MacWorld 2008 Transcript Leaked? Options

[Colonel]

As everybody’s favorite keynote of the year approaches, more and more rumors about the great iProducts to come begin floating around the great rumor mill. Our friends over at MacRumors have supposedly obtained a draft version of the keynote transcripts for the upcoming MacWorld 2008. I have no idea if it is real or not, but I wouldn’t doubt it. Here’s a summary of the speculated things to come. Here’s a compiled list of what MacRumor’s two transcripts consist of. Remember, none of this is guaranteed and nothing is promised, so don’t hold your breath on it.

Mac Nano
• Redesigned Mac–Mini
• Half the height as its predecessor
• Now has an anodized aluminum shell.
• 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz Santa Rosa chips
• 32GB flash solid state drive (64GB build-to-order option, also option for 160GB conventional HDD)
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Mac Pro
• Based off the Penryn chipset
• Dual 2.8 GHz Penryn Xeons standard
• 2GB of RAM standard
• 320GB HDD standard
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard
• Blu-Ray build-to-order option for an extra $400

MacBook Pro
• Mobile Penryn Chipset
• 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz Speeds
• 17” gets LED backlighting
• 15” gets a build-to-order higher resolution similar to the 17” model
• Keeping the 8600M GT graphics, but upping the video memory to 256MB and 512MB
• Black anodized aluminum option similar to the iPod classic
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Cinema Displays
• Built in 2 megapixel iSight camera
• Same resolutions
• LED backlighting
• All support 1080HD
• New Prices : 20”: $399; 23”: $599; 30”: $1,249
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

MacBook Nano
• Ultraportable Mac
• Same screen resolution and size as the current MacBooks; 13” at 1280x800
• 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz low voltage Core 2 Duos
• Low end model to feature a 32GB SSD and the higher end to have a 64GB SSD
• $1,499 and $1,999 Respectively
• No Optical Drives
• Intel Integrated Graphics
• 10 Hours of Battery Life
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

iPhone
• SDK Available at MacWorld
• Developers can sell their signed apps from iTunes starting in March
• New software includes Multimedia messaging, video recording with the camera, and an eBook reader
• iPhone games available from the iTunes store
• 3G iPhone announced (looks similar to the existing model)
• iPhone available in more countries

iTunes & iPod
• iTunes 8 released along with Movie Rentals and eBooks
• Software update for iPod Classics and Touches to support eBooks

Front Row 3.0
• All Leopard compatible Macs will be able to use it
• Support for the iTunes Store
• eBook Reader
• SDK for 3rd Parties to make plugins
• Can be controlled via Apple Remote, iPhone, or iPod Touch
• iCal, Mail, and Safari integration

MacTouch
• New product not in the MacBook family
• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854
• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.
• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.
• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad
• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode
• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto
• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.

Remember, nothing here is guaranteed, but it sure does sound awesome.

[Numberzz]

That sounds too good to be true...

[nagal]

Mac Pro
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard

That would be very cool. If it happens, I hope they release the card as an upgrade kit.

[rollcage]

MacTouch
• New product not in the MacBook family
• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854
• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.
• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.
• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad
• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode
• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto
• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.

LOL, I mentioned something like this last night (I bet it will be expensive). I might have to get a new MBP, black aluminum = sexy (assuming these actually exist).

[Samawa]

These all sound like educated guesses at best .. but what really made the list obviously fake .. aside from the fact that apple have a strict history in revealing anything before any announcement .. the Penryn chipset for laptops is no where near ready for prime time .. that as well the desktop Penryn CPU's have yet to have any official date of release any time soon from any oem maker .. dont get me wrong these all sound like logical guesses but i think their a little off .. so i hardly see a reason to believe that this is real .. a good fun read though

[Konami®]

MacBook Nano
• Ultraportable Mac
• Same screen resolution and size as the current MacBooks; 13” at 1280x800
• 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz low voltage Core 2 Duos
• Low end model to feature a 32GB SSD and the higher end to have a 64GB SSD
• $1,499 and $1,999 Respectively
• No Optical Drives
• Intel Integrated Graphics
• 10 Hours of Battery Life
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

That's stupid, how the hell I will pay more for less features than current macbooks?

[Special-K]

That would be pretty bitching if all that was true. I'd go with best MacWorld thus far. The only two things that bug me are that they didn't mention anything about the 5.2 update and if the MacBook Nano is going to replace the MacBook. No optical drive kinda sucks. You'd have to buy a USB drive. Eh, oh well. I'm looking forward to Front Row 3 and iTunes 8. I'm hoping iTunes 8 brings back the 7.2 sorting. Cause I want to update my iTunes, and I haven't cause of that. I think I've got OCD.

[andrewf]

Wow, if this MacTouch turns out to be real: that would be really nice innovation :-)
But without e-paper it will probably not be so great to read e-books from.
Still an amazing (probably fake) line-up

[Boot Camp]

What about a processor and memory update for the imac?
You'd think they'd update it if their going to do all that .

Also with the MacBook Nano, theres no way I could go without an optical drive.

I guess we only have to wait 10 days, to find out!

[eLMafUDd]

They do this every year, rarely turns out to be accurate.

[Paranoid Marvin]

Nah, not likely

[macgirl]

one MacBook Nano for me please, hope it came with Nvidia though.

[Special-K]

MacWorld's on the 15th right? Office 08 is scheduled for release on the 15th. Jobs is gonna make mention of it. He's got to. Yea I'm doubting this transcript. Says nothing about 5.2 or Office 08. Like I don't think he's gonna say much about Office, but he's gonna have a section on 5.2. He's gotta.

[Soündless]

i demand macbook nano wit optical drive!

[macgirl]

nah, what for, I gues that even it does not have wired ethernet, only Wireless.

[lafond_s]

Looks super great !
I've found an illustration for MacTouch, if I may insert it here :


Sylvain

[vbetts]

I want an 8800, not an 8600....=[

[nils82]

MacTouch
• New product not in the MacBook family
• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854
• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.
• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.
• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad
• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode
• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto
• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.

Remember, nothing here is guaranteed, but it sure does sound awesome.

I got this picture maybe it will look like this one

 mactouch.png ( 431.75K ) Number of downloads: 252

[Embio]

why would jobs mention another companies product, or a 10.X.x update?

[Soündless]

Looks super great !
I've found an illustration for MacTouch, if I may insert it here :


Sylvain

i dont think it would have a sim card port