Though I must admit that this one, and the one after the jump, look much more legitimate than the Airport version. However, let me be clear that we don't even know if there will be an event on February 22nd (I've emailed Apple about it, but they haven't gotten back to me).
The slogan on this supposed invite seems to hint at an iPod shuffle related announcement, but then there is the 'Golden Ticket' invite that you can see after the jump... I don't know what to make of that one.
Thanks to rosswf and Dave for sending these along.
As always, judge for yourself about the veracity of these.
Update: An eagle eyed reader noticed that February is misspelled on this invite, and that isn't Apple's style (though it is inline with my style, hence why I didn't notice it). Either it is a fake (and some people have way too much free time) or someone at Apple is getting fired.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:04PM
Matt said...
That first one (in blue) is on "Febuary" 22. Do you think Apple would release something to journalists with the month misspelled? I don't.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:13PM
Gaurav said...
The Golden Ticket one is rounded at the bottom edges unlike the "mix up" one.
Isnt Apple consistent with these things?
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2-06-2006 @ 10:13PM
Derrick said...
Also ... the start of the email addresses are inconsistent:
RSVP is capitalized on the gold one and not on the blue one.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:13PM
LD said...
Why does TUAW post these? Would you post just anything a "reader" sent in? How about I photoshop a little something together about some mysterious (fake) Apple product, slap a date on it, throw in an Apple logo for good measure. Would you post it then?
I don't think you are doing due diligence before posting this crap. Nor are you doing the proper thing and retracting the posts after you learn they are totally bogus, as in this instance.
Just delete the post, man.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:17PM
jd said...
Typo, inconsistency apostrophe. It's counterfeit.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:19PM
Scott McNulty said...
LD, do I ever claim these are real? Notice I say 'supposed,' and mention that we don't even know if there is going to be an event on Feb. 22nd, plus it is filed under the rumor category.
I trust that our readers are intelligent enough to make the judgement on their own, and pick up on my subtle use of language in the post itself (though I must admit that it sometimes seems like people comment before they read the post and tell us how much we suck).
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2-06-2006 @ 10:23PM
LD said...
The font size is different for the text on the bottom between the two.
"Hey, this invite is written in crayon on a napkin! Let's post it on TUAW, I think it's real!"
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2-06-2006 @ 10:24PM
everythingzen said...
Not to be a jerk or anything, but on the subject of spelling, you spelled a word wrong in your first paragraph.
...we don't even know if there will be an even on February 22nd...
The second 'even' should be 'event.' I wouldn't have normally pointed it out, but we were on the subject of spelling.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:25PM
Sharvil Shah said...
In the blue one the date "22" is in a subscript type. Whereas dates are always printed in superscript.
This is not the case with the gold invite.
It seems some people are too careless when using photoshop.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:27PM
LD said...
Scotty, I said you weren't doing due diligence. Can you claim you did? No, you were lazy. It's lazy and it's irresponsible. There are enough interesting, plausible rumors out there to satisfy all our appetites. There is no need to post completely bogus ones.
I certainly didn't comment before I read your post if that's what you are implying. I read it and thought you did a horseshit job on this post. They are completely bogus looking, the previous was totalyl bogus, yet you post it anyway. Why? Why did you post it? Do you think the readers want to see poorly photoshopped bogus rumors?
Why don't you delete it now that it's very obvious that it's bogus? That would be the responsible, respectable thing to do. Maybe leave it up after a cut with a disclaimer before the but that you know it's fake?
Real news and info and plausible rumors should occupy the front page, not this tabloid crap.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:28PM
None said...
I COMPLETELY agree with the poster above me. Some of the stuff you guys over there at TUAW has been such crap.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:29PM
Scott McNulty said...
Thanks, everythingzen, you aren't being a jerk at all! I fixed the post and gave you a star to boot.
LD, if you could scan in that invite and send it along to use I'll be sure to post it tomorrow. ;)
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2-06-2006 @ 10:35PM
eric e said...
How does apple choose who is on the invite list?
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2-06-2006 @ 10:37PM
Calvin Carl said...
You know how you can tell they are fakes? Because they look like absolute garbage, and Apple doesn't create print products that look like garbage. I would get halfway excited if a REAL graphic designer sent in a fake invite that looked fantastic. Someone needs to travel around the planet and take away 13 year olds' pirated versions of Photoshop.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:41PM
CyBeR said...
Couple of style issues, compared to the previous few (that were real):
- Apple generally does not include the sub- or superscripted 'nd' in '22nd'
- The date is always only at the bottom, yet for some reason these both have them included right under the tagline, so to speak
- Both are just a colour fade, while the previous real ones were all image-based.
Also the yellow one includes a grey tint that I don't like, and I don't really see apple using. (The blue one is more realistic in that respect, but misspelled).
So my guess is fake as a rabbit pulled from a hat.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:45PM
Scott McNulty said...
LD, did you notice the 'supposed' in the title of the post? You're acting as if the post was:
'OMG!11!! This is a TUAW exclusive, we have gotten our hands on two real live invites to the Apple event on Feb. 22 (which we know for a fact is happening).'
Perhaps I need to a little clearer with my doubt about these things, though this post has generated a number of comments which is generally what we use to gauge interest in a post. Why would someone post a comment to an entry that they care nothing about?
Anyway, I think everyone needs to calm down.. this is just a silly post about some supposed Apple event invites. I thought people might want to see 'em, and it looks like some folks were interested in them. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sure, there are going to always be people who think that everything we post sucks (though I often wonder why they still read TUAW if everything we do is crap, but that is a different post entirely).
Oh, to recap: everyone just calm down.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:49PM
edward said...
they all are fake no matter what because 2/22 is no day for special, and we expect new macbook (ibook) coming March. why apple will try to take a place for event in the middle of no way?
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2-06-2006 @ 10:53PM
Ryan said...
I say they are all fake. The Airport one gives away too much to be from Apple, I'm sure someone would have caught the spelling mistake on the blue one considering the importance of something like this, and unless Apple is going to start selling chocolate bars (I honestly wouldn't put it past Steve) then the gold one is also a fruad because usually Apple hints at what they are going to annnounce (which helps the idea that the blue one might have ment a shuffle related announcement if it were real).
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2-06-2006 @ 10:55PM
LD said...
Scotty, I noticed it. Why do you think I didn't. That in no way is an argument against your laziness. "I put 'supposed' in there so therefor I can post complete crap without regard for accuracy."
No, it doesn't work that way. You are simply trying to hide behind your laziness by using poor excuses. You even said these horrible fakes look better than the one TUAW already said was a fake. I think you were taken in by an obvious bogus invite.
Why don't you just delete the post? Or at least take the bogus invite pic off the main page and put it behind a cut? Save a little face instead of making more excuses, man.
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2-06-2006 @ 10:58PM
Byll said...
Strike one against professional, first for posting this at all and secondly for battling with readers in the comments...
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