Maybe they'll reveal that iCloud is finally useful.

So we expect to see Healthbook--Apple's new wellness platform (which I assume will also announce partners like Nike and Jawbone, maybe?)--what are the odds that we'll see a home automation platform? I see arguments each way.

Also possibly something relating to home automation.

Google hasn't had much luck so far.

@MarkWilson: I don't think we'll see a smart home "platform" so much as another passbook style app -- like the rumored Healthbook -- that will connect with a few
third-party devices.

Apple's hesitance to jump into the contextual computing space and expand Siri's functionality is a bit confusing. You already wrote about how well that technology meshes with wearables (in theory), and it just seems like the next big thing for tech in general.

Basically, anything Mark Gurman reported for 9to5Mac is likely true.

But services and standalone apps have never been Apple's strength historically, so it will be curious to see if they can reverse that trend.

Operating systems aside, the software is also rarely spectacular.

The hardware makes money; the software provides a high percentage of the differentiation.

You know, that's what I think is so interesting about the Beats purchase. Everyone says it's for the software--for streaming music. But in reality, while that's probably a bit true, I think Apple will make their hardware business a lot more profitable than it's been. I think the hardware justifies the purchase of the software on the balance sheet.

What's the incentive for Apple to be first to market with a new hardware category? I don't see much. Wait for a competitor to get in and then learn from their mistakes. Apple's done that in the past.

Yup. Beats by Apple is a better business than Beats by Dre.

I think I've given up on photos: My Verizon connection is wheezing on a 69K low-res JPEG.

Are things quieting down yet over there, Harry?

So weird all this transparent desktop stuff that Apple is showing off actually debuted in Windows Vista.

Johnny Ive custom-crafted al-u-minium chili spoon gag.

The joke was: You just have not had chili by the campfire until you've had it on one of Jony Ives' diamond-crusted 'al-u-minium' chamfered spoons.

He's rushing through this stuff so quickly there must be a LOT more to come.

With iCloud Drive, Apple is going head-to-head with Dropbox, Box, and others. Cross-device syncing and it works with Windows. How much does it cost I wonder?