Apple announcements on the 18th?

[Carlo]

Mac Rumors reports:

"Apple announced today that they have plans to participate at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference in April.

Of more interest, in a media invitation, Apple writes:

Moving pictures. Moving sound. Moving the industry. Please join Apple for a special presentation at NAB 2004 to see the latest Apple technology"
Read More.

[Carlo]

AppleInsider reports:
By Kasper Jade
Published: 07:00 PM EST

Confirming previous reports, sources with an unblemished track record tell AppleInsider that Apple is preparing to announce new versions of its consumer iBook and professional-grade PowerBook next week.

Apple to refresh PowerBooks, iBooks next week

[dust]

No G5?

[mykmarinas]

I think this will be the last updates of the Powerbook lineup. But the mhz increase over the current lineup is very little. Hope the Powerbook G5 will push thru this year.

[Maverick]

boy am I glad I waited... :P

[bagac]

I think there will be some speed bumps in the powerbook b4 the end of the year... but powerbook g5? mukang malabo pa yan.

[Kelvin]

How about a simple rotary mouse, Apple? I love my MX500's extra buttons and scroll wheel but I miss the feel of the Pro Mouse. Why choose to launch this mouse in the NAB conference? You can use the rotary wheel for video editing

[extremyks]

It could be a new FCP...after all that's NAB... dibah :P

[dust]

eMac model on hold, new Apple laptops in transit

rumored ibook config is as follows

12" 1GHz iBook/30GB/256MB/Combo
14" 1GHz iBook/40GB/256MB/Combo