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Just over 4 hours to go, the anticipation is growing! Don't let us down Apple!
Is everybody ready to go? 10 minutes and counting
The WiFi has just gone out at the event I believe, come on Apple tech support! :)
A chair and a table sit in the center of the stage
And the show begins.......
Steve kick starts the action
"a magical and revolutionary product today... but first I have a few updates."
"A few weeks ago we sold our 250mth iPod"
Steve goes on to talk about the apple stores and app store
Wow Apple now makes 50.6 billion dollars revenue
Steve goes on to say how well they are doing in the mobile space
Onto the main event
Tablets are mentioned for the first time
Image displays a ? between the iPhone and MacBook
? is now the words "Browsing, Email, Photos, Video, Music, Games, eBooks"
"Netbook - Slow, Low quality displays, PC Software
the "iPad" is revealed!
Looks pretty slick, about 10" with an iPhone/iPod touch style interface but with a background image and icons spaced further aprart
landscape and portrait orientation, web browsing, customizable home screen
very thin
Looks like safari as the browser as you would expect and Mail looks interesting iPhone style inbox and messages open in new windows
Full size touch keyboard
Recent leaks where real, the decent maps application is on there
Full on media media player looks nice, scrolling is smooth and you have the iPhone style unlock slide
Arrghhhh, NO FLASH ON THE BROWSER
Arrghhhh, NO FLASH ON THE BROWSER
Steve finishes up showing the web, its like a giant iPhone
I like the look of the e-mail client, inbox down the left like on an iPhone and your e-mail content on the right
Now onto e-mail
Photos with links to places (like google maps)
Now onto e-mail
Steve finishes up showing the web, its like a giant iPhone
I like the look of the e-mail client, inbox down the left like on an iPhone and your e-mail content on the right
Photos with links to places (like google maps)
Pretty cool iTunes interface, half way between iPhone and desktop as you would expect
Cool looking calendar interface
Nice interface for movies/TV etc and eBooks too
Full screen HD video clips off YouTube
Specs at last, Full capacitive touchscreen, -5" thin, 1-5 pounds, 9.7" IPS display
1Ghz Apple A4 chip, 16GB - 64GB Flash storage
WiFi 802.11n and bluetooth 2.1
Accelerometer and compass, speakers and mic
10 hours battery life or over a month on standby
Scott Forstall comes out to talk about the App Store
