What could be better? A short workweek, an Apple event tomorrow, and all is right with the world. But what can we expect from Big Cupertino tomorrow and what won’t we see at the event of the summer? Read on.
First, just a reminder that we’ll be covering the event live tomorrow starting at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern. We’ll be using our liveblogging platform so you won’t have to go nuts refreshing the page.
Now, for the meat. Here is what we know:
1. There will be iPods with cameras. The Nano and the Touch should get cameras, we’re not certain on the iPod Classic. The camera is believed to be the 3.2-megapixel model inside the iPhone 3G.
2. There won’t be a tablet. The iPad isn’t ready and this isn’t the event for the iPad launch. This should happen before the holidays.
3. Steve will probably be there. He’s doing OK and this is a good way to rally the troops. He could be a “One more thing” surprise, thereby building the tension and causing an orgasm of fanboi adulation.
Here’s what we can conjecture:
1. A new version of iTunes should appear with some sort of social networking built in along with cloud-based playlists you can share with your friends.
2. The iPods won’t be available immediately due to their complexity. We suspect they’ll be available a few weeks into the future. They’ve done this before, notably with the Touch.
3. There won’t be updates on any other hardware. This isn’t a line show but an iPod show.
4. The iPod Classic could be dead or may not receive an upgrade and still stagger on through the line. The classic is fast becoming a storage device rather than the go-to MP3 player for many.
5. There might be some Beatles stuff.
Here’s what won’t happen:
1. They won’t release iPhone OS 3.1. There’s no reason right now.
2. To reiterate, there will be no iPad.
3. Steve Jobs will not land in the Yerba Buena Center in a large silver spacecraft and take three chosen humans on board, all women, where the group will float serenely in space, repopulating the universe with Jobsian clones grown in utero during balletic space orgies and then sent hurtling through space in tiny pods shaped like the Mighty Mouse.
5. Sickeningly smug arrogance.
Though I’m something of an Apple fanboy, the fact that CG can write these lines – “causing an orgasm of fanboi adulation” – shows the kind of incumbent antagonism that is there against Apple fanboys. This reiterates Apple fanboyism and disproves an earlier post on TC which said fanboys are dead.
I look forward to the event. As John says Steve maybe a surprise package. But will not there be even a mention of the Apple Tablet? And do they call it iPad? Officially? Or is it your nomenclature?
Officially, Apple hasn’t even admitted it is making one yet… so there can’t be an official name for the ipad or tapplet.
Regarding, “causing an orgasm of fanboi adulation”
I’d love to see the fanbois jerk off to the event. Let’s see if they can get a gallon of cum from this announcement. That would be HOT!
LOL
6. Bitter disappointment
7. Massive over hype
Well I don’t know about you but I’m expecting that last thing to happen
me to. it was just a head fake so you guys would be REALLY surprised
“and all is right with the world.”?
what world do you live in?
Apple world full of iPods, iPhones and iPads…don’t you realize?
A world tragically unlike my own apparently.
It seems that having monday off has only recursively folded the monday-ness into Tuesday. And to think I spent all day yesterday working from home.
Apple knows it needs to light up that spark again since Mr. Jobs has been away for some time.
I am excited to see Steve again as he is the universal Grandfather (Godfather?) to us all!
“Oh and there’s one more thing…”
You know your soul is living to hear this tomorrow lol.
Godfather? Or demi-god?
Shit why not, if you really think about it, if not for this guy what would our computing world be like today?
I really wish Steve would embrace Mac OS, Windows, and Linux on Mac computers as a triple boot machine. He should take pride in knowing because of him these things exists.
Yes, Steve is indeed the demi-god of Apple and all Apple fanboys.
I am a diehard Windows 7 fan, but do own a iMac.
There is a movie called “The Pirates of Silicon Valley” that somewhat shows how it went down.
They are not “Apple Fanboys” but “Computing Purist”.
You can add as many operating systems you want on Intel Macs with a slight hit in speed using virtualization software. You need to add more RAM, though.
Everything Changed? keep on expecting changes till the commencement of the Event. Nothing going to be Fishy there.
I am expecting the Beatles to be there but Apple wont turn up at all !!
The Beatles’ remastered albums are due September 9, 2009. Coincidence? Probably not. Guess the fab four are ready for iTunes…
I’m hoping they announce some 3rd party dock connector goodness
I thought AT&&T announced last week, via Seth the Blogger guy, that the MMS update (that I assume is iPhone 3.1) would be released Sept 25. They might at least mention that its coming.
MMS is a matter of activation, not an update
I would bet the iPhone 3.1 update is at least announced, and if not available tomorrow then by September 25th.
how about apple announces the acquisition of spotify?
LOL…will that happen… is that why Apple is relaxed about the app?
The “One more thing” surprise will be an appearance by the ghost of John Lennon introducing the entire Beatles’ catalog on iTunes.
This posting looks like it was penned by the Apple PR department.
Just because you’re not a traditional print journalist, doesn’t mean that folks would expect you to act objectively. “What could be better?” … than an “Apple event”….
This intimates bias that puts all your postings into question.
Missing “not” before expect above
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Windoze fanbois are really freaking out these days. They are the real fanbois–let’s face it the Apple “fanbois” at least have many REASONS to be fans as Apple has so many fantastic and groundbreaking products and original technologies. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s entire MO is to take what Apple already did, and sell knock-offs to people who don’t know any better.
What to expect: People will go absolutely loopy thinking that Apple will make massive changes to their hardware and software.
What will really happen: Apple will make really small incremental updates and those who whipped themselves up into a frenzy will come away underwhelmed.
It’s been like that for the past 3+ years, I see no reason why it won’t be like that this year around.
As it turns out, this was a good call.
cool
I don’t think there will be Beatles stuff. Here’s a quote from an MTV exec re: Beatles RockBand:
… Sony/ATV’s Bandier says. “This is an enormous opportunity, because for a moment in time, it will be the only legitimate place where you can get the music in a digital form.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090905/en_nm/us_beatles_game_1
“for a moment in time”
Exactly.
In the UK, Beatles Rock Band goes on sale at midnight tonight.. Thats HOURS before the Apple announcement…
“1. They won’t release iPhone OS 3.1. There’s no reason right now.”
Err…yes there is.
By the way, why to you think the iphone dev team made a post/warning today?
yes, the dev team is DEEP INSIDE apple HQ.
What can i say, i trust their predictions alot more than yours…
Not to mention saying there´s no problem with 3.0 is absurd, and so is forgeting the new ipods will surely bring 3.1 inside
You get payed for saying such rubish? Really?
The devteam post a warning before EVERY update. Haven’t you noticed this pattern yet?
Damn. You sound like a noob
I am afraid this Apple event will be boring as hell.
Hope we will be surprised but honestly I think John’s forecasts are true
totally agree with the written
John, I think you meant to say the “the 3.2-megapixel model inside the iPhone 3GS”.
The 3G’s camera aint 3.2 megapixels.
for some reason I really liked this post, I have no idea why
My Magic 8-ball says: “Outlook not so good”
There was no room on the 8-ball to display ‘Microsoft Outlook not so good’ and besides, everyone already knew.
Yerba Buena = Good Weed
The ULTIMATE Apple fanboy moment:
To appease investors who felt slighted by the lack of transparency regarding Steve’s health situation…
Apple will announce the availability of Steve Job’s previous liver for sale on Ebay. Proceeds will be paid as a one-time dividend to current stock-holders.
Short of that history making event, I wish something exciting would be announced… not something as mundane as “iPods w/ cameras”.
They really haven’t had a “Gotta-Have-It-ASAP” announcement since the original iPhone.
iTunes will have a digital exclusive on The Beatles. This will be the first releases to demonstrate the Cocktail file format system, which will be awesome on iTunes 9.
Yes, and Apple and the Beatles have all but promised this already. Paul said they reached an agreement about a year ago. But it would take awhile to remaster all the fantastic Beatles music.
Beatles just needed a NEW product in order to jump on the iTunes bandwagon. They are not your typical artists, in case you just came here from another planet.
iTunes is the best freakin’ thing since sliced bread and disposable diapers.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090908/tuk-fab-four-poised-for-chart-invasion-6323e80.html
It would be rather to convenient for the Beatles to be launching these new albums and have an apple event on the same day wouldn’t it?
How about an airport express with HDMI output to stream high def video to your TV?
That would be an Airport Express with a Mini-Display Port connector.
I guess everyone will be disappointed that the Beatles’ catalog won’t be available and that none of the Beatles are going to show up onstage and that only two of the four Beatles are still alive.
Even though in fact Apple never said anything about the Beatles. Maybe Mick Jagger will show up with puckered lips and stick out his gross tongue at the audience. Bloggers make up just about anything they want and people think it’s actually gonna happen.
You’ll get some new iPods and a new iTunes and that’s all. Probably won’t even be graced with Overlord Steve’s appearance. Tough noogies.
There should be no doubt that iTunes 9 will be released tomorrow.
hmmmm if it was me I would also include the following features in the next generation ipods:
-wifi/blutooth support
-am/fm/HD radio
-wireless syncing/purchasing with wifi?
-beatles branded ipod?
itunes update:
-wireless syncing to ipods, ipohne/itouch?
-itunes gets facebook connect? twitter integration?
apple TV update?
What do you guys use for your liveblogging platform?
ScribbleLive? RSSCloud?
Is there a standard “push” RSS format now?
“If the iPod classic goes end-of-life, it’ll be the end of an era, but will be a signal that people would now rather buy the cooler iPod touch and sync their tunes more often. Or, of course, they have an iPhone.”
So YOUR saying that THEY are are telling US that we would rather buy the over priced lack of storage that is the touch, rather than a reasonably priced (for apple) 120gb classic? Really?
The way the current touch’s are priced, would suggest that a 64gb could be around £340 – £360. Is it worth that much? Get the 16gb touch down to £150, and I would seriously think about one, but at the moment I’m happy with my soon to be scrapped (maybe) classic.
“Here’s what won’t happen:
1. They won’t release iPhone OS 3.1. There’s no reason right now.”
OWNED
That all sounds great, but the important question is whether or not Steve Jobs will land in the Yerba Buena Center in a large silver spacecraft and take three chosen humans on board, all women, where the group will float serenely in space, repopulating the universe with Jobsian clones grown in utero during balletic space orgies and then sent hurtling through space in tiny pods shaped like the Mighty Mouse. We need answers.