'iPad Mini' Media Event Also Streaming via Apple's Website

[uknowimright]

it didn't say Windows before

edit: actually still doesn't

 

[Dorje Sylas]

For those that can't watch, I will give you the overview:

1. iPhone sales - can't make them fast enough.
2. IBooks 3.0 will revolutionize education.
3. Thanks for coming.

And the sub-text....

1. "No really, the human body is incapable of moving that fast. We know, we tried. The Foxconn workers had fingers flying off left and right, getting blood and bone fragments all over the boards. Just chill the **** out people seriously"

2. "By revolutionize we mean bamboozle and will offer nothing truly useful from K-12 and still not get support for the vast majority of college level texts."

3. "GTFO, you killed our data center's bandwidth for the week and seriously disrupted Siri services. Next event we go back to no live coverage and bring a cellphone jammer to block the bloggers."

 

[bdavis89]

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Link? Pretty sure they took that down and removed windows, which is why there is some question as to whether or not it will indeed be streamable on a Windows device.

 

[kemo]

Good decision Apple, now even $2000 machine is able to see event live! Thanks.

 

[JAT]

Everybody is getting so excited about today; you can feel the tension on the streets!

It really doesn't get any hotter than this; if an iPad mini really is announced, my feelings are, as usual, the whole country is going to go carzy!

All I felt on the streets was rain, and the morons that are unable to drive in a light misty-drizzle.

 

[Oohara]

Link? Pretty sure they took that down and removed windows, which is why there is some question as to whether or not it will indeed be streamable on a Windows device.

AHA, found it! There's some instant re-direct to the other page that doesn't include Windows. So weird...is this some sneaky stab at Windows or what? I turned off Adblock and everything, don't see why anything on my side would make it redirect.


Anyway, I managed to screenshot it before it redirected:
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It's still there, the site just directs you away from the page that includes the Windows info, not sure why.

 

[Sony311]

Yup! Thanks for the verification

It's still there, the site just directs you away from the page that includes the Windows info, not sure why.

 

[krravi]

What is the point of using Chrome? So Google can track more of what you do?

Give it a rest.

This is for lot of people here who said they didn't have safari and hence couldn't watch the Apple event live.

 

[justperry]

For us mac people that are currently away from our apple devices - once the stream is up and running if anyone can post the network stream URL so we might be able to watch it through other means that would be greatly appreciated.

THANKS!

From "currently missing my mac even more".

Maybe THIS one.

 

[jrswizzle]

I think the LIVE stream will only be available to Mac/iOS users, but the stream they put up after the fact is available to everyone.

Look at the wording under the picture -

"Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later."

as opposed to

"Streaming video requires....Quicktime 7 on Windows."

 

[Xiroteus]

What is the point of using Chrome? So Google can track more of what you do?

Yes!

I was using Firefox for years and then it started crashing every two minutes so I tried IE and it has some issues then went and tried Chrome again and have been issue free. I run everything though Google anyway.

 

[nick_elt]

not looking good for imac lovers, looks like they might not be included in todays event/

 

[Macclone]

Give it a rest.

This is for lot of people here who said they didn't have safari and hence couldn't watch the Apple event live.

Really???? WTF kinda response is that? You sound like a pissy windows user.

All Apple devices come with Safari and that is what you need, so don't say they don't have it. I was must asking why load Chrome since you have Safari.

You give a rest.

 

[bushido]

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it says the stream will be available for windows, like its always been. not the LIVE! stream but we'll know in an hour

 

[nick_elt]

I think the LIVE stream will only be available to Mac/iOS users, but the stream they put up after the fact is available to everyone.

Look at the wording under the picture -

"Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later."

as opposed to

"Streaming video requires....Quicktime 7 on Windows."

maybe it just depends on what computer it detects. on my mac it only shows mac info. maybe on a windows machine that other info comes up/

 

[uknowimright]

maybe it just depends on what computer it detects. on my mac it only shows mac info. maybe on a windows machine that other info comes up/

on a work PC and there is no mention of Windows

edit: actually it does for a split second then changes, looks like something is making the scripting take a different path

 

[nick_elt]

anyway wont this all be on ustream or something similar?

 

[mtj111]

This stream will NOT be available for Windows users. Please feel free to quote me on this in 1.5 hours. Sony311 you too

Last time there was a live stream it was only for iOS and Mac devices.

There are means to bypass it (no - changing the browser string change won't work), but I won't go into them because it'll ruin the stream for everyone if it gets flooded with unexpected levels of traffic.

 

[Dorje Sylas]

Anyone bothered to look at the HTML code. I just downloaded the linked file (the html page) and without the redirect it has.

<p class="sosumi" id="sosumi">Streaming video requires Safari 4 or 5 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard or later, Safari on iOS 3 or later, or QuickTime 7 on Windows.</p>

Still looking for the redirect script.

 

[jrswizzle]

maybe it just depends on what computer it detects. on my mac it only shows mac info. maybe on a windows machine that other info comes up/

Nope - I'm at work on a PC and it shows the Mac info. Will be watching on my iPad/iPhone via LTE.

 

[mcannell]

All iOS devices will have access to Apple’s live stream as well. As a BGR reader points out, users can simply open the following link in Safari on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to watch the press conference live:

EDIT: link they gave is wrong

Apple will also be streaming the event live on its website, which means desktop and notebook PCs can also get in on the action using Apple’s Safari browser.

 

[nick_elt]

wouldnt just all be easier if it was on youtube live. Not gonna happen tho.

 

[krravi]

Really???? WTF kinda response is that? You sound like a pissy windows user.

All Apple devices come with Safari and that is what you need, so don't say they don't have it. I was must asking why load Chrome since you have Safari.

You give a rest.

You obviously didn't read the posts and jumped to privacy issues?

 

[Oohara]

on a work PC and there is no mention of Windows

edit: actually it does for a split second then changes, looks like something is making the scripting take a different path

Yeah, I'm on Win7 and also getting that instant redirect. I'm guessing it's just a script that is supposed to show that info only for Windows users, but they messed it up somehow?

 

[NewbieCanada]

I don't understand - why are they streaming it when there's no event today and there's never, ever going to be an iPad mini?