It's that time to think about loading your comments in the wonderful creation that is Dashboard. Yes, it's Apple event time again folks.
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Is that a roar or a yawn?
The invite says "Back To The Mac" and we're told it's a sneak peak of the next release of OS X and that looks to me like the biggest of the big cats, a Lion.
For Apple folk it's been quite iPhone & iPod centric for a little while so for those of us that avoid the use of the Start Menu, we're being shown the future of the Mac platform. Lot's of rumours are doing the rounds as usual. In fact, Apple is to be the most covered Tech company in the mainstream media.
Also slated is a refresh for the flagship notebook, the MacBook Air - possibly a smaller model. A speed bump for the entire MacBook line - Intel's snappiest chips, perhaps. New for 2011, iLife & iWork - the creativity suite & productivity tools. Better integration or similarities with the mobile platform iOS - Face Time on the Mac, maybe.
None of this is confirmed just yet but what do you think, anything you'd like to see?
The event will be live streamed from 6pm UK time, Apple's official page has been set up and we just await the arrival of the turtle neck jumper on stage...
The pre-broadcast music has begun
Everyone get to your seats and don't spill the popcorn :)
Steve!
I love the iPhone, but I also love my PC.
Enjoy. :)
Bleurgh, stats time
27% growth, 18th quarter in a row that it's been above the PC market growth
i refuse to get sucked into this.
...but christine's gone out for the night. bugger.
mwahahah
*general self backslapping*
it'll just end in disappointment. why do i put myself through it?
They're giving a bit of a road test to Tim Cooke here right... I mean this is big for him. He's Steve if Steve goes.
Don't you wanna hear the Lion roar?
Also, I get to do my Lion Bar joke again :)
You said that earlier do you mean you get hyped and then the reality is disapointing?
I haven't been around for the the launches on Sidepodcast for the last few events
iLife 11
We missed you too ;)
The same apps, the goes one rumour in flames
as in... wow at the ipod touch, which turns out to have a crappy camera and sits idle after purchasing. i may as well just read the tech specs and reviews later.
Don't buy on launch day. That's the rule. Never ever!
yeah, but then why watch launch day?
Or update your software ;)
To see what's coming
I listen to podcasts which will reference this so I like to have seen the source.
And to form an opinion of my own :)
Leo has delayed Macbreak Weekly for this
interesting.
but that just heightens the disappointment.
For you, maybe
I think you are currently in the correct frame of mind to watch one of these. I generally don't believe the hype on these events - hence the rule about not buying.
Interesting group selection for iPhoto places
The only exception I would say is the first iPhone which was better than the demo.
true.
I tell you, I can't wait for the Verizon/CDMA iPhone so I can stop hearing about it ;)
is this demo all html5?
could be!
Shouldn't he be using his Magic Trackpad?
In iPhoto?
he's gonna a button and magically it'll all be online. the effects look canvas/css3 to me.
Or you mean the keynote?
The other rule about these kinds of things is you have to constantly think, "how often would I actually use this".
I mean lovely slideshows here but when would you ever use it?
iphoto effects and transitions all look css3 powered.
to me too... I'd love a send to iPad thing... Because I would use a slideshow there.
What I mean is create an "App" which is really just HTML5
Same
Facebook comments in your iPhoto pane
Who prints photos, never mind books of photos?
no-one watching this broadcast, surely?
At the moment it's a thing... Because it's a thing that the family does for grandparents and if the non-technical parent in the family doesn't like that they never get to see the pictures any more.
It's gone soon.
iPhoto Project View looks like the iBookstore, hmmmm
they're teaching us about the letterpress...
what the?
I wish Apple would get away from the skeuomorphic design pattern
Next up, the wheel :)
:) :)
err... nope, no idea what that means?
The iLife talk is to hook the upgraders in
All the new hardware buyers get this for free
Who upgrades iLife every year, can't be that profitable?
Thought it was just me
Designs that look like the old things they are replacing... Eg. A book case to store your books. The Address Book looks like a paper address book... etc.
I'm not a fan.
I like it
oooh. that started with music software. mixers that look like mixing desks etc. aids learning or something.
f1minute!
:)
I can see where it came from... And I know why they do it but I like the cleanness of something like this iMovie where clearly they couldn't steal from anything.
Glass cockpit instrumentation went back to analogue looking dials as linear gauges weren't as instinctively clear
I thought that
There's a Mac podcast that uses the debrief music too
woo!
I'm waiting for Christine's voice over :)
Is that why she went out?
they're all free apple loops. we can forgive them :)
Even for Logic? ;)
this guy is loving his product, but i can't see anyone using it. people who care about videos don't use imovie and people who don't care, don't add credits.
never for logic. best software ever, completely ruined by cupertino. emagic ruled.
This is for Dads I reckon
Project leader I guess
Doesn't get the spotlight often
They used the LSO!!
Is there a Dad Dancing editing tool?
"we got some nice establishing shots", this is pro talk from a person who can make movies, using software that can't produce pro quality content.
Faces for iMovie
Only time I've seen him before is iMovie for iPhone
cookie cutter movies?! no-one films this stuff. complete nonsense.
Seems crazy to me
I suppose it demos well at the Apple Store
Is it just to sell computers?
They should use it for the Japanese GP, it'd be better :)
In reality, yes
nail on the head.
either that or it's just to make the expensive soundtracks worthwhile.
I did once make a fake trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wItbl7yufO4
That would work for a SidepodRoadTrip though :)
How much did that ad cost to make? They flew those people to Vencie Paris and London?
what's annoying is they can't get the act together on the pro software front and make final cut better? i may have to switch to avid and windows.
oohhh have i missed much?
FCP team got reduced to finish iOS, I heard
Might be ramped back up again now
nothing on any significance whatsoever. you've saved 40mins of your life.
Nah, software additions for iLife [creativity suite]
Hi Lou
Apple fangirl now? :)
haven't they all? same for logic.
They have over $25 billion in the bank, do they care?
In other news, I had 4.5hrs of meetings today :(
This is way easier
ah good. i've spent that 40 mins (and a lot more) in a deserted playground taking photos, fun times :)
aha! finally, flextime comes to garaband AFTER is was available in logic. finally they get stuff the right way around.
We got her ages ago ;)
Creepy!!
Hellooooo peoples :)
Hi Steven, Alison
of course :)
only i can't watch the stream as i don't have internet available for my ipod touch. i shall rely on the comments instead as i warm up..
hehe :)
i'm calling this one quits. enjoy lovely peoples.
adios mr c
BTW, this is a consumer event
The Pro stuff is June, usually
is it that dull? bye mr c!
See ya dude
The beginning is always like this, they ramp up the hype soon
Hope it's not iWork next
Why? That's in major need of an update....
Groove Matching sounds like syncronised dancing
Absolutely... Especially as Office for Mac just came out
new version of
I just don't need to see a demo, that's all
He's doing better than Chris Martin last live show...
#sorrylou ;)
Fair play...
Two power cords?
Cinema displays or iMacs?
and what was wrong with Chris Martin's performance?
:)
ummmm.... HELP!
*humph*
;)
It wasn't Jonsi...
[That's all I got, sorry Alex]
Displays, so probably video out
have you seen you can watch Jonsi's gig from the other day? in full?..
good effort. Chris Martin is still awesome though..
Cheaper price for upgraders?
I saw the tweet, thanks
My video is behind slightly, has buffered twice
Face Time for Mac
Next iPad will definitely have a front facing camera, at least
I wonder what Skype think of this?
Shoulda called Woz
what's the difference between skype and facetime?
I wonder when you'll get Facetime on the PC?
Skype is very resource heavy when run on mobiles
Plus, you just call an email address, no skype account necessary
Well, it is open source
OS X Lion!
Mac OS Ken doesn't have to change to Kevin :)
[ Not Mac OS XI ]
ohhh that sounds interesting!
Rumours that the menu bar is being renamed Lion Bar are unconfirmed
I knew it was coming...
Released for WWDC '11 with iPhone 5?
Not the stealthiest of cats
Touch gestures don't work on vertical surfaces
Magic Mouse comes with it's own micro nuclear power station soon? ;)
i'm confused by this... they have a new operating system?.. how is it different?
That's what he's announcing at the moment
Apple have smaller, incremental OS updates every 18 months or so
Not big jumps every 5 years
Less need to upgrade hardware by force
Currently 10.6 is Snow Leopard, this is 10.7 coming next year - Lion
ah *is patient.*
Mission Control is Expose on steroids?
ohhh that makes much more sense. Silly Windows being rubbish. I like the name Snow Leopard though.. lol
Shame Mr C bailed... I would be interested to see what he thought
streamy link?
I am using my amazing pdf printer all the time! Thank you so much Mav and Alex for suggesting it to me!! :D
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1010qwoeiuryfg/event/index.html
No problem :)
Nevermind.
*is idiot*
Offical Mac App Store = Jailbroken 'puters next?
Now that's how apps should have always worked!
Well no you don't have to use the App Store
But it could happen
iWork apps available individually soon?
Launch pad is an iOS Home Screen
Launchpad: don't need it, it's what I use quicksilver for.
I demand a clean desktop!!!
I love it
Hope it's optional
It's like an app
in the doc
Flicking to alt tab
Ah, cool
That's good then
good windows joke
I'm behind but :lol:
I don't know if you can see between the System menu in the dock (full left) and the familiar App Store icon there is the launch pad
Got it
Summer 2011 for Mac OS Lion
Does fourstar know that MacBooks are thought to be updated, maybe as a 'one more thing'?
He's about to arrive at my house roughly at the time of the announcement... I'll let you know his reaction
I didn't have the heart to tweet it yesterday
I have to say the iLife box with the finger painting makes me think it says iLife 3
MacBook Air was leaked on the discussion fourm earlier today
Agreed
Here we go
Touch screen Air?
no way
17mm thick
Nothing new so far
SSD rumours are true
wait.. what?...
only one kind of flash on the iPhone
Maybe not
:lol:
More buffering kicking in
Virgin Media may be throttling me or this is getting popular
It's you... No buffering whole time here... It's Giggles Radio all over again
4 batteries
VM don't like me streaming :(
Air has a little brother
Expensive Netbook
Lots of LCD sizes coming out of China for Apple now
3.5, 9.7, 11.6, 13.3, 15, 17, 21.5, 27
Hey Guy Garvey getting some royalties :)
Oh, and the Nano
Is the White MacBook $999 in the States?
yup
Yup,
http://www.appleinsider.com/mac_price_guide/
wonder if it's on it's way out?
I can't believe that wasn't an applause point... The new mac is the same price as the current cheapest mac
I think iMovie sent them to sleep
Unibody was launched on the Air, we just didn't know it then
I'd like to say that the biggest disapointment is that there is no syncronisation news. Apple have totally missed the boat on this. We need a synchronisation solution desperately.
You try and explain how you get documents on and off of the iPad and people get very confused.
iOS 4.2 is next month
I want sync built into the OS though
Do you use Elements?
Dropbox integration natively
Agreed
I mean they talked about instant save in the OS so maybe its there
I do... But by leaving it this long everyone is going for different solutions.
The developers are doing the hard work for them
My feed stopped
Yeah but... Things like the app store and game center point to the idea that when lots of people are attempting the same thing it's better to have one source.
*confused*
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Right I better go! Have fun guys
fourstar can breathe a sigh of relief
See ya Alex
Love this iPhone 4 backplate
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/19/metal-cover-serves-as-diy-iphone-backplate/
@NeweyFacts:
Jony Ive came up with the design for new MacBook Air after digging through Adrian Newey's discarded sketches. /via @frijole
That was quick
Little bit of editorial on the photo caption I see ;)
FaceTime beta link:
http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/
Update: specs coming in now [then I'll be off]
13-inch MacBook Air has a 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo (upgradeable to 2.13 GHz), 2GB of RAM (upgradeable to 4GB) and up to 256GB flash storage.
11-inch MacBook Air has a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (can upgrade to 1.6 GHz processor) and up to 128GB flash storage
Also, a re-install USB stick
i approve of the Air OS key: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html it's useless to us though, given the lack of audio input. lionbar wasn't all that exciting, but i like the desktop store. thankfully it's snow leopard supported.
cheers for the thread bassano.
No worries
I think there'll be lots more to come in OS 11 [XI?]
Lion is the biggest of the cats, after all
hopefully.
the air is again vastly overpriced. £849.00 for the 11"? they must be joking.
MBA UK prices: £849 - £1349
Pretty good, for Apple
The very same as the White MacBook
Small & Light or traditional and faster
Yet people bought the 1st gen at inflated prices
i figured you'd be mad at the lack of USB3?
i've never seen one outside of a mac store in, what, 4 years?
Under 3 but yeah, me too
:)
Not interested in the MBA and have heard that Intel may be investing in Light Peak which is more exciting and worth the wait
light peak?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Peak
Super duper, all your connections in one cable type thing
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/26/is-apple-behind-the-development-of-intels-light-peak-connectivi/
ooooh!!
Wow
60 Percent of Apple’s Sales Are From Products That Did Not Exist Three Years Ago
http://www.asymco.com/2010/10/19/60-percent-of-apples-sales-are-from-products-that-did-not-exist-three-years-ago/
I'd like to see Apple embrace open standards instead of proprietary closed systems.
i've just been browsing the dell store. i'm quite tempted.
This really confused me since other Mac (the make up people) have run a program called Back to Mac for years. Stop being so similar Apple!
I still don't think you can do better than a mac book pro for a laptop at the moment. But obviously for a desktop when you are wanting to expand etc it still seems to be a different story. I am writing this comment from a Dell running Windows 7.
The macs are great laptops. I just don't like the direction they are taking with the OS