Just like they always do come fall time, Apple will be holding a “special event” on September 1st out in San Francisco, and we’ll be on the ground reporting live. Think we’ll see that new Apple TV we’ve been hearing about? Some iPods? One more things? Yes, probably.

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Just like they always do come fall time, Apple will be holding a “special event” on September 1st out in San Francisco, and we’ll be on the ground reporting live. Think we’ll see that new Apple TV we’ve been hearing about? Some iPods? One more things? Yes, probably.

via Apple to hold ‘special event’ September 1st… we’ll be there live! — Engadget.

While most of us were getting ready for the iPads arrival in January and Patently Apple hard at work preparing our major series called the Tablet Prophecies, a major iMac Touch patent was being quietly published in Europe. And while some of the graphic figures of todays patent did slip out in Europe, we [...]]]>

While most of us were getting ready for the iPads arrival in January and Patently Apple hard at work preparing our major series called the Tablet Prophecies, a major iMac Touch patent was being quietly published in Europe. And while some of the graphic figures of todays patent did slip out in Europe, we were never able to verify whether they were legitimate or not. Well, today we finally get to post the Mother Lode of all information concerning the iMac Touch and its absolutely brilliant! Ironically we had just posted a report on Saturday titled “Apple Patents Point to Future MacBooks with IPS & Touch Displays” when we discovered the European Filing. The naysayers will have to eat crow on this one, because Apples method of transitioning from OS X to iOS is clearly outlined for both the iMac and MacBook – and its a grand slam home run. Imagine having an iMac on your desktop one minute and a gigantic iPad the next. Imagine playing iGames on this dream machine - Wow! Imagine reading a double-page book on this – Unbelievable! Apple takes the mystery out of how OS X could finally co-exist with iOS on a Mac and youve got to see this one to believe it.

via The Mother Lode: Welcome to the iMac Touch – Patently Apple.

Hardmac is reporting that a trusted source revealed that OSX might be re-branded under the iOS banner.  The different iOS familly of products would be known as “iOS desktop, iOS server and iOS mobile”.

Would this mean that Apple would allow the familly of iOS applications on the app store to run nativelly on the [...]]]>

Hardmac is reporting that a trusted source revealed that OSX might be re-branded under the iOS banner.  The different iOS familly of products would be known as “iOS desktop, iOS server and iOS mobile”.

Would this mean that Apple would allow the familly of iOS applications on the app store to run nativelly on the iOS desktop?  It would make sense.  This would open the app store market to a whole new bunch of potential buyers… especially if Apple is truely coming out with a touch based iMac offering and the rumored touchpad for desktops…

iOS desktop would not necessarilly mean reduction of functionality for the users as some might jump to quick conclusion.  It will rather mean a new UI and expanded access to a new application market for both users and developers.  So use applications developed and delivered the traditional way or use the app store.

This would for sure require even more staffing for the app store review/approval as it will open the flood gate to many many more applications… but at the end it will benefit everyone in the iOS family.

via Hardmac.com : Le “Macbidouille” in English – Toward the End of Mac OS!?.

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This seems pretty exciting — it has already driven leading music industry blogger, Bob Lefsetz, to remark, “So far, we havent found an app that demands purchase of the iPad.  Today, weve got one.” So what is it? This clip sees Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demonstrate the Xfinity Remote prototype at the Cable Show 2010.

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This seems pretty exciting — it has already driven leading music industry blogger, Bob Lefsetz, to remark, “So far, we havent found an app that demands purchase of the iPad.  Today, weve got one.” So what is it? This clip sees Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demonstrate the Xfinity Remote prototype at the Cable Show 2010.

via 9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence.

Since Steve Jobs has taken it upon himself to answer customer queries, he becomes a frequently cited source for what Apple is working on. According to one reader, Steve Jobs replied to an email asking why there are no printing capabilities on the iPad. Steve Jobs reportedly replied “It will come.”

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Since Steve Jobs has taken it upon himself to answer customer queries, he becomes a frequently cited source for what Apple is working on. According to one reader, Steve Jobs replied to an email asking why there are no printing capabilities on the iPad. Steve Jobs reportedly replied “It will come.”

via Steve Jobs Says Printing “Will Come” for iPad – Mac Rumors.

Apple’s iBookstore which is currently only available in the US will also become available the day of the launch.

Apple released the following iPad pricing for Canadians:

WiFi Models: $549 [...]]]> The iPad will finally be available internationally on Mat 28th 2010… with pre-orders starting on may 10th.  Canadians are expected to may 50$ more than their US cousins!

Apple’s iBookstore which is currently only available in the US will also become available the day of the launch.

Apple released the following iPad pricing for Canadians:

WiFi Models:
$549 (CAN) for 16GB
$649 (CAN) for 32GB
$749 (CAN) for 64GB

WiFi + 3G Models:
$679 (CAN) for 16GB
$779 (CAN) for 32GB
$879 (CAN) for 64GB

iPad international availability set for May 28.

Apple’s Camera Connection Kit for the iPad is shipping and customers who have received the adapters are reporting that:

- USB headphone/headset will work on the iPad through the connection kit. Skype phone call was tested and “the quality was just terrific” – Tidbits

- USB keyboards can be used – TUAW

- iLounge had some early notes which [...]]]>

Apple’s Camera Connection Kit for the iPad is shipping and customers who have received the adapters are reporting that:

- USB headphone/headset will work on the iPad through the connection kit. Skype phone call was tested and “the quality was just terrific” – Tidbits

- USB keyboards can be used – TUAW

- iLounge had some early notes which revealed that the iPad emails pictures out at 2048×1536 resolution rather than the iPhone's 800×600 resolution, but if you copy/paste the images into an email, you can get full resolution images emailed out.

- Once you connect to your Mac, iPhoto brings in full resolution images with EXIF information intact. – iLounge

via iPad Camera Connection Kit Notes and Demo Video – Mac Rumors.

The iPad demand in the US is so huge that Apple had to make a difficult decision… delay the international sales of the device.  This is really sad as I was looking forward to get my hands on the device at the end of the month.  The good news is that with great [...]]]>

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The iPad demand in the US is so huge that Apple had to make a difficult decision… delay the international sales of the device.  This is really sad as I was looking forward to get my hands on the device at the end of the month.  The good news is that with great sales comes great applications.  A lot of people where predicting that the iPad would not sell very well.  They have been proven wrong.

Find below a copy of the Apple press release:

Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad(TM). We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.

Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason–the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.

There you have it, no iPad for you in April International customers!