Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

amsalpemkcus · Jan 2, 2005, 07:02 PM

A new apple printerr!!!!!

BasketofPuppies · Jan 2, 2005, 07:07 PM

What about a gun that turns beavers into gold?

Jaey · Jan 2, 2005, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
What about a gun that turns beavers into gold?

What... kind of beaver?

ajprice · Jan 2, 2005, 07:11 PM

http://sensoryimpact.com/2004/07/idea-awards

Its a concept design that won an award, never been near Cupertino.

"Your revolution is a silly idea, yeah"

Name the song and the band, win nothing except a slight feeling of knowledgable smugness.

BasketofPuppies · Jan 2, 2005, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by Jaey:
What... kind of beaver?

You dirty man!

Oh, and I meant a watch, not a gun.

amsalpemkcus · Jan 2, 2005, 07:13 PM

...and, the new imac g6!!!!!!!

storer · Jan 2, 2005, 07:20 PM

How about a powerbook g5?

ambush · Jan 2, 2005, 08:00 PM

the G7 will be announced. I'm betting all I own on this.

DeathToWindows · Jan 2, 2005, 08:08 PM

There has been rather a lot of noise about headless iMacs and a direct competitor for MS office... I'll put my money on the upgraded AppleWorks object (iWork?)... I'm pretty dubious re: NouveauCube...

olePigeon · Jan 2, 2005, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:
There has been rather a lot of noise about headless iMacs and a direct competitor for MS office... I'll put my money on the upgraded AppleWorks object (iWork?)... I'm pretty dubious re: NouveauCube...

iOffice and Office Pro.

wdlove · Jan 2, 2005, 09:19 PM

A headless Mac and something to compete with Office.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 2, 2005, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by storer:
How about a powerbook g5?

I bet not till the middle of next year at best.

ManOfSteal · Jan 2, 2005, 09:59 PM

Apple iPod speakers. iSight v2. iWorks. Headless iMac.

"Oh, and one more thing..."

(gorickey t-shirts)

macaddict0001 · Jan 2, 2005, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
the G7 will be announced. I'm betting all I own on this.

a fool and his money.....

Originally posted by amsalpemkcus:
A new apple printerr!!!!!

It would be awesome if you could put a piece of paper through that already had something on it and scan it on the same device.
by the way thats a pretty small ink cartridge.

typoon · Jan 3, 2005, 09:26 AM

Let's see. My MacWorld Prediction.

Obvious one is a demo and release date for Tiger

predictions:
5 Gig iPod mini. They need to keep up with the competition
iSight 2
maybe new Appleworks
headless Mac
maybe speed bumps of machines
new iLife suite
if not Possible updates to iPhoto to work with iPod photo
iTunes 5 at the very least.

Well 2 more weeks and we shall see what goodies Apple pulls out of it's hat.

Randman · Jan 3, 2005, 09:32 AM

5GB iPod mini.
iPod flash.
iPod Speakers.
Keynote 2.
iLife '05.
Asteroid.
Jam Pack 4: Orchestra.
iMac Mini.
PowerBook G4s: 1.5Ghz for the 12, 1.8 for the 15s and 17s.
Tiger previews galore.

effgee · Jan 3, 2005, 12:04 PM

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an appearance of "iWork" (with Office compatibility) - can't even begin to tell you how often I wished I could finally get rid of MS Office. That crap-butt, bloated piece of dungware™ - any developer who creates text-editing software that allows users to make text blink and sparkle should be shot on the spot.

On that note - interesting that the developer of the shareware time-tracking/billing software "iWork" released a new version today ... it's now called "iBiz". I didn't feel like sifting through his site for info as to why he changed the name but an interesting tidbit nonetheless.

brapper · Jan 3, 2005, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by effgee:
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an appearance of "iWork" (with Office compatibility) - can't even begin to tell you how often I wished I could finally get rid of MS Office. That crap-butt, bloated piece of dungware™ - any developer who creates text-editing software that allows users to make text blink and sparkle should be shot on the spot.

On that note - interesting that the developer of the shareware time-tracking/billing software "iWork" released a new version today ... it's now called "iBiz". I didn't feel like sifting through his site for info as to why he changed the name but an interesting tidbit nonetheless.

Agreed, and that IS interesting.
Hmmmmmm

JHromadka · Jan 3, 2005, 03:36 PM

My predictions:

iMac mini
Apple-branded Motorola phone w/ iTunes
10.4 Shipping date announced
xServe speed bump
iLife '05
iPod flash

Nodnarb · Jan 3, 2005, 03:42 PM

I agree all this stuff mentioned in this thread is coming out within a few months, but I don't think it's possible for Steve to announce all this in 90 minutes. These are some completely new products here which Steve would have to talk about for a long time (iPod micro, iMac mini, iWork). He couldn't just mention these and then go about the rest of the keynote.
Anyways, MWSF will be AWESOME and I think 2005 will be Apple's best year yet.

mitchell_pgh · Jan 3, 2005, 03:57 PM

My Prediction:

Speed Bumped eMac.

Cadaver · Jan 3, 2005, 04:47 PM

Hopefully revised PowerMac G5s wont be out soon. I've got to buy a new machine within the next couple weeks (most likely will be a DP2.5), and I don't want to miss out on new technology three days after I buy it

ASIMO · Jan 3, 2005, 04:52 PM

MacWorld to be renamed iPodWorld. And then new/updated Macs to be announced while the iPods await a future expo.

gobo · Jan 3, 2005, 05:01 PM

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
"Oh, and one more thing..."

(gorickey t-shirts)

gobo would prefer to see gofridge t-shirts.

Benton · Jan 3, 2005, 05:08 PM

I suspect the headless imac may turn out to be a Home Server. Why? Maybe because the former Apple Senior Vice President who departed mid November 2004 was also the founder (2002) and Board Chairman of Mirra Inc. Mirra's Personal Server running linux is show casing at CES. Conflict of interest? What do you think?

iCol · Jan 3, 2005, 06:48 PM

The company who owned the trademark on 'iWork' transferred it to Apple in August of 2004. Today they relaunched iWork as 'iBiz'.

Looks pretty much like a confirmation.

nredman · Jan 3, 2005, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
My Prediction:

Speed Bumped eMac.

holy crap i better get my credit card ready

demograph68 · Jan 3, 2005, 07:28 PM

Regular backlit keyboards, like ones for the powerbooks. Why not?

mishap · Jan 3, 2005, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by Cadaver:
Hopefully revised PowerMac G5s wont be out soon. I've got to buy a new machine within the next couple weeks (most likely will be a DP2.5), and I don't want to miss out on new technology three days after I buy it

come on now, every mac owner knows that's what happens when you wait that long to purchase the current revision.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 3, 2005, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
My Prediction:

Speed Bumped eMac.

My Prediction:

Slower eMac.

Cubeoid · Jan 3, 2005, 08:32 PM

Safari 2.0 .. ?

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Jan 3, 2005, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by Cubeoid:
Safari 2.0 .. ?

They might wait till 10.4 for that sucker as it will be a selling point.

DeathMan · Jan 3, 2005, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
They might wait till 10.4 for that sucker as it will be a selling point.

10.4 then. Is it even close?

MilkmanDan · Jan 3, 2005, 10:59 PM

G5 Cube.

Just because it is completely pointless and so sexy.

A media center would rock. Stripped down version of OS X... iPod dock.... yeah... that would be cool.

typoon · Jan 4, 2005, 09:18 AM

Originally posted by DeathMan:
10.4 then. Is it even close?

We will definitely get a demo of it and most likely a release date.

videian28 · Jan 4, 2005, 09:47 AM

2 button mouse with scroller........

the last thing holding windows users back =p

storer · Jan 4, 2005, 09:49 AM

the fact that the monitors just got cheaper implicates a higher likeliness of a headless...

typoon · Jan 4, 2005, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by videian28:
2 button mouse with scroller........

the last thing holding windows users back =p

That will NEVER Happen as long as Jobs is still head of Apple.

Randman · Jan 4, 2005, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by videian28:
2 button mouse with scroller........

the last thing holding windows users back =p

Yeah, I guess PC users are too stoopid to buy a third-party mouse.

joltguy · Jan 4, 2005, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by ajprice:

"Your revolution is a silly idea, yeah"

Name the song and the band, win nothing except a slight feeling of knowledgable smugness.

Song: Revolution
Band: R.E.M.

Smugness initiated.

As for MWSF, here are my predictions:

iPod mini (5gb upgrade)
headless iMac
iLife '05
that "Asteroid" thingy
Safari 2.0 (hopefully for immediate release)
iSight 2
PowerBook updates
One more thing...

willed · Jan 4, 2005, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by joltguy:
Song: Revolution
Band: R.E.M.

Smugness initiated.

As for MWSF, here are my predictions:
iPod mini (5gb upgrade)

headless iMac

iLife '05

that "Asteroid" thingy

Safari 2.0 (hopefully for immediate release)

iSight 2

PowerBook updates

One more thing...

"Smug Mode Initiated"
Character: Kryten
TV show: Red Dwarf

Don't know if yours was intentional or not, but I now intend to initiate my own smug mode.

God that's nerdy.

Super Mario · Jan 4, 2005, 05:18 PM

iWork
PowerBook update
iBook update
iPhone with Motorola
New iLife update
X Serve update - confirmed already
Tiger release date
Possible cheap iMac
Possible iPod Flash with Motorola
Reduced $ Displays - Confirmed already
X San - Confirmed already
Safari with RSS
5GB iPod mini
80GB iPod
Steve Jobs washed his turtleneck for once.

ajprice · Jan 4, 2005, 05:32 PM

Congrats joltguy

.

With the professional stuff being released quietly on the site today, it makes the way for MWSF to be for the iStuff.

iPod mini - 5Gb, better battery life as on 4G iPod, maybe new colours.
iPod flash & speakers.
iLife '05 - big updates on everything but iTunes, which might go to 4.8, not 5.
OS X 10.4 stuff - Safari 2, .mac Sync, new stuff
iWork - a collection of apps collected, like iLife. Keynote 2 is one of them.
iPizzabox - the headless eMac system, that might be a computer or might be a kind of home server set top box, only SJ knows.
iTunes mobile - for motorola phones.

turtle777 · Jan 4, 2005, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
the G7 will be announced. I'm betting all I own on this.

You don't even have a working MacNN account

-t

storer · Jan 4, 2005, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by joltguy:
[*]that "Asteroid" thingy

Please explain?

turtle777 · Jan 4, 2005, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by storer:
Please explain?

Damn n00bs.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/asteroid/

-t

xi_hyperon · Jan 4, 2005, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
You don't even have a working MacNN account

-t

Ouch.

I'm looking forward to seeing what's new with iLife, particularly Garageband. Hopefully, it's a bit more efficient in the CPU usage department.

Anubis IV · Jan 4, 2005, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
Damn n00bs.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/asteroid/

-t

You're joking, right?

Anyway, the Asteroid thing is supposed to be some device that's used to connect instruments to the computer. It'd have a few XLR jacks, as well as a few other audio jacks and would connect to the computer via Firewire, I believe. It's been a long time since I saw the report on it. I'd say there's a good chance it'll come out, but who knows?

Nodnarb · Jan 4, 2005, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by Anubis IV:
I'd say there's a good chance it'll come out, but who knows?

I'd say theres more then a good chance considering Apple is suing because of the leaked rumors about it.

storer · Jan 4, 2005, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by Anubis IV:
You're joking, right?

I hope so.