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Apple ditches Macworld, latches onto CES in 2010

Adam Berger — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:39:47 +0000

The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), group that puts on CES each year, have confirmed that CES 2010 will have a dedicated Apple section. While out at Macworld, IGD held a town hall to start the discussion on the future of Macworld, figuring out how they will move ahead without Apple’s presence.

With this announcement, many have begun to rumor that Apple may too join the party in Vegas, but that seems a bit unlikely. It does make sense to have a dedicated Apple section at the show, but should more appropriately be called “Apple Accessories”. To be honest, it seems that they could almost fill an entire wing of the convention center with iPod docks, iPhone cases, matching portable hard drives, and more. I would certainly appreciate if these were sectioned out, though it may be tough now that almost everyone company has some Apple accessory or another. But the likelihood of Apple actually joining the party seems extremely unrealistic. If they are not going to do Macworld, why would they do CES — Apple has never been the company that plays well with other’s rules.

That being said, it would be very interesting if Steve Jobs can do the opening CES keynote.

Read [Cnet]

Unveiled: MacBook Air, iTunes movie rentals, iPod/iPhone apps and Apple TV 2

JG Mason — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Today during Job’s keynote address, Apple took the wraps off “the world’s thinnest notebook”: the MacBook Air. Yes, it is real and features a 13.3″ wide screen and one of the best keyboards, according to Apple, ever. They are serious about being thin, only .8″ thick. Check it out here.

iTunes will be renting movies from $2.99 up to $4.99 as predicted. Apple got all the major studios involved on this one and it is full steam ahead. Read the nitty-gritty here.

The iPhone gets some new fun like maps with location approximation (looks to be based on triangulation). Sweet. Adam Fisher-Cox has the latest over at Appletell.

The iPod touch also gets some love (though we have to pay for it, just like in Vegas). 5 apps (that arguably should have been there from the get-go).

And then there is Apple TV’s Take 2. The second coming of a good idea, now in better form. No computer needed to download movies, show photos, DVR functionality looks to be possible and a reduced price of $229. Check it out in detail here.

Also announced is Apple’s time capsule which combines a hard drive with Airport Express to help us back up. Nice. Check it our here.

Company page [Apple]

And the Apple Store is down. Let the liveblogging begin

JG Mason — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:59:00 +0000

We are getting close now…the Apple Store is down now, a prerequisite to anything newsworthy coming out of Job’s jowls. What will be outed today? Hinted at? And how about that “one more thing”?

I’ve no freaking idea, but I am as giddy as a schoolgirl. So, I’ll leave it to the Apple experts over at Appletell to let me know. You can check out their best guesses, er predictions here.

Remember, you can also catch the live blog at Appletell as well. We’ll talk about the big stuff here at Gadgetell, rest assured, but if you live and breath the Apple life, check out Appletell’s in depth coverage. Throwing a Digg their way doesn’t hurt either.

Macworld live coverage: Appletell

JG Mason — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:55:00 +0000

Tomorrow, I’ll be tuned into Appletell’s live coverage of Macworld 2008 and the all-important Stevenote. The Appletell team, our sister site, is aiming at live blogging, twittering, possible live audio feed, along with images and interviews etc. as the week goes on. This will be Appletell’s finest hour and I hope you join me in experiencing the event via Appletell.

You can visit Appletell’s Macworld page here. Their live coverage of Steve Job’s theatrics should start shortly before 9am PST.

Here’s to working EVDO cards, good cell reception and slow-talking speakers.

Read: [Appletell]

Gadgetell Exclusive: DLO leaks new products bound for Macworld

JG Mason — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:51:00 +0000

In chatting up the DLO team at a swanky press event, they let slip some loose details about what we might see next week at Macworld. DLO is the maker of some of the greatest, in my opinion, iPod gear and it seems they’ve been focused on the iPhone for the past design cycle.

We will see a version of the DLO’s HybridShell for the iPod touch, just for the iPhone. The clear plastic case is gorgeous and really would make an ideal iPhone case: protection without detracting from the good looks.

Another product that should be making headlines is a new Homedock for the iPhone/iPod that upconverts video to HD quality. An RF remote would be part of that picture as well. Interesting.

I would suspect there will be more from DLO and as usual, it will all be well thought out. We’ll have full details as soon as they become available.

Company site[introduced such hits as the Xbox and other “hits” like Tablet PC, Windows TV and Vista. Anything is possible and this is the venue to show just about anything.

Opening keynotes from CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) CEO and Panasonic will come first thing Monday morning. Nothing major expected here. Maybe some big TVs.

Later that afternoon, Intel CEO Paul Otellini will introduce some new chips and cart out the latest in MID and UMPCS (just guessing here). We’ll be amazed and everyone will envy/loathe how short/long it has taken to get this far.

Interestingly, Macworld is scheduled for the week after CES. Currently, Apple is not on the exhibitor list for CES (staying true to years past). Many have speculated Apple would be at both CES and then back in SF for Macworld where they may drop the iPhone 2, iPhone Nano, or next generation iPod (which seems more likely to me).

Read [CESweb]