
Boy, has this been a long wait.
Apple skipped the expected June announcement for the latest iPhone and then skipped the September event expected for the refresh of the iPod line.
Today, the Apple consumers await the announcement of shiny products with much anticipation.
Will it be the iPhone 5, 4, or something else? Will it be 4G enabled? What about storage, will we ever get a 64GB iPhone where we don't have to be picky about decide ding what media to load to it?
There have been posts on numerology that have dissected the press invitation. Reader submitted designs, on what the new handset might look like. Some crazy cats even manufactured a full scale aluminium and glass handset which is quite impressive.
Also expected today, news on iOS 5, iCloud, new iPods and maybe the retirement of some Classic iPods - possibly foretold by the removal of "click wheel" games from iTunes. There's a rumour roundup but post any interesting links you find and we'll chat about what's to come, what we hear and what we would like to see.
The Keynote should begging at 10:00 (PST), 13:00 (EST) or 18:00 (GMT+1) to some of us.
Apple aren't live streaming this event but there are many live blogs and bound to be a naughty, illicit stream or two floating around. So, grab your refreshments and get those thumbs ready… let's talk iPhone!
Woo hoo! So ready to buy NOW! :D
Mr C... May I take this opportunity to remind you that you will be disapointed
Apple Japan accidentally said iPhone 4S on October 14th
He he, remember the megapixel myth ;)
cheers for the post mr. b.
just as a heads-up, we also have a MLB live thread scheduled for 18:45, so if you do a late refresh to the dashboard, you might get confused!
http://sidepodcast.com/dashboard
I heard that, strong rumours about a new 5 though with the bigger screen. Thought that idea had gone away
No worries
always.
am hoping on fixed dates for iOS 5 and iCloud.
also for the record, i am not buying anything at all today.
:)
I am really gunning for that being the iPod Touch
You say that now
I forgot to mention the death of the Zune, which was off again, on again and now confirmed
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/04/microsoft_changes_its_story_concedes_death_of_zune_hardware.html
Cheers indeed
Alex, are any of your contracts ready to upgrade. I've never done that before. How does it work if buying at the Apple Store?
i truly don't have any money. but also, i don't foresee much being targeted at me. unless they apologise for the final cut cock up and release the real version.
never made it to this country.
4 live news feeds into one stream for easy viewing of the iPhone5 announcement
http://lbobi.com/2011/10/live-newsfeed-the-lets-talk-iphone-apple-event.html
ace!
Other links here
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/04/live-coverage-of-apples-lets-talk-iphone-event/
Hello folks, what a grand idea for following this Iphone announcement.
although edgadget will likely have bigger pictures.
#blamebassano
hey ya ;)
engadget always seems the best to me
I'm just here to observe the animals in the zoo.
Contract upgrades work just the same as going I to the carriers own shop
All are I think... I haven't done anything at the apple store
Love that they are in there with Android phones!
last chance for predictions then?
But don't tariffs change when you upgrade?
I have unlimited data and would be keen to keep it
64gb iPhone 4S in Black for me with Voice Activation and some fancy turn by turn GPS magic
Apple will make lots of money.
#rebels
and denial is a river... somewhere.
The reality distortion field will render them useless :)
We will all get in a big frenzy over the new stuff, then think about for a few days, find the faults, but decide we want 'em anyway.
hehehe...
I'll "get one", so to speak, but only because the companies gonna pay for it as I need it for development.
Wife and I will be getting new Android phones at the beginning of the year.
Hi gang. Curious but not buying anything. :)
Then bail Greece out and turn it into a homunculus Apple Store
i's will be had all round
*waves to everyone*
So Leo is saying that the moscone center is being used by oracle, so the fact that it's in a small place might not be because it's boring.
Hi to the newcomers
I'll probably buy everything, but I never usually buy anything on the day
True. If you want unlimited data on O2 then buy handset only
*nods in respect*
Rumour is that Apple couldn't pick a date [due iOS or iCloud polishing ]so stayed at home instead
Reckon we may see a new Touch at all? I want the older models to become cheaper as I am poor...
:(
Yup, minor upgrades
I'm hoping it is a new touch with 3G
I would expect a 64GB touch.
MacRumors liveblog down, TWIT down for me
mifi is better surely. unless you only own one device.
I have TWIT
That would blow my mind. I would save up for that.
What if it allows tethering?
Maybe they'll shock everyone and announce the iPhone 5 has dial up support
Black shirt in honour of the Turtle Neck of Steve?
I've got it now, http://live.twit.tv/#audio has video!!
will have compare, but mifi is payg, 7.2g and hsdpa+
have to be a heck of a touch, no?
Kat, Nina and I are all watching live
I'm really tempted buy Apple TV now with AirPlay going LARGE
#BlameAlex
Nina's first apple conference? Aww :)
highly recommended. we get a lot sof use out of ours.
iPod Nano for Nina? ;)
really good
I reckon it'll have the ability to allow you to talk to someone who is very far away or even just next door. Or any distance in between. Oh and it'll feature faster than light processing copyrighted by CERN labs.
heeh!
Andy T: REally bad reception, Skype?
I hope the rumour about it holding a flux capacitor is true
who?
Gotta be a 4S. But I'm buying either way, seeing as I have a 3GS right now.
Any live video yet?
From what I understand, there won't be any. Not of the talk itself, anyway.
Someone will stream before getting caught
Love Leo's Droopy voice :)
next up ipod
Tim Cook: Apple sold more Macs on open ing day in Hong Kong than sold at any other store opening in the world.
Woo woo!
I love the Classic, so tempted to buy a 160gb tonight
Mmmm, colourful itunes
Leo's in a ... chair!
engadget - Http/1.1 Service Unavailable
#oops
just had that too
Similar but not as good http://live.gdgt.com/live-apple-iphone-5-event-coverage/
same here but a refresh sorted it
oh no, maybe not!
Lily Savage is running Apple?
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/iphone5apple2011liveblogkeynote1212.jpg
:D
http://thisismynext.com/2011/10/04/apple-iphone-live-blog-starts-now/
Never seen Engadget struggle before
That's not an aeroplance, it's an Airbus
If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going
they are back now
And by golly, it's struggling.
twit is also down.
This works for me but the chatroom is saying it's down
http://live.twit.tv/#audio
not for me
this is my next seems to be working really weel
but now I have engadget back we're good
CNet down too
what the...
Real, honest to gosh cards. You pick the pic, Apple prints it out.
why?
this is my next is ahead
This bit is to fool the Office Lottery on how many minutes the iPhone is announced
Printed from Apple in China, designed in Cupertino
because they can? rather odd, though, i gotta admit.
Notifications are badly in need of this
When they say cards, they mean solitaire? Right? Right guys?
Yeah, I want the App of Hearts :D
:)
Or the iOS 5 of Clubs
minus points to apple for rehashing the same keynote slides from wwdc. only without steve.
Not to mention not live streaming it from the mother of all server farms
I told you it would be low key
iOS 5 Oct 12th
heh. honestly, that's a terrible place to stream from. need global diversity.
balls.
it is a bit worrying that their first post-jobs talk is so... flat. now would've been the best time to come out and show that apple can still be apple even in a post-jobs era.
Did they say GM today?
It's not worrying to me... this is what happens every time... the first half is almost always boring
will see how they kick it up a notch then.
first time they've reused slides though?
It's a recap of the iOS announcement from WWDC
and don't they know we have a baseball game to watch?
I don't think so... I think they've done it before whenever they've dealt with pre announced iOS features
They announced so much iOS stuff to developers earlier in the year... but now they are saying to the press... when you talk about the new phone and you say, "it's got nothing new" we'd like to remind you that we have lots of new stuff...
Find My Friends?
lost almost every stream now
...even if it's old news.
Still going
http://live.thisismynext.com/Event/Apple_iPhone_5_event_live_blog
And http://live.gdgt.com/live-apple-iphone-5-event-coverage/
http://live.gdgt.com/live-apple-iphone-5-event-coverage/
any luck?
all back now... except twit
5GB of free iCloud storage is pretty good
and that doesn't include music
Good point
12th for icloud too
october 12 for icloud.
balls.
Who is the guy on TWiT that sounds like Schwarzenegger?
And 10.7.2 probably
I think he's a developer guy
more balls. and the apple tv update i guess.
Streaming music and data limits do not go together
balls because you'd like it already?
Ipod tiiiiime
No mention of Classic, again
Unless you're on Sprint, of course, in which case you have unlimited data.
Yesterday ;)
No unlimited is really unlimited. Try 24/7 streaming and wait for the email
The ipod nano - now even nanoer! With more nano!
No they do not.
Does the icloud streaming cache the music on the device? That feature is a savior for me in the amazon and google music apps if my connectivity is junk.
if you're using realtime, this might get confusing. recommend:
http://sidepodcast.com/dashboard
to follow only the apple conversation.
the iPod StefaNano
Nice watch
christine having all sorts of lion issues. desperate for some kind of service pack.
i need ios 5 for work related stuff and i needed the improvements in july.
How many people realistically do that, though? Maybe 12/7, but not quite 24/7.
Mickey Mouse watch face!
lou has mentioned how much she wants some kind of update for lion too. Have seen others mention it on twitter as well
Ok, 12/7. How long are they gonna allow that if it becomes popular?
WiFi is kinda borked for a lot of people
I amazingly haven't had any lion issues yet, and usually I've got problems that others havent
As long as their networks can handle it. And given they're just #3 in the US, they should have capacity to spare. (Read: not AT&T)
ooooooooh iPod touch!
Rumours of a massive Sprint deal for iPhone
My wife asked if maybe we should consider going back to AT&T.
I love her very much. But that woman is CRAZY! for even considering it.
Indeed. How massive, though, that is the question.
No 128GB iPod Touch :(
I really don't get white Apple devices. Black is classic
...so is it just a new colour ipod touch?
it's vista-eque here :(
8, 32, 64
Better processor and graphics I imagine. Maybe not
Here it comes
Lot of people were hoping for a new iPod Classic. So much for that, then.
iPhone 4S
design same, inside all new...
It's dying
Dual Core A5 chip from the iPad
Ooooh, epic games are there.
Who ironically have a strong reputation for being microsoft's game buddies...
It's horrible. I want my leopard back.
Infinity Blade is nice
Really... I haven't seen a blog post about it...
Always wanted to give it a go but alas... *looks at 2G iPod*
if the icloud doesn't sort it, we'll roll you back.
You can buy my iPad in March ;)
Must be 64GB. Pleeeeeease
No. I could do that, I suppose.
I remember Leopard or Snow Leopard caused one... I assumed all was well because it's gone so well for me...
Antenna switching
Double HSDPA speeds [than iPhone 4]
I wrote a post with my first thoughts on Lion, but I haven't gone back and ranted about it. I will do that :)
I remember that one too... despite being difficult for me to participate on the internet I've made sure I've kept up with your blog
Awww. Gold star for you!
8MP camera confirmed
Any guesses as to who will have the faster network next year? I'm guessing Vodafone over O2
Squirrell! :D
1080p video
recording?
"real-time temporal noise reduction"
For filming space/time continuum anomalies?
Yup
yes
080p, real-time video image stabilization (yes!), real-time temporal noise reduction
oh wow.
Hopefully this will calm down the queues this year [flexes debit card]
First truly interesting new feature I've seen so far today.
given up on streams. these comments are my only apple info as i fix code and watch baseball. appreciate the updates.
very interesting. that's massive.
Wise man
Airplay mirroring over wifi
Woo hoo
and then... there was voice.
here we go.
Voice Assistant
Here comes the Siri and Nuance technology
"How long is the queue at my local Apple Store?"
was that an announced ios 5 feature? or is this iphone only?
iPhone 4S
so ipad won't mirror over wifi?
Don't know, be sill if we had to wait for iPad 3 for that
it was announced before
they should go ask how Apple stock is doing right now... it's not doing so good.
Have they dropped to the 2nd biggest company in the world yet?
Can I just say my prediction about restaurants was bang on...
I'm scared it's all going to go about HAL9000 on us
weren't they always the second biggest? never got quite to be the biggest for all that long.
"What are you doing Lukeh, would you like some James Morrison instead?"
They overtook Exxon and stayed there I thought
fortunately, i don't think it can communicate outside of English just yet. ;)
can I help you with closing the pod bay doors?
I thought it was the biggest?
*drops to knees* WHY IPHONE WHY
Then it's going to turn into GlaDOS!
the iCake was a lie!
for a while. but that quickly ended when Steve Jobs said he was leaving.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11230244/1/apple-and-exxon-vie-for-the-value-crown.html
This asking the phone & listening to the answer on a headset is going to make pub quizzes really easy
iphone 4S will scare all the people pretending to talk to someone on the phone to avoid someone
The Pub Quiz world championship will have to move to The Coal Hole
iPhone when and how big?
they have been very careful to only show drawings not pictures
They said it looks the same
I meant capacity
Here comes the Johnny Ive video
Same slippery glass back :(
Good grief: https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/jAoRVKWi89o
Mr C-esque
I NEED THAT!!
Great comment: "Your screens are bigger than my attention span!"
Siri app [old one] is down on the app store
64GB YES!!
64GB $399
3GS free with contract [US only?]
32 or 64? Hmmm. Will have a think.
3GS is now free if you opt for that in the US (w/ 2-year contract). That's really interesting.
Prepoders 7th, Release 14th Oct - US only?
$99 for 4
14th in UK
Paul o grady is back
Cool
No Asian countries in the October rollouts - might we get our chance in November?
64GB Black please, I know what I'm doing Sat after qualifying :D
Japan
Oh yeah! :D Just them, though.
Singapore on the 28th
Tim really leaves the talking to his technical guys. Some interesting features in there, but the talk was a bit underwhelming for me.
And them. :D Argh. So JP and SG. Interesting no HK/China in there.
What you need is a birthday in the next few weeks...
:D
Updated for the 4S now
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
cheers for all the comments and the thread. v.useful.
glad i don't have to buy anything, but 1080p in you pocket is worth some more thought.
apple homepage is down :)
Back now with a new splash screen
Camera: Face detection in still images
Video: AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p [not for iPod], Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Adapters
ipod touch is a dead product then. in terms of features and interest at least.
It'll always be at least a year behind the phone
it's two years now. if it didn't get any upgrades.
Lukeh: starts at £169
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipodtouch/
[store still down though]
Apple iPhone and iPod pages are down intermittently
wouldn't have happened on steve's watch ;)
iPod Classic 160GB down to £178 on Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-iPod-classic-160GB-Generation/dp/B002MRRROQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317754723&sr=8-1
Force Quit in North Carolina?
keynote getting slammed on scoble's thread:
https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/8mxuvFzZa1F
Good, I'll be able to get one next weekend then
It's the new YouTube comments
nothing like that bad.
AirPlay Mirroring coming to iPhone 4S, not just for iPads
iPad 2 only I think
that's cool. we need it to work on ipad2 at work.
*counts down to the 12th*
Store is back up http://store.apple.com/uk/
iPod Touch is cheaper now
8GB 169 [was 193]
32GB 249 [was 254]
64GB 329 [was 336]
AppleCare+ will cover accidental damage
http://store.apple.com/us/product/S4575?mco=MjU5MTk4MjQ
[fake]@Charlie_Whiting:
I'd like to introduce everyone to HRT's new Supercomputer: The iPhone 4S. Only $299 with a 2 year contract. :lol:
hehe!
Posting here as there's no other better place to post here.
Steve Jobs has passed away,
http://gizmodo.com/5838847/steve-jobs-is-dead
cheers j. i shall post something shortly. just need a minute.
or maybe more than a minute. sorry.
It's hard to even know what to say.
for a person i didn't know, never met. seems to have hit quite hard. can't really explain it.
I understand. He was such a creative force, a light. He changed how we live. That's a personal thing.
I imagine a lot of Apple fans feel the same
i wrecked one his creations with rosé wine, but shall still raise a glass now.
leo's about to go live on cnn to talk about steve: http://live.twit.tv/
I have been watching for 20 minutes and I have never bought an Apple product in my life
Puts me in mind of this tweet:
@mattmay Matt May by antichrista
Doesn't matter what brand of computer/device/OS you use. What you use is better than it would've been because of Steve Jobs.
cute doggie alert
oh, he's gone.
ozzie
Wow, it's like Leo's waiting in line or something with everyone they're interviewing.
They will have loads of people lined up and won't get to half of them
Nov 21st his biography comes out. The only authorized one.
Completely agree with it. A very sad day for all the technology world...
Real bonus that we don't need to listen to Piers Morgan
A bit scary how that seems to be perfectly timed.
Understood. It may take some time to process for all of us.
Thank goodness for small favors.
I didn't think it would affect me that much, being fairly new to having Mac stuff (2 years), but he just changed so much in such a short time.
338 patents.
I also bought my first Mac device 2 years ago, but as a techie, I was so intrigued by the Gates-Jobs battles and wars. And as much as I loved Windows more than Mac OS (and still do), I was amazed by how Jobs turned about Apple from the brink of bankruptcy... to this.
I've never had any Apple related device. Actually, I don't even agree with the philosophy of the Apple system. And yet I've dropped a tear...
And to be hired back all those years ago after being fired and then to turn it into...this, as you so aptly said.
And I do love elegant design so, so much. He had me at "i" :)
On another note, this behind-the-scenes audio feed with CNN is interesting stuff. For me, anyway. Now I know how it works.
This is a really good lesson in how TV works. You normally see it as being so slick and you assume everything is timed and planned to the second
They bought his new company to bring him back! That said a lot.
You stole my comment
*hugs*
:D
aha, I'd forgotten that. Yes, it says everything.
Thanks for being here, guys. Good to have your company on SPC.
Indeed. When I first heard the news, I knew there would be no better place to chat than here.
Obama has a statement on Jobs
Bet GW Bush wouldn't have known who he was
wow
Leo has to follow Obama and Woz. Tough job
:D
For me, Jobs is the modern-day Edison. I remember the US went into a declared state of mourning for Edison. A statement from Obama is totally expected.
Google has a simple tribute to Steve Jobs on the homepage:
http://www.google.com/
I would love to see a Steve Jobs doodle soon.
I had forgotten about Jobs connection to Pixar.
Forget about all the i-things, without Jobs we wouldn't have had Toy Story, Nemo, Wall-e, Cars, Monsters Inc...
My students just did a project on inventors. Several chose Steve Jobs. They turned in the project today.
Indeed. The thing about Steve is that he would have been remembered if he had just made the Macintosh. Or just founded Pixar. Or just made the iPod. Or just the iPhone. Or just the iPad. But he had his hand in ALL of them.
Celebrating his life is just what I want to do (as I type on the MacBook). :)
Good night all.
night kai.
Leo done on CNN. Short but sweet.
Off to nap. Good night all.
:D
Night Kai
Night
Night
heh, my sidepodcast commenters tweet stream is filled with stuff about Steve Jobs.
Except for AMy's tweet about buying a dress at a massive discount :)
(Just thought it was kind of humorous)
Different priorities
sorry it took a while: http://sidepodcast.com/post/he-had-me-at-i
I think you hit exactly the right note
thank you. feel stupid for taking so long. feel better for writing it.
It takes as long as it takes. I wouldn't worry about it taking longer than you thought
Why have a piper playing in California?
piper?
There is a man in full highland dress playing the bagpipes in Cupertino outside the Apple campus
wha? odd.
Leo just showed it. It may just be a random piper trying to get on TV
heh, didn't feel a need to tweet about Steve when the entire rest of everyone had already said it all :)