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MWSF Rumor Tidbits

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For the rumor hungry, a few morsels to tide you over...

sebimeyer reports that MacWorld posted a group of predictions from various writers and editors including one interesting bite from Bruce Fraser regarding software news: "I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with processing pixels)."

mpeg4rules found that a Friday MPEG-4 in 2003 conference will demonstrate "several products for authoring MPEG-4 on Mac, including QuickTime Player Pro, Discreet's Cleaner, and hopefully at least one exciting, currently secret tool."

Meanwhile, MacBidouille curiously reports that MWSF will reveal eleven (11) announcements.

The only info we can gather is that we will be surprised...
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2003/01/02/mwsf-2003-rumor-tidbits/
First post :)

I dont know about this one.........maybe, but seems far fetched. And what kind of mystery tool(related to MPEG-4) would even be worth hiding other than possibly Final Cut 4(iMovie maybe)....really.
 
> Meanwhile, MacBidouille curiously reports that MWSF will reveal eleven (11) announcements.

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How interesting.... 11 announcements.... I wonder what they are!!?!?!

01) iSync Update
02) iCal Update
03) iChat Update
04) iTunes Update
05) iPhoto Update
06) iMac Update (high end at 1GHz)
07) eMac Update (high end at 867GHz)
08) Apple Monitor Updates -- 17, 19, 22, 23
09) iPod Update (??)
10) New Digital Lifestlye Device or other new Technology (??)
11) Bluetooth Standard and new apparati (??)

That list makes sense, right??
 
I can't wait to see what Apple has to deliver this time... still 5 days until that magic "one more thing..."!

I think that they will want to surprise with what they do best... their software and their OS. Nobody can make an iApp type of things like they do, because they do it with Magic...

Full speed ahead Apple!
 
Originally posted by mgescuro
> Meanwhile, MacBidouille curiously reports that MWSF will reveal eleven (11) announcements.

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How interesting.... 11 announcements.... I wonder what they are!!?!?!

01) iSync Update
02) iCal Update
03) iChat Update
04) iTunes Update
05) iPhoto Update
06) iMac Update (high end at 1GHz)
07) eMac Update (high end at 867GHz)
08) Apple Monitor Updates -- 17, 19, 22, 23
09) iPod Update (??)
10) New Digital Lifestlye Device or other new Technology (??)
11) Bluetooth Standard and new apparati (??)

That list makes sense, right??
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NO!

iDVD is one of the most likely candidates to be updated.
 
What about Apple Works? I think it's the only product that hasn't been updated at all in some time...plus not a very good carbon app.
 
1 Bluetooth throughout
2 iDVD or iMovie upgrade
3 new Powerbooks
4 new G4s due March
5 eMac upgrade
6 iMac upgrade
7 Xserve RAID
8 iCal
9 iPhoto
10 iPod+
11 new display

?????????
 
Mmmmmm, 11 annoucements???

1. Steve's water bottle gets updated to Wild Turkey.
2. Steve's blue jeans finally get washed. He gets a fresh pair!
3. There's a new iPod under the chairs for each one of the keynote attendants!!!!! Woooooooooooow!!!

Uh ... I can think of only three. I need to *update* my brain, I guess :D
Anyone care to add more?
 
Originally posted by yamadataro


What about Steve's black turtle neck???
I think it's about time to be updated :D
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I think they'll have one of those Special Events for that one. It's too major for a mere MWSF thing. :D
 
How interesting.... 11 announcements.... I wonder what they are!!?!?!

01) iSync Update
02) iCal Update
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Going to have to find something to replace those two - updates have just been posted on apple.com. Unless of course it's close enough to next week for them to be counted ;)
 
Yawn....

Once bitten, twice shy - the adage goes...

MacWorld keynotes have been disappointing as of late. There are lots of rumors going around, most of them exciting, but they're following a typical pattern. 11 updates? You've got 'em:

1) The overwhelming success of .Mac drops the price to $50/yr.
2) The Apple logo at startup is now 60% grey instead of 70%.
3) ID2 now ships with every new Mac.
4) Software Update now charges you $5 for every item you update.
5) OSX 10.3, "Cheetah" will be available in July for $130 ($100 pre-order).
6) New iMac with 19" screen running same resolution as 17" screen, but $700 more.
7) Black mock-turtleneck exchanged for Ebony one.
8) New 80 gig iPod, same height and width, but 3" deep. Renamed iBrick.
9) Finder speed increased from "sluggish" to "hesitant".
10) Trashcan in Dock now sports plastic bag inside to keep smaller files from escaping.
11) Steve follows "And one more thing..." with "I'm not wearing any underwear!"

- j
 
Interesting, there actually seems to be some kind of consensus among the experts interviewed by Macworld that there will be at least one new iDevice in 2003. I'm still hoping for the 5GB+ iPodPhoneCam :D
 
Re: Yawn....

Originally posted by jayscheuerle
Once bitten, twice shy - the adage goes...

MacWorld keynotes have been disappointing as of late. There are lots of rumors going around, most of them exciting, but they're following a typical pattern. 11 updates? You've got 'em:

- j
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Luckily the rumor scene is not as wild as one year ago. Everybody was expecting 1.2 to 1.5 GHz G5s... We got the iMac G4 though...
 
itunes 4

What about itunes 4? We need itunes to have the ability to rip .aac or .mp4. What are they waiting for? That should be top of their list.
 
it will have something to do with processing pixels
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As iPhoto is the only iApp not to have be updated since it's introduction, and Windows Media Version comes out the same day as MacWorld, look for major iPhoto, iMovie, and iDvd announcements, I bet, along with reviews a month later that show how the Apple iApps trounce the Windows versions. ;)

And Steve will wow us all by wearing a black MOCK turtleneck. :D
 
Re: MWSF Rumor Tidbits

Originally posted by Macrumors
For the rumor hungry, a few morsels to tide you over...

sebimeyer reports that MacWorld posted a group of predictions from various writers and editors including one interesting bite from Bruce Fraser regarding software news: "I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with processing pixels)."
Click to expand...

Who cares about software? I'm curious about the fact he's under NDA but yet still lays his claim to the G5 coming out "but not in early 2003". He's obviously in the know on a few things, he says the G5 will come out, but also mentions not in 'early 2033' as if to imply he knows when it will be released. I could be reading too much into it, but I find that more interesting then the software.
 
Re: MWSF Rumor Tidbits

Originally posted by Macrumors
For the rumor hungry, a few morsels to tide you over...

sebimeyer reports that MacWorld posted a group of predictions from various writers and editors including one interesting bite from Bruce Fraser regarding software news: "I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with processing pixels)."
Click to expand...

Hmmm!! iShake, anyone? Effects-Software for iMovie3?
 
Re: MWSF Rumor Tidbits

Originally posted by Macrumors
Bruce Fraser regarding software news: "I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with processing pixels)."
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I'm glad this guy isn't my lawyer, shrink, priest, etc....

"I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with first degree murder)."

- which part of NDA is hard to understand & why brag about breaking it?
 
Re: Re: MWSF Rumor Tidbits

Originally posted by jayscheuerle


I'm glad this guy isn't my lawyer, shrink, priest, etc....

"I'm under NDA (but it will have something to do with first degree murder)."

- which part of NDA is hard to understand & why brag about breaking it?
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You're assuming he didn't check with Apple Legal dept. first. Keep in mind Apple loves rumor hype - to a point. Apple wants the public and the media to tune in with baited breath to MW - it just doesn't want any leaks that give MS enough ammunition to prepare a response and steal Apple's thunder...
 
Originally posted by Hawthorne


As iPhoto is the only iApp not to have be updated since it's introduction, and Windows Media Version comes out the same day as MacWorld, look for major iPhoto, iMovie, and iDvd announcements, I bet, along with reviews a month later that show how the Apple iApps trounce the Windows versions. ;)
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Yeah, man. iMovie and iDVD especially have to have major new razzle-dazzle, since MS will really be hyping its new Movie Maker 2 software....
 
Anyone notice that the same (limited number of) phones are able to work with iSync 1.0 as before. Couldn't this be "evidence" of the possibility of an Apple phone? Mac users need a "digital hub" and a phone is integral to it. The few Ericsson phones that work with my Mac are not enough choice for me....
 
Originally posted by meta-ghost
Anyone notice that the same (limited number of) phones are able to work with iSync 1.0 as before. Couldn't this be "evidence" of the possibility of an Apple phone? Mac users need a "digital hub" and a phone is integral to it. The few Ericsson phones that work with my Mac are not enough choice for me....
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Well, there aren't that many Bluetooth enabled phones! The new Bluetooth-enabled phones that I'm aware of are the SonyEricsson P800 and Nokia 3650, but they haven't actually been released yet...
 
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