The entire Internet was overwhelmed yesterday by the official announcement of the Apple Media Event on January 27th 2010. Speculations of what we can expect at the event can start now. Ofcourse many people are expecting Apple to introduce the long rumored tablet device on that day, but what can we expect besides that. FOXNews.com reports that Apple might also introduce iPhone OS 4.0 and a new version of iLife. Another question is “what can’t we expect?”.
“I spoke to a source at Apple this morning, before the invite hit my inbox, who said the event would likely focus on three projects: The tablet device, iPhone 4, and a new round of iLife 2010 software. While we won’t see new iPhone hardware just yet, we will see the next-generation software.”
Clayton Morris, the author of the report, previously claimed Apple will deliver a keynote on January 26th. Even though he was wrong, Apple could also have had plans for the 26th but changed its plans to move it to the 27th. Morris also said something about the media event focussing on “mobility space”, which could be right, since the iPhone OS and a possible tablet both belong to that segment.
We’ve heard a rumour about a possible multi-touch version of iWork a few days ago, but a version of iLife has never been mentioned before. Does this mean we can see a multi-touch version of iLife? It remains unclear wether this version will be specially developed for the tablet or if it’s just the 2010-version of the software suite. This leaves me with my last couple of questions about the invitation Apple has sent.
What does the picture of the invitation mean? And the tag line: “Come see our latest creation”? The tag line seems to suggest Apple is planning to show us something completely new. Something they haven’t shown us before. A new device. Maybe the iTablet/iSlate. But what about the colorful paint drops? It could be a hint to the tablet device. It could mean that you can draw on the tablet. It could also mean the device comes in many different colors. It could even mean totally nothing. Just a colorful invitation. But the tag line keeps showing up in my head. Apple latest creation…it must be the Tablet…right?
What do you think? What do you expect Apple will show us on January 27th? And what do you think about the invitation, the colors?
