Apple confirms New York education event on January 19
updated 01:15 pm EST, Wed January 11, 2012
Apple to hold NYC event January 19
Apple has confirmed rumors of a New York City event on Wednesday. The company has asked the media to join them for an "education announcement in the Big Apple" on January 19 Its event will take place at the Guggenheim Museum and puts the Apple logo in a traced-out New York City skyline.
While Apple didn't give any information about the core content beyond its basic subject, rumors have had it focusing on iBooks. Late CEO Steve Jobs is known to have wanted to revolutionize textbooks and may have been proposing a much less expensive alternative for the iPad.
The event is the first product-oriented presentation from Apple since Jobs' passing.
