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Video of the special event: A celebration of Steve’s life.

Christian — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:09:47 +0000

Apple just published the video of the tribute to Steve special event at the Apple Campus on October 19, 2011. So kind, that the Apple folks are sharing the event with us. Thanks. It’s really moving.

Picture: Apple

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish … RIP Steve Jobs

Christian — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:06:43 +0000

Thank you for so much, Steve.

I was deeply moved by Your commencement speech in Stanford as I am when I watch it today …

“Let’s talk iPhone” … 4s Apple Special Event Video Stream

Christian — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:31:21 +0000

Sure, it’s not Steve Jobs presenting on this special event … but I think the mixture of Tim Cook, Scott Forstall, Eddy Cue and Phil Schiller giving the presentation works out quite well. But see it for yourself by watching the official video-stream from Apple about the iOS 5, iCould, iPhone 4s, Siri & all the other details.

P.S. Hope Steve Jobs health recovers!

Streaming Video of the iPad 2 Special Event, March 2, 2011

Christian — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:35:21 +0000

Great to see Steve Jobs on stage again. The presentation is about three blocks of information:

The market: Steve presents some amazing numbers … 15 Million iPads sold, 100 Million iPhones sold, 100 Million iBooks downloaded, 200 Million Accounts on the iTunes/AppStore/iBookStore with credit cards, $2 Billion payout to AppStore developers.
The iPad 2: Apple listened to their customers and integrated most of the features iPad users are demanding. But they also kept the prices and the battery life. The new A5 Dual-Core CPU is up to twice as fast and the graphics performance up to 9x. With the HDMI-cable accessory, it’s possible to mirror the iPad 2 screen to a flatscreen or beamer. This is perfect for live app demos and presentations. The iPad 2 is now equipped with a front and a rear camera. The new design of the iPad 2 and the magnetic covers speak for themselves. The design team of Jony Ive did a great job.
The software: iOS 4.3 is shipping with a lot of improvements under the hood. By introducing iMovie and Garageband for the iPad Apple shows, that the iPad is not only a consuming device, but also a device to create things.

But I only can recommend to watch Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall, Randy Ubillos and Xander Soren on the Quicktime streaming video yourself. Sorry PC-folks: The streaming video requires Safari 4 or 5 on Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Safari on iOS 3 or later.

Apple Special Event: The year of the iPad2?

Christian — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:15:08 +0000

What’s Apple focussing on in the year 2011? Is it “just” the iPad2? Or is there just one more thing …

Let’s find out on the Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! March 2nd 10:00 AM PST (7:00 PM MEZ). Apple did not announce a live video feed (yet) … but here’s live coverage:

Shane Richmond & Emma Barnett for The Daily Telegraph, UK … they are blogging since 01:00 PST / 10:00 MEZ.
Ars Technica … live blog will start with the special event (ScribbleLive).
Jason Snell & Dan Moren for Macworld… live blog will start with the special event (Demand-Media)
Joshua Topolsky for Engadget … live blog will start with the special event
John Paczkowski for AllThingsDigital …live blog will start with the special event.
Josh Lowensohn for CNet … live blog will start with the special event (Demand-Media).
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for ZDNet … live blog will start with the special event (Demand-Media).
MacLife … live blog will start with the special event (Demand-Media)

As soon as the video of the keynote is available as a Quicktime stream or Apple decides to live stream the event … you’ll be updated

Apple iPhone 4 press conference video online

Christian — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:38:45 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave a presentation on the iPhone 4 antenna issue today, July 16th 2010. The Quicktime video stream is worth watching … and the Apple team really shows a great sense of humor: It all starts with the “iPhone Antenna Song” from Jonathan Mann. Steve Jobs had enough guts to start the presentation with this great little song and it’s chorus line “If you don’t like an iPhone 4 – don’t buy it! If you bought one and you don’t like it – bring it back!”.
So congrats to Jonathan for writing and performing it … and Steve for featuring it.

Press conference facts in short:

Smartphones have weakspots … so the iPhone 4 shares the problem with many other smartphones
AppleCare data shows that complains about the antenna are minimal (0,55%)
ATT return rates are 1/3 of the return rates of the iPhone 3GS
ATT call drop rate is a little bit higher compared with the iPhone 3GS (less than one additional call per hundred)

Conclusion from Apple:

Updated iOS 4.0.1 – Fixes bars and Exchange bug
Free iPhone case for every iPhone 4 customer … or a full refund for the bumper if you already bought one
… if you’re still not happy … you’ll get a full refund if you return your undamaged iPhone 4 within 30 days of purchase.

Video-on-demand of Steve Jobs Apple WWDC 2010 Keynote

Christian — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:56:56 +0000

Finally the video stream of Steve Jobs iPhone 4 & iOS 4 keynote at the WWDC 2010 is online now. So tune in to watch his performance.

QuickTime video-on-demand of the Apple iPad special event 2010 keynote

Christian — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:02:08 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs presents the iPad on January 27th 2010 (Picture: Apple)

Finally Apple officially published the video-on-demand of the Apple special event “Come and see our latest creation”. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on January 27th 2010. You can watch it as a QuickTime video stream or as MPEG-4 … and it’s really worth it

Apple Event Keynote “Come and see our latest creation” – Live Coverage [Update]

Christian — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:25:43 +0000

This is the day: Apple will start their press event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco. At 10:00 am PST or 07:00 pm MEZ.

Like the legendary Steve Jobs Keynotes in the past, it is quite a tradition that some journalists blog live from the event … so Apple fans all over the planet can take part on the press conference. Here are the most important liveblogs:

As soon as the videorecording of the event is online as a Quicktime videostream … there’ll be an update

iPhone OS 3.0 live updates on March 17 2009 10 am PST

Christian — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:28:33 +0000

Today, at March 17 2009 at 10 am PST the invitation only event starts at the Apple headquater in Cupertino. Here a list of blogs who report live from the event:

There is only one last thing … have fun … and let’s hope that our feature dreams will come true