I think it's doubtful that what they'd show would be a video-enabled iPod. After all, they JUST released the Nano. Isn't it safe to say they'd probably wait a little while before releasing the next upgrade?

We are barely two weeks past Apple Expo and now this? It doesn't make sense that less then one month after a major event that would have been the perfect venue for a release, they would update the iPod line now. I would be seriously surprised if it is a new iPod.

I think it makes perfect sense. Seems Apple is trying to get away from announcing products at big trade shows. It makes them predictable and even worse, disappoints fans and investors when there's no new announcement.

I have no idea what this announcement could be but it's got to be pretty significant to use those words. That's always been Job's line before delivering the coup de grace. I've only been able to enjoy my Nano for a week and now another product? Good that my birthday and Christmas are coming up ;-D

For one time ahead of schedule, intel based powerbooks are available, with extractable ipod nano of course.

Only 2 options i guess, a video iPod or a media-console.

They're about due for a G5 desktop revision. Or are they gonna let the product line stagnate until Intel gets rolling?

...will "it" be snappier?

Could this be the product(s) that Apple wanted to introduce at Apple Expo?

They're about due for a G5 desktop revision. Or are they gonna let the product line stagnate until Intel gets rolling?

What? They just updated the G5 desktop line in late April. Apple's not due for an update for another 5 months, at the least.

Of course, if they do update them, they'll probably be just some lame slightly faster chips on the same ol' motherboard, as they've done for the past two years.

We are barely two weeks past Apple Expo and now this? It doesn't make sense that less then one month after a major event that would have been the perfect venue for a release, they would update the iPod line now. I would be seriously surprised if it is a new iPod.

Its reasons like this that Apple wants to get out of the trade shows. They are too predictable, and it sets them up for irritations beforehand and afterwards. Do you know how hard it is to actually get a product planned, developed, and produced to coincide with a fixed date event. So they either get things done early, then sit on it for weeks/months waiting for some MacWorld show, or they pre-announce, which then irritates everybody because its not available now, and so apple then rushes the first products out the door, so then they're released like a dribble, rather then a flood, and then its even more complaints about how things are backordered, who's getting what first, resellers have no stock, Apple can't produce enough, Apple can't forecast correctly, etc, etc, etc.

By timing the event when the product is ready to ship (or almost ready for volume shipping), there's less chance of huge backlashes and the like.

For a good example of all the problems you can encounter, look at the problems with the release of the iMac G5.

Hey, I just realized that this would blow chunks! After the nano release without any iPod update, I decided to just stop waiting and get a 60GB model. Now you're telling me I wasted all my money! Thanks, Apple!

BTW, you can see how much Apple cares about its computer business. When was the last time they updated a Mac, or released a new one? I think it was like 3 iPod revisions ago.

[Oh, but maybe this new iPod is going to use one of those new IBM low power PPC processors, and this is what Jobs meant when he lied....um, I mean said "exciting PPC products coming up", or whatever it was. Because I don't think 1.5GHz minis count as exciting or new.

...Bluetooth Mighty Mouse! hahaha.

It would be great if they actually rolled out the Mactels, and that the 2007 rollout date was a complete fabrication.

Of course, I'd be kind of disappointed since I just got a new powerbook a few months ago.

I hope they don't roll out a video iPod, at least not using the using the current geometry of the larger white iPods. That one is too small to be used as a viewing device. Preferably, something new and innovative like a folding flat LCD panel with iPod-like controls, that has as much real estate or more than PSP, but with a better interface, and better, included software to do DVD and AVI conversions to MP4 more easily and flawlessly.

I would love to see Apple do to eBooks, what it did to the iPod. Some kind of decent eBook reader, with an iTMS type interface foir buying books would be very cool.

----------- Despite all the naysayers, I've still got my fingers crossed for an Apple-branded PDA. I'd easily pay $700 for a pocket-sized Mac that integrates seamlessly with iCal, address book, iPhoto, and iTunes. h***, I'd pay almost anything for that. ----------- Doesn't an iPod do all of those things? I agree that some way to manually input into an iPod would be nice, as would wireless connectivity with a Mac, but I think my iPod does a reasonable job at holding my music, photos, contacts, and calendars, at less than half of your PDA budget.

the new David Lynch iPod.

Intel based Macac desktop

Hi, for years I've thought how great Apple Mac products are..... always the extrordinary design. No other computers come anywhere near them. They are safer, better looking, and easier to use. Then you have the little pods....creative indeed, travel far and wide, to get a sound like that out of a little machine, you won't find one. Truly wonderful! To the Apple Mac producers, I raise my hat, and thank you, for making the world a brighter place to be in. Rob E.

Anyone else think that this may be a major update to Keynote. Hence the curtains.

It's the tablet from three years ago!

Anyone else think that this may be a major update to Keynote. Hence the curtains.

Anyone think that this is a major update to Keynote...hence the use of the curtains.

Anyone think that this is a major update to Keynote...hence the use of the curtains.

extra mayo too! :)