MacWorld 2008 Transcript Leaked?

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As everybody’s favorite keynote of the year approaches, more and more rumors about the great iProducts to come begin floating around the great rumor mill. Our friends over at MacRumors have supposedly obtained a draft version of the keynote transcripts for the upcoming MacWorld 2008. I have no idea if it is real or not, but I wouldn’t doubt it. Here’s a summary of the speculated things to come. Here’s a compiled list of what MacRumor’s two transcripts consist of. Remember, none of this is guaranteed and nothing is promised, so don’t hold your breath on it.

Mac Nano
• Redesigned Mac–Mini
• Half the height as its predecessor
• Now has an anodized aluminum shell.
• 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz Santa Rosa chips
• 32GB flash solid state drive (64GB build-to-order option, also option for 160GB conventional HDD)
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Mac Pro
• Based off the Penryn chipset
• Dual 2.8 GHz Penryn Xeons standard
• 2GB of RAM standard
• 320GB HDD standard
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Graphics standard
• Blu-Ray build-to-order option for an extra $400

MacBook Pro
• Mobile Penryn Chipset
• 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz Speeds
• 17” gets LED backlighting
• 15” gets a build-to-order higher resolution similar to the 17” model
• Keeping the 8600M GT graphics, but upping the video memory to 256MB and 512MB
• Black anodized aluminum option similar to the iPod classic
• On sale at MacWorld, ships February

Cinema Displays
• Built in 2 megapixel iSight camera
• Same resolutions
• LED backlighting
• All support 1080HD
• New Prices : 20”: $399; 23”: $599; 30”: $1,249
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

MacBook Nano
• Ultraportable Mac
• Same screen resolution and size as the current MacBooks; 13” at 1280x800
• 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz low voltage Core 2 Duos
• Low end model to feature a 32GB SSD and the higher end to have a 64GB SSD
• $1,499 and $1,999 Respectively
• No Optical Drives
• Intel Integrated Graphics
• 10 Hours of Battery Life
• On sale at MacWorld, Available at MacWorld

iPhone
• SDK Available at MacWorld
• Developers can sell their signed apps from iTunes starting in March
• New software includes Multimedia messaging, video recording with the camera, and an eBook reader
• iPhone games available from the iTunes store
• 3G iPhone announced (looks similar to the existing model)
• iPhone available in more countries

iTunes & iPod
• iTunes 8 released along with Movie Rentals and eBooks
• Software update for iPod Classics and Touches to support eBooks

Front Row 3.0
• All Leopard compatible Macs will be able to use it
• Support for the iTunes Store
• eBook Reader
• SDK for 3rd Parties to make plugins
• Can be controlled via Apple Remote, iPhone, or iPod Touch
• iCal, Mail, and Safari integration

MacTouch
• New product not in the MacBook family
• Two 9" multitouch-sensitve widescreens, both at 1280 x 854
• Innovative, minimalist, two-way folding/sliding, dual-screen, multi-position design with magnetic clasps. Inspired by the paperback book, but thinner, more flexible and surprisingly tough.
• No optical drive or mechanical HDD, uses a SSD drive.
• Will run most existing OS X apps when in dual screen mode; 2nd screen becomes keyboard and touchpad
• iPhone-ish springboard when in single screen mode
• Multitouch sensitive version of iPhoto
• Bluetooth, 802.11b/g, USB2.0, optical/analogue audio in/out, built in speakers & microphone.

Remember, nothing here is guaranteed, but it sure does sound awesome. :D
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http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=79681

Thoughts?
 
Calling BS on MacTouch, 1080P 20" LCD (and built in webcams - they have a large business market), and SSD in a Mac mini replacement (on a cost basis, it's meant to be entry level).
 
Sounds bogus, ignoring all the boring spec bumps.. :)


They wouldn't have three entirely different products called nano.

The ultra-portable "MacBook nano" has the same 13" footprint as the MacBook..?

The "ultra-portable" and the supposed tablet would instantly be competing with each other.

I don't see the appeal of having an expensive/low-capacity SSD as the default in a Mac mini type computer.
 
Nah.

For a start I'm not sure how the cinema displays can "keep the same resolution" yet add 30 lines to the 20" model at the same time.

SSD is too expensive for the Mac Mini at the moment which is supposed to be the entry level machine. They should shave another 50 quid off that imo.

Overall theres too many bombshells in that list for one event. Apple could probably spread that lot out over the year.
 
That list is either somebody's "want" list, or it's full of stuff that's obviously going to happen at some point in the future :rolleyes:
 
30" display with LED backlighting at $1249? Samsung have recently bought a 30" LED backlit display and I believe that is gonna be like $4.5k retail so can't see Apple selling their product so cheap. You would think they would update their panel as well to the same one as the Dell panel and the 3008 is going for around $2k.

Definitely sounds BS to me! If a 30" with those specs and an updated panel comes out I'd be surprised if it was less than $3500. Didn't the 30" displays cost around £2k when they first came out here? I would think they would be a similar amount now.
 
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Well I'm seriously considering an iPhone this week... ok 3G may be faster but given everyone else is on a 18m contract (without breaking) but, someone remind me, when is the note speech? (March?)
 
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