Macworld Live

Macworld Live brings you exclusive Macworld | iWorld coverage, interviews, demos and commentary from the main stage of the world’s biggest Apple-related extravaganza. Stop by the Macworld Live stage and participate as the live audience for segments that will be viewed by Mac fans the world over on Macworld.com. Macworld editors will anchor the coverage throughout the weekend and will welcome guests, luminaries and others to entertain, inspire and inform.

Thursday, January 26th

11:00 am – 11:50 am: iFixit Live

Host and Panelists: Chris Breen; Kyle Wiens, Luke Soules, iFixit

The iFixit crew perform common repairs of Apple gear live on stage.

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm: Playing in the Sandbox: Developing for Apple’s App Stores (Or Not)

Host and Panelists: Dan Moren; panelists TBA

What’s involved with developing apps for the Mac App Store and App Store? Dan Moren and a group of developers discuss the perks and pitfalls.

01:00 pm – 01:20 pm: BrainShark: Play PowerPoint Properly on your iPad

Host and Panelists: Jay Wilder, Director of Freemium Product Marketing, Brainshark (@jaywilder)

SlideShark is new a free app that lets users view and show PowerPoint presentations on the iPad the way they were meant to be seen – with animations, fonts, colors, and graphics intact. The app has received positive reviews from media – including USA Today, Forbes, ZDNet, Macworld, Mobile Enterprise and more – and users alike. Find out how it works and what’s coming next!

01:30 pm – 01:50 pm: Soonr

Host and Panelists: Martin Frid-Nielsen, Co-founder and CEO of Soonr

Grab your iPad and hold on tight: Smart ways companies are using the iPad to do business faster.

02:00 pm – 02:50 pm: Macworld Pundit Showdown

Host and Panelists: Philip Michaels; panelists TBA

Apple know-it-alls from across the land compete against one another in this battle of wits (and wittiness).

03:00 pm – 03:50 pm: Original iPhone Film Festival

Host and Panelists: Jason Snell; Matt Dessner, Corey Rogers

Macworld’s Jason Snell and the founders of the Original iPhone Film Festival talk about iPhone filmmaking. Their grand prize will be revealed on stage.

04:00 pm – 04:50 pm: The State of Apple

Host and Panelists: Jason Snell; Andy Ihnatko, John Gruber

Macworld’s Jason Snell, Andy Ihnatko (Chicago Sun Times), and John Gruber (Daring Fireball) discuss where the new, Tim Cook-led Apple go in 2012 and beyond.

Friday, January 27th

11:00 am – 11:50 am: Creativity in the Digital Age

Host and Panelists: Chris Breen; Bert Monroy, Steve Lipson, Eduardo Solér

Technology has had a major impact on not only the tools we use to create art but also the way creative pros run their businesses. A painter, musician, and photographer discuss how technology influences their work.

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm: Mac 911 Live

Host and Panelists: Serenity Caldwell; Chris Breen, Ted Landau

Got a technical problem? We might have the answer. Macworld senior editor Chris Breen and senior contributor Ted Landau answer tough conundrums and offer savvy solutions, live on the Macworld stage. Submit your question to Twitter with the hashtag #Mac911Live, and we might answer it during the show!

01:00 pm – 01:20 pm: Dolly Drive: Simplifying how Mac users use the Cloud

Host and Panelists: Anthony Palermo, Creator, Dolly Drive & Dave Hamilton, CEO, The Mac Observer

Since launching last year at MacWorld and taking home MacLife’s Best of Show, Dolly Drive has gone from Time Machine in the cloud to a full online backup, storage, file sync & disaster recovery solution exclusively for Mac. Dolly Drive creator Anthony Palermo is joined by Mac Observer’s Dave Hamilton for a look into what the newest release of this single app, single price, single admin cloud solution means to Mac users. Attendees get a free Dolly Drive T-shirt.

02:00 pm – 02:50 pm: Super iPad Art Fight

Host and Panelists: Serenity Caldwell; Brandon J Carr, Jamie Baldwin, Jamie Noguchi, Ross Nover, Marty Day

It’s artist versus artist in this battle of virtual brushes, wits, and time. Come watch as digital painters create 20-minute masterpieces with audience input and rapid-fire challenges. An art tournament like you’ve never seen before!

03:00 pm – 03:50 pm: Best of Show Awards

Host and Panelists: Roman Loyola

The best new products found on the show floor.

04:00 pm – 04:50 pm: The Incomparable Live

Host and Panelists: Jason Snell; Serenity Caldwell, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman

A geeky conversation about the intersection of sci-fi and technology.

Saturday, January 28th

11:00 pm – 11:50 pm: Take Control and E-publishing

Host and Panelists: Chris Breen; Adam and Tonya Engst, Glenn Fleishman, Jeff Carlson, Michael Cohen

The old model of paper-based books and periodicals is changing. Take Control/TidBITS staff discuss digital text from a publisher and writer’s perspective.

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm: Cool Products at Macworld|iWorld

Host and Panelists: Serenity Caldwell

Don’t have time to search the show floor for intriguing and unique creations? Sit back and let Macworld do the work for you, as staff editor Serenity Caldwell interviews gadget makers and plays with this year’s crop of pleasing products.

02:00 pm – 02:50 pm: Less Than Perfect: Apps we love, their flaws, and how to fix them

Host and Panelists: Lex Friedman; Glenn Fleishman, John Gruber, Paul Kafasis, Guy English, and Dave Wiskus

We love great software, but even the best software has flaws. The panel will discuss such flaws in their favorite apps, their ideas for fixing them, and why it’s so hard for even the best apps to achieve perfection.

03:00 pm – 03:50 pm: Show Wrap-up

Host and Panelists: Chris Breen; Jason Snell, Dan Frakes, Serenity Caldwell, Dan Moren

Members of the Macworld staff take a long look at Macworld|iWorld.