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Apple press conference scheduled for Oct. 19th
Just got word that Apple has scheduled a press confernce during the preview for next week's PhotoPlus Expo 2005 to unveil their "latest professional innovations." No details yet as to what they might be showing off, but if I had to guess I'd go for a Final Cut update centered around h.264 and the Quick Time upgrade. It would be interesting, too, if Apple were to announce some professional still photography tools at the show, since that's a market they haven't really entered into themselves yet. We'll see, but I'm not expecting anything too big so close on the heels of of Wednesday's announcements.
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dave said 4:01PM on 10-14-2005
Can we say new PowerBooks and PowerMacs? That's what AppleInsider is claiming, and they haven't even got word of the press conference:
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1320
They're claiming DDR2 and PCI Express on both the PowerBooks and PowerMacs. I'd go along with that on the PowerMacs for sure as the iMac G5 now has both and lets hope the same for the PowerBooks. The PowerMacs should get the Dual-core PPC 970MP, and hopefully two chips for a total of 4 CPUs.
This is the update I've been waiting for (hopefully). Can't wait to get a dual, dual-core PowerMac G5.
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C. Koerner said 3:52PM on 10-14-2005
iTunes 7!
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Victor Agreda, Jr. said 4:25PM on 10-14-2005
Like System 7, iTunes 7 will be delayed for years, so scratch that.
Hey, PCI Express on a PowerBook would be interesting... Where you'd put those cards is anyone's guess, although if it's a G5 PowerBook the room needed to ventilate would be ample for a PCI chassis...
My vote is for quad G5 PowerMacs, DDR2 for PowerBooks, and a photo application, like iPhoto for Pros. ProPho?
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Sean said 4:24PM on 10-14-2005
Also hopefully the integrated iSight into PowerBooks and iBooks. Remember that patent from a few weeks ago?
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teece said 5:40PM on 10-14-2005
What I would really like is update support for the newer NEF and DNG image formats! I would love to be able to look at these in the Finder. I'm easy to please.
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Brad said 5:45PM on 10-14-2005
I believe that's the Michigan Ave. Apple Store in Chicago in the picture. Score.
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SR said 9:54PM on 10-14-2005
sorry mate, the photoplus expo is in NYC...
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Tom O'Neill said 12:58AM on 10-15-2005
I don't think Apple would blow their credibility with the media by calling a special event for a minor launch as Savage suggests. The reason why these events go so much press is because everyone knows something good will be unveiled.
Different engineers work on the Macs than on the iPods, so there's no reason to think that the recent iPod announcements would delay Mac announcements. In fact, I think there are PR advantages if Apple looks like it's on an unstoppable innovation spree. Plus they gotta update the PowerBooks and PowerMacs before the holiday shopping season--they're getting long in the tooth.
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Jay Savage said 12:34PM on 10-15-2005
SR: who suggested it wasn't?
Sorry if the stock art created confusion for anyone--it's tough to find images of events that haven't happened yet--although those paying attention might have noticed we used it to illustrate the story about the Staten Island store, as well.
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Jay Savage said 12:42PM on 10-15-2005
Tom,
That's an interesting point, but I'm not sure that this is going to big a "big" launch. The invitation seems to have been sent only to people registered for PhotoPlus press passes, not to the general cadre of Apple and tech reporters who get invitations to "One More Thing," etc. At least that's what it looks like so far, which leads me to believe that this will be fairly focused, especially since the invitation emphsizes "professional solutions". That doesn't sound like new blazingly fast hardware to me.
You're right about the momentum, though, so it should be interesting to see what actually happens, although i think that a pro-grade imaging suite to be a companion to Pro-Tolls and a possible Photoshop competitor would be huge news however you look at it.
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Alex Adam said 3:29PM on 10-15-2005
HD quailty video ipod with fm radio and cassette. Or just new powerbooks.
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Tom O'Neill said 11:32PM on 10-15-2005
Hi, Jay,
Thanks for the clarification. I hadn't realized the invitations were so limited, in which case your interpretation seems more likely.
Still, I sure wish Apple would update the PowerBooks already!
--Tom
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