The list of potential MacWorld Expo Keynote announcements listed below was posted to another forum on Saturday, January 5! If you look at the stated info for the new Mac Pro model you will notice that it is VERY close to what Apple actually announced on January 8. Having someone be that close to "on the money" obviously suggests a fair amount of credibility to this list of predicted announcements! Especially considering the fact that the list, by itself, seem completely credible.
With that in mind... the following
might be what Steve Jobs will announce on Tuesday, January 15.
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Mac Nano
Redesigned MacMini
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.
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Personally, the MacTouch is the item that sounds the most interesting to me and, if this list becomes reality, I believe the MacTouch will be the "Wait... there's one more thing!" item at the end.
Mark