Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
IN:
« Previous Post   -   Next Post »
Miss Cellania
Macworld Speculations
by Miss Cellania - January 14, 2008 - 7:34 AM

bloghead_gadget2.gif

The Macworld Conference begins today in San Francisco, and the Macworld Expo opens tomorrow morning with Steve Jobs’ keynote speech, where he customarily talks about everything Apple has done over the past year, then he utters the phrase280_apple_macworld_2.jpg everyone is waiting for: “One more thing…” when he then announces Apple’s Next Big Thing. What’s it gonna be this year? No one outside the company knows for sure, since the mystique is part of the hype. The publicity generated by the secrecy and speculation are worth more than its weight in gold for Apple. But there are plenty of predictions.

iTunes movie downloads. No real surprise here. Apple has made deals with 20th Century Fox and Disney already, and are in negotiations with Warner Bros. and Paramount. Movies are expected to rent for $3.99 for a 24-hour download. Apple hopes that movies from iTunes will boost sales of the Apple TV set-top box that transfers movies from your computer to your TV.

Subnotebook, a smaller, thinner version of the Macbook laptops. Forbes guesses a 12” to 13” screen and a price tage of around $1,500. Which is only twice what I paid for my entire Macintosh desktop setup.

3G iPhone. For a year now, Apple AT&T has said the next generation iPhones with faster 3G data service will be here in early 2008. Macworld would be as good a place as any to announce them. Just another reason to regret waiting in line for days to be one of the first to pay $500 for a first-generation iPhone.

Other possibilities are a touch-screen Tablet PC, advances in Apple TV, new software for the iPhone, and a new docking mechanism to insert a notebook into the iMac.

Engadget will be liveblogging the keynote speech Tuesday morning at this link.

Send this Post » Suggest a Topic/Link »
« Previous Post   -   Next Post »
Comments (8)

  1. I hope it’s a tiny portable computer with the touch-screen like an iPhone.

    That would be sweet.

    Nobody needs another 12″ screen laptop. But a little tiny that you can put in your pocket. Sweet.

    posted by Moon on 1-14-2008 at 8:55 am

  2. Oh, and $3.99 for a 24 hour download???
    Geez, I can rent a DVD and watch it on my huge screen for $1.

    posted by Moon on 1-14-2008 at 8:57 am

  3. Apple’s not mentioned future plans for the iPhone or for any product. That’s standard procedure for them. Look it up. AT&T stated that 3G iPhones would be here in 2008. That’s all that’s been said officially by either side. Stick to facts, please.

    posted by Anon on 1-14-2008 at 9:41 am

  4. A leaked ad for the new Family Guy movie, which is due to be released tomorrow, specfically states “requires iTune 7.6″, so the iTunes prediction is probably right on.

    posted by gmsc on 1-14-2008 at 11:50 am

  5. Thanks for talking up Macworld Expo! Two things –

    1) It’s Macworld — with no capital W.

    2) Macworld is also liveblogging the event, and it would be great if you could add our link.

    posted by Kellie on 1-14-2008 at 5:37 pm

  6. Oh, one more thing — The Macworld Expo is not owned or operated by Apple, so I’m not sure why you called it “Apple Macworld”. It is run by IDG World Expo, and IDG also owns Macworld and several other technology publications.

    posted by kellie on 1-14-2008 at 5:39 pm

  7. Sorry, Kellie, I thought for sure it had something to do with Apple. I don’t know where I got that idea.

    posted by Miss Cellania on 1-14-2008 at 8:21 pm

  8. But will it run Linux? ;)

    posted by Jason! on 1-15-2008 at 9:32 am

Comment

commenting policy