Apple to stream today's 'Back to the Mac' event live
Apple has announced that it will offer a live Web-based stream of today's "Back to the Mac" event from its Cupertino, Calif., campus, where the company is expected to introduce new MacBook Airs and an updated version of the iLife suite [updated with live link].
Today's event will begin at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern. It can be streamed from Apple.com on a Mac running Safari and Mac OS X 10.6. Snow Leopard. It will also be available to users of an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 3.0 or higher.
Apple noted the event will be broadcast using its "industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming" technology, based on open standards.
This will mark the second straight event that Apple will stream live to users around the world. The company also offered a live broadcast of its iPod-centric event on Sept. 1, where the holiday lineup of iPods and new Apple TV were introduced.
Apple previously provided a webcast of its keynote events years ago, but stopped doing so in 2005. The change in for the last two events may have been inspired by the Wi-Fi meltdown that occurred at the iPhone 4 unveiling, when Chief Executive Steve Jobs had difficulty showing off the company's latest handset because there were too many Wi-Fi hotspots in the Moscone Center.
Jobs asked members in the audience if they could turn off their Wi-Fi devices, but many did not comply, and Jobs was unable to demonstrate some of the features of the iPhone 4. The CEO said there were 570 Wi-Fi base stations within the auditorium, disrupting connectivity.
For those who can't access the stream, AppleInsider will have full, live coverage of today's event.
Today's event will begin at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern. It can be streamed from Apple.com on a Mac running Safari and Mac OS X 10.6. Snow Leopard. It will also be available to users of an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 3.0 or higher.
Apple noted the event will be broadcast using its "industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming" technology, based on open standards.
This will mark the second straight event that Apple will stream live to users around the world. The company also offered a live broadcast of its iPod-centric event on Sept. 1, where the holiday lineup of iPods and new Apple TV were introduced.
Apple previously provided a webcast of its keynote events years ago, but stopped doing so in 2005. The change in for the last two events may have been inspired by the Wi-Fi meltdown that occurred at the iPhone 4 unveiling, when Chief Executive Steve Jobs had difficulty showing off the company's latest handset because there were too many Wi-Fi hotspots in the Moscone Center.
Jobs asked members in the audience if they could turn off their Wi-Fi devices, but many did not comply, and Jobs was unable to demonstrate some of the features of the iPhone 4. The CEO said there were 570 Wi-Fi base stations within the auditorium, disrupting connectivity.
For those who can't access the stream, AppleInsider will have full, live coverage of today's event.
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If so, and you know, please explain how.
You post an article about Apple streaming the event, but don't tell us where the link is? WTF?
it'll be at apple.com, same as last time.
I won't be home today, and so I am not arguing this for selfish reasons. I'm just arguing it for the loyal Apple enthusiasts everywhere. This really is a no-brainer. The only excuse I will accept if they do not do it, is if they decided too late to stream and therefore could not get it into place in time. But going forward, this needs to be a given. And not only live, but also for those who want to watch after work on a big screen instead of huddled around our Macs.
Suddenly I am seeing a conduit by which Apple will announce future products now that they won't be attending MacWorld anymore. Basically they will create their own MacWorld in your living room.
We'll see. Apple never provided enough bandwidth to watch the entire keynote without it stalling.
That was over a month ago, hopefully theyve done something abou it.
today will indeed be a good day
The best part will be seeing how Steve says 11.6" Mac portables is the new AWESOME after totally trashing a 7" tablet. This will be pure marketing genius at work.
I don't have a MAC but VLC supports apple's HTTP live streaming. Does anyone know the URL ?
This worked with the last event?
it'll be at apple.com, same as last time.
Could it be here - http://www.apple.com/apple-events/ No announcement but it would seem the natural place
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.ne...qpeijrfn/event
here's a link to apple's stream of the event. i found it on appleinsider's event commentary page...
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.ne...qpeijrfn/event
I believe that this is last time's stream. Read the description below the video.