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Steve Jobs to Appear at Mac Media Event

Steve Jobs to Appear at Mac Media Event

by , 1:50 PM EDT, August 3rd, 2007

Even though the Mac and iPod maker is being typically coy about what it may announce, it did let slip that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be appearing at the company's special "Mac focused" media event on Tuesday, August 7, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The company is holding a special product briefing at its Cupertino campus on Tuesday, August 7 at 10AM pacific time. Unlike other events where the company offers cleverly disguised hints in the form of catchy phrases or graphics, this briefing announcement came only with the information that Apple would be discussing something Mac related.

The Mac Observer will be on location covering the event.

  

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Close Name:VSeward -   TMO Staff Posts: 972 Joined: 28 Jun 2001
Subject: I know what it is...

It's an 5ghz Intel Core Duo pearl handled 31st Anniversary eMac/toaster oven. It sports 10GB of Ram, 60GB Flash disks, and can make mounds and mounds of julian fries.

I want one. (Mmmmmmm, julian fries!)

Vern

Close Name:Prvtnet Posts: 1 Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Subject: Julian who?

It's julienne.

Close Name:KitsuneStudios Posts: 2490 Joined: 25 Oct 2001
Subject:

Feh, if it doesn't do krinkle-cut fries, Apple is doomed!

Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2088 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Subject: One more thing ...

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VSeward wrote:
It's an 5ghz Intel Core Duo pearl handled 31st Anniversary eMac/toaster oven. It sports 10GB of Ram, 60GB Flash disks, and can make mounds and mounds of julian fries.

I want one. (Mmmmmmm, julian fries!)

Vern


You left out the built-in FM radio.

Close Name:Sir Harry Flashman Posts: 792 Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Subject: No, Julian is correct

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Prvtnet wrote:
It's julienne.


These are "Old Style" fries.

What is to be announced? It is supposed to be "Mac related" so that probably rules out a new iPod or iPhone. It must be a new a new Mac, maybe an entire new line up of Pro, iMac, and portable models. With Steve Jobs being there, it must be more ust an announcement that OSX 10.5 is being released earlier than October.

Close Name:bscenefilms Posts: 26 Joined: 26 Jul 2007
Subject:

They will officially announce the iRACK.

Close Name:iVoid Posts: 65 Joined: 10 Jan 2007
Subject:

My hope is for a $1000 ultra small MacBook Nano.

Full Mac OS X (can run any Mac program), plus with iPhone gestures.

If it has a phone in it, I'll pay $1500.

Close Name:brett_x Posts: 322 Joined: 24 Jan 2006
Subject: Hologram displays

I sure hope they announce hologram displays. I'm tired of lugging around these heavy LCD's.

Close Name:VSeward -   TMO Staff Posts: 972 Joined: 28 Jun 2001
Subject: Re: Julian who?

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Prvtnet wrote:
It's julienne.


It's Julian! I know her. Lives right up the street from me. Makes the best darn fries this side of the Mississippi.


Vern Seward

Close Name:Tiger Posts: 1018 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Subject: No, Vern...

It's Julie Ann. We're south of the Mason Dixon line. Her sister is Bobbie Jo.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: It's Billie Joe

"Her sister is Bobbie Jo."

No, I think it's her brother, Billie Joe MacAllister, and he jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge...Phew, glad we got that settled.

I vote for displays with TV tuners built in, and a rack in the base for an Apple TV, Mac Mini or an AE Extreme. Oh, and Apple TV now has more Tivo-like abilities.

Close Name:Pashtun Wally Posts: 145 Joined: 18 Dec 2001
Subject: boy names, girl names

Julian for boys, Julienne (or Julie Anne) for girls
Billy Joe for boys jumping off bridges
Bobbi for girls who sing about them
...
Billy Jack for pretentious action flicks of the 70s

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Her Brother?

No man, Billy Joe, who jumped off the bridge, was her lover. It was her brother who "recollected" incidents from Billy Joe's life before the suicide...far more tragic than the always upbeat world of Apple Inc...

Close Name:iJack Posts: 313 Joined: 13 Jun 2001
Subject: iMac

It's the iMac, fools.

Close Name:VSeward -   TMO Staff Posts: 972 Joined: 28 Jun 2001
Subject: Re: Her Brother?

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Anonymous wrote:
No man, Billy Joe, who jumped off the bridge, was her lover. It was her brother who "recollected" incidents from Billy Joe's life before the suicide...far more tragic than the always upbeat world of Apple Inc...


Did any of them make fries?

I didn't think so. It could the that Billy Joe jumped after having Julian's fries and realized that that was the best life could offer him.

Real shame, he never tasted my Chicken Florentine soup.

What I REALLY think will show up Tuesday is iMacs or a new type of Mac. (Say "Hello" one more time!)

Vern

Close Name:yoyo52 Posts: 1174 Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Subject:

Julian used to be a girl's name. O tempora, o mores!

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Steve is appearing?

You can bet it involves hardware, software, music, video, or licensing... And a black mock turtleneck.
I'm holding my breath for the Dick Tracy watch. The Startrek communicator has been done.

Close Name:VSeward -   TMO Staff Posts: 972 Joined: 28 Jun 2001
Subject: Re: Steve is appearing?

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Anonymous wrote:
You can bet it involves hardware, software, music, video, or licensing... And a black mock turtleneck.
I'm holding my breath for the Dick Tracy watch. The Startrek communicator has been done.


Sorry to disappoint, but the Dick Tracy Watch has been done too. http://digital-lifestyles.info/2006/09/19/sms-m300-worlds-first-truly-mobile-gsm-watch-phone/

Close Name:Sir Harry Flashman Posts: 792 Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Subject: New monitors

I have been pondering the upcoming announcement. I wonder if we are "looking at" among other things new monitors to be announced. Something using the touch screen technology of the iPhone. Of course there is the ergonomics of using a touch screen on a desktop monitor.

At the very least glass covers that are not as delicate as the current LCD models.

Hmmm, tablet Macbooks.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: upcoming announcements

Too early to announce a touch screen anything. It was just introduced in the iPhone. I predict at least one more year for that.

Obviously we're in for an updated iLife package announcement only to complement Leopard. A sneak peak at the remaining Leopard features coming will happen, without a doubt.

Certainly some raves about how well iPhone and Apple TV have been, but no special announcements regarding them after that.

The hardware is certainly doing so well, that I can't see anything "new" coming out there. Maybe just some faster machines. We've pretty much got as thin as possible. The Mac is already as dead simple as possible, and that's what Apple's tradition dictates.

Just trying to be reasonable with the whole thing. Really, I think the WHOLE show is going to be devoted to Leopard.

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