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Today's Apple announcements at Macworld 2007
You want the goods? You got 'em. Check out all today's coverage of Apple's Macworld 2007 announcements:iPhoneThe Apple iPhone runs OS XFirst iPhone pics!Apple unveils Bluetooth headset, new headphones for iPhoneApple iPhone sized up and compared to Treo 750, Moto Q, and BB Pearl The game has changedThe genesis of the iPhoneThe iPhone is not a smartphoneNokia on iPhone: what, no 3G?Video: iPhone in person, behind glassiPhone vs. iPhone: Cisco and Apple play niceHow the iPhone avoided being leakedApple TViTV becomes Apple TVFirst Apple TV hands-on pics!Live coverageLive from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynoteMacworld 2007 keynote photo galleryOther announcementsAirport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supportedApple drops "Computer" from nameApple confirms Paramount and iTunes dealApple confirms: Macs already shipping with 802.11n
Apple confirms Paramount and iTunes deal
It's official, Viacom's Paramount Pictures will indeed offer its movies for download over Apple's iTunes service. Some 250 titles in fact, including Tomb Raider, Italian Job, Wrath of Khan, Chinatown, Zoolander, School of Rock, and Sum of all Fears. The titles are currently being moved into the iTunes store and once available, should cost the same (no pricing was given) as the Disney films already available: $9.99 apiece for most titles, $14.99 for new releases and $12.99 for pre-orders.
Apple drops "Computer" from name
Today Apple dropped the word "Computer" from their name. Now, known more simply as "Apple, Inc." to better reflect their steady but relentless move into the wider field of consumer electronics. With a portfolio now spanning software, retail, the on-line distribution of electronic media, home entertainment, digital audio players, cellphones and computers can anyone blame them? You paying attention Samsung, Sony, and Philips... Apple is serious about claiming your turf.
First Apple TV hands-on pics!
Not a lot's changed here since we last saw the Apple TV in iTV form, but here it is, a gallery of hardware shots and menus. More information soon, but check out the gallery for now. (Please bear with us as this gallery continues to upload, pics will be done in just a sec.)
Software Not Addressed In Macworld Keynote
Today was certainly exciting day for everyone following the Macworld Expo. The announcement of the iPhone and the Apple TV, the latter more so than the former, certainly blew this blogger away. The one category of products expected by almost everyone, but missing from the keynote, was Apple's lineup of software, including the iLife suite and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. This begs the question about what Apple's plans are for the perennial update to the software suites, and when they plan to announce the release date and feature set for Leopard.
Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported
It may not bring the thunder like an Apple iPhone but the Airport Extreme does bring draft-N of the 802.11 WiFi standard. That means up to 5x the speed and 2x the performance of traditional WiFi networks which should deliver a bit of a rumble to the living room or office. It also support legacy 802.11a/b/g giving it full 2.4GHz and 5GHz coverage. It also features AirPort Disk, a USB host port around back allowing you to share an external USB hard drive over your wireless or wired network. Or just attach a USB printer and share that, your choice. Best of all, it should work with the unannounced, but apparently real, 802.11n draft hardware in your recently purchased Mac -- look for a software update to roll soon. By February anyway, when the Airport Extreme ships for $180.
First iPhone pics!
It was in the case, what can we say? We'd love to have gotten our hands on it, but this should tide you over until June when this thing hit the streets. You know what it does, check out our gallery.
Apple unveils Bluetooth headset, new headphones for iPhone
So Apple couldn't release its iPhone without also unveiling a new Bluetooth headset and a tweak to their iconic headphones now, could they? Keeping in line with Apple's minimalist design ethos, the Bluetooth headset appears from the side as a simple, thin, 2001-esque, black slab. It only has one button (on the top) and is apparently "incredibly small." Apple has also unveiled a new set of stereo headphones that accommodates the iPhone's cellular functionality. Similar to wire based hands-free kits, it has a small white box halfway up the wire with an integrated microphone and a "squeeze" switch for answering and hanging-up calls. Check out the break for a shot of the hands-free Apple headphones.
iPhone Announced at Macworld Expo 2007
Steve Jobs just dropped a bombshell on the audience attending his Macworld Keynote Address. Jobs at first announced the product as three separate products; a widescreen video iPod, a phone, and a mobile internet communicator. This was exciting enough, but I'm sure I'm not the only person who was a bit disappointed to think about carrying three devices. According to Laurie who is listening to the feed from the expo floor, the crowd went absolutely wild at this announcement. The iPhone will use a revolutionary interface called MultiTouch, first seen in Apple patent filings over a year ago. The iPhone will run a mobile version of OS X, and will be capable of running applications. The Nitty Gritty: Single front button. 3.5 inch widescreen display featuring the highest pixel density ever shipped in a portable device. 2 megapixel camera. iPod dock. Proximity sensor which switches between modes and screen orientation based on how a user holds it. 11.6 mm thick. Syncs with iTunes GSM/EDGE Wi-Fi Bluetooth Cingular only. Visual voicemail - shows a list of your voicemails like you see a list of emails. Error correcting on-screen keyboard. Gestural interface Mail. Safari. Google Maps. Widgets. Switches seamlessly between EDGE and Wi-Fi for data connections (not voice). Free Yahoo! IMAP email to all iPhone customs. GPS 5 hour video battery life. 16 hour audio battery life. The 4GB costs $499 and the 8GB $599 (includes a 2 year contract). It is shipping in June. [Photo via Engadget]
The Apple iPhone
Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history -- and that's saying a lot -- the iPhone has been announced today. Yeah, we said it: "iPhone," the name the entire free world had all but unanimously christened it from the time it'd been nothing more than a twinkle in Stevie J's eye (comments, Cisco?). Sweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device (that's frickin' thin, by the way) include a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display with multi-touch support and a proximity sensor to turn off the screen when it's close to your face, 2 megapixel cam, 4GB or 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP, WiFi that automatically engages when in range, and quad-band GSM radio with EDGE. Perhaps most amazingly, though, it somehow runs OS X with support for Widgets, Google Maps, and Safari, and iTunes (of course) with CoverFlow out of the gate. A partnership with Yahoo will allow all iPhone customers to hook up with free push IMAP email. Apple quotes 5 hours of battery life for talk or video, with a full 16 hours in music mode -- no word on standby time yet. In a twisted way, this is one rumor mill we're almost sad to see grind to a halt; after all, when is the next time we're going to have an opportunity to run this picture? The 4GB iPhone will go out the door in the US as a Cingular exclusive for $499 on a two-year contract, 8GB for $599. Ships Stateside in June, Europe in fourth quarter, Asia in 2008. The review iPhone review It goes on sale Friday, June 29th at 6PM! iPhone on sale 6pm "local time" More iPhone news and information To keep up to the minute on all the iPhone news and developments, please go here and here (also available in RSS here and here). Selected news Apple lays down iPhone purchase rules -- max 2 per person iPhone facts from the first reviews How does the iPhone stack up in total cost? iPhone rate plans revealed, at-home activation announced New details about the iPhone Apple iPhone dock revealed: charges Bluetooth headset too? More news YouTube hits Apple TV today, headed for the iPhone as well Apple announces third-party software details for iPhone iPhone ain't even an iPod without service Apple takes you on an iPhone guided tour AT&T preps landlords for iPhone campers iPhone sightings iPhones are arriving at stores, being unpacked iPhone in the wild: French edition iPhone spottings, "first hand" claims abound iPhone spotted in public? Launch coverage iPhone multi-city lineblog Video: Interview with Steve Wozniak! iPhone first hands-on and unboxing iPhone splayed for your pleasure iPhone first hands-on in HD! iPhone stress test: how did it do? The Definitive iPhone user interface gallery %Gallery-1083% %Gallery-4246% %Gallery-4415% %Gallery-4429%
iTV becomes Apple TV
Well now we know that iTV has officially become Apple TV. It's real folks: we got 802.11 b/g AND 802.11n, USB 2.0, Ethernet, WiFi, HDMI, bunch of standard outs, plus a 40GB hard drive -- all powered by an Intel CPU. So resolution is only 720p -- looks like a few folks are gonna be out of luck, but TV manufacturers are sure gonna be happy to sell all those new sets. Not just one, two or three but five computers can connect to the Apple TV box, making a true hub for all your PCs. You can watch content stored on your rig -- movies, TV shows, photos, etc. -- and you can also pull streaming vid directly off sites like...Apple.com! Plus, the box will even grab content from PCs outside of your house -- finally, we can watch all the great swag that our rich friends can afford. Interested? You'll be able to grab one immediately for $299.
Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote
The game is on! Keep refreshing this page for a steady stream of updates. The keynote should get rolling sometime after 9am PST.7:54am - We're here, standing in line waiting to get in. People have been camped out since 9pm last night, there are at least three or four thousand people here minimum. Security detail is unreal.8:11am - Paul Otellini and the CEO of Quanta are here, in the VIP line.8:23am - Yup, Apple Store is down!8:56am - We're in! Almost the same seat as last time we did this.8:57am - Everyone's shuffling in -- including Jobs' family, who just rolled past. When the press barrier came down it was a mad rush to the elevator, people being trampled.
Paramount movies coming to iTunes?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Viacom -- parent company to CBS and Paramount Studios -- is set to join Disney in offering movie downloads via Apple's iTunes store. This, according to "people familiar with the situation." For the moment, the deal will only cover Paramount's back catalog of titles such as "Forrest Gump," "Mission Impossible," and "The Truman Show." The deal could be announced as early as today. No mention of any LionsGate deal which we've been expecting since August. So come on in, join us for our live coverage of Macworld and find out for yourself.[Via ArsTechnica]Read (subscription required)
Wall Street rises on Apple rumors
CNN Money reports that today's Apple rumors helped boost US stock prices this morning at the opening bell. Between the Cingular deal for the iPhone broken last night by the Wall Street Journal and news that Paramount/Viacom may join the iTunes store for catalog sales, it looks like good news for tech stocks all around.Of course, we here at TUAW do not recommend investing your life savings in any particular stock. As far as monkeys throwing darts at stock listings go, we bet those monkeys would outperform us in a heartbeat.
Greenpeace Greens Apple Store San Francisco
Greenpeace today, as part of its GreenMyApple.org initiative, "greened" Apple's flagship San Francisco retail store to raise awareness of toxic substances present in electronics manufactured and sold by the Cupertino, CA company. Greenpeace members handed our flyers while a large-scale projector was set to RGB 0,255,0 and pointed at the iconic glowing Apple on the stores facade. This TUAW reporter was there, camera ready, to document the dramatic display. Click through to the gallery.
Health Alert: ClementClarkMooreitis spreads
Tonight is the night before Macworld and numerous Mac pundits have suddenly come down with ClementClarkMooreitis. You're familiar with the syndrome, right? When suddenly (whether inebriated or not) you feel the urge, nay the compulsion, to pay homage to that famous author of "A Visit from St. Nicholas".This year, as in years past, the disease has struck with a vengeance. Even our TUAW staff has proven susceptible to this most pernicious of memes.We here at TUAW urge you to resist. Keep strong and keep steadfast. Do not be assimilated though there be such a clatter that we start blogging the Keynote to see what's the matter--on Bloggers, on Loggers, on podcasts and...um...where were we? Oh yes. Good Macworld to all, and to all a good night.
Could the keynote turn ugly?
Leander Kahney is concerned for the safety of Macworld attendees; he posted his (hopefully somewhat tongue-in-cheek) prediction of a riot at the keynote over on the Cult of Mac Wired blog. With expectations for product announcements running so insanely high, the only outcome he can see is disappointment.It's no secret that keynote crowds can turn ugly. If you watch the video above, from the infamous "Big Brother" 1997 keynote, you'll hear a sound at the 4:50 mark (when SJ introduces El Bill) that can only be described as "booplause." I was at that keynote, and it was just as uncomfortable as it sounds on the tape.Are Apple fans really that prone to misbehavior when we don't get the fresh gear and shiny goodness we crave? I'm sure that everyone will be well-behaved this year -- except maybe for one guy in the back yelling "BINGO!" during the Photoshop CS3 demo.
Siracusa takes Keynote Bingo to the next level
A powerful meme, this keynote bingo is. John Siracusa, the Mac muse of Ars Technica, has taken his WWDC Bingo card concept, crossed it with the flock of Macworld Keynote Bingo generators now in circulation, and come up with his canonical Bingo Card for this year's Stevenote.Unlike the randomly generated cards, this One True Card "documents the hopes and fears of the card maker" as it strives for balance between plausibility and fond wishes. Designed by John McCoy, the card has the "monolith" look of the Apple teaser page and the subtle humor we've come to expect in this genre. Check it out.
Macworld 2007 keynote tomorrow at 9:00AM PST / 12:00PM EST. Be there.
Well, tomorrow's the day. The day we find out whether all the rumors are true and the Applephone and / or solid-state ultraslim MacBook and / or iTV and / or true wireless-video-touchscreen iPod will be announced (we're not holding our breath on any of the above), or whether we'll spend another few months sorting through rumor, speculation, and bad Apple product mockups. Tune our browser in tomorrow as we report live from the Moscone Center in San Francisco to see just what Apple's got up their sleeves kicking off their 30th calendar year of business. As always, set your browsers on autofire-refresh (we promise we'll try our best not to crash this time!) and watch out for late-breaking developments.Some time zones are listed below for when the show gets underway. Don't forget, you'll want to tune in early for our pre-game coverage.07:00AM - Hawaii09:00AM - Pacific10:00AM - Mountain11:00AM - Central12:00PM - Eastern05:00PM - GMT / London06:00PM - Paris02:00AM - Tokyo (January 10th)P.S. -Feel free to leave your time zone's local time in comments, we can't publish them all!
