“Well, there’s apparently a big to-do coming up this weekend. It’s Apple’s 30th Birthday and we’re starting to hear some rumors. First off, there’s the touchscreen iPod. Oh, ho ho. What a wonder that will be. This has a 80-85% chance of actually appearing, and is one of the things I would love to see. Clearly, this would also mean that there will be full movies available on iTunes this weekend, which would be just swell. An anonymous source told me, back when the Hi-Fi was coming out, that the touchscreen iPod was months away, if it were ever to appear, so who knows,” Gizmodo writes.
“Apparently, Jobs and his Flying Monkeys were in talks to get good movie content for the big AV launch. We shall see, won’t we,” Gizmodo writes. “Next, we have the iPod phone… Then we have new MacBooks… A Mac Tablet? …Strangely enough, I haven’t heard of anyone being invited to the ‘launch’ this weekend nor have I heard that it is actually happening. Maybe Apple doesn’t like us, but the radio silence is absolutely weird.”
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The silence is weird but all the rumors flowing is fun! Lets see what happens…iPhone?
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Maybe to counter the media hornet’s nest that happened after the last event, this time they don’t let any word out…just open the flood gates.
Gotta think Steve wants to do something on the the 30th.
Saturday will be a day where Apple will have numerous home page revisions with ALL of these rumored products being displayed and having their own detail pages. At the bottom of each of these pages will be…”Happy April Fool’s Day!”
They’re gonna fool us all. Don’t you see? It’s gonna be April 1st. Hellooo!
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There haven’t been any announcements about new releases because, more likely than not, nothing is going to happen. The Apple don’t make much fuss about anniversaries.
MW: First…I’m not the first to repeat utterly redundant stuff…but I’ll do it anyway, for now.
My prediction
If Apple do not announce something groundbreaking then they will lose any chance of capturing the market, and will forever remain <10% of the market.
Groundbreaking equals something like
“We have worked with Microsoft to give you… Windows XP for the MAC”
“We are releasing OSX for standard PCs..”
“Here is a new plasma screen with integrated MAC. You can record to DVD or Hard Disk while watching”
But I bet the announcement will be something lame like
“All our MACs are now intel based..” This will only excite the MAC geeks, and not the general public.
After this, it’s summer and nobody want to buy a computer then. And come this Fall, you can bet Microsoft will have Windows Vista promotion and hype everywhere.
Really, as far as I see it. for Apple, it’s now or never.
Anyway.. Here’s hoping that they give me an excuse to spend a £1000, and dump my PC.
didn’t apple do just about nothing to celebrate the 25th anniversary?
I don’t recall anything “big” anyway…
Yes but, unlike 5 years ago. Apple are now a very-very large and respected brand. Because of the IPOD and ITunes
They now need to do something to capitalise on that.
The IPOD hype is slowly fading away.
Billy, its fading because you dont write iPod right…
I miss MacDude.
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In November of 1991, in the Arabian Gulf, ALL radios went silent.
Dead silent. No transmissions of any kind. Total radio silence. Do you know what happened next?
Same theory applies here. I’d be amazed if something DIDN’T happen.
Please, no touchscreen iPod. Apple will have truly jumped the shark if they bring that out. “80-85% chance”? Based on what? ThinkSecret’s bulls#!+??
When a site talks about an iPod that you control by smearing your oily finger over the screen, you’d think the reader would break into giggles at the absurdity of the idea. The fact that this idea is being taken seriously, or is even seen as inevitable, makes me want to cry.
If there is a laptop/tablet this weekend that can be used with photoshop, I will get the first in line to get that.
I want a 30th anniv iMac core duo in BLACK
He was a moron in a hurry…
Possibility of Anniv celebration – 25%. It’s all hype-75%
iPhone – no way. It would be cool but it’s not time.
Large Screen iPod – 50-50 chance. I.R. features would be a nice enhancement (IR keyboard or remote option?). Bluetooth would be a fine addition but would make it more power hungry. 802.11 would be the most power hungry of all. The thing needs outstanding battery life, a slick hot swappable battery system would be great, some of us take 12 hour flights and that’s where you want mobile entertainment the most.
ProMac – 50/50 chance. Intel has some fast dual core CPU hitting the supply chain. PowerMac sales must be at a standstill. I know 5 people waiting for an Intel ProMac with a killer video card and a 30″ display. A new 6.0 of Final Cut (at NAB) and Logic 8, both tightly tuned to Intel, would be a compelling production package, or better yet, release it now, expiring minds want to buy!
Mac iBook – 60% chance. With the PC market virtually flat, Intel would love to be selling processors to Apple right now. School buying is coming too. Don’t be surprised if it’s Core Solo only. Don’t be surprised if Core Solo works just fine (like it does in my experimental MacMini).
standardmess wrote: “There haven’t been any announcements about new releases because, more likely than not, nothing is going to happen. The Apple don’t make much fuss about anniversaries.”
Uh… Does the 20th Anniversary Mac (or TAM) sound familiar?
http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/tam.shtml
There’s not PR on it because last time the HYPE was greater than the product….and people cried.
Keep things on the DL this time…smart move. Make it a COMPLETE surprise.
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Just a guess, but I doubt Steve Jobs would feel right “celebrating” Apple’s 30th by releasing non-computer products.
An idiotic iPhone is not going to shake up the world (that is not a guess). Nor is a video iPod.
Lord Robin, wash your hands.
We do touch screen systems for corporate business meetings and special events. Our displays include high quality video along with graphics, usually on custom 12″ touch screens.
In situations where we have healthy white collar adult professionals using the screens, we have no problem with screen giz. As the user base moves towards younger teens (especially those with candy hands) the screens get gunked up, but they’re easy to clean.
A protective Italian leather case would be a good addition to a slick little iPod HD Widescreen model.
Besides being used for entertainment, iPods are increasingly being used for education. Many specialty trade show conventions now provide iPods custom loaded with content (included free with a paid admission of only $1195). I know a doctor who has two iPods and has never used iTunes yet.
A touch screen would be a clever way for Apple to minimize the size and keep the user interface simple. Controls on the sides or back are right out.
No press invitation = No event. Simple.
Ah, you know he’s lurking around here somewhere. Your right about him being a moron but he’ll never leave. I’m just trying to taunt him out of the darkness.
Jobs is going to shout an announcement from a window in his house and nobody will hear because there’s been no press invite.
Nothing is happening like usual this weekend.
The announcement was made at MacWorld. It was not a hint, it was a statement. No big celebration, except maybe for the employees. 30 years is a long time to be around and as healthy an vigorous as Apple is.
Yes, but Heidi, we’re talking about positioning this as something to watch movies! For getting work done, you bet, touch screens can be dandy. But on an iPod? Remember the furor over scratched nano screens? Just imagine the fun watching a movie on this puppy through the fingerprints.