Today is Christmas (The Official Apple Event Thread)

Razeus · Jan 27, 2010, 09:30 AM

This thread is for the purposes of discussing the Apple Event taking place today at 12pm central time.

WARNING: This is not a thread for bashing Apple. All violators will be reported.

On tap for today:

1) iPhone OS 4.0 (possible announcement of multi-tasking and UI makeover)
2) New Macs (Macbook Pro is said to contain i5/i3 CPU's)
3) New desktop software (iLife '10 & Aperture X)
4) The acquistion of Lala music service (put your iTunes library in the cloud to be accessed and streamed anywhere)
5) iPad (the rumored and highly anticpated and 95% confirmed tablet device)
6) Possible upgrades to the iPhone hardware
7) Possible annoucement of the ending of iPhone AT&T exclusivity and availability to all carriers.

Pr3tty F1y · Jan 27, 2010, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razeus

WARNING: This is not a thread for bashing Apple. All violators will be reported.

This thread is for whatever comes of it

I'm anticipating their pricing announcements

Cartigan · Jan 27, 2010, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pr3tty F1y

This thread is for whatever comes of it

I'm anticipating their pricing announcements

All prices will be increased by 50%.

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 09:35 AM

Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 09:37 AM

I would like to see an iPhone with at least a 3.7" screen(4.3" like the HD2 would be nicer), sporting at least 800x480 resolution, with a 1ghz snapdragon processor(or equivalent). That would make the iPhone a viable alternative, IMO. Oh yeah, and on Verizon, cause AT&T blows dog balls.

dreamwalker · Jan 27, 2010, 09:53 AM

I'm interested in the new iPhone OS, and whether a newer phone will be announced (and if I can keep myself from upgrading to it).

MysticKiller · Jan 27, 2010, 09:57 AM

iPhone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard and they've got them selves a sale already.

A2597 · Jan 27, 2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MysticKiller

iPhone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard and they've got them selves a sale already.

oddly enough, the touch keypad works beautifully. I'm just as fast on it as I was on my slide out querty.

Now, keypads like blackberry...those suck for typing.

Djinn · Jan 27, 2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by A2597

oddly enough, the touch keypad works beautifully. I'm just as fast on it as I was on my slide out querty.

It works fine - but in order to make it work fine, they had to make it consume about 50% of the screen real-estate.

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by A2597

oddly enough, the touch keypad works beautifully. I'm just as fast on it as I was on my slide out querty.

Now, keypads like blackberry...those suck for typing.

QWERTY keyboard is good for more than just typing. Gaming with a QWERTY, even a bad one, is better than multitouch(depending on the game of course)

A2597 · Jan 27, 2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Elysian

QWERTY keyboard is good for more than just typing. Gaming with a QWERTY, even a bad one, is better than multitouch(depending on the game of course)

I will grant you that.

Shadowless · Jan 27, 2010, 10:29 AM

all the iPhone stuff interests me, as well as Lala. The rest of it is just gonna be overpriced, and overhyped crap like usual.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysian

Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet

The Onion rules.

techs1200 · Jan 27, 2010, 10:36 AM

I was really bummed to learn that the tablet is using an upgraded iPhone OS and not the full blown OS X.

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techs1200

I was really bummed to learn that the tablet is using an upgraded iPhone OS and not the full blown OS X.

It'd be much more badasser if it was an OSX tablet, for sure.

dreamwalker · Jan 27, 2010, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techs1200

I was really bummed to learn that the tablet is using an upgraded iPhone OS and not the full blown OS X.

I'm assuming the tablet is targeted more toward entertainment/news/books.. gaming, internet surfing and reading..

They probably wanted something quick to start up/shut down/low power consumption, hence no need for OS X.. but you never know, I'm sure there'll be an OSX version eventually

A2597 · Jan 27, 2010, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamwalker

I'm assuming the tablet is targeted more toward entertainment/news/books.. gaming, internet surfing and reading..

They probably wanted something quick to start up/shut down/low power consumption, hence no need for OS X.. but you never know, I'm sure there'll be an OSX version eventually

plus, OSX isn't exactly setup for a pure touch interface.

riho · Jan 27, 2010, 10:55 AM

I wonder if I would get rich by selling butt plugs that are shaped like Steve Jobs?

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Jason Chen:

Beard to baldness ratio is about 1:3, unless you’re talking about the other kind of beard, in which case there are no women here.

Sundance Kid V2 · Jan 27, 2010, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysian

shockwave · Jan 27, 2010, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techs1200

I was really bummed to learn that the tablet is using an upgraded iPhone OS and not the full blown OS X.

Definitely. Not gonna be buying it if that's the case. I can't replace my macbook with a larger version of the iPhone.

DorXtar · Jan 27, 2010, 12:09 PM

Is there a way to look at the footage of Job's announcements during or after the fact? I find it immensely entertaining to watch him preach to the choir, so he always takes chances saying ridiculous things.

Cartigan · Jan 27, 2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DorXtar

Is there a way to look at the footage of Job's announcements during or after the fact? I find it immensely entertaining to watch him preach to the choir, so he always takes chances saying ridiculous things.

I'm sure it sounds like when adults talk on Peanuts.

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 01:08 PM

Oooo they've sold iPod's to less than .5% of the human population, amazing.

techs1200 · Jan 27, 2010, 01:11 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/l...est&refresh=30

techs1200 · Jan 27, 2010, 01:12 PM

iPad baby!

Pr3tty F1y · Jan 27, 2010, 01:12 PM

For some reason this looks retarded to me. It just looks like someone photoshopped an iphone to huge proportions and stuck it back in his hands. Almost like something you'd see on The Onion

The only thing that would make it better would be him holding it up to his ear and talking

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 01:14 PM

Wow... a big iTouch.

Elysian · Jan 27, 2010, 01:15 PM

Could the bezel be any friggin larger? It's more bezel than screen!

Cartigan · Jan 27, 2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elysian

Could the bezel be any friggin larger? It's more bezel than screen!

But if the Bezel is less than 2 inches, how will the Mactards ever figure out where they are supposed to touch!

Pr3tty F1y · Jan 27, 2010, 01:17 PM

and an addendum... Did they really list "PC Software" as a negative of netbooks in his slideshow?

I think someone is a bit disconnected.

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techs1200 Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 161	I was really bummed to learn that the tablet is using an upgraded iPhone OS and not the full blown OS X.

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DorXtar mildly retarded Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: REPUBLI FRIENDS!!! Posts: 19,710	Is there a way to look at the footage of Job's announcements during or after the fact? I find it immensely entertaining to watch him preach to the choir, so he always takes chances saying ridiculous things. __________________ Treat the cause, not the symptom. [Honda] - Low maintenance vehicles, [H]igh maintenance people.™ KNOCKING "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance... it is the illusion of knowledge" -Stephen Hawking

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Elysian 6,000,000 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 19,501	Oooo they've sold iPod's to less than .5% of the human population, amazing.

Jan 27, 2010, 01:11 PM	#24
techs1200 Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 161	http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/l...est&refresh=30

Jan 27, 2010, 01:12 PM	#25
techs1200 Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 161	iPad baby!

Jan 27, 2010, 01:12 PM	#26
Pr3tty F1y Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: fhqwhgads Posts: 6,618	For some reason this looks retarded to me. It just looks like someone photoshopped an iphone to huge proportions and stuck it back in his hands. Almost like something you'd see on The Onion The only thing that would make it better would be him holding it up to his ear and talking __________________

Jan 27, 2010, 01:14 PM	#27
Elysian 6,000,000 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 19,501	Wow... a big iTouch.

Jan 27, 2010, 01:15 PM	#28
Elysian 6,000,000 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 19,501	Could the bezel be any friggin larger? It's more bezel than screen!

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Pr3tty F1y Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: fhqwhgads Posts: 6,618	and an addendum... Did they really list "PC Software" as a negative of netbooks in his slideshow? I think someone is a bit disconnected. __________________

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