MacDailyNews’ live coverage of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Macworld Expo San Francisco 2006 Keynote address will be available via special “lite” page beginning Tuesday, January 10th at 9am PST / 12pm EST. In reverse chronological order:
• Keynote ends.
• Showing Intel Mac television ad.
• MacBook Pro: 1.83GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 100GB drive, Superdrive – US$2,499. Orders start today.
• MacBook Pro: 1.67GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 80GB drive, Superdrive – US$1,999. Orders start today.
• MacBook Pro: 2 models $1999, $2499 – due in February. ATI Radeon X1600. Can span up to 30-inch Apple Cinema HD display.
• MacBook Pro: 15.4-inch widescreen. A bit thinner than PowerBook. 1-inch thin, 5.4 lbs. Built-in iSight camera. Jobs, “Fastest Mac notebook ever.” With IR, Apple Remote, Front Row.
• Jobs shows off MacBook Pro: Intel-based (Core Duo) Mac portable. Four to five times faster than PowerBook G4.
• One more thing…
• All Macs will be Intel-based by end of calendar year 2006.
• Office demo, Photoshop demo on Intel-based Mac OS X 10.4.4 via Rosetta. Photoshop performance not too bad. Pros will want the Intel native Photoshop version when available. Okay for occasional users.
• Microsoft has formal agreement with Apple to ship Office for Mac for next 5 years. 2005 best year for Mac Office ever.
• Apple Pro apps will be universal binaries by March.
• Mac OS X 10.4.4 is Intel-native.
• Universal binaries: next version of Quark, Microsoft Office “on track” for March 2006. Rosetta on all Intel-based Macs, of course – will run “most” PowerPC-only apps transparently.
• Every iMac now comes with dual processors.
• iMac: Intel’s dual-core Core Duo processor. iMacs will cost the same, same features and design, but are now two to three time faster than iMac G5, says Jobs.
• iMac now Intel-based… “A little ahead of schedule,” says Jobs.
• Over 1,000 people at Intel working on Apple project…
• First Intel-based Mac…
• “Intel is ready, Apple is ready, too,” Jobs says.
• Intel bunnyman appears… Intel CEO Paul Ottelini…
• New iWork – 30-day free trial on all new Macs. 3-D charts, calculations in tables, new themes/templates. US$79 – available today.
• Apple has passed 1 million .Mac subscribers.
• iLife ’06 price stays same at US$79.
• Jobs builds a website with iWeb. Like Pages for websites. One-click publishing to .Mac accounts.
• AAPL passes $81.50 per share, up over 7.3%.
• Jobs on iWeb: “It’s really easy to use – you just pick a theme.”
• iWeb demo… Features Apple templates, easy-to-use, podcasting, blogs, easy RSS, AJAX advanced tech for modern browsers.
• iWeb: share movies, photos, music, blogs… Works on any web browser.
• New addition to iLife ’06…
• GarageBand demo: now features Podcast Studio. Integration with iChat for interviews. New JamPack “World Music.”
• iDVD supports widescreen menus, new “Magic DVD” drag and drop feature.
• iDVD features thrid-party DVD burners – finally.
• Shares of Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) hit $80 per share on NASDAQ (12:48pm EST). Up 5.25%.
• Jobs moves onto iDVD… Completely new…
• Jobs shows iMove themes.
• iMovie: export to iPod, video podcasting feature, multiple projects open at same time, new audio capabilities and sound effects.
• iMovie adds realtime effects, titles, animated themes.
• iPhoto demo.
• Street must be gasping at the numbers Jobs mentioned earlier.
• iPhoto debuts “Photocasting” – share photos via Net. RSS allows for auto updates. For .Mac only. Jobs: “This is podcasting for photos.”
• iPhoto adds custom book maker.
• iPhoto adds card and calendar features.
• iPhoto now faster – can accomodate 250,000 photos.
• Jobs moves on to iLife. Debuts iLife ’06.
• Jobs in jeans and black mock turtleneck, BTW.
• Dashboard Widgets now exceed 1500.
• Mac OS X 10.4.4 to be available today.
• Aperture presentation.
• Moving on to Mac…
• 8 million TV shows sold via iTMS since service debut.
��� New Apple iPod accessory: FM tuner on remote: See FM tuner on iPod screen. US$49 – on sale today.
• Saturday Night Live skits now available via iTMS.
• 26 million unique visits to Apple Retail Stores.
• iTunes has 83% market share.
• iTMS songs sold rate now over 1 billion per year.
• 850 million songs sold via iTMS.
• Total iPods sold all-time: 42 million.
• 14 million iPods sold in quarter. 32 million in 2005.
• 135 total Apple Retail Stores worldwide.
• $5.7 billion in revenue for quarter.
• Apple Retail Stores pass $1 bln in quarter for first time.
• Keynote begins!
• Hall seating is still ongoing. Waiting for keynote to begin…
• One more rumor, from AppleInsider: “Intel iMac (17- and 20- inch) and the first 15-inch PowerBook renamed “Mac Book Pro” to ship next month.
• People filing in, taking seats…
• The Apple Store is now currently offline.
• “What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.” – Benjamin Disraeli
• Keynote is scheduled to begin at 9am PST, 12pm EST.
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AppleInsider just posted that a new iMac and Powerbook which will now be called the “Mac Book Pro” will debut. It says from a reliable source…
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The Apple Store online has been closed since 11:10 am EST!
It has already begun!
Woo Hoo!!!
The report on AppleInsider says Steve will introduce “the first 15-inch PowerBook”. Huh? That’s not new.
first widescreen 15″ laptops?
if this site bulges there is also coverage at
http://www.applenews.info
Other sites with Live Coverage:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/web/
http://live.macspecialist.org/
http://mwsf.andyh.us/
I suspect all will be bulging at the seams very soon, if they’re not already
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20 minutes untill keynote address! I know I’m not the only one sitting here with a glass of scotch and a cigar waiting with anticipation! Let the expo begin!
.mac is down too. Guess there must be big changes for .mac. First time I’ve even seen .mac down for a MacWorld.
http://www.mac.com/maintenance/
The first INTEL based 15″ powerbook called MAC BOOK PRO… now that’s new!
The first 15-inch Powerbook with Intel inside, silly!
How sad, My poor Safari tabs bar is full of “Failed to open page” tabs… I’m shivvering with anticipation waiting for this. Can’t smoke or drink at work or I’d have the scotch and cigar too!
More bandwidth now!!!!
I’m wondering about the use of an FM tuner for the iPod.
Reduce the load on MDN. Go to:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/web/
You just know he will wait untill the end and tell us hs is doing this on an intel Mac. Just like wwdc 2005
Just downloaded an update:
“Aluminum Powerbook 15″ Battery Update” to help battery function at full potential.
I winder what other updates will become available today… Hopefully 10.4.4
iPhoto has just meant Gates has yet MORE catching up to do..ha ha! Looking like on slick app..
The street is gasping! APPL +3.35 so far this morning. that’s over 4%!
Go man go!!
New App to share photos, movies, music, blogs, content… iWeb
“14 million iPods in quarter”. The most ambitious estimates by analysts was 11 million, with the more conservative (9 million) thinking it was impossible for Apple to produce that many. No wonder the stock is up 5.25%!
The new notebooks are on the apple.com home page….
iMac !!!!!!!!!!!!!
MW care. as in iCare
Hey, nowhere on my ticker and yahoo financial page did the aapl stock go to $81.
Holy $h!# on a stick intel imac