Live coverage of Apple "MacWorld" here:

[originalpckelly]

http://www.macrumorslive.com/

[NYCGirl]

1. I've been logged on since 11:30 AM EST. (Almost an hour ago) NT

[kwyjibo]

2. thanks!

[alfredo]

3. Thank you.

[originalpckelly]

4. HOW AWESOME! This Apple TV thing sounds really cool!

:woohoo:

[NYCGirl]

5. It does, although it won't take the place of my TiVo...yet. NT

[MyNameGoesHere]

6. is Lord God Steve Jobs appearing?

Oh my word i am overcome.

[NYCGirl]

7. His Steveness always gives the keynote. NT

[originalpckelly]

11. Yes, he is. And he's a hell of a lot cooler than that little corrupt prick Bill Gates...

so F off already. I like my reality distortion field, it's like Christmas again.

[MyNameGoesHere]

24. Did he levitate in

or was he heralded in by the sound of swooning disciples? lol

[NYCGirl]

25. No, he just walked in, like all the other brilliant visionaries do. NT

[MyNameGoesHere]

33. A cell phone is a brilliant vision? okie

[originalpckelly]

30. He's thinking of introducing a new device...

It's called uKissMyAss. Pretty interesting if you ask me, you point it at anyone walking down the street, hit a button, and they'll kiss your ass.

Oh, how I wish I had one. Oh wait, here it is. Don't make me press the button.

[MyNameGoesHere]

34. And you would buy that?

Wow there is a sucker born every minute. My guess they'll be buying the Amazing, Fantastic, Cutting Edge, Revolutionary , and brand spanking new wait for it...... Cell phone.

[AlCzervik]

18. damn right wearing his black shirt.

[MyNameGoesHere]

35. no not the black shirt

i think i just came.

[originalpckelly]

8. Widescreen iPod and Apple phone.

[originalpckelly]

9. Some kind of internet communicator as well.

[originalpckelly]

10. It's all in one device!

[NYCGirl]

12. It's the iPhone! NT

[originalpckelly]

13. It runs Mac OS X!

:rofl:

How fucking tight!

[NYCGirl]

15. That's amazing! NT

[mondo joe]

16. I'm almost peeing my pants just looking at it!

I'm a cultist - I admit it!

[itsmesgd]

14. I already have a phone with itunes...

it's the motorola rokr and it stinks.

[Deja Q]

19. I think Cingular has a little model that's iTunes compatible...

Still, knowing Apple, if it's not their product they're going to be underwhelming in terms of support and compatibility. May as well spend the extra dough for the 'innovation' that 2 or 3 other companies have already licensed Apple's gear for...

(and at least Windows Media is consistent all around - utter shite! :spray: )

[itsmesgd]

20. that's the one I have

[alfredo]

23. I thik they learned from that.

the new iPod just proved that.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

32. The development on the ROKR was kneecapped by Apple...

They insisted on the 100 song limit for the ROKR and any future phones with iTunes for Motorola. (Motorola has since stopped putting iTunes on their phones)
The following blog piece implies that it's possible Apple intentionally did this to try to hurt the mp3/phone market in
anticipation of the release of their iPhone.

The Apple Blog]

Interesting theory. And it's something I wouldn't put past Apple (or any other major company in Apple's position).

[Deja Q]

17. I'd rather have Windows drivers for their classy Cinema monitor series...

20, 23, or 30 inches... pricey but worth every penny for professionals... except they lack drivers that fulfill a professional's NEED - the INF configuration file and ICM color space management file... oopsie; anyone who bought it for use on a PC will get good results, but the colors will only be an approximation. And $700, $1000, or $2000 is a tad much for a gaming monitor...

(though a quick google search will reveal other companies who use the same flat panel technology, offer actual Windows drivers, and *gasp* cost HALF the price... swift move, Apple, you know how to lose customers... :eyes: It's that pesky 'honey vs vinegar' argument all over again... )

I'll give Apple praise for iTunes and their generous DRM policies, but that's about it right now. :(

[NYCGirl]

21. I wonder what Steve's "OH...and ONE MORE THING" is going to be. NT

[alfredo]

26. Has he mentioned Leopard yet?

[NYCGirl]

27. Not yet. NT

[alfredo]

28. iPod/phone/communicator $499 -$599 June ship

date.

[parasim]

22. Nothing short of revolutionary...

- snippet from the link

0:16 am google maps
10:16 am best web browser on the phone - uses safari
10:16 am any imap or pop
10:16 am now internet communicator on phone
rich html email
10:15 am Apple has reinvented the phone
10:15 am there's a lot to sum up
10:15 am summing it all up
10:15 am call management features - overview of phone
10:14 am can make photos wallpaper for phone
10:14 am using multitouch
10:14 am 2 fingers together like pinch and bring them apart and pic gets bigger

-snip


This is certainly more than just iTunes in a phone... hehe...

[NYCGirl]

29. No Leopard?

:-(

But everything else...

:woohoo:

[originalpckelly]

31. They said they wouldn't talk about Leopard until Vista shipped.

This could be a revolutionary release, or it could be a pedestrian upgrade. It's very unclear, actually.