Day 3 - First day of WWDC07
Today was a jam-packed day. Went to a total of 4 sessions.
First up was Steve Jobs’ keynote address. Nothing much new, half of what he demo-ed was already shown at last year’s MacWorld. Those who haven’t watch the keynote, please download and watch it. It’s kinda funny towards the end, where they joked about their “best” friend, Microsoft. One of the major new things announced is the availability of Mac OSX’s Safari on the Windows platform. For the uninitiated, Safari beats the leading Internet browsers hands down. Go download it if you haven’t.
Next up was the IT State Of the Union. Pretty boring for the most part, except for the iPhone demo. I REALLY MUST GET THAT PHONE!!
Following that was a Student only seminar. Basically a short session on how to get the most our of the Conference.
Lastly, it was the Graphics and Media State of the Union. This is where they demo Mac OS X Leopard latest in graphics and media technology, including Core Image, Core Audio, Core Animation, Image kit, Webkit. etc. Lotsa eye Candy. One of the coolest demo was the one where they record a World of Warcraft gameplay movie and encode it in H.264 in realtime, without affecting the gameplay performance. The iPhone demo was another cool one. Playing Quicktime media contents using Safari on the iPhone is.. wow.. I MUST GET THAT PHONE!
Going to so many sessions can be very tiring for anyone. I really have to applaud Apple for their efforts in ensuring that everyone is as comfortable and well-fed as possible. Breakfast, lunch, tea and even dinner are provided. In between each session, there will be cookies, gourmet coffee, chocolate snacks, a cart stacked with fruits, chips and free-flow of fresh fruit juice (Odwalla). What’s more, they serve alcohol for dinner, beer, white wine and red wine included! All free flow!
Can’t wait for Day 2 of the conference! Good night all :)
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