you monitor games in progress. Real-time video highlights, delivered right after the play happens. Available at launch of the store.
10:48 am: More app demos. Independent developer created "Band." Virtual piano, bass, drums, etc. Sort of like GarageBand. Yes, Apple. We get it. You can do great things on the iPhone.
10:47 am: Guy at the Apple store is really excited about Personal Shopping. "This is great, you've answered all my questions."
10:44 am: More app demos. Enigmo from Pangea, physics game. The Mac version is actually a lot of fun. Then 3-D racing game Cro-Mag Rally. iPhone is the steering wheel, uses Wii-style steering.
10:39 am: Associated Press: Mobile News Network. Uses locatin API to show nearby sources, news video and photos directly in app. Report on news yourself, including photos and text. Free at the App Store.
10:38 am: TypePad app ties into camera. Take pictures and upload right to your blog. Big applause. Very cool. Free at launch of App Store (though you still have to pay for TypePad, natch). WordPress tells Gizmodo their app is coming within the next week or two.
10:35 am: Loopt: Location-aware social network. Displays a map that shows where your friends currently are. What's the point without GPS? Works with Loopt users on other platforms. Available for free at App Store launch. Guess Apple isn't that concerned about iPhone apps being free (as per rumor), if they're demoing a free app.
10:33 am: Yahoo! Live stream mentioned below is offline. Problems with Yahoo! Live or Apple Security?
10:32 am: iPhone is most popular way to access eBay from a mobile phone. Demoing "Auctions". Started work on it five weeks ago. Shows your auctions, auctions you're bidding on. Looks very slick.
10:30 am: App demo time. Sega demonstrating Super Monkey Ball. Uses tilt to control. Available at App Store launch for $9.99.
10:26 am: Lots of SDK talk. Not a consumer presentation. Lots of cool iPhone apps coming, I suspect.
10:21 am: Talking about how great the SDK is and how easy it is to use. Plenty more info coming this week.
10:17 am: iPhone OS X has same kernal as Mac OS X. Apple opening in-house APIs to everyone.
10:15 am: Search for contacts! Filters as you type, like iTunes. Finally.
10:12 am: First company demoed? Disney, of course. 10.6 discussions after lunch for NDA'd folks only.
10:10 am: MS Exchange integration out of the box. Cisco Secure VPN. Big enterprise push. 35% of Fortune 500 in the beta test. Surprising no one has leaked this.
10:08 am: Three parts to Apple: Mac, Music, iPhone. New OS X is "Snow Leopard." More info on that this afternoon. This keynote is about iPhone. 250,000 people downloaded SDK.
10:06 am: Steve is on stage.
10:05 am: The lights have dimmed.
10:03 am: I'm at the Palo Alto Apple Store. Store employees are excited. "Guess what just started 3 minutes ago?" "The wait is almost over!"
10:01 am: Apple board member Al Gore is in attendance.
09:55 am: Apple 2.0 had an interesting interaction with Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal:
Apple 2.0: "Do you have one yet?"
Mossberg: "What? I can't hear you."
They think (and I agree) that is code for "Yes, I have the new iPhone but I can't tell you about it."
09:50 am: MacRumors says people are being let into the hall at Moscone.
09:45 am: All of The Standard's WWDC coverage to date, and going forward ...
09:37 am: A supposed live audio feed from the WWDC keynote, courtesy of iPhone Alley, but all I am hearing now is classical music.
09:31 am: Even cabbies are getting excited about a 3G iphone
09:25 am: Picture this: Twitter is down ... then up!
08:55 am: Nothing much happening so far, though
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