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WWDC 2006 Banner Revieled... With possible hints at new products?

onedigitallife.com — "We ’ll have to wait until Monday, for the conference to start, before we find out about all the new goodies, but I think this banner may provide some clues..." Is that 64 bits I spot?

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  • marosnax, on 10/12/2007, -30/+13there is a black macbook pro in the picture and that alone is awesome
    • staticfish, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6That's just a regular black macbook norm.

      Does look good though
    • neiltc13, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17The "black MacBook" appears to have a backlit keyboard on that banner. Certainly not a MacBook.
    • marosnax, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14only the macbook pros are backlight (which has seemed to always be the case) and besides apple has seen how much we like are ipods in black and macbooks in black so it seems to fit.
    • staticfish, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12From the resolution of the photo, you can't tell whether the laptop's keyboard is backlit or not. The white you can see on the macbook may just be the keys
    • sleepyness, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3@staticfish

      the keys are black on the macbook.
    • TheAbsintheHare, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11But the letters are white.
    • BryanTheCrow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+41Direct-Link to large image:

      http://www.users.on.net/~richard.moulynox/wwdc2006.jpg
    • aOenEz, on 10/12/2007, -11/+5I personally think that is indeed a black MacBook Pro. The keyboard definitely looks backlit, unlike the regular MacBook. Also, why would they put a product they have already released on the poster. Doesn't make much sense.

      But more importantly, did anyone take a close look at the nano on the left side of the poster. If you look closely you can see that it isn't a music file it's playing. It looks like something else. Video Nanos anyone?
    • chiller2002, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"From the resolution of the photo, you can't tell whether the laptop's keyboard is backlit or not. The white you can see on the macbook may just be the keys"

      I think they might be talking about the border around the keyboard appears to have light shining through (top and left) which is exactly what the MacBook Pro looks like when the backlight turns on. But it could be just some artistic marketing with no implication of what is to come. I really don't think Apple is going to be giving away any secrets on a banner, just isn't like them!

      PS ~ The 64-bit symbol is already on their Mac OSX website: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/64bit/
    • baron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9http://www.apple.com/macbook/gallery/qtvrblack.html

      rotate it so it looks like the one in the photo. The "backlighting" on the top and left in the photo is just a reflection because of the way the outer edge of the keyboard area curves.

      @aOenEz: the nano looks like that when it is showing the album cover during a song
    • hotsoda, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29It's not a black MacBook Pro. There are no speakers on the side.
    • octopi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5You people here have missed out on the obvious you were so excited. The power button and speakers on Macbook Pro's are on the SIDES of the machine. There are no speakers or power button on the sides to be spoken of in that photo.

      However, a backlit keyboard on a standard Macbook? That is something I'd get excited about.
    • Seriously, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1The silhouette of the whole keyboard itself seems too bright to me to be light reflections. It really does look backlit. Judging from the keyboard's silhouette, not just the keys.
    • Webteeth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34I thought I would post this comment as far to the top as I could so more people would have a chance to view it.

      I changed the perspective and blew up the image to make all of the icons and pictures easily viewable. http://greaterstuff.com/google/perspectivefixed.jpg
    • Ghiblian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Or maybe they are adding a backlight (and some minor tweaks) to the casing of the Macbook. The shape of the thing looks more like a Macbook to me. Macbook Pros generally appear "wider."

      But that's all just speculation. No point arguing it now. =Þ
    • Airspeeder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"But more importantly, did anyone take a close look at the nano on the left side of the poster. If you look closely you can see that it isn't a music file it's playing. It looks like something else. Video Nanos anyone?"

      It looks like it's just album art...
  • phisch, on 10/12/2007, -21/+4I like the 64bit Icon. Could that mean we get a 64bit Intel chip?
    Never really understood why they downgraded their line from 64bit G5s to 32bit Intel CPUs anyways
    • matthewdrayton, on 10/12/2007, -43/+5And a 64bit chip would advantage you how?
    • Ironman11, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32The Core 2 Duos are 64-bit, so my guess is that they'll show a new iMac with a screamin Intel Core 2 Duo.
    • Greyarea, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23@matthewdrayton: 64bit gives you vastly more addressable memory.
    • Bioshocker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25"And a 64bit chip would advantage you how?"

      64 bit chips give you
      1) Vastly more addressable memory space, which is important for workstation applications that are running out of memory.
      2) More CPU registers, which means that code compiled for 64 bit chips can keep more variables in its workspace, which means fewer load/store ops and therefore more efficient, faster code.
    • siMac, on 10/12/2007, -15/+4"@matthewdrayton: 64bit gives you vastly more addressable memory."

      Very useful in a MacBook.
    • fjc8, on 10/12/2007, -14/+0@Greyarea: and just how will that make someone's computer usage better? Does it let them do more things?

      At most will provide a minimal speed increase in most situations sometimes at a cost of higher mem usage.

      The only application that I have/will use in the future that really benefits from 64-bit addressing is ZFS from OpenSolaris.

      Speaking of ZFS, there have been rumours that Apple would like to port it to OS X. I wonder if this rumor will be substantiated at the conference?
    • shooby, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well if they have pictures of all the new products, wouldn't that mean that we'll have merom-based MacBooks (sans pro) as well? See, we got a flurry of new developer tools, then the MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, iPod Nano (most probably with more storage space), Mac Pro, the OSX Leopard disc, and some weird blue icon that looks like spotlight but isn't on the top left (I'm guessing a new feature in Leopard)

      If there are merom-based MacBooks I'm psyched!
    • JayClark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the symbol in the upper left the "Universal Application" symbol?
    • Kazaki, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Yes, it is the Universal Icon. I don't know why you're getting dugg down - crushing peoples dreams?

      Edit: Wow, alot changes in two seconds.
    • kevinHaney, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@phisch
      64bit Core 2 duo = "The lap warmer 5000"
  • romanr, on 10/12/2007, -41/+10what's with spelling error in headline?
    • hoborocks, on 10/12/2007, -2/+52Well, sometimes people misspell words. That's how spelling mistakes occur.

      ...Generally.
  • grammarpolice, on 10/12/2007, -19/+11Did you mean Revealed?
    • DrewBlood, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27I though they meant Reviled.
    • disruptor108, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1Either way, just a few clicks fix it...
    • hoborocks, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9The submitter probably did mean "Revealed"! Thanks for pointing that out. Definitely helps the flow of conversation here.
    • stmiller, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Yeah no kidding. Spell check before you submit. Good grief. Making digg look bad.
    • bradlyf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4All the Macbook Pro talk here and no one is discussing what I think is quite obvious...

      What is the biggest image on the banner? That's right it's a Tower. Now why do you think that is? Perhaps because that is going to be the Apple's main focus for the show? That's what it looks like to me anyways.
    • theprez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@bradlyf
      So if Apple's main focus where the nano it would be pictured larger than the Mac Pro, eh?
      Either way it doesn't say or mean anything. We want to know what's inside that Mac Pro.
  • crammaz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6What is the logo under the automater logo next to the OSX disc??
    • r0ck3tm4nn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8xgrid icon...nothing new
    • vtequine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6That's the Xgrid Admin tool.
    • calambrac, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Another icon question: what is the Q on the right? The one that's more scripty than the quicktime logo?
    • madcow222, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That one's Quartz. Also nothing new.
    • boredzo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Quartz Extreme, to be specific.

      Read the comments on the article. I posted a full inventory of all the icons. :)
  • Finster, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1I Really wanna purchase an ipod this weekend but i guess i will have to wait, No way i am gonna buy one only to have a new one released the next day
  • fugazi, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2Ånyone else see that black processor and it says mac pro? Mac on top in bold and pro on bottom. Im also guessing core 2 duo 64bit for mac pro.
    • TheAbsintheHare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14It says Intel and Core Duo.
  • vtequine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2What about that green icon to the left of the UNIX logo (also left of the Xcode icon).

    I would impressed and quite happy if they used the new Intel Core Duo 2 in the new machines (if there are any). It would make sense to use those in the new "PowerMacs", would it not?
  • DoGoodDrugs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2There is an update at the bottom of the page, that has a link to a video of an ichat mobile. to me it looks real, does anyone else have anything to say about a new iphone? i'm not really the best at picking out if its real or not, but if its not then someone did a damn good job.
  • fugazi, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2I also see a joystick next to the bluetooth icon. More games finally?
  • leftfield, on 10/12/2007, -9/+17Is the hammer the new Mac repair tool?



    j/k!!!
  • tybris, on 10/12/2007, -16/+3You think too much.
  • gabeN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It appears as though there are 3 pannels to the far right of the picture that are still covered. Plenty of space to house pics of a new iPhone or redesigned iPod... (I can only hope)

    Also, does anyone know what the little green circular icon right next to the unix icon is? At first I thought it was the sony-erichson symbol, but upon closer inspection it does not appear to be as such...
    • wpholmes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's Core Audio/Video something of that sort
    • skyfex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Yeah. The Orange, Blue and Green spheres are Core Video, Core Audio and Core Image icons (don't remember the order)
    • hyperpasta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Audio - Orange
      Image - Blue
      Video - Green

      iirc
  • unknowndomain, on 10/12/2007, -18/+3joystiq is spelt joystick
    • Ubermensch423, on 10/12/2007, -7/+13and how do you spell "spelt"?
    • imikedaman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10'Spelt' is an acceptable past tense of 'spell'. Look it up.
    • Ubermensch423, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6my bad, i did not know that. but the essence of my post was to kritik unkowndomain's criticism of someone's spelling. this is an informal, online forum, there's no need for spell checkers posting useless comments.
  • RootDaddy, on 10/12/2007, -10/+13The YouTube link to the iChat Mobile phone is obviously fake. Look at the screen, it's a sticker. (and a bad one at that)
  • denjin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Nice, a large OS X disk, a Mac Pro, and then a MBP on the far right (I think). Those are the three largest items on the banner, so I hope it is indicative of something. :) The 64bit icon goes along with most of those too, I suppose.

    • moracity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This is a developers' conference, so it would make sense that OSX, PowerMac/Mac Pro, and MBP would feature prominently.
    • aldenhg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Apple has Man Bear Pig?
  • kendals, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1Man, that's h0t!
  • sych0, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3dead :(
  • JeffS, on 10/12/2007, -3/+30Wow, they're going to make some kind of hammer too. I can't wait.
    • myheaditches, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5Copy and pasting myself:
      The hammer is the icon for xcode.
      http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/
    • imikedaman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9You really can't take a joke I see. The first person even announced he was joking, and you didn't get it.
    • aclelland, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9the iHammer with 4Gb of flash memory for listening to your favorite tunes while you work. Your boss will never know your listening to music!
  • idesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I would think that because the 64bit icon is up there and basically every Mac is represented on it, then maybe they'll all be bumped up to the Core 2 platform since these are all 64bit processors (Woodcrest, Conroe, Merom).

  • dvgraphics, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1Mirror?
  • ajtait, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Is there another mirror for this? Duggmirror is down for some reason.
  • dcipjr, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12(eyes closed, fingers crossed) "Please get rid of the extra cost for a black Macbook...please get rid of the extra cost for a black Macbook....please get rid of the extra cost for a black Macbook...."
    • liquidrums, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Keep the extra cost. That way I can be different than the rest of your "white" macs. Notice how I have a larger drive ...
    • funduk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3why shouldn't they be allowed to charge more for a product, maybe the black finish on it IS more expensive... maybe it's not... fortunately for apple they can charge you wahtever the hell they want
  • siMac, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1Dead already. That didn't take long.
  • fxo33, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3Site seems to be down at the moment. Anyone have a mirror?
  • RichM, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3digg effect. Whaaaa Whaaaaaaaaaa
  • Disparity, on 10/12/2007, -33/+3I love chicken.
    • siMac, on 10/12/2007, -29/+1Mmmm, chicken.

      (Also, please spell-check titles. A 1:7 ration of mispelled words is poor form.)
    • merchelo, on 10/12/2007, -8/+7Chicken is good, but a mirror to this would be better.
    • BufordT, on 10/12/2007, -8/+13How about a 1:13 ratio of using the wrong word (ration).
      Sorry, had to do it.
    • kenhigginson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Damn... doesn't it make you feel like an idiot when you criticize someone else's spelling, and then tack an extra "n" on the end of the word "ratio"?

      Poor form, indeed.
    • bigbikkuri, on 10/12/2007, -10/+6@ siMac:

      Not to be a dick....well okay, I'm gonna be a dick.
      When berating people for misspelling words and then up and making mistakes yourself "is poor form."

      Or did you mean to say something along the lines of during peacetime I get a 1:14 ration of misspelled words but in wartime I only get 1:7?

      *dammit, so many people beat me to picking on them. *cry*
  • yongfook, on 10/12/2007, -11/+1no one managed to mirror the pic before the link died? gahhhhhhh!111@#!@#!@#!@#1231```eleven
    • timwizard, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Somebody has to have it in cache...
  • YouKnowWho, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Duggmirror anyone anyone??
  • imatt, on 10/12/2007, -30/+3Why are people digging this? The link doesn't even work.
    Just goes to show people only digg stuff based on the headline.
  • hyperpasta, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7You didn't miss anything much. It was a long black banner that had text at the left side:

    Welcome to WWDC'06
    You chose the right platform.

    Then it shows a mosaic of icons and Apple Products in different sizes, including the Power Mac, MacBook, and OS X Tiger features.

    The only unannounced product/icon shown is Leopard, which finally has its own graphic; a black X on a black-on-black leopard-skin background. Yes, it's very black.
  • blueigloo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Mirror of image:
    http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wdcbannerff3.jpg
    • beta1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8ImageShack will be down faster then the original link. But at least I saw it.
    • mjar81, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2ty.
      you're awesome.
      ...but thank god for firefox's built in popup blocker.
  • dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -12/+5Can't any of you go find the duggmirror yourselves?
    Bah... Here ya go...

    http://www.duggmirror.com/apple/WWDC_2006_Banner_Revieled_With_possible_hints_at_new_products
    • imatt, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2DuggMirror didn't and still doesn't work for me.
      500 Internal Server Error
    • bubs, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2That's great, except duggmirror isn't working right now.
    • BlackToothX, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2@dvddesign: only thing worse than yappin at people for somethin...
      is providing em with a link that doesn't even work :)

      @Blueigloo: ty for the IS link - lets see how long it lasts :)
    • tobias-digital, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Isn't there a mirror for duggmirror around?
    • embraceware, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9We need a duggreflection for that duggmirror site...
  • skribble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well, the only thing I learned from this is not to use lunarpages hosting services :).
    There is really nothing in that banner that tells us something we don't already know. The interesting stuff is what's on the banners covered with black sheets, and given past WWDC's those will stay covered until after the Keynote on Monday.

    BTW that hammer is the xCode icon, and the 64bit thing is the same thing they used for g5s.
  • imatt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9In case the imageshack link goes down:

    http://i3.tinypic.com/23iwd9j.jpg
  • yllabianbitpipe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Not anything new to see as far as I can discern.
  • fantasticjon, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Looks like no media center this time. :(

    Unless this is a fake banner put up by steve jobs (and maybe chuck norris) to throw us off.
  • spaceman_spiff, on 10/12/2007, -12/+6lern too spell
    • combatchuck, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3yuo mispeeled "speel" i cn 4gave u this tim bt dont let ti hapin agen
  • TimRogers, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2I expect some are covered to stop exactly this from hapenning :P
  • Butters06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Everyone, take another look at the black cloth covered board in the right of the picture. It's a see-through fabric. You can see red shapes. I am pretty sure(though I am probably wrong). One looks like the iphone and the other looks like an ipod shape. Take a look for yourselves.
    • BlackToothX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3ooooO! I see it too . could be my imagination getting excited tho.
      that "iPhone" reflection looks like the latest Engadget pict
    • imatt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It's in three parts and the side by side images are identical. Looks just like a reflection of the lights or something.
    • ejsv, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I see The Return of the Newton.
    • dvddesign, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It really looks like stage dressing to me. I'm really trying to see something in it, but given how much red is already in the JPG compression in the picture, I'm not convinced it's anything but some sort of light deflector or something for the presentation. It might not even be there for the presentation.

      In fact, I've never been to WWDC or this venue, but is this even a stage shot? It looks more like a hallway to me. Look at the brick wall on the far right under the banner... If it's a hall shot, then this is likely nothing more than legacy stuff
    • ziemkowski, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's a reflection in the window. You can verify by noticing the light red color is divided by a dark band, which follows all the way up to the top of the photo... notice the ceiling especially. Why on earth would they cover something from prying eyes in translucent material?
    • atommclain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Butters06 I think youve stumbled onto something here! Notice how the iPod Nano is feautred on the banner however what is missing? The iPod 5G!!!
  • Sixxer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Isn't that OS X DVD a new design? Probably a Leopard preview kind of thing?
    • hyperpasta, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Yup, that appears to be the new OS X logo.

      Me likey.
    • captainchris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0judging by the pattern on the dvd, they might keep the name 'leopard' after all.
      (rumors said they might stop using big cats for OS names)
  • neiltc13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Nobody saved the original image. It was much bigger and clearer.
  • cruci, on 10/12/2007, -10/+4Anyone know what the YinYang icon is at the far left?
    • tuc11, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Thats the universal logo
    • mavranos, on 10/12/2007, -11/+3Universal Binaries I think.
    • avatarpalin, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1Ummm 'Universal Binary I think"
    • Bioshocker, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2Universal Binaries, iirc. ie. just the tech that makes one executable work on PowerPC and x86.
    • Dolomite, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Universal Binary
  • avatarpalin, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3for the love of good people, someone look into your browser caches and give give give!!
    • imatt, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11There's about three images mirrored in the comments now.
  • djnoyze, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Isn't that the Ipod phone on the bottom left next to the iMac? The real iChat mobile? Very much unlike the one on engadget?
    • runn1ng, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1i dont think so, it looks like iPod nano or inovated shuffle
    • iLEZ, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0Looks like the rumored nano with the metal casing. I for one like my gadgets worn and scratched, it shows how much you love them. You should see my MacBook! I could, however, go for a metal nano!
    • djnoyze, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Notice the woman in the picture in the "iPod phone" is the same picture that they use for iChat
    • jameswfrost, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I think that's just some album art, isn't it? Looks quite like the cover of the new Keane album.
  • bannus, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1Whats wrong with duggmirror?
  • negrospiritual, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1mirror:
    http://static.flickr.com/95/205690132_1981dff1a8_o_d.jpg
  • shinaku, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6I've blown it up using some fracalisation software, enlarges with out pixelation. Not as large as it could be but Imageshack impose file size restrictions.

    http://img420.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wwdcblownupbi0.jpg

    If it's okay someone should mirror this.



  • etandrib, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1What does the banner say? All I can see it "nt Platform". Any guesses?
    All I can think of is... "Independent Platform".
    • achegedus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6I thought it was 'You chose the right platform'
    • Dolomite, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Considering this is the developer conference, I would bet on "Development Platform"
    • snomis, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0"intelligent platform"?
    • MrTranscendence, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0No. You know those rumors they were getting rid of the Xnu kernel?

      Well, they're moving to the *nt* kernel instead.
    • bennyprofane, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Look at the pillar, there's a thin line on the right-most edge-

      I'm guessing that it's an "h" rather than an "n"

      "right platform" maybe?
    • yourmom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It's in another image - it says "Mac OS X. You chose the right platform."
    • b3ns0n, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3it's "you've come to the right platform", if you bothered to read comments above.

      reference: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Home/216DACC1-F488-4EB6-8965-ADECFC743998.html
  • neiltc13, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Forget blowing things up. I rescued this original size image from my cache in Safari. Took me a while to get it out of there.

    http://www.neil-christie.com/dump/wwdcbanner.jpg

    Looks like the "iPhone under the black sheet" is actually a reflection on the window. Haha.
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