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Satellite Broadcast of Apple Event

Originally posted by Capt. Obvious
Given the lame & formulaic crap that gets "awarded" Grammies, I don't think a computer would have TOO hard a time....
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OK then, let me rephrase. I don't think the 970 chip has the ability to play piano, play guitar, play drums, sing, mix and entire record, etc.

Remember people, the announcement invitation said, "Announcements that will be music to your ears." I'm willing to bet my life savings (which isn't much since I'm a college student), that these announcements will be the Apple music service, and new iPods.

But, it's not like I'm going to whine if the announce the 970. :D

I'm simply trying to think in a more realistic realm. It's OK to dream, but lately, people on here have been dreaming things that should be kept to themselves.
 
They are broadcasting it via Satellite because...

iSat!

It's a satellite module for your iPod to download music on the go! No matter where you are you can download new tunes or listen to XM radio!!!!

*note: this made up rumor is based on 2.3 seconds of thought and nothing else*
 
oooh this is exciting!

I'm posting this here just because I have to type something damnit, I'm so excited.

Anyway, we all know what they are going to announce: The Apple Music Service, which will be for Mac users only (PC users at a later date). Wether or not it will use .MAC is the big question. Of course they will most probably announce iTunes 4 to take advantage of this, and new iPods probably, which will be the added bonus. That's it, and who knows, they might not anounce new ipods. But I don't wanna hear any whining from anyone if they don't surprise us - the Macrumors geeks - with this announcement. We are in our own little world here, and we get ourselves so worked up that Apple can only satisfy our greedy demands only 10% of the time.
 
Techtv should cover it live

Wouldnt it be great if it wasnt just on the big dish Sat tv, but also being covered live by Techtv?

They are on most cable and directv/echo.

so most everyone could watch if they covered it.
 
970 powerbook---> NOT!

ok, just to set the record strraight.....

the 970 does not have a 900 mhz bus...it has 2 450 mhz busses. one 'in' and one 'out'- if it helps to think of it this way.

soooo...unless there is some RADICAL shrinking of the 1st generation mobo's, they will not appear in powerbooks. it would be much simpler to roll it out on the desktops, then 'refine' the 2nd generation for portables. it probably has less to do with the manufacturing process (I.E. 13U VS 9U) than the bus. (the 970, even at .13u, puts out *just about* the heat and power of a comparable g4- so from that aspect, it could be used.)

short take: do not get your hopes up for a 970 powerbook in 2003. (dual g4's? maybe in the 17"- late this year, or early next?)

note that i do not have any 'inside' knowledge, i have just done a great deal of reading on the 970. (and the power4, when that was all the available literature. i actually hope there is a power4 port of os x for HIGH-END workstations- they would cost $10,000.00 but who cares for the target market(video producers, etc.) they would be the baddest box on the market- bar none. anyone who argues with this has not looked at the smp performance of the power4, with the coherent cache up to 128MB L3, and the fact that you can 'cluster' cpu's.to unify that cache.
 
It will be a music service, an new iPod....
and something you will never guess it right! :confused:

Wait and see ! :D
 
What about this May2 date for new training at Apple Stores. That's next Friday. Does this mean that whatever gets announced on Monday won't be immdiately available? I have no patience. I'm an American. I want it last week, dammit!
 
iPod, music service and...

iTraks (I don't think that's what apple will call it, but that's what the rumor people have been calling it). Apples version of iMovie (or maybe FCExpress) for audio. Cheap or free. Available now to download.

That seems like it would complete the whole music theme.




Just a guess though.
 
Originally posted by Foxer
What about this May2 date for new training at Apple Stores.
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Would Apple be training employees on the music download service? If not one might assume there is a new piece of hardware they will be trained on. It certainly helps with speculation of a new iPod. Furthermore, if it is a new iPod, they must have added more features to warrant employee training. I wonder... :confused:
 
A stereo/tv device

I bet that if they announce any other product it will be some kind of device that hooks up to a stereo/TV to play music and view photos from your Mac. That would be the type of thing that made sense considering the new music service, and exists by other vendors (think new Tivo service).

Something to think about anyway.

Cheers,
John
 
They've never broadcast a sat viewing without a web stream too.
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That's simply not true. It takes a lot of money, time, and effort to put together a QuickTime stream of an event (think of all the bandwidth costs Apple has to pay, all the human resources needed to pull it together, etc.), whereas a satellite is much cheaper. Apple has traditionally only streamed the Macworlds, and WWDC keynote has been available via satellite in the past, despite no QT stream...
 
Re: 970 powerbook---> NOT!

Originally posted by anonmac
... i actually hope there is a power4 port of os x for HIGH-END workstations- they would cost $10,000.00 but who cares for the target market(video producers, etc.) they would be the baddest box on the market- bar none. anyone who argues with this has not looked at the smp performance of the power4, with the coherent cache up to 128MB L3, and the fact that you can 'cluster' cpu's.to unify that cache...
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That is an awesome thought. Apple could license Mac OS X to IBM for the Power4 machines. Certainly no one would argue that THOSE machines would displace a lot of Mac sales... actually I think they're closer to $20K. Motorola would gripe, of course.
(Could I justify saving up for that beast? Alas...)

I'm hoping Apple will get access to IBM's compilers and other software tools for the 970, which supposedly have much better performance than gcc. A lot of good things could come out of this relationship.
 
Originally posted by RBMaraman
I don't understand why so many people think this will be the announcement of the 970. The invitation said, "Music to your ears." That tells me that the announcement will be music related.
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That would be "Music to your ears" as a literal translation, and it is likely what they mean.
However, what if they were refering to new, faster processors that finally stopped the PC world from constantly bashing the Mac for being "slow"? That kind of silencing could also be "Music to your ears".
Just a thought...
 
at what place does it say that apple employees are supposed to be in store for a "new product"?
 
I think it will be:

Apple music service

New iPod

iTunes 4 with some kind of copy protection that prohibits P2P sharing.

As far as the 970, _maybe_ Apple will officially announce that they are going to begin using this chip, but no new machines yet. This would be a major departure from Steve's policy of not commenting on future hardware, so it's very unlikely.

I think all PPC 970 announcements will be saved for WWDC.
 
I think all PPC 970 announcements will be saved for WWDC.
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Steve and friends tell everyone that this "clearly is the year of the laptop"..

But all mac zealots expect to see the most radical desktop update in Apple history in June..

Makes sense? :confused:

Actually "G5" speculation has been around for two years and counting now (I remember a Moneyline interview where Steve was asked by a surprised Lou Dobbs why we didn't get the G5 right after the FP iMac announcement in MWSF 2002 LOL)
 
Originally posted by RBMaraman
I don't understand why so many people think this will be the announcement of the 970. The invitation said, "Music to your ears." That tells me that the announcement will be music related. I don't think the 970 has the ability to generate its own Grammy winning music.

Every major newspaper in the world has confirmed Apple will be launching a music service. New iPods have to be coming. That's what this announcement will cover.

[Rant]
And, one last thing (and it's a bit off topic). Apple is not stupid enough to put a powerful chip like the 970 in a laptop before a desktop. So, lets start dreaming realistically. Stop with the 15" PB 970 talk!
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Yes, yes, yes. We all expect the music service, and new iPods, and new iTunes. But what's a little perplexing is the level of hubbub that Apple is making about this. While I freely grant that doesn't really say anything, it does open up the possibility for speculating on even bigger announcements (i.e. the 970 - whether PM, PB, or both).

And before anyone says that I'm working up to being disappointed when no 970 comes along on Monday, I can assure you that I'm not. I'm really looking forward to whatever Apple has in store for us. I'm sure it will be 'music to my ears'... ;)
 
Originally posted by Snowy_River
Yes, yes, yes. We all expect the music service, and new iPods, and new iTunes. But what's a little perplexing is the level of hubbub that Apple is making about this. While I freely grant that doesn't really say anything, it does open up the possibility for speculating on even bigger announcements (i.e. the 970 - whether PM, PB, or both).

And before anyone says that I'm working up to being disappointed when no 970 comes along on Monday, I can assure you that I'm not. I'm really looking forward to whatever Apple has in store for us. I'm sure it will be 'music to my ears'... ;)
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I think you make some very good points here. I keep hoping that apple will release a new PDA or tablet Mac, and after each announcement I'm never let down because it doesn't happen. I'm just concerned that people are making this event into a much bigger deal than it actually is.

As a PR person, I can give you my professional opinion on the literal meanings of the event press release. The phrase, "announcements that will be music to your ears," is an excellent play on words. Any PR person will tell you that Apple used that phrase because it has a big announcement associated with music. If they were going to be announcing the PPC 970, they might have said, "announcements that will speed Apple into the future."

Glossybear and Chef Ramen....Let's try and stay on topic here. I need to go take a nap. Maybe I'll dream about the Newton 2. :D ;)
 
something new

i have no doubt that the announcement is about the music service and hopefully the new ipod, but i can't help but think how great it would be it they got out there and introduced something completely new. something we've known absolutley nothing about. how awesome would that be? "and here is the i___" the next device you never knew about, but can't live without....


awesome.

*sigh*
 
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