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Spoiler Free Keynote next Wed?

wdw_ said:
No. We're waiting for the video we assume they'll release.
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It'll be very disappointing if they don't... it's just not the same to hear it second hand... I love to hear news straight from the mouth of the person that made the news (or at least as best replicated as my iMac speakers can... I'm sure it was a test the iMac design underwent... how perfectly do the speakers reproduce the heads of Apple, namely SJ's, voice?)
 
Keynote history

I thought I'd post something about how I'd been watching keynotes since Apple first started broadcasting them live in '97 or so, and then talk about how sad I was when they stopped playing them live in maybe 2002. But then I realized I couldn't remember when the dates actually were, and a Google search didn't turn up anything - even on Wikipedia. Macrumors has a page with links to a bunch of streams, but not an actual history of the SteveNote. Maybe someone knows of one? It'd be a good trivia page.

One benefit I've found with the delayed keynote, though - not only can I pause more successfully, but since most of my friends will have followed along the live blogs I can ask them if it's worth waiting for Steve. While I love getting caught in the RDF, I don't always have time, and if the products aren't much to crow about, then I'll just read the summary on MacWorld or the snarking on Giz.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
It'll be very disappointing if they don't... it's just not the same to hear it second hand... I love to hear news straight from the mouth of the person that made the news (or at least as best replicated as my iMac speakers can... I'm sure it was a test the iMac design underwent... how perfectly do the speakers reproduce the heads of Apple, namely SJ's, voice?)
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as long as i can remember they always did, took quite some time, but they did
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
(or at least as best replicated as my iMac speakers can... I'm sure it was a test the iMac design underwent... how perfectly do the speakers reproduce the heads of Apple, namely SJ's, voice?)
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Damn, I was just gonna make a "funny" comment along those lines, haha. :)
 
What takes them so ling to put up a video????

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Am I allowed to talk about previous keynote adresses (like the iPhone 4 one?)
 
Evmanw said:
What takes them so ling to put up a video????
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Well they have to cut it, maybe remove some audio, select viewing angles for each timespan (also switching between presenter, presentation, presenter+presentation) and then do some post processing, encode it in every format provided and then upload it to their server-clusters (the last two wont take very long though) but so you get to at least the length of the keynote before they can upload (at least if they dont do any of these things while the keynote is still running)
 
Gizmodo redesign?

Hey guys, I'm glad to do another spoiler free event. (although I had two things ruined when I tried to find a spoiler free thread. BAH)

Anyway, does anyone want to talk about the GOD AWFUL gizmodo redesign?
NOTE: GIZMODO IS A TECH SITE AND WILL SPOIL THE EVENT FOR YOU IF YOU GO THERE. DO NOT GO THERE NOW (Thanks for pointing that out Evmanw)
 
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dennitzio said:
I thought I'd post something about how I'd been watching keynotes since Apple first started broadcasting them live in '97 or so, and then talk about how sad I was when they stopped playing them live in maybe 2002. But then I realized I couldn't remember when the dates actually were, and a Google search didn't turn up anything - even on Wikipedia. Macrumors has a page with links to a bunch of streams, but not an actual history of the SteveNote. Maybe someone knows of one? It'd be a good trivia page.

One benefit I've found with the delayed keynote, though - not only can I pause more successfully, but since most of my friends will have followed along the live blogs I can ask them if it's worth waiting for Steve. While I love getting caught in the RDF, I don't always have time, and if the products aren't much to crow about, then I'll just read the summary on MacWorld or the snarking on Giz.
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I first tried spoiler free for the Stevenote when Leopard was revealed for the first time (WWDC 2006) and it hooked me and I've done it for every event since.
 
Stevenote History

dennitzio said:
I thought I'd post something about how I'd been watching keynotes since Apple first started broadcasting them live in '97 or so, and then talk about how sad I was when they stopped playing them live in maybe 2002. But then I realized I couldn't remember when the dates actually were, and a Google search didn't turn up anything - even on Wikipedia. Macrumors has a page with links to a bunch of streams, but not an actual history of the SteveNote. Maybe someone knows of one? It'd be a good trivia page.
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Here's the list I work from, starting when Steve Jobs returned to Apple. As you can see, this year is the first that Apple did not hold a January Stevenote.

January 1997 Macworld SF
May 1997 WWDC
8/6/1997 Macworld Boston --> Microsoft Office
9/28/1997 Think Different Intro --> Think Different Campaign
Nov 1997 Special Event --> PowerBook G3 12", PowerMac G3
Late 1997 Macworld Tokyo --> QuickTake 200/PowerMac updates
January 1998 Macworld SF --> Profitability
5/6/1998 Apple Back On Track --> iMac, PowerBook G3 13" and 14"
5/11/1998 WWDC
7/8/1998 Macworld New York
1/7/1999 Macworld SF
2/18/1999 Macworld Tokyo --> IE4.5
5/10/1999 WWDC
7/21/1999 Macworld New York --> iBook
8/31/1999 Seybold --> PowerMac G4
10/23/1999 Special Event --> Mac OS 9
11/7/1999 Quicktime Live
1/5/2000 Macworld SF --> Aqua, iTools, iReview
2/18/2000 Macworld Tokyo --> iBook Special Edition
5/15/2000 WWDC --> OS X Preview
7/19/2000 Macworld New York --> PowerMac G4 Cube
9/13/2000 Apple Expo Paris
1/9/2001 Macworld SF --> TiBook, iDVD
2/22/2001 Macworld Tokyo
5/1/2001 Special Event --> White iBook G3
5/21/2001 WWDC --> Mac OS X Server
6/21/2001 Streaming Media West
7/18/2001 Macworld New York --> Megahertz Myth
9/25/2001 Seybold
10/23/2001 Special Event --> iPod
1/8/2002 Macworld SF --> iMac G4, iPhoto, 14" iBook
1/10/2002 Power of X
2/12/2002 Quicktime Live --> Quicktime 6
3/21/2002 Macworld Tokyo --> Cinema HD 23" Display
5/6/2002 WWDC --> Jaguar
5/14/2002 Special Server Event --> XServe
7/16/2002 Macworld New York --> 17" iMac/iPod updates/.mac/iSync/Jaguar
9/10/2002 Apple Expo Paris --> End of Dual Boot
9/10/2002 Seybold
1/7/2003 Macworld SF --> PowerBook 12"/17", iLife, Keynote
1/8/2003 Power of X
7/16/2003 Macworld New York --> Soundtrack standalone
4/7/2003 NAB
4/28/2003 Music to Your Ears --> iTunes Music Store
6/23/2003 WWDC --> PowerMac G5
6/27/2003 Quicktime State of the Union
9/16/2003 Apple Expo Paris --> PowerBooks/Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse
10/16/2003 Special Music Event --> iTunes for Windows
1/6/2004 Macworld SF --> GarageBand/iPod Mini, iLife '04
6/15/2004 Apple Expo London
6/28/2004 WWDC
6/28/2004 Quicktime State of the Union
8/31/2004 Apple Expo Paris --> iMac G5
10/26/2004 Special Event --> iPod Photo/U2
1/11/2005 Macworld SF --> iPod Shuffle/Mac mini, iLife '05, iWork '05
6/6/2005 WWDC --> Intel
9/7/2005 Here We Go Again --> iPod Nano
10/12/2005 One More Thing --> iPod Video/iMac update
10/19/2005 PhotoPlus Expo New York City --> PowerMac G5 Quad/Aperture/PowerBook updates
1/10/2006 Macworld SF --> Intel iMac/MacBook Pro, iLife '06, iWeb, iWork '06
2/28/2006 Special Event --> iPod Hi-Fi/Intel Mac mini
8/7/2006 WWDC --> Mac Pro
9/12/2006 It's Showtime --> iPod updates
1/9/2007 Macworld SF --> iPhone
4/15/2007 NAB --> Final Cut Server/Final Cut Studio 2
6/11/2007 WWDC --> Leopard Features/Safari for Windows
8/7/2007 Special Event --> Aluminum iMac, iLife '08, iWork '08, Numbers
9/5/2007 The Beat Goes On --> iPod Updates/iPod Touch
1/16/2008 Macworld SF --> MacBook Air
3/6/2008 iPhone Software Roadmap --> iPhone OS 2
6/9/2008 WWDC --> iPhone 3G
9/9/2008 Let's Rock --> iPod Updates
10/14/2008 Spotlight Turns to Notebooks --> MacBook Unibody
1/6/2009 Macworld SF --> iLife '09, iWork '09
3/17/2009 Special Event --> iPhone OS 3
6/8/2009 WWDC --> iPhone 3GS
9/9/2009 It's Only Rock and Roll --> iPod Updates
1/27/2010 Special Event --> iPad
4/8/2010 Special Event --> iPhone OS 4
6/7/2010 WWDC --> iPhone 4
7/16/2010 iPhone 4 Press Conference --> iPhone 4 Antenna Issues
9/1/2010 Special Event --> Apple TV, iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod touch
10/20/2010 Back to the Mac --> Mac OS X Lion, MacBook Air, Mac App Store
3/2/2011 Special Event
 
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Evmanw said:
So how many people just went there to look at it and saw spoilers.
I hate the redisign
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it's terrible but you can switch back to the blog format now if you want.

Giz's content is 99% trash now though sadly, very close to being deleted from my RSS feed.

Techmeme does a better job.
 
jamiek88 said:
it's terrible but you can switch back to the blog format now if you want.

Giz's content is 99% trash now though sadly, very close to being deleted from my RSS feed.

Techmeme does a better job.
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The blog format is still an eyesore.
ca.gizmodo.com makes things better. But their content is terrible now....
Engadget FTW.
 
I'm sorry, didn't realise this was the official spoiler free thread, I shall proceed to kill myself in shame...:(
 
jamiek88 said:
Same here, I've got void's script running in a window, this thread and nothing else. Watching Arsenal spank Orient in the FA Cup replay but i'll switch to la liga in a while. If Barca was playing on the moon and I was blind I'd find a way to watch them.

Van Gogh? Da Vinci? No. Barca playing football is pure art.
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Wow, nice to read those kind words about my hometown team :eek:
From the Premier, my favorite is Arsenal, so I can't wait to be there next week on FC Barcelona - Arsenal... I feel nervous already. Fun fact about that: today I received an SMS from Barça asking if I want to sell them my ticket for that match, hah! don't hold your breath! :D

Just for this reply to not be 100% off topic, I just wanna said that I've just realised that today I'm dressing like Steve Jobs! (you know, black turtleneck, blue jeans, snickers...) I swear I haven't done it on purpose! I suppose I've woken up thinking about the keynote already :)

And the wait goes on...
See you later.
 
shadowbird423 said:
The blog format is still an eyesore.
ca.gizmodo.com makes things better. But their content is terrible now....
Engadget FTW.
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agreed.

plus the whole iphone 4 (although i voraciously consumed it like everyone else) leak seemed grubby and tabloid like. Especially when I watched the keynote and thought 'how ********* WOWED would I be right now if I'd not known it all before hand'.

I think the iphone4 is a beautiful design, definitely a grower (just like when BMW went all pointy and shark like, initial 'um...' leaning to 'eww' but eventually it is actually 'niiiiiice', like most car companies went that way and curvy cars look old and iphone 3g like.

Skate to where the puck is going to be is not just tech its design too.

Wow. Lots of tangents in there, but as this is (just about) the only safe thread on the interweb right now, here I am!
 
jamiek88 said:
agreed.

plus the whole iphone 4 (although i voraciously consumed it like everyone else) leak seemed grubby and tabloid like. Especially when I watched the keynote and thought 'how ********* WOWED would I be right now if I'd not known it all before hand'.

I think the iphone4 is a beautiful design, definitely a grower (just like when BMW went all pointy and shark like, initial 'um...' leaning to 'eww' but eventually it is actually 'niiiiiice', like most car companies went that way and curvy cars look old and iphone 3g like.

Skate to where the puck is going to be is not just tech its design too.

Wow. Lots of tangents in there, but as this is (just about) the only safe thread on the interweb right now, here I am!
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Fantastic analogy. My dad got one of the first "shark" designs you describe, the 2006 BMW 5 Series. He loves it to this day and drives it to work and back. That car is the bombbbbbbb (my dad doesn't even want to get the 2011, he doesn't like it as much).

I went spoiler free for the iPhone 4 as well but it wasn't as cool as it would have been if I hadn't known anything about the phone.
 
franmetal said:
Wow, nice to read those kind words about my hometown team :eek:
From the Premier, my favorite is Arsenal, so I can't wait to be there next week on FC Barcelona - Arsenal... I feel nervous already. Fun fact about that: today I received an SMS from Barça asking if I want to sell them my ticket for that match, hah! don't hold your breath! :D

Just for this reply to not be 100% off topic, I just wanna said that I've just realised that today I'm dressing like Steve Jobs! (you know, black turtleneck, blue jeans, snickers...) I swear I haven't done it on purpose! I suppose I've woken up thinking about the keynote already :)

And the wait goes on...
See you later.
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Ha +1 for dressing like Jobs today.

-1 for dressing like Jobs at all, come on dude its 2011 and you are a Catalonian, shouldn't you be more stylish than that?! Unless you're rocking it hipster ironically like.

PS, I know English is not your native tongue but I had to LOL at you wearing snickers. Not being mean. My spanish is average at best and my Catalan is very very poor. Snickers = chocolate peanut snack in English.
 
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