Damn well, here we go again with the
tea leaves. Someone snagged a picture of a massive banner over at the Moscone Center in San Francisco where WWDC is taking place next Monday. While it doesn't give us too much to work with, we can clearly see the usual set of Mac icons, what could maybe possibly be the
aluminum nano (it's just not quite as white as the iMac beside it to these eyes) and two very out of place images: a "64-bit" logo, and what appears to be a PowerMac. Of course, the easy thing would be to conflate the two and say that a 64-bit Intel Mac Pro is set to be debuted, but we're hesitant -- though we know they wouldn't give the most prominent spot on that massive banner up to an old fuddy duddy G5 box. So maybe there will be a
Mac Pro, but maybe it won't be as
visually overhauled as everyone is hoping (then again maybe not), and maybe that 64-bit business is regarding their
Xserve line. What's up with that shielded area over on the right though, the bit that's covering the MacBook Pro? How they love taunting us all. (Click on for bigger versions.)
[Thanks, Ravi]
Update: another banner image added from another angle! Doesn't help much though, very little yet-unseen detail. Thanks Benjamin!
posted August 3rd 2006 12:05PM
the picture on the white nano is the album cover for keane "Under the iron sea"
duh!
I thought the images were too small so I "shopped" em for ya, if anyone would like a closer look it is HERE. not a real big apple fan, but hey i like pictures you can see.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/SooperGooman/734258cb.jpg
edit: i messed up the link
i just shaved apple's logos onto my balls. i'll be showing them to steve jobs next week in appreciation for all he's done.
man, this is exciting!
"I'd like to read what is printed on the black symbol Apple uses for processors lately (next to the G5's/MacPro's upper-left handle)."
Even with the lack of resolution, one can see it says intel on top. The interesting thing is that the 64 bit badge is next to the iMac, which indicates to me that the iMac will be getting an upgrade to Conroe.
Heres the keynote: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc06/
That powermac G5 case isn't really a G5 it is the new "Mac Pro"
That's why there is a 64bit logo there!