New, Fun Products Next Week?

[zap2]

and i was planing to save for a SLVR L7 from Cingular!

CURSE YOU APPLE(not really i NEED APPLE STUFF)

wow went a little off the deep end!

 

[mac_hine82]

Its definately the ipod boom box and something else.
Look at the 1billion song countdown on apples site. Steve will have bragging rights by 2/28 that iTunes sold 1 billions plus songs by then.

So my predicitons are:

iPod boombox- has 802.11 b/g, dock for iPod, remote, video out
Macmini Media center- Tivo-killer, touchscreen tablet style remote
Macbooks- the new ibook
iChat conference- Steve talks to Steve Balmer and announces Macs will dual boot into Vista or OS X in the future.
jeans and black shirt.

I think that this guy is right on the money!

 

[monke]

MacPod Pro? With Built in FM tuner, iSight camera with microphone to record sound. I don't think so. I'll stick with the Boombox and iBook.

God I hate these events, although they do give me something to look forward to at the end of the month.

 

[iGary]

I bet you Steve™ goes home at the end of the day, reads this and laughs at what losers we are.

 

[jzieske]

hadn't seen it, sorry. anyone know why it doesn't have its own topic though?

It does, from Page2

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/181676/

 

[savar]

im guessing something to do with VIIV tech!!

I'm hoping its a 50" flat-screen with built-in mac mini DVR. MSRP = $10k.

 

[runninmac]

I dont want to be one of the crazy ____ here that annoy the crap out of me with their horrible ideas but... wouldn't it be cool if for the product "fun" they allowed everyone to demo the (if they come out with it) video iPod to show them how easy the controls are to use?

 

[ezekielrage_99]

I highly concur.

Me too, iFashon might be the next Apple thing (jeans and a black shirt).

 

[artifex]

I beleive you, just becasue I wouldn't be able to get one. Stupid condo, why didn't I buy a house in the country with a big open field out back?

It's because everyone thought like you that we don't have flying cars.

 

[jsw]

I bet you Steve™ goes home at the end of the day, reads this and laughs at what losers we are.

why the "reads this" part? seems superfluous.

 

[artifex]

I bet you Steve™ goes home at the end of the day, reads this and laughs at what losers we are.

Why the end of the day? They're a hip company, they have internet access

 

[TheMasin9]

woot

its the other half of the keynote that we all knew was missing!!!

 

[amateurmacfreak]

isn't it rare to invite people to the Apple Campus? Maybe this is going to be some sort of grand Willy Wonka type thing! 10 iPods with a Golden Ticket inside! full tour of 1 Infinite Loop! OMG!! I'm Pumped!

Ooooooh.... that's what this reminded me of!
For a second for some reason I was imagining them all going in a nice little intimate room for a chat w/ Steve and little candy colored iPod socks swirling about. For a second I was envisoning it in Steve's house. I actually had to go back to check where it was going to be, again. exciting. but I'm ready to be underwhelmed.

 

[MarcelV]

This will probably be more of a low key event. I am thinking that most of the fun new products will be accessories.

That would be risky. They invite press. I am sure a lot of journalists don't just want to show up for a 'Boombox'. If that, plus a few other peripherals would be all, Apple would feed disappointment and alienate the press for a next event. Small products, like a boombox, will just wait till next key event. But I may be wrong... wouldn't be the first time.

 

[amateurmacfreak]

Why the end of the day? They're a hip company, they have internet access

and

DAMN!!!

I would've had FIRST POST but i "messed" myself with excitement when I saw this thread and heard of the announcement.

Oh well. #360something... and I'm clean now.

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
For some reason I can not stop laughing.
Very excited.
This was just what I needed to make me perky!
And to keep me away from homework! (oh no....)

 

[SpaceMagic]

That would be risky. They invite press. I am sure a lot of journalists don't just want to show up for a 'Boombox'. If that, plus a few other peripherals would be all, Apple would feed disappointment and alienate the press for a next event. Small products, like a boombox, will just wait till next key event. But I may be wrong... wouldn't be the first time.

Apple news is always hot for the press. They'll be there.

Just have to sell my girlfriend now to afford whatever comes out...

 

[Peace]

The reason it's being held at the Apple campus is not because the new products arn't that worthy..
It's because Apple can have FULL,COMPLETE control over any potential leaks and cell phones et.al...
Afterall it's Apple's campus..I'm sure there's some nerd sitting in some cool office with complete control over communications..

Oh wait!! That's Steve!!

 

[shadownight]

Perhaps the iCal icon is just to throw us off scent?

Hmm, no... I think it's a major update to iCal Just joking... But it seams not very major "Fun new products from Apple".. I'm betting a new color for iPod socks as someone suggested

 

[jesuscandle]

Hmmmmm... could be. Think about it. You're inputting a date for recording on Front Row. How about symbolizing that on the main menu with a calendar? Make it the main new feature in Front Row 2.

Yes. I think that might be precisely right.

(And I'm one of the folks who got the ball rolling on "is it a PDA?")

The more I think about it, the less I like something that would be a proper PDA. Or even a "smart" phone. Basically, the input methods for all of these devices suck. The stylus is too small. The mini-keyboards are too small. Hand-writing recognition isn't perfectly natural. I don't think Apple would release an ipod with a crappy input method. And I don't think they have this all figured out.

In sum, an ipod PDA has a major problem with input method. So I don't think it's that. So I think it very well might be Front Row 2.0, now with DVR scheduling.

 

[icloud]

Strong hunch it has to do with ipod...

1 Billion will be hit sometime this week...new products ipod related probably abound

 

[baddaddy]

Bono and the AIDS iPod

Several people have suggested that Bono will be there to help unveil the AIDs research iPod. While he may be there via satellite, he won't be in person, since u2 will be in Buenos Ares the next day!


My own amazing psychic prediction??

New shuffle
Touch Screen iPod, also available in Red for AIDS research.
New Mac Mini
iPod boombox


And One More Thing...

Maybe a new ibook, possibly (but doubtfully) a tablet/pda/iPod/Screen/Interface

 

[ariechel]

Why speculate about the meaning of the invitation? Obviously Apple will tell us what is "new", "fun", and a "product"...

 

[PharmD]

Blast! I just spent the last of my Christmas money. Time to sell something.

 

[Electro Funk]

hadn't seen it, sorry. anyone know why it doesn't have its own topic though?

It Does...

 

[amateurmacfreak]

Several people have suggested that Bono will be there to help unveil the AIDs research iPod. While he may be there via satellite, he won't be in person, since u2 will be in Buenos Ares the next day!


My own amazing psychic prediction??

New shuffle
Touch Screen iPod, also available in Red for AIDS research.
New Mac Mini
iPod boombox


And One More Thing...

Maybe a new ibook, possibly (but doubtfully) a tablet/pda/iPod/Screen/Interface

If we got all that I would be very happy.
Although, I'm honestly expecting an iPod boombox and a new accessory or 2 that I couldn't care less about.
Better to aim low and be pleased!
I'm worried.
And I'd just have to get the new iPod, for AIDS research! I'm just a nice person like that! (oh, and I'm not trying to belittle the issue of AIDS, I know it's an important and serious disease)