple will be announcing a combined iPad and MacBook. The new laptop will have a screen that detaches from the base laptop. The 'screen' will be an iPad 3 with retina resolution.

iPad 3 will only be available at first as a detachable from the new macbooks. In the spring the iPad 3 will be available as a stand alone unit. They are hoping to spur sales of the macbooks by doing this (and they will sell tons, guaranteed).

Textbooks and more newspapers will be announced at the same event.

So it can be a knock off of the asus transformer series? Seriously doubt it.
 
My guess is none of us really know, and we will all find out when Apple speaks, and not a moment sooner! More than likely textbooks, or new content for iOS.
 
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or may be they let us completely trash it
 
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or may be they let us completely trash it
 
It's being held in New York so as to make it convenient for Uncle Walt Mossberg & David Pogue, Apple's long time media darlings & advocates that push Apple's agenda via "All Things Apple". Whoops I meant "All Things Digital". Thinly veiled as a general tech publication, when read on a regular basis it's obvious the articles they write about another platform, the device being compared is always inferior to Apple's products.

It's highly likely those two know what this event is... so as to "polish the Apple" Ha..Ha..Ha :)

You've got to give Steve Jobs credit. He didn't miss a trick. He was the worlds best salesman. He could spin a story, create demand, and convince others that without Apple, their lives were not complete. It worked so well he separated people from their money better than any other business.

Simply brilliant and very clever. So much so, that it will be very interesting to see how Apple manages without their ace in the hole.
 
iBooks and Newsstand on the desktop, perhaps?

Hope so as I am not interested in purchasing any iBooks or Newsstand content until it is readable on the desktop. Until then I will stick with Kindle content which works on every device I own (including PCs).
 
Hope so as I am not interested in purchasing any iBooks or Newsstand content until it is readable on the desktop. Until then I will stick with Kindle content which works on every device I own (including PCs).
Because I'm a voracious reader, the display is critical for my needs. E-Ink as implemented by Amazon's Kindle is the very best for reading. When it comes to electronic books I too, greatly prefer Kindle books.

In addition being highly mobile, I truly appreciate the size, ultra lightweight & terrific battery life of the latest Kindle's. The cross platform compliance of Kindle books is also quite convenient when I'm out for shorter periods and carrying only my MBA.

Having an iPad is the perfect combination along with my Kindle, since it's a great way to access the web. Games are of marginal interest to me since I enjoy doing my research work on the iPad when I want a break from my MBP or MBA form factors.

More devices = more variety = more fun :)
 
Hope so as I am not interested in purchasing any iBooks or Newsstand content until it is readable on the desktop. Until then I will stick with Kindle content which works on every device I own (including PCs).

I would agree but the Kindle sucks, thats the whole problem. With iBooks I can read on my iPad and iPhone, which offer much better reading then the eInk readers, though I would agree would love to have it on my Mac or PC, especially my Creative Suite manuals :)
 
Because I'm a voracious reader, the display is critical for my needs. E-Ink as implemented by Amazon's Kindle is the very best for reading. When it comes to electronic books I too, greatly prefer Kindle books.

In addition being highly mobile, I truly appreciate the size, ultra lightweight & terrific battery life of the latest Kindle's. The cross platform compliance of Kindle books is also quite convenient when I'm out for shorter periods and carrying only my MBA.

E-ink is completely awesome. The high contrast of some phone/tablet screens really isn't that easy on the eyes for reading. It's not great for anything really. It just gives you bright, flashy, unrealistic color palettes which do not necessarily reflect the way the content should look.
 
E-ink is completely awesome. The high contrast of some phone/tablet screens really isn't that easy on the eyes for reading. It's not great for anything really. It just gives you bright, flashy, unrealistic color palettes which do not necessarily reflect the way the content should look.

Totally disagree. I bought my son a Kindle Touch this Christmas and I was using it and thought, how hideous. Its like using those old monochrome computer screens with a command prompt.

But hey for a boy without an iPad its awesome I guess
 
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