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Welcome to Mac-Forum's Macworld Expo 2008 Special Section. Our community bloggers will be bringing you coverage from the show floor, and we'll spotlight all the industry news coming from the convention.Blog Posts from MacWorld Expo
Posts Tagged ‘Predictions’
I’m now officially a rumor site
So only 2 of my 8 predictions came true during Steve’s keynote, but I think that more than qualifies me to start a new Apple rumor site.
This keynote of course had some pleasant surprised:
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The MacBook Air’s environmental progress report
My biggest hope was for a truly green Mac, and that hope faired extremely well. No, we didn’t get the first fully recyclable, 100% toxin-free, super-energy-efficient machine, but Jobs had prepared a presentation on the environmental friendliness of the MacBook Air, and he stated that he would deliver an environmental progress report with every product Apple announces henceforth. That is huge: It means Apple has really taken the mandate for a greener Mac to heart, and is committed to being the leading environmentally responsible computer manufacturer they should have been all along.
My Macworld keynote initial impressions
Wow…where to start?
I gave myself time to think about Steve Jobs’ Macworld keynote on my way back from Moscone West to the hotel, and let what I just saw sink in a little. Let me take the major announcements and items one-by-one and give you my first thoughts. Bear with me…I’m still trying to get my head around some of this stuff.
Hopes and predictions
If you take “There’s something in the air” as literally as you can, it seems obvious that Apple is planning on releasing either a new wireless device or new wireless capabilities for its existing product lines. But then who knows if they even mean it literally at all.
Instead of what I think Steve Jobs is most likely to announce, here is my list of the rumored products that I’d most like to see unveiled tomorrow morning…
A few more prediction thoughts
So I had a few more thoughts on what the “air” theme may mean:
- Updated Airport Express (802.11n and maybe a form factor tweak?)
- Music subscription service
I reserve the right to keep adding to my list of predictions until 9:00 AM PST tomorrow. ![]()
A tough act to follow
(Ugh. When is Apple going to update this handout photo)
How do you follow up the Keynote of All Keynotes?
I don’t think you can.
I think while everyone is hoping for something spectacular to come out of Steve Jobs’ Macworld Expo keynote address tomorrow, I expect his speech to be more state of the Apple union than anything. So, while I know the reality distortion field generators will be outputting at their fullest capacity at Moscone West, I’m preparing myself for product annoucements that are more incremental in nature than anything else.
Macworld Expo 2008 Twitter Feed
- macworld: Yep, RIP FireWire on the MacBook, folks. Don't cry for me, USB 2.
06:10 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: The event has concluded, but if you've got more questions, we'll try to field them. Check Macworld.com for more details.
06:05 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: On FireWire: MBP definitely has it. No firm details on MacBook, though; it wasn't explicitly mentioned.
06:04 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: Jobs: "Second, 110/70, this is my blood pressure. This is all we're going to talk about Steve's health today. "
06:01 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: Hold the presses: 17" MacBook Pro not dead yet. Existing model is being refreshed today, but will not get the new features yet.
05:58 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: Steve Jobs: "Blu-ray is a bag of hurt." No Blu-ray on Macs for a while, I'm guessing.
05:57 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: And there are MacBook updates, too, naturally. Low-end dropped to $999; new MacBook looks like MBP, with GeForce 9400M. 2.0/2.4GHz models
05:55 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: @Bradzo3000 Low-end MacBook has been dropped to $999—but I believe that may be the existing white model.
05:51 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: Sorry, 17" MBP fans, but there were no announced updates to that line.
05:51 PM October 14, 2008 - macworld: @apgroner $1899 for the 1.6GHz/2GB RAM/120GB HD model; $2499 for the 1.86GHz/2GB RAM/128GB SSD model.
05:46 PM October 14, 2008
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