Apple Press Event thread of is Steve Jobs still alive

[Bocsius]

9/9/09 will not go to waste. Sega might be dead and who knows the status of Steve Jobs, but Apple trudges along. Tomorrow's press event is rumored to reveal new a new Nano and iPod Touch with built-in cameras.

Personally, I want a larger capacity Nano so I can replace my aging 30GB classic. It's around 80% full. Although even if Apple reveals a 32GB Nano (which would double the current largest-capacity Nano), I would still probably have it full within the next 1-2 years.


Edit: Live blog updates http://theappleblog.com/live/

Starts at 1 PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific, whenever Euro-time
-iPhone 3.1 coming w/Genius tech
-iTunes 9
-Genius getting smarter (becoming SuperGenius :wyle_e)
-Manage apps on iPhone w/iTunes
-Drag and drop app management
-iTunes LP: Includes liner notes, videos, lyrics, chronology of albums.
-Home sharing: share media to up to 5 computers (like now, right?)
-Drag music from one computer to another
-Set up home sharing to automatically add newly acquired media from one library to another
-Facebook/Twitter iTunes sharing
-iTunes 9 available today
-iPod talk commencing...
-220 million sold, trails only Wii Fit
-20 million Touches sold
-Quoting Businessweek, Nintendo*, Sony* about "how great" the iPod touch platform is.
-(*for them to poop on)
-Games: PSP - 607, DS - 3680, iPhone - 21,178
-(Lots of talk about games)
-Madden NFL 10, custom kicking interface, draw play with your finger, etc. Available today.
-iPod touch pricing $199 (8GB), $299 (32), $399 (64), nothing so far about new features, except 32 and 64 models will be 50% faster
-talking about iPod Classic, maybe it's not going away after all...
-160GB (was 120) for $249
-Shuffles: $59 for 2GB, $79 for 4GB. New colors, shipping today. $99 for stainless steel.
-Video camera in iPod Nano
-Microphone, speaker, no thicker
-FM radio built in
-Pedometer
-Nike+
-Larger display (2.2")
-voiceover, Genius mixes
-8GB $149, 16GB $179. Available today.

[Diunx]

Apple

[Eel O'Brian]

i'll be getting a touch, hopefully they bring the processor speed inline with the new iphones

i don't know how much i'd ever use a camera, but if they add a mic then you'd pretty much be carrying a skype phone in your pocket

[cool breeze]

Do they ever have trade in deals?

I got the last Nano they put out, it was in the box since then until three weeks ago, turned it on and the battery was completely dead and wouldn't hold a charge.  But two reasons I can't get my money back are because it's years old and it was a gift.  If I could trade it in and get a newer one at a discount, I would.  Still, shoddy apple products.

[twerd]

next zelda exclusive for iphone

i'm hyped! 

[Bocsius]

Do they ever have trade in deals?

I got the last Nano they put out, it was in the box since then until three weeks ago, turned it on and the battery was completely dead and wouldn't hold a charge.  But two reasons I can't get my money back are because it's years old and it was a gift.  If I could trade it in and get a newer one at a discount, I would.  Still, shoddy apple products.

Some stores do, you can google iPod trade in and see. Depending on the condition of my iPod, I can get $40 at Best Buy. Not much.

next zelda exclusive for iphone

i'm hyped! 

More like Shenmue 3.

[tehjaybo]

9/9/09 will not go to waste.

It wasn't going to.

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[ManaByte]

I want a 320gig classic. My 120gig is packed full.

[OptimoPeach]

How about an iPod that doesn't require you to sync with iTunes? No?

I think I'm gonna get a new Creative Zen instead. Drag and drop

[TakingBackSunday]

All I want is an updated iTunes - 64 bit for Snow Leopard.  iTunes really hasn't failed me yet, despite with the problems people have with it.  The only beef I have with it is that it runs slower than most programs should in grid/Coverflow mode, and I always use grid mode.  It needs to be speedier.

[drew]

links to live streams please

[Tieno]

Apple

[Bocsius]

links to live streams please

Don't know about streams, but you can get updates here: http://theappleblog.com/2009/09/08/theappleblogs-live-coverage-of-the-9909-apple-event/

On that note, this blog is saying that the iPod Touch w/camera could be delayed. http://theappleblog.com/2009/09/08/rumored-ipod-touch-with-camera-delayed/

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i'll be getting a touch, hopefully they bring the processor speed inline with the new iphones

After Doug was nice enough to give you a Zune, you have to go and stab him in the back!     Zune HD is only a couple weeks away 

[E-DuB]

To think I was actually on my way out to buy a new phone and a Ipod Touch in 20 minutes. I thought the whole rumour of a Touch Camera was a bunch of BS. Oh well phone today and Ipod after the announcement tomorrow.

[archie4208]

It is the perfect time for the remastered Beatles library to show up on iTunes which means it won't happen.

[Eel O'Brian]

i'll be getting a touch, hopefully they bring the processor speed inline with the new iphones

After Doug was nice enough to give you a Zune, you have to go and stab him in the back!     Zune HD is only a couple weeks away 

i'm getting both, for two-fisted nerdery!

[jiji]

What is it with 9/9? We've got Apple announcements and a couple of new Leica announcements on the same day.

BTW, Apple fans are the Leica fans of the computer/PMP markets. (I have both.  )

[MCD]

thread reported.

[jiji]

What is this, /v/?

[recursivelyenumerable]

Plus Bob's Game is supposedly due tomorrow

[GoofyGoober]

I'd love a touch like my wifes but with the camera. But that Zune HD looks inviting. The HD radio is an interesting feature. I'll relax a few days and see how they stack.

[Don Flamenco]

All I want is an updated iTunes - 64 bit for Snow Leopard.  iTunes really hasn't failed me yet, despite with the problems people have with it.  The only beef I have with it is that it runs slower than most programs should in grid/Coverflow mode, and I always use grid mode.  It needs to be speedier.

I've never had problems with it either, except when I first got it and tried to manually manage all my folders and shit.  That's when it was frustrating.  Eventually, I just let go and it's been fine since. I find that the people with the most problems are the ones trying to manually manage everything.

I dunno if there'll be any difference with 64 bit itunes, but I wouldn't mind some substantial itunes updates (not sure what, but new shit is always fun to mess with.)

[ManaByte]

It is the perfect time for the remastered Beatles library to show up on iTunes which means it won't happen.

Oh it's happening but expect them at a premium price per track. Like $3.99.

[chronovore]

There was some news about Yoko Ono spoiling The Steve's big announcement that Apple and Apple kissing and making up. There was also a bit in there of interest:

Another interesting point from the FT article: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison want to sell the Beatles catalog on iTunes, but EMI has objected because of concerns over piracy, of all things (according to McCartney, EMI is worried about being held liable if any tracks leak to the web). Of course, the only way to obtain digital versions of The Beatles catalog online at this point is through piracy.

[Eel O'Brian]

they just dropped all the prices of the current ipods in the apple online store (price drop hasn't been reflected at retail yet)

[Bocsius]

8GB Nanos at $129, 16 at $149
iPod Touch at $189 (8GB), $249 (16), and $279 (32)
Classic at $229 (120GB)
Shuffles unchanged at $79

[GoofyGoober]

Please don't let the price drop be a fire sale.

[Bocsius]

I'd bet that the 8GB Nano and Touch models are going by the wayside. Probably the 120GB classic, too, assuming they have a larger capacity model to replace it.

[tehjaybo]

8GB Nanos at $129, 16 at $149
iPod Touch at $189 (8GB), $249 (16), and $279 (32)
Classic at $229 (120GB)
Shuffles unchanged at $79

 
Wish I would have waited now.  :/  I got a 32GB Touch not long ago, maybe a month.

[Bocsius]

I didn't realize they retailed for $399 before. That's a pretty significant drop. My guess is the camera model will come in at $299 at 32.

[Don Flamenco]

yeah, I bought one of those suckers on launch last year for $399.  Not sure what I was thinking...that's a fuckton of money.  my 32gb 3GS was $199 after discounts.  luckily, I got to sell it some sucker around christmas time for $365, so it wasn't a huge waste.

[E-DuB]

8GB Nanos at $129, 16 at $149
iPod Touch at $189 (8GB), $249 (16), and $279 (32)
Classic at $229 (120GB)
Shuffles unchanged at $79

Where did you see that?

[Eel O'Brian]

store is down right now, they were listed earlier

rumor - no new touch announced today, due to tech issues with the camera:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/09/sources_reveal_apples_new_ipod_lineup_with_part_numbers.html

if it gets delayed, i'm guessing that when the store goes back up the prices for the current models will go back up, too

i knew i should have hopped on that 8GB refurb for $149 when i saw it

[recursivelyenumerable]

Aren't they rumored to be announcing a tablet computer?

[Bocsius]

8GB Nanos at $129, 16 at $149
iPod Touch at $189 (8GB), $249 (16), and $279 (32)
Classic at $229 (120GB)
Shuffles unchanged at $79

Where did you see that?

Like Eel said, they were at the Apple store. This site caught a photo of it along with the prices:

http://theappleblog.com/2009/09/09/ipod-price-drop-ahead-of-apple-event/#more-32082

Also, apparently the rumor is the Classic is going to be phased out entirely.

[Bocsius]

Live blog updates http://theappleblog.com/live/

Starts at 1 PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific, whenever Euro-time

Basically 12 minutes from now.

[Bocsius]

10:02   Standing ovation
10:02    IT'S STEVE JOBS!!!
10:01    Lights dimming.

More like Steve Jobs' reanimated corpse.

10:05    30 million iPhone sold. (more than ps3)
10:05 App store a year old. 75,000 apps. (more than killzone 2)
10:05   1.8 billion apps downloaded. (more than demi)

[GoofyGoober]

The rumor of the rumor of the Apple tablet has it coming during the typical Apple convention during winter 2010. But I swear they canceled that event.

[huckleberry]

The way these fuckers blog about Jobs   

[Bocsius]

-iPhone 3.1 coming w/Genius tech
-iTunes 9
-Genius getting smarter (becoming SuperGenius :wyle_e)
-Manage apps on iPhone w/iTunes
-Drag and drop app management
-iTunes LP: Includes liner notes, videos, lyrics, chronology of albums.

[Bocsius]

-Home sharing: share media to up to 5 computers (like now, right?)
-Drag music from one computer to another
-Set up home sharing to automatically add newly acquired media from one library to another
-Facebook/Twitter iTunes sharing

[AdmiralViscen]

Do they always start off this boring?

[Bocsius]

Do they always start off this boring?

Kind of like E3, I suppose.

I'm here for the hardware.

[Bocsius]

-iTunes 9 available today
-iPod talk commencing...
-220 million sold, trails only Wii Fit
-20 million Touches sold
-Quoting Businessweek, Nintendo*, Sony* about "how great" the iPod touch platform is.
-(*for them to poop on)

[AdmiralViscen]

@ Zune

I guess it's doing worse now than it was 2 years ago - I remember it being neck and neck with SanDisk at one time.


It takes brass balls though to put the PSP and DS up there and act like people don't want those anymore. Gimme a break. Let's see a pie chart for that one btw

[Bocsius]

-Games: PSP - 607, DS - 3680, iPhone - 21,178

[Bocsius]

I barely remember Zune being on the market, to be honest. iPod's got the brand awareness, I guess Sandisk gets the budget-minded consumer.

Assuming Sandisk is a budget alternative, I have no clue.

[AdmiralViscen]

Yea, they're cheaper than the Zunes. They're good products too IMO

[Eel O'Brian]

if the new touches do launch today, will i be able to walk into a store and buy one this evening?

[Bocsius]

They're talking a lot about games.

"New product: Nova. 1st person shooter. You're a space marine. 12 levels, 5 weapons. Insane graphics. "
"Looks like Halo to me. "

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, games and apps are why i am buying one, i doubt i use 20% of the space for music/podcasts/audiobooks

[Eel O'Brian]

those are some pretty outstanding graphics for a handheld, this game must be like an hour long

[huckleberry]

i know they have plenty of horsepower, but outside of Peggle I haven't kept any interest whatsoever in gaming on my touch or iphone....lack of physical controls kills it for me.  My wife, on the other hand, plays all kinds...

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm just thinking about what the zuneHD can put out, packing that tegra chip

[Bocsius]

-Madden NFL 10, custom kicking interface, draw play with your finger, etc. Available today.

[Bocsius]

-iPod touch pricing $199 (8GB), $299 (32), $399 (64), nothing so far about new features, except 32 and 64 models will be 50% faster

[GoofyGoober]

8gb for $199, should be a 16gb for that price.

[Eel O'Brian]

at $199 for 8GB, zuneHD is still a better deal if all you're going to be doing is playing music and watching videos

[Bocsius]

-talking about iPod Classic, maybe it's not going away after all...
-160GB (was 120) for $249