keynotes
Games
5 Things That Should’ve Been at E3 But Weren’t
3:00AM Matt Buchanan | All of the major E3 keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are over. While 2009 is now officially the year of motion controls, there’s still something missing. Here’s what we expected to see at E3, but didn’t.
Business
WWDC Keynote Monday, June 8th 10AM: As Expected, No Steve Jobs
10:43PM Brian Lam | Apple’s WWDC Keynote will happen on Monday June 8th, at 10am. Phil Schiller will be presenting, as he has the last two Apple events. It’s tempting to start asking, “Where’s Steve?”, because it’s June. Don’t.
Regulars
Image of the Day: Apple Keynote Presentation Made of Marshmallow Peeps
9:00AM Dan Nosowitz | It may not feature comedy superstars, but this Apple keynote diorama does have a higher sugar content than any other homage we’ve seen. [Washington Post, thanks Sean!] More »
Software
Watch the Entire iPhone 3.0 Keynote Event
8:54AM Sean Fallon | There is a lot of information to digest in the iPhone 3.0 update. If you want to get up to speed, check out our definitive guide—or watch the keynote in its entirety. [Apple] More »
Gadgets
Live: Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer CES 2009 Keynote
3:07AM Matt Buchanan | The second real day of CES 2009 kicks off with Sony CEO Howard Stringer’s keynote speech. Sony said yesterday they saved BIG product announcements for the gadget emperor himself. What are they? (Besides Tom Hanks.) More »
Gadgets
Consumer Electronics Association Chief: It’s Gonna Be a Crappy Year (Help Us Out Obama!)
2:46AM Matt Buchanan | Before Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer jumps onstage to deliver the second day keynote, CEA President Gary Shapiro is trying to rally the troops but drops this bomb: The industry’s gonna shrink this year. The industry has only shrunk three other times in the last four years—it’s grown every other year. 2008, even, saw 5.4 percent growth. This year, it’s gonna fall off at least 0.6 percent they’re estimating. More »
Software
Ballmer’s Wacky Text Messages
12:37PM Wilson Rothman | No silly opening video, but Ballmer did kick off his CES 2009 keynote with a silly string of text messages from his surprisingly sweet WinMo phone. [Ballmer CES 2009 Keynote] More »
Software
Microsoft CES 2009 Keynote Officially Kicks Off The Ballmer Years
12:15PM Wilson Rothman | Here at CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Steve Ballmer has kicked off his speech wearing Bill Gates’ old shoes. Was TechCrunch right about the speech’s contents? Here’s the short version of his presentation: More »
Random Stuff
Apple Keynote Beer Goggles to Become Obligatory in 2009
9:30AM Jesus Diaz | This one slipped even below Jim Goldman’s rumour radar: The Apple Keynote Beer Goggles. Judging from today’s snoringfest, I won’t be surprised if they make them obligatory for every event in 2009. More »
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