Apple Has Another Upcoming Rock and Roll Event at 10AM This Morning

by Jody Mitoma on September 9, 2009 at 3:48 am

We do not know anything about the Apple Event that is scheduled to go down later this morning, September 9th, at 10 a.m., but I know as much as you do that it is something we Apple fanatics are pumped to see.

I’m sure that a ton of you that have heard the rumor about an upcoming Apple Tablet are pretty pumped to hear if this rumor turns out to be true or not, too. I know I am. An iPod the size of my computer screen would be just awesome… Okay, maybe not the full size of my monittomoror, but a good 12 – 15 inch screen would suffice. (My monitor is 22 inches, and I would despise carrying around a 22 inch tablet.)

Although there is no full-proof information to roll on, there are always rumors that have been rolling around Silicon Valley that make us bunch of hopefuls happy. Of course, it’s never a good thing to hear a rumor three or four months prior to an Apple event, only to find out that the superior rumor turns out to fall on false pretenses. Never a good thing.

With that said, here are the rumors that we’ve got to roll on until later on this morning.

An Apple Tablet / iPad - This has been rumored for about a year now, if not more. It is said that Apple may be in the works on a touch-screen 10 inch tablet, which in other words is basically an iPod Touch, brought up to scale, literally. It would be best used to play games from the App Store, watching movies on the go, and surfing the Internet. Guesses on the price tag for this rumored-to-be-upcoming product are ranging between $500 and $700. To poor a little gasoline on the fire, it has been confirmed by several overseas parts manufacturers in places like Taiwan.

3rd Gen iPod Touch with Camera – I’ve been hearing a lot about this one, and have actually seen some fuzzy pictures of what seemed to be realistic enough to be true, but heck, you never know these days as to what is true and what isn’t. It is apparent that Apple has put in a large order for camera modules. These cameras are rumored to be making their way into the latest version of the iPod touch and oddly enough, the latest iPod nano as well. Making this rumor sound even more true than any other, manufacturers of iPod cases have confirmed this by leaking some of their camera-friendly iPod cases. Keep in mind however, that it is being said there are some bad parts that may cause a delay in the release of these products, which may in turn bring Apple to the thought of not mentioning these upcoming products at this morning’s event.

iTunes 9 – A ninth version of Apple’s popular iTunes software is said to be hitting Internet waves later today, or at least being announced anyway. It is being said that there will be Blu-ray support, and intergration with a number of popular services including Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm. We’ll just have to wait and see if these inclusions have turned out to be true, but I do suspect that iTunes 9 will be mentioned at the event later this morning.

Ringtone Downloads via iTunes – This would be smart on Apple’s part, seeing as there are an incredible load of people using iPhones in today’s day and age. Millions upon millions of potention ringtone downloaders and downloadees. Although it is quite simple to create your own ringtone on the iPhone itself, it is still a great possibility that Apple has attempted to make it easier for those whom are not in the know-how, or don’t want to even try making their own ringtones. I expect ringtones will be available on the cheap, if they are even incorporated into the latest version of iTunes at all.

Adios iPod Classic – It would be common sense for Apple to remove the iPod Classic line from store shelves now that we’ve got the iPhone and iPod Touch available to us for a fair price. Although the iPod Touch still doesn’t hold nearly as much as the iPod Classic is capable of, I’m sure this number will rise soon enough, jumping to 64GB’s and 128GB’s within the next year or so. It would be best if the iPod Classic was brought to its grave, with a great price drop on all items still left on store shelves to this day.

An iPod Nano with a Touchscreen – Apple is enjoying their use of touchscreen hardware. It is being rumored that it may be announced later this morning that an iPod Nano with a touchscreen may become available to the mass public. Although I doubt this is a true rumor, you really never know.

Cocktail – This is the first I hear of this format, but apparently there are rumors going around that Apple may be working on a new music format, Cocktail, which it developed to combat against CMX, a new format being introduced by Sony, Warner, Universal, and EMI. Both formats will incorporate artwork, linear notes, lyrics, and videos. One thing that makes downloading music via iTunes better than downloading illegally via BitTorrent, is the fact that you are almost always guaranteed the correct song titles and album covers, where as when downloading via BitTorrent, or otherwise, your chances of downloading a song with this correct information is highly unlikely.

iPhone OS 3.1 – It is more than likely that Apple will introduce this new operating system for download to your iPhone, or at least mention something of it to say the least. iPhone OS 3.1 is currently in beta, which features new video APIs, speed improvements, and MMS enabled by default. Phenomenal news for a lot of you.

The Return of Steve – It is more than likely that Mr. Jobs will be showing his face at this morning’s event. Steve hasn’t appeared on stage at any prior Apple events since this time last year. It is known however, that Steve Jobs has been spotted at the Apple Cupertino headquarters more than once since his announcement of a temporary leave.

It won’t be long now before we find out which of these hopeful rumors are indeed true, and which one’s we’ll have to either wait another year for, or just lose hope for entirely.

via Gear Log

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