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Apple releases official "Keynotes" podcast
When Steve Jobs delivers a keynote or other high-profile presentation, Apple typically posts a video of the event on the web and in iTunes (who else remembers when you would stream these things live? Those were the days). This week they've given these videos an official home in the iTunes Store. The Apple Keynotes Podcast [link] features three videos so far, the MWSF '07 and '08 keynotes plus the March 6th introduction of the iPhone software road map.
Check back on the evening of Monday, June 9th or Tuesday the 10 to see if the WWDC '08 keynote has been made available.
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kevanhloy said 4:47PM on 6-06-2008
as choppy as it got sometimes, i still miss the live stream.
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dagamer34 said 5:14PM on 6-06-2008
I'd also prefer live streams. Also, Apple's keynotes in iTunes don't include the HD version, which is a major bummer. I guess they can't give out bandwidth like candy.
Devon said 8:16PM on 6-06-2008
Me too. I remember 5 years ago or whatever it was, streaming the Macworld SF keynotes with my family gathered around the computer.
Toby said 4:54PM on 6-06-2008
Sweet. I've wondered why they weren't doing this already. It will be great to come home and actually be able to access and watch the Keynote directly on the Apple TV.
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dastranger said 4:58PM on 6-06-2008
It's about time! :)
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Dan Woods said 5:01PM on 6-06-2008
Cool. I had the podcast of the March event still in my iTunes library and it didn't try to download it again; it amalgamated both feeds!
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Katanna said 5:14PM on 6-06-2008
I used to watch the live stream, and remember them not having it yet... in the years since, I have put up with choppy streams... but thankfully, this is a good way to download it and watch it without the chops! I for one like watching the video spoiler free, IE: not knowing what is is about to announce. Lets just hope that they release the podcast as soon as the stream.
Matthew
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Rick said 7:03PM on 6-06-2008
this is really sweet. before this, they had each keynote as an individual podcast stream... meaning the podcast had just one keynote in it. i'm glad they finally consolidated them.
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G said 7:03PM on 6-06-2008
I was actually looking for this on the iTunes Podcast directory two days ago, just to have it subscribed before Monday's WWDC keynote. Nice catch!
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G said 7:12PM on 6-06-2008
Now if they could just get someone from the Logic/GB staff to help them use the upper 80% of their audio headroom, that'd be great. The sound is always inexplicably low. Very odd.
Seth A said 7:11PM on 6-06-2008
Wow, I was actually just thinking about something like this today, however, I am thinking way back, to 1997. It would be nice to see Apple expend this podcast to include future AND past Keynotes. Its almost impossible to find full length videos of many past keynotes. Well, this is a start though. Like somebody said though, the return of live streams would be welcome.
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Kevin Crossman said 7:33PM on 6-06-2008
Apple should have done this a long time ago! But, better late than never.
This will be much easier to manage in my podcasts section of iTunes if they are lumped together rather than split.
This might indicate that Apple will increase the frequency of these keynote/special event kind of presentations.
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Drupa said 12:05AM on 6-07-2008
It is 2008 - why can't they stream? Maybe HULU could do the feed - they seem to have gotten on-demand video content down pretty well...
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PSM said 8:59AM on 6-07-2008
I think the rumor at the time they stopped was that they wanted control over what was on the video -- if something happened at the keynote that was unfavorable to Apple (like the demonstration computer had a kernal panic or something) they could edit it out first. I still wish they would let it be seen live again. I remember when the Apple Store used to show it live at their theater.
Seb said 2:02PM on 6-07-2008
Dam, 800MB per episode any chance of a smaller version?
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appletaku said 5:48AM on 6-08-2008
Great news about the podcast and I for one am definitely subscribed to it.
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Rob McDougall said 8:32PM on 6-08-2008
That's going to be one hell of a wait tomorrow... Surely even apple don't have the bandwidth to let 1m punters get hold of the stream at the same time... I have a feeling I won't be seeing this keynote for about 24 hours...
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