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Rumor: Apple event September 9th, tablet not included

by Mike Schramm Aug 18th 2009 at 12:05AM

The rumor mill is churning yet again -- the latest Apple rumor is that an event is coming on September 9th. Multiple sources are saying that they've heard Apple will host an event in San Francisco to talk about music, including upgrades for the iPod and iTunes. This is hardly a surprise -- Apple usually holds an event this time of year to pump up back-to-school sales of expected iPod refreshes. So while of course it's a rumor until we hear it from Cupertino, it's pretty believable that sometime around September we'll be hearing about new iPods of some kind.

It's also pretty believable that this event won't be about the rumored iTablet. While mockups, leaks, and fake shots (oh my) seem to be appearing more and more often lately, the same folks that are saying September 9th are also saying that Apple isn't planning to tell us anything about a tablet quite yet. That doesn't mean that it's not coming, of course (eventually -- keep hope alive!), but definitely don't hold your breath for a September announcement or a holiday release. Looks like we'll find out whether those iPod camera rumors are true soon, but we'll probably have to keep waiting for the tablet.

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mshannoncarver

BORING!!!

The only thing music related that could get me excited would be a subscription service.

August 18 2009 at 8:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mikehild

In hoping for something Apple TV related. I want to buy one and convinced myself to wait a few weeks just in case Apple DOES do something with ATV this fall. Even if it's just a price drop or bumped storage capacity I'll be happy.

I highly doubt they'd do anything beyond that though, as the only reason they'd change anything else in the hardware would be if they were to make significant changes to it's capabilities, such as 1080p downloads. I honestly can't see that happening though.

August 18 2009 at 9:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bernard Ramsey

You said, "...the same folks that are saying September 9th are also saying that Apple isn't planning to tell us anything about a tablet quite yet. That doesn't mean that it's not coming, of course (eventually -- keep hope alive!)," to which I say, "Those same folks will be spreading the same rumor for the next few years. It's not going to happen this Fall, just buy an Axiotron Modbook and pretend it did."

August 18 2009 at 9:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TMEYER2000

The rumor of an event of a rumored product. This is not a blog, it is a feeding frenzy.

August 18 2009 at 8:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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d3bruts1d

The feeding frenzy is also just a rumor.

August 18 2009 at 8:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
d3bruts1d

I'm hoping that this even cover's iTunes 9 with the included [rumored] Blu-ray Support. And if they are going to add Blu-ray to iTunes, maybe there is hope for an Apple TV rev 3 and 1080p downloads from iTunes Store.

August 18 2009 at 5:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
VJay

I agree with MSM.

What's so exciting about the tablet? If it's just going to be an oversized ipod touch, why bother?

August 18 2009 at 1:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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jollyllama

So far, I've seen a lot of the kind of people who are usually wrong (financial analysts, tech blogs with "insider" connections, etc) saying that an iTablet is coming, while the folks that are usually worth listening to (Gruber, etc) are saying no. I give this one a less than 1% chance. Remember, there's a lot of people out there that make (at least part of) their money from generating hype about Apple.

August 18 2009 at 1:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mohammed Al-Muhaidib

9/9/09... I think maybe time for iTunes 9!

bluray anyone?

Plus, who cares about the tablet thing... You have to be a real apple lover to be excited for something that hasn't been announced, I mean until we know what it is and what it does, then I don't really care

August 18 2009 at 12:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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LarryM

Even if I knew what the Mac iPad was I don't think I could must up the strength to care. Outside of a few specific applications and industries, the whole idea of tablet computing was a stillborn concept to begin with.

I don't see how iTablet changes that and I really don't understand what Apple sees in the concept, if they are working on it.

Few predictions for this shindig: Snow Leopard is available Mid September, iTunes 9, we say goodbye to the iPod Classic, and refreshes on the Nano and the iTouch.

August 18 2009 at 1:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gilbert Palau

We had lunch today (08/18/09) with a group of Verizon High Ups, and one of them pulled out a device that is around 10" and looks like a 10" iPhone. He explained that he had it on Loan from Apple.

I tried to snap a picture but I was unable... I am wondering though what does a high up from Verizon doing with one?? Do you guys think apple is working something out with verizon to offer on these tablets, just like amazon did with sprint?

I did manage to see the device was running a gui similar to the one found on the iphone.

I think there might be a posibility for apple to show the product but release it in January. That is pretty much what they did when the iPhone was presented to the world the 1st time.

August 19 2009 at 12:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
PsycoMonkey

Hmmm 9. 09. 09.... You think Apple will also announce that The Beatles are finaly on iTunes?

August 18 2009 at 12:19 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Nate

That would be a safe guess, I am pretty sure The Beatles Rockband comes out that same date.

August 18 2009 at 1:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dontsendmejunk

The Beatles are re-releasing all music re-mastered on 09.09.09, as well. Why not make a nice announcement about patching things up with Apple Corps and introducing the new liner format to enhance the releases at iTunes.

August 18 2009 at 2:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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