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Apple is set to launch its streaming video and updated news service at a special event in the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern on Monday. AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger will be there -- join us for exclusive in-depth coverage and analysis direct from the event.

Apple's March 25 event is expected to showcase its new streaming video service

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How to watch the live stream of Apple's March 25 event

For a time before the official start date, Apple streamed what purported to be a live view of the empty Steve Jobs Theater. It showed Apple Maps being used to navigate someone driving to the Theater. Since it ended at 6:45 a.m. PT, the stream has stopped.

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lordylordylordy

Probably unlikely but I would really like a new Apple device for watching all of this new TV content at home. Time for an Apple smart TV to hang on the wall with built in upgraded Apple TV with apps, games, FaceTime etc? 

macapfel

I hope this is not only about shows. Apple is about innovation. Bring on innovation. Show time for that!

rob53

lordylordylordy said:

Probably unlikely but I would really like a new Apple device for watching all of this new TV content at home. Time for an Apple smart TV to hang on the wall with built in upgraded Apple TV with apps, games, FaceTime etc? 

I've been asking for an old fashion "dumb" TV for a long time. To get a new TV without any of the extra garbage (especially android TV) costs many times what they do with all the garbage. We already have everything we need in the Apple TV (yes, upgrade that box), we just need a nice 4K monitor at a reasonable price. Hang the Apple TV wherever you want but stop forcing customers to treat a "display" as a computer, having to update it and worry about it being used as a monitoring device. Allow Apple to lock down the Apple TV as much as the customer needs to protect our privacy (yes to others, there are some people who care about this especially when you start talking about streaming FaceTime through your TV). We don't need all the bells and whistles in a device (the TV) that really doesn't require it. Yes, Apple sells the best all-in-one computer but we're not talking about a computer when we're talking about a TV (even though it, like everything else, uses a computer).

josephau

Apple Events on Apple TV App not working? 

wizard69

lordylordylordy said:

Probably unlikely but I would really like a new Apple device for watching all of this new TV content at home. Time for an Apple smart TV to hang on the wall with built in upgraded Apple TV with apps, games, FaceTime etc? 

It does seem like Apple is missing a big opportunity here.   It isn't just streaming of TV shows but video gaming and the local storage to support in in an Apple  TV like device could be a huge winner.

For some anyways, I cut the cable/internet/phone cord a log time ago.   So streaming isn't even a consideration, if it doesn't come over the air or via DVD it doesn't make it to my house.   The biggest problem with these so called services is the continuous drain on money.   Such services might be worthwhile in retirement but even then watching TV 24/7 is not my idea of a productive retirement.   It is really hard for me to grasp why people are so into these services, is vegetating through most of your life a new thing???

So yeah I can see potential here for Apple but I'm not exactly the type of customer that really cares what Apple does here.    Frankly I'd like to see Apple get back into education and the hobby market in a meaningful way.   By that I mean a little ARM based board to compete with Raspberry PI and similar boards aimed at education and the hobby market.   I wouldn't expect an Apple solution to be cheap but lets say something in the $75 - $100 range, with an A12, 2-4 GB or RAM and enough local storage to run Mac OS or Linux.

edited March 2019

wizard69

rob53 said:

lordylordylordy said:

Probably unlikely but I would really like a new Apple device for watching all of this new TV content at home. Time for an Apple smart TV to hang on the wall with built in upgraded Apple TV with apps, games, FaceTime etc? 

I've been asking for an old fashion "dumb" TV for a long time. To get a new TV without any of the extra garbage (especially android TV) costs many times what they do with all the garbage. We already have everything we need in the Apple TV (yes, upgrade that box), we just need a nice 4K monitor at a reasonable price. Hang the Apple TV wherever you want but stop forcing customers to treat a "display" as a computer, having to update it and worry about it being used as a monitoring device. Allow Apple to lock down the Apple TV as much as the customer needs to protect our privacy (yes to others, there are some people who care about this especially when you start talking about streaming FaceTime through your TV). We don't need all the bells and whistles in a device (the TV) that really doesn't require it. Yes, Apple sells the best all-in-one computer but we're not talking about a computer when we're talking about a TV (even though it, like everything else, uses a computer).

I suspect that Apple gave up on selling monitors due to well not selling enough to actually justify development.   This is mostly due to Apple selling monitors that really cost far more than they where worth.   I'm not even talking pro usage here but in this day and age it is pretty stupid to sell a monitor of any type that can't easily switch between a number of inputs.   That includes what might be consider legacy HDMI inputs along with the higher performance connections Apple and frankly PC's need these days.

To put it another way I don't toss out every piece of video equipment I have the minute a new port or other standard emerges.   Apple seems to have a big problem grasping this across all of their product lines thus the stupidity of USB-C only laptops.   Even is I got lucky and won one of those half billion lottery jackpots I'd still want to be able to access media that is in a form that I can currently own.   This mainly because who wants to sit around transcoding old stuff to digital form.

dsd

wizard69 said:   Even is I got lucky and won one of those half billion lottery jackpots I'd still want to be able to access media that is in a form that I can currently own.   This mainly because who wants to sit around transcoding old stuff to digital form.

I'm sure you could find a lot of people willing to do it for a price you could afford to pay even after taxes. 

edited March 2019

directhacker

JosephAU said:

Apple Events on Apple TV App not working? 

Delete and reinstall 

eightzero

AI's live blog not loading.

herbapou

directhacker said:

JosephAU said:

Apple Events on Apple TV App not working? 

Delete and reinstall 

Not working for me,  blank screen.  LOL good start

mknelson

Wow, that breakfast buffet looks awfully beige.

strangedays

wizard69 said:

rob53 said:

lordylordylordy said:

Probably unlikely but I would really like a new Apple device for watching all of this new TV content at home. Time for an Apple smart TV to hang on the wall with built in upgraded Apple TV with apps, games, FaceTime etc? 

I've been asking for an old fashion "dumb" TV for a long time. To get a new TV without any of the extra garbage (especially android TV) costs many times what they do with all the garbage. We already have everything we need in the Apple TV (yes, upgrade that box), we just need a nice 4K monitor at a reasonable price. Hang the Apple TV wherever you want but stop forcing customers to treat a "display" as a computer, having to update it and worry about it being used as a monitoring device. Allow Apple to lock down the Apple TV as much as the customer needs to protect our privacy (yes to others, there are some people who care about this especially when you start talking about streaming FaceTime through your TV). We don't need all the bells and whistles in a device (the TV) that really doesn't require it. Yes, Apple sells the best all-in-one computer but we're not talking about a computer when we're talking about a TV (even though it, like everything else, uses a computer).

I suspect that Apple gave up on selling monitors due to well not selling enough to actually justify development.   This is mostly due to Apple selling monitors that really cost far more than they where worth. 

Yeah except they didn't, they've already said they have a new monitor coming. 

As for worth, the people I know disagree with you -- they loved the Cinema Display, despite its high price tag. People like Apple hardware and are willing to pay more than they will for run of the mill tech brands.

daalseth

One Hit: The AppleCard. I might be signing up by the end of the week.
One Maybe: AppleArcade. Looks like a great thing, but it all depends on the price.
One Fingers Crossed: They didn't say anything about improvements to iCloud. I was really hoping, but maybe that would have been too geeky for this event.
Nothing else of interest.

jasenj1

I saw an emphasis on consumption rather than creation.

I suppose Apple is big enough to have sections focused on the creative side: Final Cut, Logic Pro, etc. and the consumer side.
But the pro apps are buried under "Support" on Apple's home page. And there's no sign of the other Apple apps: Numbers, GarageBand, Keynote. (They're under Support->App Store.)
Apple used to be VERY proud that people used their products to create things, and that was front & center in their branding. Now they've shifted to watching, listening, playing, & spending.

I'm sure there's a lot more money to be made from the masses sitting on their butts consuming stuff, but I miss Jobs' focus on making tools to let people create amazing things.