“Tuesday, 12 September is the big coming out day for Core 2 Duo-based iMacs, new generations of iPod and iPod Nano, and Apple’s iTunes Movie store, it has been claimed after Apple began mailing out invites to the media to come along to Cupertino or attend a London-hosted simulcast of the proceedings,” Tony Smithe reports for The Register.
“A satellite transmission to Europe isn’t a common Apple press conference strategy, suggesting Tuesday’s events will indeed be something special,” Smith reports.
Full article here.
“Apple will take advantage of a September 12 media event to introduce the second-generation iPod nano, an updated 5G iPod, and upgraded iMacs,” Ryan Katz reports for ThinkSecret.
“The event will see the introduction of the second-generation iPod nano and upgraded 5G iPod. As reported by Think Secret in July, the new nano will sport increased capacities and be available in multiple colors with a metal finish. The upgraded iPod, meanwhile, is expected to sport increased capacities at the same price points,” Katz reports. “The new iPod will not be the long-awaited touch-screen iPod, which is currently tracking for an early 2007 release. Sources have noted, however, that there remains a small possibility that the revolutionary new iPod could arrive in time for the holidays…”
“The September 12 event will also include the introduction of an upgraded iMac. As noted previously, the line is slated to receive faster Core 2 Duo processors and will also see the addition of a new, high-end 23-inch model,” Katz reports.
Full article here.
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It’ll be great when this non-music content comes to iTunes _outside_ the US. We’re all still waiting.
Those of us outside the US are waiting patiently (or not so) for non-music content to come to iTunes. Please, Apple… we want it too.
BTW, Labor Day is celebrated in Canada, too (as Labour Day). In fact, it was inspired by a Canadian Labour march.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day
For Jobs NOT to take stage at Apple Expo to introduce these products means that:
1) These are just incremental updates or,
2) There’s something really wrong with Steve’s health.
Jeve, they may make a bigger fuss over the iMac upgrade than they did over the mini upgrade, but I doubt it will be quite so radical.
a) black was a big hit for the MacBook – and it didn’t yellow
b) losing the 17″? more likely a 17″ eMac (demotion)(price cut)
Hey, it’s a Canadian (and possibly UK) holiday too, so we may not be online as much either! Enjoy the break.
A 23″ iMac would be good, but I am holding out for the 30″ version.
Jeff, these all look like incremental upgrades to me. Capacity bumps, except for the Movie Store – and even that is merely an extension of an existing product. (iTMS already there, already selling audio, already distributing video) Sure, the Core 2 Duo shift is sort of like going from G4 to G5, but the technology is already out there. Do the need Steve to announce “Black, we have BLACK iMacs” or “bigger, better, wider”?
Maybe they’ll introduced the new color-changing cases (the Chameleon project) with these new iMacs. I think it could be a huge hit for the holiday season.
DLMeyer,
I fear that ‘b’ might be the case, but do really hope that I’m wrong.
DLMeyer,
I meant ‘2’ of course, not ‘b’.
Could the transmission aspect be important to illustrate something, such as streaming content…?
Jeff, you must have missed Apple’s recent statement saying Steve was fine. If he wasn’t, they’d be misleading the market which is a serious offence.
Arnold Ziffel: “A 23″ iMac would be good, but I am holding out for the 30″ version.”
THIRTY? You are a pig!
I heard a rumor a while ago about iTunes servers being updated to include the Apple Lossless quailty version of songs.
My speculation is that the launch of higher capacity iPods will be launched with the announcement of ‘FULL CD QUALITY MUSIC’.
Speculation…
I really hope that’s not just speculation.
I only use ‘Lossless’.
In my opinion, adding full-length movies to the store isn’t that big of a deal because they’ve been adding content since the beginning. However, if they were to add a way to rent movies and stream them to the tv using some new device that would be huge. I think at some point they need to change the name to the iTunes Media store now that it’s so much more than just music.
Ampar,
I may be of the porcine family, but at least I am rooting around in the Mac garden!
Arnold, just make sure Mr. Haney gets his cut! Fred could use a MBP.
Full CD quality iTunes Music at the right price ($10/cd $1.25 per song) would really revolutionize the way i buy music. I would only ever buy physical CDs from bands i really care about. I highly doubt that would be the price point though, in which case it will revolutionize not very much at all.
Mr. Haney keeps comin’ round the house pushing those POC (Piece of Coprolite) PCs, but we’re onto him.
By the way, my father, Fred, is waiting for the 20″ MBP. The way I figure it, he’ll probably get it when I get my 30″ iMac.
Jeff,
You forgot three:
3) It’s a “screw you” to France for the iTunes brouhaha.
P.S.
If anyone doubts that Jobs would not attend Paris out of spite, ATI suffers Wrath of Jobs.
why’d you can post 1 and 3? We were only trying to mention that you mixed the days up. No harm intended
joe
POC PCs? No, Mr. Haney just sold me a Genuine Hoyt-Clagwell Mac Pro!