Apple iPod event happening 9/9/09
August 31, 2009 by Robin Parrish
Filed under Electronics
It’s officially official: as expected, Apple is hosting its annual iPod press conference/keynote/event/thing on September 9th. Mac fiends take note that you’ll want to set your timers for 10:am Pacific on that day, as every tech blogger in the universe will be live blogging from the event, which is set to be held at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
Invitations went out this morning to media, though they were sparse on details. It was pretty much just the image you see above, with the embedded “rock & roll” tagline, and the date and location listed. (Oh Apple, how you love to tease.)
Speculation has been going like mad for months now on what major announcements Apple might have up its fruity-red sleeve for this event. Of course we can expect lots of chest-beating over the enormous sales figures that the iPod and iTunes Store continue to generate. And the newest generation of iPods will no doubt be unveiled — there’s already talk that the iPod Touch as well as the iPod Nano line will be getting built-in cameras.
The current-generation iPod family
There’s also “Cocktail,” which is the code name for a new full-album download format that Apple has been working on for a while as a means of attracting customers away from single sales towards full albums. And there’s been a lot of talk about Apple’s long-held ambition of bringing the Beatles catalog to iTunes — which couldn’t possibly find a better event to premier at, with Beatlemania enjoying a new surge in popularity thanks to the pending release of The Beatles Rock Band video game. A game that is releasing the same day as Apple’s press conference.
All signs indicate that the most lusted-after new product being worked on under Apple’s super-secret roof — the touchscreen computing device nicknamed the iPad — will not be unveiled at the iPod event. But hey, Apple’s surprised us before, and if they were to accelerate their expected shipping schedule so that the iPad could be available in time for Christmas, September would be the ideal time to show it off.
What do you hope to see Apple announce at the iPod event?
Images: Apple Inc.
