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Today MacWorld officially opens. This is the first year in probably some 8 years that I haven’t gotten myself up at some silly early time to stand in a long, long line waiting for Steven Jobs to deliver his keynote speech. My decision wasn’t based on Jobs’ decision to skip this year’s show but rather because – despite the excitement – the wait has become longer and longer over the years, meaning one needs to get up earlier and earlier. I have seen various artists perform at the end of the shows – John Mayer twice, Randy Newman, – and I am sorry that I missed listening to Tony Bennett who performed this year. But, so it goes!
After having a nice sleep, I arrived when the show opened. It was crowded, but not nearly as much as I expected. Although, again, because of being within the masses crunched in during past keynote speeches, any walking space seems unusual.
You gotta love all of those apps!
Crowds are always around the Apple theatre to learn all about the latest and greatest. These include iLife ’09 — including many improvements such as face recognition in iPhoto (don’t care about), music lessons in GarageBank (very cool), and video stabilization in iMovie — and improvements to iWork ’09. Great news to music lovers is the “new standard” on iTunes – DRM free music. Then there is the release of the 17″ MacBook Pro, called “the most powerful Mac notebook ever” with a battery boasting 8 hours of use on a single charge. You can learn all about these things by visiting Apple’s website.
More tomorrow …