Macworld Keynote at Apple Stores

iAryeh writes "I was recently at the Apple Store in Cincinnati and they were passing out flyers that said: 'You're invited to join us at the Apple Store to view the keynote presentation by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs.' I guess they are going to present this on the large screen television. This sounds like a better idea than watching the small stream from QuickTime." Apparently it won't be on TechTV this time around, which is mostly just fine with me, since they didn't show it live anyway, but instead paused the keynote for commercials (understandable) and commentary (totally incomprehensible).

Not surprising.

[Alex Thorpe]

I'd love to take advantage of it, but the local Apple store won't open for two more months or so. On the other hand, I should be home this year, so I'll try it on 1.2 megabit DSL.

Helpful Link

[Evro]

A somewhat helpful link would be the list of Apple retail stores [apple.com]. Looks like the one near me opens Thursday.

I wanna watch too!

[LlamaRama]

Maybe I shouldn't have failed English or something, my nice five hour day of summer school starts bright and early right as the keynote begins. I'll be in the school library for the first hour of the day (we have to do a persuasive essay and I'm doing mine on why DRM sucks), so hopefully by then I'll be able to check Apple.com and /. to see what's up.

Why Wait?

[usr122122121]

Why wait when you can just read about what Steve will say beforehand in Time Magazine?

Whoops. Time warp.

How will it be broadcast?

[foniksonik]

If it's not on TechTV then how will it be broadcast to the Apple Stores? Will they use Quicktime 6/MPG4 or does every Apple have a closed circuit link to some here-to-fore unknown Apple fibre link?

Any ideas? If they don't use the QT6 streaming server with a dedicated server for each Store what are good alternative technologies for this sort of broadcast/multi-cast/point-to-point 'single-cast'?

Re:How will it be broadcast?

[MonaXier]

Presumably, they will use the satellite broadcast. More info here [apple.com]. Also, they may be doing broadcasts elsewhere - check apple events in your area. For example, up here (Vancouver, Canada) they will do a delayed broadcast at a university campus downtown, as they have for quite a few MacWorlds already.

check your local university

[sketchkid]

there's was an ad in this week's issue of our newspaper here at Florida State and it says

MacWorld NY
Keynote Address
Wed. July, 17th
9:30 am

Student Life Theatre

so its sounds like theyre going to broadcast the keynote address at our theater. maybe your local university is doing the same thing

All of them?

[90XDoubleSide]

The keynote starts a 7AM mountain time and 6AM pacific time (move back to Chicago, damnit ;). Are the stores here going to open early or is the theater thing only on the east coast (I don't remember exactly when they open, but I know I was listening to the mall's muzak loop for the 35th time and freezing my ass off well after sunrise at the store opening). I guess they can show rebroadcasts all day. I'm not gonna make it out to a store anyways; it's going to be hard enough to drag myself out of bed and over to my computer that early, let alone drive 20 mins to the Aspen Grove store!

Re: All of them?

[elemental23]

I know the Apple store in Newport Beach, CA, was showing it at 6:00am this morning (presumably live, given the ungodly hour). Employees were invited in to watch it. I don't know if it was open to the public or if they're replaying it throughout the day.

26.4-Quicktime Plan

[Rivard]

I, and my turtle 26.4 connection, seem to notice that the only time Quicktime works is when Steve Jobs is doing something.

It is disappointing that Tech TV can't get its act together. This is one of only a half-dozen events that effect the whole industry so immensly. And probably the only one that is actually worth watching at all. You can say what you want about Apple, but there is nothing in the computer industry that is more extrinsically appreciated as Steve Jobs doing his jig at MacWorld.

It is also the only thing that makes me want to endure using Quicktime for streaming anything.

But, of course, the only thing that matters is: What is Apple going to do for me? I am looking forward to a reason to use OS X--aside from Aqua--and a G4 iBook.

Re:26.4-Quicktime Plan

[george399]

It is disappointing that Tech TV can't get its act together.

I don't think it's an issue with Tech TV. His Steveness won't allow them to broadcast it (ever). Seems to be on par with the recent press-pass blacklisting

Re:26.4-Quicktime Plan

[Rivard]

Well nothing happened anyway: the iMac got a bigger LCD screen, and OS X got a corny box.

Watch it Live

[d3xt3r]

You can also watch it live via QuickTime or MPEG 4 via QuickTime 6. It's at apple.com

MPEG-4 stream is great

[extra88]

If you've tried to watch a QuickTime stream of MacWorld keynotes in the past, you know the quality generally sucks.

I'm watching the MPEG-4 stream right now and it's great.

http://stream.apple.akadns.net/

..my employer has its own TV network

[cjsteele]

We have over 200 facilities in 26+ states, all of which are able to watch our Television channel. I don't have ANY clue how they accomplished this, but I know we have our own television studio, but beyond that I don't have a clue.