[esteban]

post your predictions here:

Apple Cinema Display
HDMI support
all models full HD but with higher pixel densities, starting at 20" 1920x1200

appleHD
a new line of TV displays
appleTV integrated in some models
all full HD

Mac mini deprecated and replaced with xMac
cube form-factor
some models with nVidia or Ati GPU
all using Conroe
up to 4 RAM slots

MacBook Pro
new 13" model
gradual improvements

MacBook Touch
7" display dual screens,one with multitouch
flash memory

Mac Pro
upgraded GPU and CPU
FB-RAM replaced with DDR

standard on all Macs
super drive
WiFi and bluetooth
eSATA

[minischneides]

It would not surprise me to see Apple Cinema Displays with a built in iSight. It is a well needed upgrade.

[NoaMichael]

I'm not sure about the "MacBook Touch."
It seems too good to be true. But, apple is(n't) known for being too good to be true. ;-) (I.E. iPhone)
xMac? I really don't think so. I think they're keeping the Mac Mini for a while. And if they did update it, I don't think they'd call it "xMac."

[estumpges]

Here are my predictions

iPhone Announcements
I expect to hear more about the SDK coming out in February and Steve will probably demo a few apps. I also think there's a good chance that Steve will announce the 3G iPhone to be shipping in June. He probably won't give many details about the product in the hopes of not hurting sales for the current version. In the mean time, he might up the standard memory in the existing iPhone to 16GB in order to tide us over until the next generation is released.

Apple TV and Movie Rentals
Movie rentals seems like a given based on the recent news. Along with this, I expect to see a new Apple TV. While I would love to see the Mac Mini and the Apple TV morphed into a single product, I doubt we'll see this happen. Instead, the Apple TV will probably gain some new features and hopefully come with an optical drive.

Cinema Displays
It's strange that Apple didn't update its Cinema Displays with the new Mac Pro release. It seems obvious to me that the Cinema Displays are in need of an update that will include a built in iSight camera and be offered in higher resolutions. Macworld seems like an odd place to release new displays unless the announcement is bigger than expected. For example, maybe Apple intends to offer a much wider range of displays including some larger TV sized models.

Laptops
While I think it's possible that Apple's laptop line will be updated with the new Penryn chips, I don't think Apple is quite ready to do this. The chips just came out a week or two ago. It took Apple several months to release new Mac Pros after the Penryn Workstation chips were released in November. I suspect Apple will take a few months to work on the new Macbook Pros, which will probably see the Penryn chips before the Macbooks. At that time, I expect to see a substantial notebook upgrade for the Macbook Pros, which might include changes to the case design. Hopefully they will also be offered with Nvidia's new 8800GT mobile graphics cards.

"Mac Touch"
I don't know what it will be called, but I think Apple will release something larger than the iPhone with more PDA capabilities. It will be based on flash memory and won't include an optical drive. It will offer multi-touch capabilities and be sold with a docking station. I'd say the chances of this happening are probably 30% to 40%. It's always seemed odd to me that Apple would release a separate PDA-like device from the iPhone instead of simply incorporating more advanced PDA capabilities into the iPhone. On the other hand, people have been talking about this product for a long time and Apple does need to announce something "big" at the event. I don't think upgrades to existing products is going to cut it.

Mid Range Mac Tower
Please apple!!!! The new Mac Pros are wicked awesome but they are simply too expensive for most people. As the gap between the Mac Pro and the iMac continues to dramatically increase, a new computer is really needed to fill the hole. There are a lot of people in the "gap" right now and they are looking for an Apple tower that would be smaller than the Mac Pro, cost $2,000 or less, and be relatively expandable. I don't think Apple will deliver this product at Macworld but I will keep pleading until the do!

Well, that's it. We'll see what really happens next Tuesday!

[PKovie92]

I'm sure there will be a new mac book. What I hope for is an update to apple TV. The main addition?? A Digital Tuner. Think about it. This will be the year that Anaolog signal will die, and everyone will need a digital tuner. If apple introduced a new apple tv with a tuner in it, many people might jump on board for this product. Apple will have all year to sell it to the masses. There's a huge market with this, since a lot of people are going to need a box to get their old TV's to work if they don't upgrade. Apple TV will be taking on Tivo head to head with a hard drive built in. it will have movie rentals probably directly through it's box via ethernet/wireless connection. This will be an opportunity for apple to get into a lot more homes that may not have any apple products in them. The big kicker for it will be the price drop to $199.00 That's what I hope for. Oh, and an IPhone that has GPS in it.

[rab777hp]

hmmm, I predict (completely guessing here!)
A new apple display, LED, with an iSight built in, and something new called a micro-dvi, dvi, but mini. (Also a mic, speakers and magsafe)

Apple HD no
xMac no

For MacBook Pro- hmmm
perhaps if they did something cool and made it all out of an aluminum brick or something? That would be cool- what would they call it? Unibody sounds like a cool name.

macbook touch no

maybe a little bump on the mac pro.

Just my little predictions here- remember! anythings possible, but I hope they're right!

[KPOM]

We'll find out in a few hours, but I'm predicting:

- 3MP camera in all iPods
- Classic is staying put for now
- 64GB versions of iPod Touch and iPhone
- Base 16GB 3GS now $99, replacing the 3G
- Announcement about iPhone OS 3.1 availability
- AppleTV software update
- iTunes 9.0 to go with all the iPhone/iPod changes - 64-bit for Snow Leopard, plus better use of GCD and OpenCL to make it run faster
- Mick Jagger makes an appearance

[KPOM]

KPOM, on 09 September 2009 - 10:51 AM, said:

We'll find out in a few hours, but I'm predicting:

- 3MP camera in all iPods
- Classic is staying put for now
- 64GB versions of iPod Touch and iPhone
- Base 16GB 3GS now $99, replacing the 3G
- Announcement about iPhone OS 3.1 availability
- AppleTV software update
- iTunes 9.0 to go with all the iPhone/iPod changes - 64-bit for Snow Leopard, plus better use of GCD and OpenCL to make it run faster
- Mick Jagger makes an appearance

Let's see how I did:

1) Wrong - only the Nano is getting the video camera
2) Right
3) Right for iPod Touch, wrong for iPhone
4) Wrong
5) Right - available today
6) Right - Available today
7) Wrong - unless you count the sound track

Not bad. I'd have liked an iPod Touch with a camera, though perhaps Apple was worried about that cannibalizing the iPhone.