Report: Apple Media Event On Wed. Sept 9, New iPods, No Tablet
7:27 am, August 18th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Apple will host a special media event on Wednesday Sept. 9 (09/09/09) and there will be new iPods but no Apple tablet, according to John Paczkowski of All Things Digital.
Citing “sources close to the company,” Paczkowski says the event will be held in San Francisco — probably at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, a smaller venue which Apple has used before.
There will be upgrades to the iPod line and iTunes, which may get integration with social networks, but definitely no tablet:
“Our sources insist it will not involve any discussion whatsoever of the tablet that Apple is reportedly developing.”
Another All Things Digital report last week said Apple was was planning a media event for sometime during the week of September 7th, while the conventional wisdom is now that Apple will not introduce a tablet this year.
Apple usually holds its media events on a Tuesday (which gives the press and VIPs a work day for travel), but Monday that week is Labor day.
Posted by Leander Kahney in Apple, News, Rumors, iPod, iTunes | Comment on this article
I hope we get a higher capacity iPod classic. I bought the 160GB when it was released 2 years ago. I was so mad when they discontinued the 160GB and the 80GB, and introduced a 120GB model last year! I was looking forward to a 240GB! Sure, nobody needs that much room for music, but we are buying more TV shows, movies, and music videos now. If it’s easier to buy and download multiple types of media, we need to be able to carry it all around. I plug my iPod into my TV at my lakehouse and watch movies. It’s nice to carry a large selection for everyone’s taste. I hope they introduce at least a higher capacity iPod classic. I’m burned out on iPod Nano, Shuffle, and the Touch. People with iPhones don’t care about iPod touch!
Hayes Hora, on August 18th, 2009 at 9:32 am
9/9/09 – Sounds like a great date to announce that The Beatles catalog will finally be available digitally. Perhaps a special Beatles iPod will be available for Q4.
Jarman, on August 18th, 2009 at 10:37 am
The 090909 event will have the Snow Leopard debut & new iPods with camcorders.
A very full show where an iPad announcement would deminish the impact of the other stuff.
The iPad will have it’s own event in October.
Like someone said — Limited Release: Now/Regular Release: “Early 2010″.
CaryMG, on August 18th, 2009 at 11:56 am
will it be shown on tv and if so do you know which tv network will show or news
codym4@gmail.com
will someone email me and tell me i would like to watch it live and not wait for it to be uploaded online
tony, on September 5th, 2009 at 3:15 pm