You guys did a terrific job. Thanks for your hard work.
i spent my lunch hour eating crackers at my desk with MR. the pics worked fine all the way through for me.
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Live Macworld 2007 Keynote Coverage
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You guys did a terrific job. Thanks for your hard work.
i spent my lunch hour eating crackers at my desk with MR. the pics worked fine all the way through for me.
I been hitting this site forever (since '01, baby) mainly because you guys are what make Mac users great: smart, relentless about technology, fair and open-minded, but most of all, excellent
I think a Mini update to C2D and 802.11n would be the kind of thing they would just do as a silent update, really. Just one day they release bumped up Mac minis, and that's it.
I gotta admit, I'm a bit disappointed as well. The iPhone, while cool, just isn't something I could see myself buying (especially at that price point). The iTV/AppleTV barely interests me at all unless it has the ability to load non-iTunes content, which doesn't seem to be in the cards right now.
I was really looking forward to a Leopard preview, and had pretty much committed to buying iWork '07 (a spreadsheet app would be really useful) and maybe iLife depending on the feature set. Replacing my iPod wasn't out of the question either.
As cool as the two announcements were, they really wasn't the broad scope of announcements I was hoping for (and have come to expect in the past).
Andrew Beard
I was really looking forward to a Leopard preview, and had pretty much committed to buying iWork '07 (a spreadsheet app would be really useful) and maybe iLife depending on the feature set. Replacing my iPod wasn't out of the question either.
As cool as the two announcements were, they really wasn't the broad scope of announcements I was hoping for (and have come to expect in the past).
Andrew Beard
Well atleast they are showing off the Modbook at 5:30 EST. That really pumps my juices.
I've been coming to this site for years of keynote addresses and I'll be one of the first to say that I was disappointed with the coverage. The keynote live blogging stream was incoherent at best. It wasn't until I went over to Engadget where they spoke in entire sentences was I able to understand all of the details.
The stream notes reminded me of someone taking notes from a class or something -- fine if you're using those notes to remember something you've seen, but difficult to understand for someone who wasn't actually there.
One suggestion for next time... please try to use complete sentences and quotes when possible.
The stream notes reminded me of someone taking notes from a class or something -- fine if you're using those notes to remember something you've seen, but difficult to understand for someone who wasn't actually there.
One suggestion for next time... please try to use complete sentences and quotes when possible.
apple tv plays
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile
i imagine visualHub will convert any content to itv ready
if you can add movies/music/pictures to external hd and play w/o mac being on i'd be very happy
i want an isight =\
H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): 640 by 480, 30 fps, LC version of Baseline Profile
i imagine visualHub will convert any content to itv ready
if you can add movies/music/pictures to external hd and play w/o mac being on i'd be very happy
i want an isight =\
Grrr!
You're not the only one bud. I left Cingular about 6 months ago so now im screwed and the price is too much for me. Not only that but nothing will be out for a while. Nothing about anything else, not even Leopard.
You're not the only one bud. I left Cingular about 6 months ago so now im screwed and the price is too much for me. Not only that but nothing will be out for a while. Nothing about anything else, not even Leopard.
Great coverage. Live Photos were awesome. Thanks for the great work, MacRumors.
Regarding keynote, it is possibly the worst one till date. It is a no-show, as far as I am concerned.
Regarding keynote, it is possibly the worst one till date. It is a no-show, as far as I am concerned.
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Man, what a dissapointing Keynote...
I have no interest in either the iPhone (although admittedly cool but way overpriced) or Apple TV. I was really hoping for one of the rumors pertaining to what Apple used to be about (i.e. computers) to be true.
Apple has become so swept away by the popularity and profits of the iPod / iTunes that everything else it does seems to be suffering from a severe lack of innovation.
Sorrry to sound like a troll or party pooper, but just felt like expressing my thoughts somewhere.
Man, what a dissapointing Keynote...
I have no interest in either the iPhone (although admittedly cool but way overpriced) or Apple TV. I was really hoping for one of the rumors pertaining to what Apple used to be about (i.e. computers) to be true.
Apple has become so swept away by the popularity and profits of the iPod / iTunes that everything else it does seems to be suffering from a severe lack of innovation.
Sorrry to sound like a troll or party pooper, but just felt like expressing my thoughts somewhere.
Its actually at 4 Eastern, in case someone out there is still wanting to see it
EDIT: Make that 4:30 EST
Man, what a dissapointing Keynote...
I have no interest in either the iPhone (although admittedly cool but way overpriced) or Apple TV. I was really hoping for one of the rumors pertaining to what Apple used to be about (i.e. computers) to be true.
Apple has become so swept away by the popularity and profits of the iPod / iTunes that everything else it does seems to be suffering from a severe lack of innovation.
Sorrry to sound like a troll or party pooper, but just felt like expressing my thoughts somewhere.
a) The iPhone is a computer (hell, it is actually running OS X, which makes it more of a "computer" than most other phones out there).
b) I think it is absolutely mindblowing that Apple can be criticized as suffering from a severe lack of innovation after what they have just shown off with the iPhone. If you want to see a severe lack of innovation, go watch Microsoft's CES keynote.
c) Even if you aren't specifically interested in the iPhone itself, it is notable for a lot of reasons. First, since it is running OS X, it has the potential to expand the market for OS X itself. That means more developers interested in developing for OS X, which is good for people even if they don't use the iPhone at all. And it is also good just for expanding the platform. The iPod has had a halo effect just by being associated with Apple, but the iPhone will really give people the "OS X" experience and be a great selling tool to convince more people to buy Macs. This is great for everyone.
And finally, for those not interested in the iPhone specifically, the technology behind it is still of great interest I think to Mac users and iPod users. I fully expect the tech behind it to make its way to future Macs and iPods as well.
Admittedly, the coverage at Engadget was hands down better, though lagging by a little bit. But I think its important to realise that Arn and the crew did their best. Having said that, I'd also like to see an improved coverage in future (even if this means sacrificing a few seconds guys!)
I wish that Apple would get an indie band to perform instead of John Mayer or what ever his name is.
How about Wolf Parade, Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, Sleater-Kinney, Asobi Seksu...etc. Some band with more energy that appeals to the young, the independents.
IMO I don't think John Mayo is all that great of an artist. And that recent photo posted on MR does not do much to change my opinion.
Please Apple get another Keynote Closing band.
How about Wolf Parade, Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, Sleater-Kinney, Asobi Seksu...etc. Some band with more energy that appeals to the young, the independents.
IMO I don't think John Mayo is all that great of an artist. And that recent photo posted on MR does not do much to change my opinion.
Please Apple get another Keynote Closing band.
apple need t show more to convince me this phone "actually run OSX", so far, its quite palm-PDA-like.
I believe OSX/Mac are superior than this phone, and what tech behind this phone can "make its way to future Macs"? in your opinion?
I agree this phone is prototype of future iPods, just wonder how apple is going to avoid the market competition between this phone and future iPods.
Again, this phone is quite Palm-PDA-like, with much better UI, but not that far as a "computer" yet.
I think a guy like John Mayer is sort of a "safe bet" who plays a style of music that appeals to a fairly wide group, and at least is inoffensive to people who don't specifically like him. The problem with trying to pick an indie band is that they are more likely to only appeal to smaller segments (nothing wrong with that, but it's just one of the differences between a lot of indie bands and why they aren't "mainstream").
What more does Apple need to show you exactly? They've already shown off iTunes, Safari, Dashboard widgets, etc. running on it. I use a Treo 650 and this completely blows away what my Treo is capable of (hell, I would buy this just to not have to use Palm's crappy "Blazer" web browser). It seems PDA like probably because the specific apps they've shown off for it are optimized more for PDA/phone type use, but the full functioanlity is well beyond most PDA OS's.
As far as future tech that will make its way into Macs; the big one from what I have seen would seem to be the multitouch interface, which I think is a natural to find its way into future Mac portables, and possibly even desktops (this could blow away the recently introduced HP TouchSmart desktop).
looks better than palm? absolutely yes
more like a computer than palm? probably slightly
can do most work a computer can do? probably no
they already show off iTunes, safari, dashboard, etc, but thats all. a OS can do more than that, right?
Well, yes, of course. This is the point though, it can run the full iTunes, the full Safari, etc. It is OS X. People can make other apps to do a wide variety of things. The capabilities are much closer to OS X than something like Palm OS.
Will you do all the work a computer can do? That's a good question. Heck, a Palm PDA can do some of the things a computer can do (i.e. use DocumentsToGo to edit MS Word docs), but whether this iPhone would be used that way remains to be seen.
Again, I'm not sure what other convincing you need to know that it actually does run OS X, beyond that Apple has already said it and shown it running OS X apps and capabilities, far beyond what Palm OS is capable of.
I just woke up (the Keynote was at 3AM in our time zone) and am looking through the coverage, and all I have to say is:
What? No iLife?
I've been holding off purchasing a MacBook so I could get one with iLife '07, and was planning to order one today, and I must say that I am bitterly disappointed. I really don't want to order one now, because iLife could be released at any moment.
What? No iLife?
I've been holding off purchasing a MacBook so I could get one with iLife '07, and was planning to order one today, and I must say that I am bitterly disappointed. I really don't want to order one now, because iLife could be released at any moment.
Best Coverage Yet Of The Worst Crappy Content EVER
Congrats on great coverage. Too bad the content SUCKED.
Congrats on great coverage. Too bad the content SUCKED.
If I was holding off until now to buy a MacBook, I would just as soon hold off until the Spring when I could get a MacBook with Leopard (and presumably iLife 07 as well, which I wouldn't have expected to already be available for sale).