Steve Jobs MacWorld WiFi Prophecy - hula hoop magic trick!

http://thinkingbricks.com/1/macworld-new-york-1999-keynote-address/steve-jobs...

This clip was taken from my shaky Sony Hi8 HandyCam recording of the 1999 NYC MacWorld Public/ Keynote address; shot from afar way in the back of the standing-room-only audience (unlike Apple's public version).

Shaky camera work aside, this video captures the HISTORIC moment better than any other I've seen - shot from the standing room only crowd soaked in cheers.

Steve Jobs wakes the original Tangerine iBook from sleep and innocently demonstrates web surfing using the iBook; unbeknownst to everyone is that he is doing so wirelessly... until he picks up the iBook and continues to surf the internet while walking around the stage!

Watch for his enormous grin!

Steve Jobs comically demonstrates the wireless capabilities of the original iBook with a HULA HOOP!

This was the HISTORIC moment when most of the world was introduced to "wireless" (WiFi) - watch and listen as the sro crowd gets up on their feet and goes wild!

Steve Jobs explains WiFi

Steve Jobs introduces the world to WiFi

http://thinkingbricks.com/1/macworld-new-york-1999-keynote-address/steve-jobs...

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[themangodess]

Whoa! Can you give me a good reason why you put TWO watermarks on top like that? I'm being honest, from the other end that's pretty obnoxious

[thinkingbricks]

@themangodess

if you check youtube (& other sites), others have downloaded my crappy videos and uploaded them into their youtube accounts even with those 2 watermarks still on them - this video included, sometimes the stolen videos get listed next to mine, i'd much rather not have the watermarks, if you want to see some examples where they've stolen and used my crappy watermarked videos for their own, i'll message you through youtube, since youtube deletes comments w/ links

[rikemomo]

This was a HUGE announcement. I've never forgotten this moment, so glad to see this caught this on video. Thanks for sharing, it takes me back to that day!

[thinkingbricks]

@rikemomo

he knew wireless networking was the key

[BrianJayDesign]

I miss Steve Jobs. Apple's Keynotes will never be the same. :(

[thinkingbricks]

@BrianJayDesign

no keynote will ever be the same, he was the best, the world misses him

[faralith]

man, I missed all these monumental moments : ( I was much to young.

[thinkingbricks]

@faralith

thanks to youtube, you can relive it again and again

[vseae15o]

i'm gonna miss this guy. RIP SJ

[zungaloca]

T~T

[stfanciscainta]

Haha I love the magic hula hoop trick. :)

[akmalrosli]

At 11 megabits per second!  Wooooooooooohhhh!. RIP Steve Jobs.