and Apple finishing development on the thing.
Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness.
Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.
'Never Leave Me'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
Rob - Jan 09, 2007 1:25:09 pm PST #144 of 25496
amych - Jan 09, 2007 1:27:17 pm PST #145 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What?! A tech company showing off a not-quite-there-yet product? I'm shocked --
SHOCKED --
to find that there's gambling vaporware going on in this establishment!
Rob - Jan 09, 2007 1:31:07 pm PST #146 of 25496
I was suprised to see Apple announcing two (or three if you count the new Airport Express) products that you can't buy today and nothing that you can.
DCJensen - Jan 09, 2007 1:36:33 pm PST #147 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Yeah, Apple is well known for having at least one item in stock everywhere within days.
OTOH? If they say June and bring it out "early" they get press. If they hit some snag, and it comes out in June, they "hit the mark."
Tom Scola - Jan 09, 2007 1:37:04 pm PST #148 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
And no mention of iLife/iWork at MWSF for like the first time ever.
Sean K - Jan 09, 2007 1:38:53 pm PST #149 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Does it say when they are available Sean? I'm posting from my phone.
Nope, nothing at the Cingular site, either. You sign up for more information, just like at the Apple site.
amych - Jan 09, 2007 1:39:56 pm PST #150 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I was suprised to see Apple announcing two (or three if you count the new Airport Express) products that you can't buy today and nothing that you can.
I was thinking the same thing -- compared to a lot of big announcements, they've had a really good record for the last few years of "here's the new thing... and you can order it as soon as the network congestion clears".
I was a little disappointed by this keynote, especially given that it had even more hype than usual: the TV thing was basically already announced but it's STILL not available, and the iPhone, while awesome in many ways, is even more not-available, plus I can't make myself get excited about a phone (and even less, one with a contract attached).
(The latter may just be a measure of how much I loathe phones -- put the same interface wizardry on bigger capacity and sell it as a next-gen widescreen touchscreen iPod with wireless capabilities and I expect I'd be the first drooling fangirl in line.)
Daisy Jane - Jan 09, 2007 1:53:02 pm PST #151 of 25496
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
You can order Apple tv now- according to the email I just got.
le nubian - Jan 09, 2007 3:20:43 pm PST #152 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think the phone looks fucking sweet. I'm all over that. I would love to get it in June, but I think I'll wait until October or so for it to get the bugs out.
Sean K - Jan 09, 2007 3:26:12 pm PST #153 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Pete mentioned this in Bitches, but it got lost in the turnover:
Can you just imagine the looks on the faces of the Zune team today?