"12:04 PM - What's that sound? It's the sound of everyone trying to connect to the Wi-Fi network. The one that's not on."
[there's a wi-fi blackout, apparently as usual]
Slow reload on that page. ;')
"currently inaccessible"
Wi-Fi must be down, SHOWTIME!
"12:09 -- First billion dollar quarter for retail stores."
"stalled"
MacCentral is posting updates here:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/01/10/livekeynote/index.php
12:25 PM - "We've got a new release of Mac OS X Tiger ... 10.4.4 ... you can download it today, it's got all these new widgets."
I"m a little jealous, I suspect Swordmaker is seeing this live... just a weird hunch...
That MacRumors page is fastest, just text, newest on top 'blog style, reloads auto:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/
12:30 PM - "Something incredibly new: Photocasting. This is Podcasting for photos."
12:31 PM - "Wouldn't it be great if every time I updated a photo album, people subscribed to it would get the latest photos?"
As long as it wasn't someone's "moon" photos a la the fax machine pranksters...
9:46 am 3rd party DVD burners supported.
[and on to...]
9:47 am Garageband. New podcast studio. Podcast artwork track. over 200 free jingles and effects. speech enhanccer. use iChat for remote interviews.
"9:53 am Great 5 apps in iLife... but something new..."
1:07 PM - "The biggest news this year, of course, is we announced that we were going to shift to using Intel processors in Macs. We announced that by June of '06 we would be shipping ... "
10:20 am Microsoft BU update. microsoft rep talking about being on track for unviversal binaries of Office and Messenger.
10:20 am Worked to make sure that current versions of Office run well in Rosetta.
10:21 am all the updates will be avaiable for free on their websites in March.
10:21 am Shipping several updates very soon to provide additional supprot for current apple technology. Sync services with handheld devices and entourage.
10:23 am Committing to shipping a version of Office for Mac for minimum of 5 years. Office for Mac is incredibly successful product. We're here to stay and in it for the long term.
10:25 am Showing Safari now on the iMac.
[c'mon, show us Camino. ;')]
10:26 am 17" iMac, 20" iMac; 2-3x faster. Shipping Today.
Prices?
FYI, AAPL is up $5.04 right now....
It used to be that big news = drop in Apple's stock price. Hmmm...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/10/steve-jobs-keynote-live-from-macworld-2006/
1:28 PM - Video of Intel white-suiters inserting chip into Mac as if it were a big space launch
1:28 PM - "One more thing..."
1:28 PM - "You know, there's been this pesky little problem with PowerBooks..."
1:29 PM - "We've been trying to shoehorn a G5 into a powerbook. We've tried everyting. We've consulted every [slide of the pope, huge laughs] ..." Steve's going to explain the enigmatic Performance per Watt metric.
1:30 PM - PowerPC: 0.23 rating. Core Duo: 1.05. "Today we are introducing ... the MacBook Pro"
1:31 PM - "It's a new name because we're kinda done with power, and we want the name the Mac name in our products." The same dual-processor as the iMac in every model. This is hard to believe: 4-5x faster than the PowerBook G5. These things are screamers."
As soon as the galoot is done, I'm going to the local Apple Store, and maybe CompUSA.
the big finale, thanks to everyone:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/
10:31 am 2 processors in every Macbook pro.
10:31 am 4-5x faster.
10:31 am No more Powerbook. Intel duo Core.
10:32 am 15.4inch LCD. bright as cinemas.
10:32 am Fastest notebook ever.
10:32 am Hair thinner than the 17".
10:33 am Demoing the new MacBook Pro.
10:33 am iSight Camera.
10:35 am IR sensor. Apple Remote.
10:35 am New feature: New Power Adapter is magnetically held in. If yanked, comes right out.
10:37 am 5.6lbs. iSight, Front Row; $1999 1.67 Core Duo; 667 DDR bus, x1600; $2499 1.83GHz.
10:37 am Shipping in February.
10:38 am Showing in the Intel ad one more time.
10:38 am Taking orders today.
10:40 am Thanking people who walk out on stage. Lots of applause.
