Im hoping for a new laptop I can blow my money on.

ferrdidly

@rockstar: Wow, you're sooo funny.

The Magnificen7

Pretty cool! Can't wait till monday!

Evangelion

Bring it!!!!!

G-stylez

Wait, What? Apple makes a phone? When did this happen.

rockstar

Oh baby! 10.6! Lion? Sabre-tooth? 3G iPhone? New Macbook/Macbook Pro enclosures?

Wowowowowowow!

LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M

@Eothein:

****OKAY all anti-Apple people PLEASE read****

The WWDC in on Monday, there are going to be a slew of Apple posts *everywhere* tech/news related.

Before CES they had a slew of CES posts.

There are 2 big Apple events a year, MacWorld in January and the WWDC in June. CNBC, Google news, CNN, FoxNews, WSJ, other tech blogs etc everyone is talking about it.

Please, just lay off, everyone is into it. Its like talking about Hillary and Obama right before Obama became the democratic candidate (or even now)on any news site. You just have to understand that it is going to be everywhere all the time for the next week or so.

LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M

Free .Mac/Me!
Macbook Air with an optical drive, firewire and USB ports, Express slot and discrete graphics that says "Macbook Pro" on the bezel!
3G 32GB iPhone!
Midrange headless desktop!
LED ACD's!
1TB AppleTV!
Free Airport Extreme Base Station with any purchase of a Mac Pro!
Macbook Pro with easily swapped hard drive!

A Machead can dream!

Kaiser-Machead

Hey look everyone another Apple post.

I keed, to be honest we never know what's going to be shown so why bother trying to speculate anymore we only end with the dissapointement of things like the Air.

Eothein

I got a long plane ride coming up...I'm hoping I can secure a 3g iPhone to play with on the ride by mid-July...
Not sure the delay between shipping and announcement will be...

MrMaestr0

When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a fanboy; when a fanboy attains understanding, he is an ordinary man.

Cordfucious

SHO NUFF, RIGHT ON!

Cordfucious

does anyone else feel its strange to make such a big product announcement at a developers confernece? i wouldnt be surprised if they didnt announce next monday. be ready to buy the dip in aapl if they dont :)

HerbieC

How about an article on LindsayJoy? :D

Y2KGTP

This is where I get stupid (excited)!

itchytooth

@piginabox: Some people like to use a couple to mean a few :P

Kaiser-Machead

@ferrdidly: @ferrdidly: I'm looking for a new laptop I can blow my load on.

ipodrulz

"a couple of days away" - what Friday? More like 5 days from post.

piginabox

@erichg14: SILENCE!

Kaiser-Machead

@Kaiser-Machead:
I doubt they'd make it free, but they need to rework it and rethink the pricing. I got it because it was discounted with a mac a bought last year, and I use it a little, I guess, but not $100 a year worth. I'd sign back on for maybe half that.

erichg14

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M:

The WWDC in on Monday, there are going to be a slew of Apple posts *everywhere* tech/news related.

And how is that different from every other day here at Giz?

Seriously, folks. You are reading Gizmodo. If you can't handle the Apple's, get out of the Apple tree.

Okay, that was a really bad apple [excuse] analogy, but it is the best I could come up with on such short notice.

Monty

leaving school early to wait online at 1, might as well take the chance

jd91dc

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Unlike February through May and July through December, when nobody mentions Apple at all.

(I'm actually looking forward to Monday, just thought I'd get it out of the way.)

92BuickLeSabre

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M:
I was kidding but I do feel there are a lot of pointless Apple posts sometimes based on zero proof and just done to gain views and comments.

Eothein

@Kaiser-Machead: I hear you. The same kind of people who get mixed up with "there","their" and "they're". On a lighter note at least Christmas is only a couple of months away!

piginabox

PHONE:
New iPhone 2.0 software update. 3g Phone announced but not available until 1 year anniversary.

OSX:
Update

.MAC:
mobile sync with iTunes, iCal, Address Book, iPhoto, Back to my Mac via iPhone.

HARDWARE:
12" iTablet (hell I wish)

CEOself

I always said that OSX Lion will be the last OS for Mac 10.9, I don't think they would put a bigger cat than that, plus we're still on 10.5.3 , we still have 6 updates to go. They usually start talking about the new OS once it gets to 10.5.8. I would be really surprised if they talk about another OS this early, Leopard just came not too long ago. I have a feeling it's the iphone 2.0 that was rumored for so long. I remembered there was an insider that used to leak their plans before, but I think Apple handled that already. I know they will talk about the regular iphone's update release, they will spend a few minutes on that. So I say maybe the 3g iphone 2.0 (biggest bet), apple tablet(would be cool), apple plasma that was rumored last year(who knows) or 40" apple display, they did patterned the solar iphone so maybe they already did it. A 3g solar iphone? Well, let's see...

alexpr

I'm really hoping that they announce that current iPhone owners can "trade-in" their current phones for a v.2 at a reduced price (or it's real cheap from the start). The AT&T data/phone plan would also have to stay the same (or get cheaper). Not that it makes too much difference to me. I like my phone, and I can wait out the remaining year and a half with it. I'm also looking forward to increased capability in my current gen iPhone, like A2DP!!! If iPhone and iPhone 2 don't have A2DP, it will put a sour taste in my mouth for Apple products for a really long time (yea BB 9000/Bold!!!)

newgalactic

This is why I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Gizmodo !!!

First of all, I run a neighboring site www.macblogz.com and we simply cannot get to WWDC. Yes, we're in Portland so we're close, but it's just not exactly within our immediate budget. Anyways, we're going to be live-blogging 3 Apple stores in Portland, however without our devoted Gizmodo, it would be near impossible !!!

Thank you GIZMODO !!! For staying true to the Apple Die-Hards ! Without your beloved site, we would be at a true loss.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWDC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ThinkBrilliant

@Eothein: Then don't view or comment on them xD

kyel57

@jeffmccord: Die spammer. Die.

bobdobbs

So which of the three big rumors is Steve going to announce?? All of them?

What are your thoughts? They're listed here:

[www.jeffmccord.org]

jeffmccord

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: in all fairness, the Apple events are tiny in comparison to the likes of CES and could probably be cut down to a single post if need be.

Step666

@ThinkBrilliant: Ok.. Calm down .. Fanboy.. = )
You Can Get Your Fix Of #9 Apple Related Stories (So Far Today)
If that Dosen't Help there is always Ritalin = )

On the Other hand
Definitely looking Forward for Updated MacPros(Design)
and Of course iphone 2!

DJJS

wohoo! i can't wait, my tmobile expires on the 17th. goodbye crappy motorola Pebl.

westonalan

I'm in Brazil. I'm with Claro. Claro will carry the iPhone. my contract ended 2 years ago. maximum contract length here is 1 year. don't have much money. should I get a new phone now, should I wait for the iPhone 2, or maybe iPhone 3?

Viakenny

@Step666: By numbers of gadgets, yes. By excitement level and number of things I'd use? It would be a tie. Have you been to CES? You basically find 5 or so really good things there. The rest? Gadget spam by companies.

Brian Lam

@Eothein: That's not the point of those apple posts. To show you how little I care to collect commenters...banned.

Brian Lam

Some of the concepts/dreams/fantasies you guys bring up are worse than the MacBook Air!

Earthslide

@Brian Lam: "@Eothein: That's not the point of those apple posts. To show you how little I care to collect commenters...banned."

Brian Lam, you're my hero. :> All praise Blam and his glorious Giz!
Night!

qbrad

@DJJS: Mac Pros? How MacBook Pros? They're ancient. And how about some new Cinema Displays?

bobdobbs

@bobdobbs: It would be great to see a 36 inch -42 inch HD Cinema Display. I wonder how much resolution a 42 will have, probably something like 3328 x 2080... we would have so much space in one screen.

alexpr

@alexpr: Yeah, but with the price of goods in Cupertino, who could afford it? I'd be happy with 20 and 24 inch displays with better brightness and built-in iSight. Maybe they're biding their time until OLED is viable or something, I dunno.

bobdobbs

.Mac .Apple .Steve .fanbois .iPhone .......

Giz's gotta 2 be getting a raise soon.. err....

mr_oshodi

I can hear all the fanbois screaming already in my dreams.........

---3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

--- G G G G G G G G G G G G

...err..about 3H and 3i?

I can also hear .........

---- i i i i i i i i i i i

---- P P P P P P P P P P P Phone

.....err ooh...10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
.....err ... (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.) (.)

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 nvm 11.7 nah...10.6 no 11.6

wait..I forgot ..I also heard M M M M M M M M Mac M Mac M Mac.....

apple what? Word?

mr_oshodi

Of course I'd be happy if Apple announced some new hardware on monday, but since I bought a MBP only 3 months ago it doesn't bother me that much.

Just today I received a second 750GB HDD by Samsung to put into my Macpower Taurus case and a Sonnet Multimedia Reader. Just bragging.

What I am more interested in this time, is software. The new iPhone/iPod Touch firmware and all those sweet apps that'll follow its release as well as the potential upgrades to .Mac.

mangochutney

@Brian Lam: so, you're saying WWDC is all hype as opposed to substance?

Step666

They are so not going to be released Monday. Lets be real. June 30th when the last Iphone was released. I must say im confused why he would kill iphone sales for one month while people wait for the next version.

PDSM

@PDSM: They´ve already done that, because for the last month iPhone has been unavailable in most of the stores. They´re trying to create a huge demand for the iPhone in the first days, so marketing and lack of phones in the stores will increase the number of iPhones sold during summer. Seems that 2nd quarter will be very profitable por uncle Jobs...

literato

What is the link for the non-apple version of Giz again? Not sure why I'll bother, since it will probably lead to a blank page...

Atrahasis

@Viakenny: I live in Puerto Rico and the CLARO company bought VERIZON WIRELESS in the island. They now own 80% of the local telephone service (the government owns %20...LOL) As of today they provide the best service and coverage out of all the wireless companies here.

I just though I'd share that bit of fact with ya...

xint

#1: iPhone Air
#2: MacBook Air Tablet
#3: Apple TV Services for all Apple products

...and this is the part I walk away.

xint

@Y2KGTP: @Y2KGTP: @Y2KGTP:

Argh, why do hot chicks who like gadgets always get famous and hot guys left in the dust. Seriously, I'm a pretty hot dude, and I am a huge nerd. Why can't I use my good looks and brains to get rich like all these pretty ladies.

tls502

@Step666:

I think it is more about giving readers what they want in order to generate the most hits/ad revenue.

I don't understand why people who hate Apple so much even read Giz. If you don't like it, don't click on the link or even visit the site.

justinpe

@justinpe: Was it you who was posting about WWDC sometimes last week in D conference postings? cuz it sounds like you for a sec....but I'd like to confirm from you... I'm pretty sure Giz work for Apple so may be the blog name should change to gizmodoapple.com or something similar...if ur comment above means Giz should only post Apple stuff...

yes... take your 3G iPhone, .Mac, and Snowing Leopard and glue it up your forehead.... working around the town with it....

mr_oshodi

I already took off work on Monday...I am going to be outside of the apple store in my car on gizmodo.com clicking refresh ever 10 seconds and saying comon 3g iphone over and over and over and over again until my laptop battery die's and then i will have to go inside the apple store and ask them what the hell is going on...

SheikhJ

For those people who are going to WWDC and looking to meet other cool people, check out http://wwdc2008.ning.com . It's my first year at WWDC, and not knowing a lot of people, I thought it'd be useful to create a little group for attendees. Hopefully it's useful :)

IvoryLizard

This is all I want:

Mac Mini - HDMI out - FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

manosanta

@manosanta: Man, I would LOVE that.

Kaiser-Machead

@justinpe: I understand the whole hits/adverts/revenue thing but that doesn't change the fact that the Apple coverage is very often excessive. Ok, it's not as bad as Engadget has been at times, when every pointless story about the iPhone appeared not only in their Mobile section but on the main site as well, but it is still grossly skewed (IMO).
And given the ever-present number of complaints about the level of Apple coverage, maybe your point about 'giving readers what they want' isn't correct.

I don't, for the record, hate Apple. I don't love them either, of that I make no bones but I do still take an interest in what they release because sometimes, occasionally I quite like their products and might want to buy one.
But just because I don't spend my life drooling over everything that comes out of Cupertino, that doesn't mean that I don't want to read Gizmodo - when not metaphorically trying to probe Mr Jobs' prostate with their tongues (no offence intended to any of the staff, that's just how it seems sometimes), the reporting is pretty damned good. They cover a wide selection of tech-related news, the writing is funny and intelligent and the comments are good for a laugh.

So, I'm afraid my response to your comment that I just shouldn't visit the site is one of incredulity; Gizmodo isn't an exclusively-Apple site, no matter how it may seem at times, so even Apple-haters have every right to visit.
Yes, the obvious response to that is one along the lines of your 'don't click the link' point but given this is an article saying there is going to be another article about whatever Steve says on Monday, I don't think I'm entirely unjustified in expressing my opinion that less, in this case, would be more.

I'm not saying Giz should stop covering Apple-related news, far from it. I just think it'd be nice if it weren't afforded such zealous over-importance.

Step666

@Step666: @justinpe:

Such is the inconsistency of real fanboy love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.

Cordfucious

Cordfucious

@Step666: Sorry man, we do the best to do the stories WE're excited about and this is what you're getting. Also, thanks for being grown up about your disagreeing with our editorial mix.

But others: And if I hear another anti apple comment or comment about Apple owning or paying for Gizmodo, I'm going to have to draw the line. I mean, this is the week before WWDC. This is what it is about, motherfuckers, here and now.

Brian Lam

Why has anyone failed to remember the Blu-Ray MacBook Pro?! :D I know it's wishful thinking, but one can hope!
Personal wish list for WWDC:
- 3G GPS Bluetooth iPhone with video camera, infrared preferred but not necessary (Yeah, I know the draws, still want it)
- Blu-Ray MBP as above, preferrably with an update that enables 15" MBPs to have the same screen resolution as the 17" models (unnecessary, but I'd want it)
- Updates to the MBP and MB case would be nice, but not needed
- A much improved MB Air
- others as mentioned above

jennieblue22

@Brian Lam: like I say, I'm not completely opposed to Giz running Apple stories, I just think they get maybe a little more coverage than is warranted.
But, at the end of the day, you and the writers are human, you're bound to focus more on the products that grab you/get you excited and, to be honest, no matter what my views are I can't really criticise you for that - sure, I might prefer things to be a different way but they aren't, so I just have to like it or lump it.


On a separate note, I am I must admit, probably the most interested in what His Steveness has to say that I have ever been - the iPhone was cool but incomplete, so a 3G iPhone really would be brilliant.
Even if it has GPS ;)

Step666

@Brian Lam: Hopefully, I can lend some insight into what point Apple content becomes excessive and annoying. And, I'll go one better and provide what I feel would be a reasonable solution.

@Brian Lam: @Step666: I share many of Step666's sentiments. Do I read a majority of the Apple related posts? Certainly. Am I sometimes annoyed by the volume and/or quality of the Apple related content? Yes. Is excluding Apple content a reasonable solution? For those who wish to not receive any Apple content, it is. But, it is not an acceptable solution for those who merely wish to decrease the volume of Apple content without eliminating it entirely.

  For me, the point at which Apple content becomes "annoying" is when the volume of content impedes my ability to separate it from other content, or my ability to locate other content, which is often as interesting to me as the Apple content. Incidentally, this effect is not limited to Apple content.
  There have been times when the content on Gizmodo degenerates to a series of posts drooling over Apple's latest or upcoming followed by a series of posts talking about using an Apple branded screen cleaning cloth to wipe up the spittle. Similarly, there are times when the content becomes an endless stream of cellphone coverage or camera coverage.

  My suggestion, and I assume that it's been examined by your staff before, is to provide the user with some means to have some more control over the content as it is presented to them. Something as simple as providing "digested" content, or allowing a reader to limit the number of posts containing particular tags presented to them would appease many readers. If thoughtfully implemented, such improvements could allow Gizmodo to grow as an online community, and also provide additional opportunities for editorial control of not only content but advertising as well.

Must go now, tornado time.

soggy_cheerio

Ok, I'm making it an even 5 in a row. Giz, don't ever change.

The Magnificen7

@soggy_cheerio: "Must go now, tornado time." What an ending, good luck!

The Magnificen7

@bobdobbs: Cinema Displays will be updated soon, but not MBP. They were updated just a little while ago, I could see a case redesign later this year or early next year.

The Magnificen7

@HerbieC: Apple always does hardware announcements at WWDC. They only get two shots at big events each year, and the iPhone needs to be refreshed. They aren't going to wait until January.

The Magnificen7

@erichg14: It looks like it will be free, supported by advertising. Fine by me.

The Magnificen7

"And given the ever-present number of complaints about the level of Apple coverage, maybe your point about 'giving readers what they want' isn't correct."

No, I disagree. You may see some people gripe here in the comments, but I know at least a dozen Apple gadget nuts who regularly read Gizmodo but would never post. Face it, people like hearing about what Apple's doing, even the haters. The excessive coverage extends to nearly everything - after all, they do generate several posts an hour and something's got to go there - imagine the amount of times you've seen the ASUS in the last few months.

illseeingeye

@CEOself: @CEOself:

"HARDWARE:
12" iTablet (hell I wish)"

Why? You don't like being able to type with both hands, enjoy having a single line of text visible when you do type and don't particularily enjoy the whole copy/paste thing? If so, then this Supersized iPhone is for you!

cynep

@Step666:

I would agree that Apple coverage on here is sometimes excessive. I love Apple products, but I don't read every Apple post as some are a waste of my time. I typically click on the links that interest me, and avoid the ones that don't. That is all.

I guess I'm just confused by the people who feel compelled to read and comment on posts that they aren't interested in. Whining in the comments does nothing to solve the problem and actually makes it worse in some ways (more hits/comments on stories they feel don't deserve a place in Giz's posts).

justinpe

@justinpe: I see where you're coming from but there's no other feedback mechanism, so if people object to something how can they make that objection known short of commenting on the article they are annoyed at?

However, things are changed and even though this isn't really the place for it, I'd just like to take a moment to applaud the Giz staff for trying to find a suitable way to accommodate everyone at this particularly-Apply time of the year.

Step666

@Step666:

You could certainly write Giz an email and let them know how you feel. But judging by the number of hits and comments on Apple related posts, it seems that both Apple haters and fanboys are equally attracted to the posts which creates a hostile environment at times. Even on the posts that lack substance.

When I see a story on Giz that I am uninterested in, I simply do not read it or comment on it. But I would agree that if I were totally uninterested in Apple products, weeks like this one would get annoying pretty quickly. I would probably go to a different site if I were them.

I agree that the accommodations made by Giz for non-Apple obsessed fans is a good compromise. I will be eager to see how many people actually use the non-apple version. I mean, c'mon, even if you hate Apple, you have to be somewhat interested in what Steve is gonna say on Monday.

justinpe

I've moved to a zen space; I'm taking the wait and see attitude. I looked at the "leaked" photos and truly hope that THEY are fake, because if they aren't, compared to the original, they look like cheap knock offs like any other cell phone. THIS IS NOT MY APPLE IPHONE!
So you see, to keep control and centered so I don't loose it completely; I'm taking deep breaths and being as patient as I can; and praying that the "NEW" iPhone is still as classy as the original!

rcossebo