Macworld 2008
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Macworld 2008 was an Apple-focused trade show and conference where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macworld 2008 canonical | 1 |
| Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3065048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macworld 2008 Context triple: [Macworld 2007, precedes, Macworld 2008]
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A.
Macworld 2007
Macworld 2007 was the Apple trade show keynote at which Steve Jobs first unveiled the original iPhone to the public.
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B.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple unveiled significant new products and technologies to the public.
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C.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
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D.
Macworld San Francisco
Macworld San Francisco was a major annual Apple-focused trade show and conference in San Francisco, known for high-profile product announcements and keynote presentations.
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E.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased significant new technologies and products to the public and developers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macworld 2008 Target entity description: Macworld 2008 was an Apple-focused trade show and conference where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
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A.
Macworld 2007
Macworld 2007 was the Apple trade show keynote at which Steve Jobs first unveiled the original iPhone to the public.
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B.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple unveiled significant new products and technologies to the public.
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C.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
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D.
Macworld San Francisco
Macworld San Francisco was a major annual Apple-focused trade show and conference in San Francisco, known for high-profile product announcements and keynote presentations.
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E.
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased significant new technologies and products to the public and developers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple-related event
ⓘ
technology conference ⓘ trade show ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Macworld Expo
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surface form:
Macworld Expo 2008
|
| announcedProduct |
Apple TV software update
ⓘ
MacBook Air ⓘ Time Capsule ⓘ iPhone software update ⓘ iTunes Movie Rentals ⓘ |
| announcedProductCategory |
digital media service
ⓘ
laptop computer ⓘ wireless backup device ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| city |
San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editionNumber | 2008 edition ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-01-18 ⓘ |
| eventType | annual industry event ⓘ |
| features |
conference sessions
ⓘ
exhibition floor ⓘ product demonstrations ⓘ technical workshops ⓘ |
| hasKeynote | Macworld 2008 keynote address ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Apple product ecosystem ⓘ |
| keynoteSpeaker | Steve Jobs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco ⓘ |
| mainFocus | Apple Inc. products ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
general news media
ⓘ
technology press ⓘ |
| notableFor | introduction of MacBook Air ⓘ |
| officialName |
Macworld 2008
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Macworld Conference & Expo 2008
|
| organizedBy | IDG World Expo ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Macworld Expo
ⓘ
surface form:
Macworld Conference & Expo
|
| startDate | 2008-01-14 ⓘ |
| subject |
Apple software
ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
Mac hardware ⓘ iPhone ⓘ iPod ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Apple enthusiasts
ⓘ
consumers ⓘ developers ⓘ media ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January 2008 ⓘ |
| venue | Moscone Center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Macworld 2008 Description of subject: Macworld 2008 was an Apple-focused trade show and conference where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macworld Conference & Expo 2008