 Macworld NY 2002 Keynote Address- Dan Knight
2002.07.17
Problem: I updated to QuickTime 6 on Monday, but I couldn't
connect to either the QuickTime feed or the MPEG-4 feed. Had to boot
into OS X and use good old QuickTime 5 to watch the keynote. Of
course, running QuickTime while typing this into Claris Home Page
works much better under OS X than it ever did under the classic
Mac OS. QuickTime doesn't even notice when I save. Switch is a huge success - and 60% of the visitors to Apple's
Switch pages are using Windows PCs. Apple is opening their first store in New York City. The SoHo
store opens Thursday in the old Station A Post Office. 2.5 million Mac users are running Mac OS X, and Apple expects to
grow that to 5 million by the end of 2002. Apple's studies show that
77% of all new Mac buyers are using OS X as their OS of
choice. About 20% of installed base already using Mac OS X. Based on
Apple's projections, that should reach 35-40% by the end of the year.
(Good enough for you, Microsoft?) RealPlayer for OS X is available in beta form today. JaguarMac OS X v10.2 officially announced today with over 150 new
features - and Apple is the #1 Unix supplier in the world. Spring loaded folders now part of Mac OS X. Audience very
appreciative. Jaguar Finder includes search capabilities - no more need to
launch Sherlock to find a file. Apple plans to release OS X v10.1 on August 24 for $129. QuickTime 6Apple released QuickTime 6 two days ago and has already have a
million downloads. Half of the online viewers are using MPEG-4 and
QuickTime 6. AACE codec "the best" music codec in existence, and creates files
one-tenth the size of MP3 with the same quality. MPEG-4 offers comparable quality to older formats with one-third
the data stream. Instant on streaming means no more 5-10 second delay while
QuickTime prebuffers data. I wish I was able to use QuickTime 6. I'll
have to install it on the X side of my TiBook after the keynote. Sherlock 3Sherlock has been recreated to better integrate with Internet
services. "Internet services for the rest of us." - stock tracking
- news feed
- finding movies playing locally
- search eBay
and track auctions
- can find photos on the Internet by subject
- Yellow Pages, complete with maps
Looks like we'll have more reasons to use Sherlock and less to use
Internet Explorer. InkwellNewton style handwriting recognition for the Mac OS. RendezvouzRendezvouz lets the Mac automatically discover devices on any
IP-based network with zero configuration. For instance, iTunes users
will be able to share playlists across a network (with a future
version of iTunes) via streaming, not copying files. (What will the
RIAA say?) Best of all, this is a totally open standard, not something Apple
is keeping to itself. Epson, HP, and Lexmark will incorporate
Rendezvous into future network printers. This sounds like an updated
version of AppleTalk, where devices announce their presence on a
network. MailApple's email client has been dramatically improved to handle
global searches and better handling of multiple email accounts. It
also tracks threads on email lists. Adaptive Latent Semantic Analysis analyzes your incoming mail and
attempts to catch junk email by content - and you can train it. Address BookThe Address Book is a unified system-wide place to track
information about people - email addresses, phone numbers, home
page, etc. And if you have a Bluetooth phone and have a Bluetooth
device on your Mac, the Address Book can actually dial the phone for
you. And the Address Book can ID incoming calls - very cool. iChatInstant messaging is fully integrated into the OS and ties
directly into AOL's instant messaging service. iChat also works with
Rendezvous to find "buddies" on your local network. Been having real problems with dropouts in the feed. :-(
Downloading the QuickTime 6 installer. Maybe that will improve
things. Hope I can install and update without rebooting - no such
luck. I'm so tired of installers that require a reboot. iToolsGoing to have to watch the keynote later - major drops in audio
here. iCalApple includes calendaring with Mac OS X, and it's explicitly
designed to handle multiple calendars - work, personal, vacation,
kids, etc. And it can detect conflicts between your various
calendars. You can automatically publish your calendar on the Web - and
subscribe to other calendars on the Web. And the calendars are
integrated with iChat, email, and any browser. Very powerful. iCal will be a free download available in September. Digital HubApple has distributed 4 million copies of iPhoto - remarkable
considering there are only 2.5 million people using OS X, and
iPhoto only runs under OS X. 14 million copies of iTunes distributed. iTunes 3, available
today, adds music ratings and play counts. New "sound check"
feature makes sure all your music plays at the same volume. Smart
playlists sort music automatically for you, such as "most played" or
"60s music." Completely lost access to keynote here - installing QT6. Back
soon (I hope).
Following comments based on notes on The Mac Observer, MacCentral,
Macworld UK, OSX Zone, MacNN, Apple Dumplings, MacMinute, and other
live updates. I am unable to restore a QuickTime feed with any Mac in
the house, new or old, classic or X, QuickTime 5 or 6. All above
sites linked on MacSurfer.
iPodThe iPod is a huge hit, and Apple announced a price trim of $100
today, bringing the 5 GB iPod to $299 and the 10 GB model to $399. A
new 20 GB iPod sells for $499. Apple will also make the iPod available for Windows through a
partnership with MusicMatch. iSyncNo, not named for the way AAPL stock is sinking this morning.
iSync works with Bluetooth and USB to sync your Palm, cell phone,
iPod, etc. with your Mac's apps like iCal and the Address Book. Sony, Cingular, and Erricson have teamed up with Apple to make
phones part of the digital hub. One More Thing....We know how Steve always ends his keynotes. This time he announces
the 17" flat panel iMac G4 -
and a $100 price cut on the 15" G4 iMac, back to its original price
of $1,799. (Remember when they raised prices $100?) New iMac has 1440 x 900 pixel widescreen display, GeForce 4
graphics, $1,999 price. Keynote finished. Will be reviewing this article and keynote video
as time allows.
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