It's Showtime!
Apple's "It's Showtime!" event starts in less than three hours. The iTunes Music Store is already down in anticipation, but the online Apple Store is still a go.
I'll be in class (but with my MacBook) during the event. As always, however, MacRumors or Engadget are the best places to go for coverage in this post-"live stream" world that we live in.
Here's a small recap of what's expected to be announced:
- iTunes Movie Store, debuting with Disney movies going for $9.99-$14.99.
- iTunes 7, which will add support for the Movie Store (perhaps as a seperate item in the source menu) and will hopefully improve the video playback features.
- iPod nano with new aluminum enclosure that does better against scratches. Capacities somewhere in the 4-8GB range.
- iPod capacity upgrades. A true "video iPod" with touch screen scroll wheel is possible, but unlikely
That is what is >90% guaranteed to be announced. Any surprise announcements are anyone's guess - we've already seen fake shots of a MacTower (smaller version of the Mac Pro), the wide/touch-screen iPod video, and even a USB -> TV device named TubePort.
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