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New Apple Products at NAB?

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In perhaps an obvious prediction, more evidence appears to point to new product announcements at the NAB conference during the week of April 19th.

Apple has already notified the press of a media event on April 18th 2004.

The invitation read:

Moving pictures. Moving sound. Moving the industry. Please join Apple for a special presentation at NAB 2004 to see the latest Apple technology
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A GIF of the invitation can be found here.

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be having Final Cut Pro Product Designer Brian Meaney and Product Manager Paul Saconne to speak and answer questions on "something super secret". Other anonymous tips have pointed to at least a Shake Update during the NAB conference.
 
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Macrumors said:
In perhaps an obvious prediction, more evidence appears to point to new product announcements at the NAB conference during the week of April 19th.

Apple has already notified the press of a media event on April 18th 2004.

The invitation read:



A GIF of the invitation can be found here.

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be having Final Cut Pro Product Designer Brian Meaney and Product Manager Paul Saconne to speak and answer questions on "something super secret". Other anonymous tips have pointed to at least a Shake Update during the NAB conference.
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That sounds promising! Is new software coming or do you think they would announce speed bumped PBs there? I'd say rather not.
 
FINALLY.

I guess I'm getting my new Powerbook sooner than I thought.

and the invintation says "See the latest Apple technology," so I think all signs point to speed bumps.

edit: the more I think about this, the more I think it might just have to do with Final Cut and some new technologies they have associated with it.
 
I feel about this much like I do the really hot and scantily clad girl at the bar who is smiling just a bit *too* coyly....

I'm tired of being teased!
 
maybe it will have to do with iTunes and the iPod. I mean, really, Apple hasn't put enough effort into those lately. They need to quit worrying so much about their computers and finally pay attention to the iPod/iTunes :rolleyes:
 
I doubt you'll see hardware updated at this time.
I'm betting Apple will release the next speed bumps quietly one fine Tuesday afternoon......now I just wonder which Tuesday that'll be.....
 
Are the set top box rumors still considered a possibility?? Any new info in this department?? I realize that there are a few products starting to pop up that accomplish the task of streaming music from your computer to your stereo, but none of them currently decode iTMS proctected AAC files. This is a huge problem for me as my library contains a significant amount of purchased tunes. I would definitely buy one of these if Apple released it. Any thoughts?? Would this be NAB worthy??
 
Shipping at MacMall for ibook/powerbook

MacMall has a promotion for overnight shipping on iBooks and Powerbooks for $9.95 that ends Monday night at 9 pm Pacific (12 midnight Eastern). I guess this means that they have enough of the old powerbooks to send it asap but after monday, they'll have to wait because new ones are coming....hmmmm. Oh, and UCLA is selling the 17" powerbooks for $2399. Maybe they are trying to get rid of them too. So, I'm hoping for new powerbooks soon, maybe this week, maybe next week, but hopefully before my graduation in June so I can take advantage of the student discounts. Fingers crossed!
 
JohnGillilan said:
Are the set top box rumors still considered a possibility?? Any new info in this department?? I realize that there are a few products starting to pop up that accomplish the task of streaming music from your computer to your stereo, but none of them currently decode iTMS proctected AAC files. This is a huge problem for me as my library contains a significant amount of purchased tunes. I would definitely buy one of these if Apple released it. Any thoughts?? Would this be NAB worthy??
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Can't answer your questions, but I'm definitely with you there John.
 
Macrumors said:
In perhaps an obvious prediction, more evidence appears to point to new product announcements at the NAB conference during the week of April 19th.

Apple has already notified the press of a media event on April 18th 2004.

The invitation read:



A GIF of the invitation can be found here.

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be having Final Cut Pro Product Designer Brian Meaney and Product Manager Paul Saconne to speak and answer questions on "something super secret". Other anonymous tips have pointed to at least a Shake Update during the NAB conference.
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That gif says something about a "Special Presentation" Sunday 11:00am...

Ok so Shake...FC Pro?...but what else would be appropriate that isn't software? New screens?
 
Lets think this through

Well lets look at the quote "Moving pictures moving sound"

Moving picture....yeah, possibly movie or literally as in moving from your computer to your tv for instance.

Moving sound.....a bit odd, how does one move sound?

I reckon the box set idea could work and possibly be true.
We have Digital hub applications, but our computer is not the best way to present them (hence TV's and stereo systems)

As all the i apps are based on moving pictures and sound (in some way)
I think this "latest technology" could be digital hub based and possibly be a box set.

Then again it could just be a picture capable ipod...
and i might be totally off the plot (of which i'm guessing i am:confused: )
just my views.
 
No Hardware this week........

It concerns me that the Apple website has had a 'filler' G5 banner on the front page for 2 weeks now. They never do this - advertise a 1 year old product...

Anyway, The future looks super bright for the G5 - powermacs and powerbooks - when they arrive, but it won't be this week.

Pro software this week me thinks.

Although, I do agree with many people regarding the Mini iPod replacing the iPod - it does everything - smaller and more refined - this leaves the iPod to become something more evolved - moving pictures, colour......

My dream product lanuch for this week.....
 
LAFCPUG

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group which the rumor cites as presenting Wednesday afternoon has two interesting remarks on their website.
1. In their schedule there is a TBA.
2. Their schedule is tenative until Sunday Afternoon, after the Apple news event? Conicidence? I hope not. Come on new Powermacs at NAB!

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How do you move pictures/sound? In an iPod of course

I reckon its a software release, but headlined by the new colour iPod capable of MPEG4 playback - so that you can download you're fave Kylie music vid to comfort you on those long train journeys into work, bliss.

Of course, they'll need the latest iTunes software to manage all our new videos so the software would have to be launched at the same time.

Perhaps my dreams of an Apple PVR will also come true.

Perhaps even a wireless streaming dock to beam all your tunes around the house (aka, set-top-box stylee).

Perhaps even an Apple do everything 'Freeview' set-top-box - Apple TV!!!

Perhaps I'm just getting my hopes up only to be dashed, it's probably just the latest G5 PBs - nothing new there then - lol
 
Ja Di ksw said:
maybe it will have to do with iTunes and the iPod. I mean, really, Apple hasn't put enough effort into those lately. They need to quit worrying so much about their computers and finally pay attention to the iPod/iTunes :rolleyes:
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Lol. I agree, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't mind seeing a nice iTunes update and perhaps a iPod software update :)

aswitcher said:
Ok so Shake...FC Pro?...but what else would be appropriate that isn't software? New screens?
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I really want to see new aluminum screens from Apple, and I want them competitively priced (I know I know).

Moving sound moving pictures...I suppose it could be laptop related, or a peripheral. I bet Jobs loves doing this!

AppleMatt
 
non fiction said:
It concerns me that the Apple website has had a 'filler' G5 banner on the front page for 2 weeks now. They never do this - advertise a 1 year old product...
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I think the G5 is worth having on their front page. I agree it's past due that they speed bump their top-of-the-line model. We were waiting like 2 years for decent processors and they're finally here. Once IBM gets their fab running smoothly at 90nm I think we'll see many speed bumps over the next year.
 
As much as I'd love it to be hardware, I suspect it'll be Shake 3.5 and a FCP5 preview. FCP5 is rumoured to support DVCProHD via Firewire which would be sweet :) No wonder Blackmagic is selling SDI cards for peanuts!

If it included good workgroup postflow tools, I'd be very very happy.
 
Based on information collected from this and other rumor sites, I'm expecting PowerBook updates at NAB and PowerMac updates at WWDC (both hopefully shipping immediately). I wouldn't be surprised if some other Apple pro applications get updated at either event (I want a Keynote update to V2.0).
 
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