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Special Apple Event Scheduled for September 12

Posted by Hemos on Mon Sep 11, '06 07:29 AM
from the here-comes-the-itunes-for-video dept.

davidmcg writes "Macworld are reporting that Apple is hosting a special media event on Tuesday, September 12th 2006 in San Francisco, CA at 10AM Pacific. The event will also be simulcast to a location in London where journalists have also been invited. The invitation to the media was entitled It's Showtime — suggesting Movie-related announcements. Rumors sites had originally expected iMac updates during the event, but Apple surprised everyone with iMac and Mac mini updates last week. This leaves iPods, a Movie Store and the possibility of a new streaming Media device for the Tuesday event."

necro81 writes, "As anticipated, Apple announced several additions and upgrades to its iPod and iTunes lineup. The iPod now comes in an 80 GB model, with a $50 price drop for the 30 GB model. The 2nd generation iPod Nano harkens back to the iPod Mini with metallic, multi-colored shells (though as diminutive as ever) and comes in an 8 GB model. The Shuffle has been completely redesigned and shrunk down to the size of a matchbook. All of this comes with the release of iTunes 7, which includes support for downloading full-length movies from iTMS." All 75 movies initially available are from Disney-related studios. The new iTunes will download cover art for all the songs in your library, no matter where you got them from, as long as you have an iTunes account. (A confirmation dialog says: "Information about songs with missing artwork will be sent to Apple. Apple does not keep any information related to the contents of your music library.") There's a new album-cover browsing view of your library. And Steve Jobs gave a sneak preview of a project code-named iTV: a Mac Mini-like wireless set-top box. Engadget has a blow-by-blow of Steve Jobs's presentation.

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Who Cares About the Store...
(Score:1)

by nugx (994844) on Monday September 11, @07:34AM (#16079925)

...give me the hardware. 16:9 touchscreen ipod would be mighty sweet...
- Widescreen movies by zoeblade (Score:3) Monday September 11, @07:44AM
  - Re:Widescreen movies
    (Score:5, Informative)
    
    by MichaelSmith (789609) on Monday September 11, @07:52AM (#16079971)
    (http://www.zeropoint.com.au/)
    
    It's like there's an unwritten agreement that we'll never speak of VHS ever again, like it was an embarrassing mistake that it ever took off in the first place.
    
    It was the tubes, no, not the ones the internet uses, the ones which people used to watch pictures on. If you make it wider you have to make it deeper so you may as well make it higher and then you have a square screen again.
    
    [ Parent ]
  - Re:Widescreen movies by jimstapleton (Score:1) Monday September 11, @07:57AM
    - 1 reply beneath your current threshold.
  - Re:Widescreen movies by TomHandy (Score:3) Monday September 11, @08:02AM
    - Re:Widescreen movies by gEvil (beta) (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:54AM
      - Re:Widescreen movies by dtfarmer (Score:2) Monday September 11, @07:00PM
    - Re:Widescreen movies by camperslo (Score:2) Monday September 11, @08:12PM
    - 2 replies beneath your current threshold.
  - Re:Widescreen movies by Yvan256 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @10:31AM
    - Don't knock mono by mapinguari (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:07AM
    - Re:Widescreen movies by HTH NE1 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @12:18PM
    - Re:Widescreen movies by Don853 (Score:1) Monday September 11, @01:11PM
    - Re:Widescreen movies by Golias (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @02:16PM
  - Re:Widescreen movies by thatguywhoiam (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:09AM
  - Re:Widescreen movies by hixie (Score:2) Monday September 11, @04:06PM
  - Re:Widescreen movies by dangitman (Score:2) Monday September 11, @05:24PM
Well duh.
(Score:3, Funny)

by popeyethesailor (325796) on Monday September 11, @07:37AM (#16079934)

This leaves iPods, a Movie Store and the possibility of a new streaming Media device for the Tuesday event."
Oh wow. I thought it was a new musical with Steve Jobs as the lead with a consort of white furry bunnies.
- Re:Well duh. by Bruce McBruce (Score:1) Monday September 11, @07:49AM
  - Re:Well duh. by wild_berry (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:00AM
    - Re:Well duh. by Bruce McBruce (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:22AM
      - Re:Well duh. by wild_berry (Score:1) Monday September 11, @12:42PM
        Re:Well duh. by PHPfanboy (Score:1) Monday September 11, @01:52PM
        Re:Well duh. by ksheff (Score:1) Monday September 11, @03:08PM
        Re:Well duh. by PHPfanboy (Score:1) Monday September 11, @03:20PM
        1 reply beneath your current threshold.
- Re:Well duh. by phalse phace (Score:2) Monday September 11, @03:19PM
- 1 reply beneath your current threshold.
streaming media device
(Score:2)

by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (906833) on Monday September 11, @07:49AM (#16079959)

is this expected to be a "wireless monitor" or an airtunes-style limited app stream?

if the latter then hopefully there'll be an Airfoil equivalent, but I hope it turns out to be wireless monitor and speakers. /dream
- Re:streaming media device by LoudMusic (Score:2) Monday September 11, @08:05AM
  - Re:streaming media device
    (Score:4, Interesting)
    
    by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (906833) on Monday September 11, @08:16AM (#16080065)
    
    the point is I only have 1 computer - a laptop I take with me to work and home every day.
    
    at home I have wireless:
    keyboard
    mouse
    internet
    speakers
    phone (sync + remote)
    
    why NOT have everything wireless if it can be?
    my laptop is only 3 feet from the monitor because it HAS to be to use the monitor.
    
    and if it makes my computer easier to use and I'm willing to pay for it who the fuck are you to stand in the way of progress?
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Re:streaming media device by Professor_UNIX (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:59AM
      - Re:streaming media device by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (Score:2) Monday September 11, @10:55AM
        Suggest a new mod, - 5 Missing the Obvious by blueZ3 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:09AM
        Re:Suggest a new mod, - 5 Missing the Obvious by ksheff (Score:1) Monday September 11, @03:20PM
    - standing in the way of progress: telcos by Gary W. Longsine (Score:3) Monday September 11, @10:05AM
      - Re:standing in the way of progress: telcos by TheRaven64 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:39PM
    - Wireless speakers? by camt (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:04AM
      - Re:Wireless speakers? by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (Score:2) Monday September 11, @12:03PM
    - Re:streaming media device by HTH NE1 (Score:3) Monday September 11, @01:06PM
    - Re:streaming media device by LoudMusic (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:19PM
      - Re:streaming media device by TheRaven64 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:45PM
        Re:streaming media device by LoudMusic (Score:2) Monday September 11, @04:41PM
    - 1 reply beneath your current threshold.
  - Wireless monitor? by Steve Cowan (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:32AM
  - Re:streaming media device by Joe The Dragon (Score:1) Monday September 11, @10:07AM
media center
(Score:2)

by raffe (28595) * on Monday September 11, @07:50AM (#16079966)
(Last Journal: Thursday November 20, @06:55AM)

Please give us a good media center application. I want to connect a mac to my tv and record tv shows, play my dvds and everything else from itunes.

PLEASE, blow away windows media center and mythtv!
- Re:media center by LoudMusic (Score:2) Monday September 11, @08:12AM
  - Re:media center by tacocat (Score:2) Monday September 11, @08:55AM
    - Re:media center by Gr8Apes (Score:1) Monday September 11, @09:08AM
    - Re:media center by powerlord (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:52AM
    - yeah, but .... by brokeninside (Score:1) Monday September 11, @10:00AM
      - Re:yeah, but .... by JonTurner (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:15AM
        Re:yeah, but .... by tacocat (Score:2) Monday September 11, @06:46PM
    - Re:media center by mhollis (Score:2) Monday September 11, @02:22PM
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- Re:media center by byolinux (Score:2) Monday September 11, @10:04AM
- Re:media center by booch (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:26PM
- Re:media center by Clockwurk (Score:2) Monday September 11, @06:49PM
guess I'm just a skeptic
(Score:1)

by jimstapleton (999106) on Monday September 11, @08:11AM (#16080047)

But it seems to me that I just don't feel the Apple hype. Most of the time, there is something equal or better out than the Apple product for a lower price. Still, I guess it's nice to see new [takes on old things] on the market, like we will see, but I just don't expect anything world shattering.
- Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (Score:1) Monday September 11, @08:50AM
  - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by jimstapleton (Score:1) Monday September 11, @08:55AM
    - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by alcmaeon (Score:2) Monday September 11, @10:07AM
      - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by jimstapleton (Score:1) Monday September 11, @11:55AM
        399 = 399 in my book by alcmaeon (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @08:36AM
    - point by point by YesIAmAScript (Score:2) Monday September 11, @12:07PM
      - Re:point by point by jimstapleton (Score:1) Monday September 11, @12:55PM
        Re:point by point by Graff (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:23PM
        Re:point by point by YesIAmAScript (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @01:52AM
    - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by bla (Score:1) Monday September 11, @01:45PM
  - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by zoeblade (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:31AM
    - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic
      (Score:5, Insightful)
      
      by Yahweh Doesn't Exist (906833) on Monday September 11, @09:51AM (#16080513)
      
      for me better is all about the user experience. I don't believe there is anyone creating anything even remotely close to iPod + iTunes + iTMS, and some of the players put out there with better hardware specs than iPods treat their users horrifically (the one suggested by the other replier can't autosync and can't browse by artist, album, or genre!).
      
      every aspect of Apple product design is an order of magnitude greater than their nearest competitor. and every great new product Apple releases makes the integrated experience even stronger. so I don't expect to even consider moving away from iPod in the near future but am still curious what "the best of the rest" is.
      
      [ Parent ]
      - Re:guess I'm just a skeptic by Em Adespoton (Score:2) Monday September 11, @07:06PM
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- Only "most of the time"? by argent (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:23AM
iTunes 7
(Score:4, Interesting)

by Jacob Moogberg (876462) on Monday September 11, @08:47AM (#16080197)

I'd say that iTunes 7 is also a given:
- last year, iTunes 5 then iTunes 6 (iTunes 5.1 in all but name) were released within a month, mostly to make iTunes release version coincide with the business year. iTunes 6 = 2005-06. iTunes 7 = 2006-2007
- update of some core components to include the movie store
- need to address the competition, particularly WMP, whose ergonomy is improving with v. 11, especially concerning visual interface and the use of artwork.

iTunes is still well thought as a MP3 player but Apple needs to put some more buzz and hype into it as it hasn't much evolved for the last two or three years. It's the piece of Apple music strategy that has been the least covered by rumor sites for the last few months but it's determining none the less.
- Re:iTunes 7 by MtViewGuy (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:13AM
  - Re:iTunes 7 by nuggetman (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:05AM
    - Re:iTunes 7 by tigersha (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @08:39AM
  - Watch me get these predictions wrong. by argent (Score:2) Monday September 11, @11:32AM
    - Re:Watch me get these predictions wrong. by MtViewGuy (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @09:18AM
- Re:iTunes 7 by Seltsam (Score:1) Monday September 11, @09:16AM
  - Re:iTunes 7 by ben there... (Score:3) Monday September 11, @10:39AM
About ready to quit reading Slashdot...
(Score:1)

by xxxJonBoyxxx (565205) on Monday September 11, @09:45AM (#16080482)

I think I'm about ready to quit reading Slashdot. Most of the "articles" posted here over the past six months just seem to be warmed over press releases. An announcement about a future announcement is about as low as it gets; regular readers like me are looking for meat, not hype.
- Re:About ready to quit reading Slashdot...
  (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by argent (18001) <peterNO@SPAMslashdot.2006.taronga.com> on Monday September 11, @11:19AM (#16081170)
  (http://www.scarydevil.com/~peter/ | Last Journal: Monday September 26, @07:53PM)
  
  You don't read slashdot for the comments?
  
  I'll bet you read the articles in Playboy too!
  
  [ Parent ]
Letdown of the week
(Score:2)

by onlyjoking (536550) on Monday September 11, @10:07AM (#16080600)

Well big deal. Letdown of the week last week was the absence of Conroe chips in the "new"" iMacs. Huge screens running on laptop chips is not what I call great technology.
- ??? Think of the children! by Gary W. Longsine (Score:3) Monday September 11, @10:19AM
- Re:Letdown of the week by laffer1 (Score:3) Monday September 11, @11:53AM
  - Re:Letdown of the week by fo0bar (Score:2) Monday September 11, @03:03PM
    - Re:Letdown of the week by laffer1 (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @10:14PM
  - "In-between market"? by argent (Score:2) Tuesday September 12, @07:00AM
please be a phone, please be a phone
(Score:4, Funny)

by bunions (970377) on Monday September 11, @12:40PM (#16081875)

Dear Steve Jobs,

Just make a goddamn phone already, Jesus fucking Christ!!

Sincerely,

bunions
Powerbooks?
(Score:3, Interesting)

by david-bo (578532) on Monday September 11, @03:42PM (#16083629)

What about updated Merom based Powerbooks? All major PC brands has announced Merom based laptops. Apple can't lag that much without losing brand value etc.

Ooh, and I want to order a new Powerbook ASAP!
Widescreen Video iPod
(Score:2)

by nathanh (1214) on Monday September 11, @05:40PM (#16084751)
(http://www.manu.com.au/)

To complement the movie downloads from iTMS.
The iMac Is Now Ready for full 1080i HDTV
(Score:2)

by camperslo (704715) on Monday September 11, @07:38PM (#16085532)

In offering the iMac in a 24" version it didn't just get a bigger screen. It got more pixels. It is 1920*1200, making it able to natively show 1920*1080 (1080i) HDTV at full detail, something most $4000 plasma televisions don't do. They're almost all only supporting 720p natively (720 pixels tall).

Perhaps it is no coincidence that El Gato Systems [elgato.com] set the second week of September as the ship date for their Eye TV Hybrid [elgato.com] which allows recent Macs to watch, record and play NTSC (analog) and HDTV (off air ATSC and IIRC, Clear-QAM Cable). The combination of the Eye-TV Hybrid or the earlier Eye TV 500 [elgato.com] (digital only) and an iMac makes a great platform for HDTV. I expect that Steve will demo the two together. I've used an Eye-TV 500 on a 20" iMac. Good program material is stunning even with some detail being lost to scaling down for the 1680 pixel width of the screen. Getting the full detail and PVR functionality on a 24" iMac will be even better.

A relative near a major US city is getting about 20 digital program channels off-air (free), not counting a bunch of foreign-language and religious offerings. Those in remote areas won't be so lucky. But there are those BT downloads, and perhaps Steve will offer us a few more things from iTMS...
Apple Store down...
(Score:1)

by TomMorrisey (912581) on Tuesday September 12, @12:57PM (#16089491)

The Apple Store has been replaced with Apple's usual "We'll be right back" sticky note... that's usually a good sign that we'll be seeing some new products today...
Re:9/11
(Score:5, Funny)

by TomHandy (578620) <tomhandy@hot m a il.com> on Monday September 11, @08:04AM (#16080013)

That's true, people might have forgotten it was the anniversary of 9/11 if they didn't see it on Slashdot.

[ Parent ]
- Re:Mahatma Gandi by zoeblade (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:17AM
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Re:9/11
(Score:3, Funny)

by TheRaven64 (641858) on Monday September 11, @08:16AM (#16080064)
(http://theravensnest.org/ | Last Journal: Saturday March 11, @01:43PM)

This is a news website. Precisely how is dredging up something that happened five years ago newsworthy?
A question many people frequently ask the editors...

[ Parent ]
Re:9/11
(Score:5, Funny)

by dunkelfalke (91624) on Monday September 11, @09:02AM (#16080279)
(http://www.speznas.de/)

what happened on the 9th of november?

[ Parent ]
- Re:9/11 by gEvil (beta) (Score:2) Monday September 11, @09:10AM
  - Re:9/11 by dunkelfalke (Score:1) Monday September 11, @10:36AM
  - Re:9/11 by TheRaven64 (Score:2) Monday September 11, @01:48PM
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Re:OMFG!!!
(Score:2)

by Phase Shifter (70817) <speckec.email@uah@edu> on Monday September 11, @09:25AM (#16080372)
(http://slashdot.org/)

What could it be??? A different colour iPod? A slightly larger iPod? A slightly smaller iPod?
It will be the iNuke [youtube.com], of course.

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