Near Live Coverage Of The Keynote

10:15 AM Pacific time

Cell Phone and WiFi coverage is blocked from this keynote. (But not text messaging from a friend . . . =)

First out of the keynote, hanging posters of a new iPod, with a larger, wider screen, and a headphone jack on the top right of the iPod.

Second, a new Remote for the Mac, along with a new software app called FrontRow, which allows the Mac to be used as a TV/CD/DVD player.

10:30 AM Pacific time

A new, thinner iMac with built-in iSight, with a larger drive, and includes FrontRow, 17-inch model—ships today.

FrontRow app has iPod like interface. Remote has six buttons, demoed streaming video podcasts. Built in iSight camera is new and improved, with a built in flash feature. New software application for iSight introduced called PhotoBooth.

$1299 US for the 1.5GHZ 17-inch iMac.
$1799 US for the 2.1GHz 20-inch iMac.

10:40 AM Pacific time

New iPod announced, replacing the older models, with a wider screen, with video playback capabilities, but is NOT a video iPod. Note: no video iPod. All new iPods (the large ones) are video capable iPods now.

Features 2.5-inch display, QVGA resolution (320 x 240), with MPEG-4 h.264 and Quicktime.

New iPod 30% thinner, 60GB version in black or white with chrome back – ships next week.

20GB $299.
60GB for $399.

1045 AM Pacific time

New version of iTunes – 6.0. Features new video downloads – over 2000 music videos now available, for $1.99 each.

10:55 AM Pacific time

All Pixar movies also available for $1.99 each.

One More Thing…

You can buy any TV show episode from ABC, (owned by Disney) for $1.99 each through the new iTunes 6.0. All videos are native QVGA resolution.

11:05 AM Pacific time

TV episodes include Lost, Desperate Housewives, Night Stalker and 2 Disney Channel shows, the day after they are aired, with no commercials, and playable on the Mac or iPod, with a 10 to 20 minute download time.

Keynote is wrapped. Stay tuned at MyMac.com for further details, or check with the Apple Store online when it is back up this morning.

Regards,
Roger Born
“Sorry, no refunds”