Breaking: Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of Sept. 1 Keynote

In what is a first for the company headquartered at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, Apple will provide live video streaming of its September 1 Event set to kick off at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

Fans of Apple’s keynote presentations will need to have a Mac running Snow Leopard or an iOS device running firmware 3.0 or later to watch the live video feed, Apple said.

The company made the announcement using the PR section of its web site. The announcement states:

“Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event

What:
Live video stream of Apple’s September 1 event

When:
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 10:00 a.m. PDT

Where:
www.apple.com”

The Mac maker explains that the broadcast for September 1 is done using “Apple’s industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which is based on open standards.”

“Viewing requires either a Mac running Safari on Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard, an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad,” the company outlines.

“The live broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT on September 1, 2010 at www.apple.com,” the company states.

As usual, Apple notes that the broadcast is its property and is protected by law.

“Any reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited without prior written approval from Apple. Please contact Apple Public Relations with any questions,” the announcement ends.

The report also includes Apple’s updated company description, where it enumerates the key pillars of its business, and its success in the tech industry.

To be noted that users of a Windows or Linux PC will not be able to watch Apple’s live video streaming of the september 1 event.

These users, however, can follow Softpedia’s timely updates as the announcements unfold.

Apple is expected to launch new iPods, iOS 4.0 for iPads, a revamped Apple TV, iTunes updates, and more.

Apple’s decision to provide live video streaming of today’s event indicates that something big is going down at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at 10:00 a.m. PDT.