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Rumor: Apple media event slated for January?

by Michael Rose Jan 2nd 2012 at 4:30PM

On this slow-start Monday (the official observance of the New Year's Day holiday in the US, in case you were wondering why everything was moving like molasses), we have AllThingsD's Kara Swisher to thank for a neat tidbit of possible Apple news. The Dow Jones site is reporting that Apple is planning a media-related event in New York City this month.

What would this "not large-scale" but still supposedly important event be? It's not about the next iPad revision, say ATD's sources, nor is it likely to be the hypothetical full-featured, large screen Apple TV announcement -- although Apple SVP Eddy "Mr. iTunes" Cue is part of the event team.

It could be a partnership with a content company, similar to the News Corp/The Daily launch event. It could be a product announcement regarding live-TV streaming moving onto iTunes and the existing Apple TV, with happy network folk standing beside Tim Cook. Or, since we are getting into the Jetsons era, maybe Apple is introducing the Mr. Fusion. One thing's for sure, it's not a thermostat. At least, probably not.



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Brian Michael Hite

Personally, I think they'll finally offer 1080p content on iTunes. A TV set by Apple would have to be 1080p or higher to sell today. iTunes would need content to support that resolution. Furthermore, if the iPad 3 will have a retina display (after all, they're supposedly working on doing that with Macs, now), 720p won't cut it anymore. Also, maybe they struck a deal to put movies in iCloud similar to how you can download all previously purchased songs, TV Shows, books, and apps over and over again.

January 03 2012 at 6:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hwmd

Netflix alternative. After their faltering efforts and up against other streaming services such as Amazon, iTunes will announce new streaming options.

January 02 2012 at 10:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hwmd

NetFlix alternatives...

January 02 2012 at 10:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
superberg

24-bit/96 kHz audio in iTunes? With an update on the way to play it on iPods/iPhones?

*sigh* A nerd can dream.

January 02 2012 at 10:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff J Agapitos

I only clicked on this because I saw the Doc.
Nevertheless still eager to see what the announcement is.
I'm guessing announcing the next iPad, but shipping won't be for another month.
That or new Mac Pro's

January 02 2012 at 6:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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GWB3

Another who has never heard of the Osborne Effect.

January 02 2012 at 10:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
OllyT

Ivy bridge macs and new mac pros surely! So overdue. What happened to when intel would release new chip architectures to apple before everyone else. As with the original MacBook air!

January 02 2012 at 4:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Thomas Fiscoe

That's not really a media related announcement.

January 02 2012 at 10:44 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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