Apple "Let's Rock" Event Live Room

Apple "Let's Rock" Event Live Room

VentureBeat's live coverage of Apple's "Let's Rock" event taking place in SF on September 9, 2008.
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MG Siegler posted a message
“iPod touch”
September 9 at 10:29 am - Link
even thinner - MG Siegler
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contoured stainless steel - MG Siegler
integrated volume controls on the side - MG Siegler
So sad that I just got an iPod touch a few weeks ago :( - Benjamin Golub
built-in a speaker - MG Siegler
"casual listening" - not for audiophiles - MG Siegler
nice - Jason Kaneshiro
genius playlist creation built-in - MG Siegler
enhanced UI a bit, better artwork - MG Siegler
Built-in Nike+iPod - MG Siegler
And it will hold one Biiilllion songs and every movie ever made. - Rex Hammock
The Nike receiver is built-in, all you need is transmiter for your shoe - MG Siegler
oooh really easy to do genius on ipod touch thanks to touch screen - MG Siegler
And is it in the iPhone too and they just didn't tell us? Maybe that's why it cant make calls! - Steve Rubel
Now with Jesus! - scottgee
So basically, both new iPods are thinner than ever before - just like Steve Jobs - Jason Kaneshiro
@jason - yes, exactly. same colors for steve though - MG Siegler
Imagining a really creepy Apple ad in which Steve bleeds color-coordinated black blood - Stephen Foskett
But will the mic on the new Headphones work with it? VOIP here I come. Just got the answer which is Yes. - Chris McLean
Looks great - Svartling
How many GBs? How much does it cost? - Nick Humphries
I wish I could "like" Steve Rubel's comment. - Rex Hammock
coming up Nick - MG Siegler
Will the new headphones/microphone work with the old touch? - Nick Humphries
@nick - good question, don't think so but not 100% sure - MG Siegler
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MG Siegler posted a link
Video: iTunes 8 new visualization, snubbed during keynote, is real » VentureBeat
September 9 at 4:28 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
video embedded in post - MG Siegler via Bookmarklet
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MG Siegler posted a link
iPod nano — taste the rainbow » VentureBeat
iPod nano — taste the rainbow » VentureBeat
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September 9 at 4:18 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
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“app store - users downloaded over 100,000,000 apps”
September 9 at 10:33 am - Link
huge - MG Siegler
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"mind-blowing" - MG Siegler
today is the 60th day it's been open - MG Siegler
I only downloaded 1 million of those - Louis Gray
Did he say how many were "paid" apps Vs. "free" apps? - Jamie Ginsberg
Did they specify how many of those were updates to previous downloads? - Cyrus Lendvay
hows that compares to facebook? - Phil Smirnov
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MG Siegler posted a link
Apple App Store: Over 100,000,000 downloads in 60 days » VentureBeat
Apple App Store: Over 100,000,000 downloads in 60 days » VentureBeat
September 9 at 12:49 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
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MG Siegler posted a link
After months in exile, NBC content returns to iTunes…in HD » VentureBeat
After months in exile, NBC content returns to iTunes…in HD » VentureBeat
After months in exile, NBC content returns to iTunes…in HD » VentureBeat
September 9 at 12:18 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
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MG Siegler posted a message
“new 2.1 software”
September 9 at 10:48 am - Link
free update from 2.0 to 2.1 for touch owners - MG Siegler
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if you have pre-2.0 it's $9.99 available today - MG Siegler
iphone - 2.1 also out BIG update - MG Siegler
"fewer call drops" "significantly improved battery life" - MG Siegler
fewer crashes, BACKING UP dramatically faster - MG Siegler
Free update! - Benjamin Golub
Free to all iPhone owners out THIS FRIDAY - MG Siegler
Apparently Sony U.S. SEO in front row!? - scottgee
Please, fewer crashes. Restoring my iPhone now (again) - Louis Gray
Why Friday? - Steve Rubel
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MG Siegler posted a message
“jack johnson”
September 9 at 10:51 am - Link
interesting that he's the #1 selling male artist on itunes - MG Siegler
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oh bastards. I was hoping they finally roped in the beatles. aaaagh. - Jason Kaneshiro
Did Jobs really say "Lay it on us." and "Righteously chilled out."? Those are sure signs he's getting sicker. - Rex Hammock
Sorry, I think those lame lines came from engadget -- sure signs they are getting sicker. - Rex Hammock
Update: Johnson still on stage - MG Siegler
Next Apple Event better be "Let's Work!" with all new laptops! - scottgee
So that's it? - Steve Chou
Couldn't believe it just end like this,not so great,anybody agree? - Steve Chou
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MG Siegler posted a message
“He's still up there....”
September 9 at 10:50 am - Link
remind why we do this in the first place, microphone coming out - MG Siegler
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who will this be?! - MG Siegler
Woz? - Jason Kaneshiro
John Mayer? - Jason Kaneshiro
#1 selling male artists in itunes history - MG Siegler
Paul McCartney? - Jason Kaneshiro
Ringo Starr? - Jason Kaneshiro
i was hoping jason... - MG Siegler
What a non event event - a snore. Maybe they will do a special event for 2.1.1 - Steve Rubel
yeah, this was pretty lackluster. with an iPhone, these iPods have zero appeal to me. NBC coming back to iTunes is very cool, but Apple needs to do a lot more on the content side to thwart Amazon / Netflix / Hulu. Still, looking forward to Spore and playing with iTunes 8 - Jason Kaneshiro
does seem a tad incremental - tony
I'm with Steve Rubel. Jobs may as well have been introducing a new version of Ambien. - Rex Hammock
To think they told the East Coast press to come out for this event! If I went I would be mad. - Steve Rubel
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“there's eric schmidt -- google CEO, apple board member”
September 9 at 11:06 am - Link
“time to go see the new products”
September 9 at 11:04 am - Link
i'll take pics - MG Siegler
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MG Siegler posted a message
“ipod touch 3 models - 8 GB model $229”
September 9 at 10:46 am - Link
Good one. Although - why not $199? :) - Jason Kaneshiro
Currently waiting for a One more thing because at this point none of this is ground breaking - Chris McLean
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MG Siegler posted a message
“iPod + iTunes”
September 9 at 10:49 am - Link
The reports of my death are greatly exaggaretted --Steve Jobs - Varun Mahajan
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MG Siegler posted a message
“ipod touch 32 gb $399 - all available today”
September 9 at 10:46 am - Link
Very expensive. I´d rather buy an iPhone with this price - Wellington
Where are Nintendo and Sony stock prices going today? - scottgee
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MG Siegler posted a message
“Real Soccer 2009 - new game, shipping today”
September 9 at 10:41 am - Link
real players - MG Siegler
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overlayed regular controls on touchscreen - MG Siegler
but also uses the touch - MG Siegler
this shows how some old nintendo games could work - MG Siegler
GOAL! - MG Siegler
Nintendo is gonna to worry about that,a lot... - Steve Chou
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MG Siegler posted a message
“New Game - later this year, (november) Need For Speed”
September 9 at 10:43 am - Link
Need for Speed Undercover - MG Siegler
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transport a "package" -- laughs - MG Siegler
"but i have a nitro button" - MG Siegler
looks great - MG Siegler
I can imagine having these things networked on one flat screen and forgetting about game consoles. - tony
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MG Siegler posted a message
“Woz sitting just to my left”
September 9 at 10:44 am - Link
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“A treat today- Phil Schiller on stage to demo NEW games”
September 9 at 10:37 am - Link
Spore up first - MG Siegler
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I wonder if id has any games to show, and if today is the day. - nadim
Spore Origins is back up in the App Store... $9.99 - scottgee
ah spore. So Apple is easily getting at least $10 from me today, plus some HD TV shows... - Jason Kaneshiro
Analysts said that this was going to be a lackluster announcement.. I don't understand that really. IPODs are high margin products, they sell a metric butt ton of them every holiday. Software > extremely high margin. New IPhones and Computers have such low margin and volume in comparison. - Dave Senior
Suggestion: Scream out "Bring back the NetShare App." - Rex Hammock
yeah Dave, and stock down $5... I'd be buying - tony
@Dave agreed... iPods sell like butter! - scottgee
@Dave Senior - AAPL off almost $5 since the beginning of the presentation. - Rex Hammock
Oops. Make that almost $6. - Rex Hammock
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MG Siegler posted a message
“schiller shows off spore”
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September 9 at 10:39 am - Link
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“pretty colors (sorry for camera person)”
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September 9 at 10:27 am - Link
Finally, purple! So tempting to buy a purple nano... :D - Cheryl Jones
I love purple... - Steve Chou
Wife must have purple! - scottgee
Glad to see I'm not alone. Purple gadgets rule. :) - Cheryl Jones
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MG Siegler posted a message
“iPod classic”
September 9 at 10:16 am - Link
no more thick one, just the thinner version 80 GB is now 120 GB same price - MG Siegler
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$299 30,000 songs in your pocket - MG Siegler
How come the iPod has more memory than my MacBook Air. - Rex Hammock
ha good point rex - MG Siegler
Of course, I could use one of these iPods as an external harddrive for my MacBook Air -- oh, wait. For that I'd need an extra USB port. - Rex Hammock
I wish I could "like" Rex's comments. - Steve Rubel
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MG Siegler posted a message
“nano-chromatic”
September 9 at 10:25 am - Link
new colors - MG Siegler
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wow a TON - MG Siegler
8 GB $149 - MG Siegler
16 GB $199 - MG Siegler
8 gb in stock in a few days 16 gb late this week or next week - MG Siegler
Sweet, nice prices. I could see some nut cases buying several nanos to match different outfits :) - Jason Kaneshiro
new headphone cable, even has a microphone - MG Siegler
but a $29 add-on - MG Siegler
new nice headphones for $79 - MG Siegler
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MG Siegler posted a message
“24 hours battery life, 4 hours video for thinnest ipod ever made”
September 9 at 10:24 am - Link
with voice recording - sirish
"cleanest toxic-free ipods we've ever built" - MG Siegler
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MG Siegler posted a message
“Shake to Shuffle”
September 9 at 10:22 am - Link
big cheers - MG Siegler
exactly what it sounds like - MG Siegler
"i didn't really want to tell you i had dean martin on my ipod" - MG Siegler
wtf.... what if you're out jogging? - Jason Kaneshiro
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MG Siegler posted a message
“accelerometer is in ipod nano”
September 9 at 10:19 am - Link
create genius playlists right on the nano itself - MG Siegler
just flip it to be in coverflow - MG Siegler
push and hold down center button to get a menu - MG Siegler
I hope the Genius playlists are available on iPod touches/iPhones, too. I don't see why they wouldn't be, but you never know. - Cheryl Jones
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MG Siegler posted a message
“ipod now”
September 9 at 10:14 am - Link
73.4% market share in the US - MG Siegler
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#2 is OTHER - ha - MG Siegler
#3 sandisk #4 microsoft - MG Siegler
over 5,000 ipod accessories - MG Siegler
"they announce products even before we want them to -- it's funny" - MG Siegler
90% of cars with ipod integration - MG Siegler
Wow, Sandisk has some good stuff, I think Steve just made a sale for them - Casey Muller
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MG Siegler posted a message
“iPod nano”
September 9 at 10:16 am - Link
shipped first one 3 years ago - MG Siegler
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new ipod nano for holidays - MG Siegler
the pics were right - MG Siegler
thinnest ipod we've ever made - MG Siegler
Let's get to the OMT! - Steve Rubel
glass is curved - MG Siegler
enhanced user interface - MG Siegler
nice. pricing? - Jason Kaneshiro
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MG Siegler posted a message
“Here's Genius”
September 9 at 10:06 am - Link
"allows you to automatically make playlist from songs in your music library that go great together with one click" - MG Siegler
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nuclear - like genius button - MG Siegler
one click very simple - MG Siegler
Genius Sidebar - makes recommendations from itunes store - MG Siegler
But can we get Genius playlists on our iPods? [Edit: Yes We Can!] - Kevin Fox
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MG Siegler posted a message
“genius demo times”
September 9 at 10:09 am - Link
album view kind of looks like iphoto where you scroll through on the icon - MG Siegler
if that makes any sense (will describe more later) - MG Siegler
Is it just me, or does steve look gaunt? Pics here: http://www.engadget.com/2008/0... - tony
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MG Siegler posted a message
“showing the office in HD”
September 9 at 10:10 am - Link
"this man is an imposter" - dwight schrute - MG Siegler
We knew it! It's a secret signal that Steve is dead and has been replaced by a robot! - Stephen Foskett
I would be more excited about this if I weren't already TiVoing The Office in HD. :) - Cheryl Jones
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MG Siegler posted a message
“steve is live”
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September 9 at 10:05 am - Link
But he still looks a little peaked. - Rex Hammock
Heh. At least your camera doesn't make Steve's shirt look like an ugly brown, like on Engadget. :P - Cheryl Jones
Looks thin. - Steve Rubel
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