Just One More Sleepless Night?

[MacRumors]

Just one more sleepless night (http://www.apple.com/home/images/12/mwsf02_sleeplessnight.gif)

not yet on Apple.com (should come up in 2 hrs) :)

(thanks to Mac_User for the hint)

[QTboy]

Who knows, if Apple gives the marketing team flexibility, the line could yet change before they post it.

[irmongoose]

They sure are right....

Anyone know if they would broadcast the keynote internationally??



irmongoose

[milk]

How did you find it???

[iCinder]

if u have a good connection it will be webcasted. I'm on dialup so i guess i will only be listening to the new products being displayed

[dongmin]

T minus 34:38

[t^3]

I usually connect at 49333 or 50667 kbps, and I got decent video (7-10 fps?) watching MWNY this past July, although the sound occasionally stopped and I had to rebuffer.

[iznAdiznam]

I have no clue why it is here.

Check it out:

http://www.apple.com/home/

[dantec]

when I watched MWNY on QuicktimeTV (streaming) I couldn't get in at the start of the keynote! I have a 512 kbps cable in Switzerland I still couldn't get it! After about an hour I managed to get in (whew!)... But a little after that the stream skipped...and I lost the sound twice...

I hope the case is better this time... ;)

[ibidanon]

with so much hype lets hope they mean that all the developers have just one more sleepless night before they finally shipping some thing great...if we aren't sleeping because of their hype then they better not have been sleeping since macworld NY. ;-) I know Steve won't let us all down...only the people who want a worthless iWalk pda.

[dantec]

Originally posted by adamschneids
I have no clue why it is here.

Check it out:

http://www.apple.com/home/

I juse see the lust factor ten thingy... Is this what you meant?

I saw the just the "Just one more sleepless night" at Spymac.com. They got the "Lust Factor Ten" right at least!

[nawk]

Look at the html source on http://www.apple.com/home

The ALT description for the graphic is

ALT="For the web team..."

I think they are refering to the web guys who are changing the message each night !!!!

[tubescan7777]

i checked home and then the main page and home is updated before the main page as show in these images

http://tssaddicts.com/index.gif

http://tssaddicts.com/home.gif

notice the time same time but home is already updated lets hope this is the case on mondy so we can se the latest prodects first, mabye. just a hope.

Tubescan

[dantec]

Cool..!

Maybe this is where SpyMac has been getting their info...

If we found this... there must be a picture of the new iMac somewhere on those akamai servers! Doesn't anyone here work at akamai?

[QTboy]

Originally posted by dantec
Cool..!

Maybe this is where SpyMac has been getting their info...

If we found this... there must be a picture of the new iMac somewhere on those akamai servers! Doesn't anyone here work at akamai?

Akamai just mirrors content for high-traffic sites, they are not really "separate" web servers.

[tubescan7777]

Originally posted by dantec
Cool..!

Maybe this is where SpyMac has been getting their info...

If we found this... there must be a picture of the new iMac somewhere on those akamai servers! Doesn't anyone here work at akamai?

just because there is the text picture up there dosne't mean there is a new imac.

1. apple is smart wouldn't put an image of the new imac tell realease

2. it would be hard to find the image

i just say no way there is an new imac image up there


Tubescan

[dantec]

Are you still running 10.0.4??? Cause your Apple menu's not the 10.1 Aqua menu...

And what's up with your sliding bars? They look cool ;)

[iznAdiznam]

Originally posted by dantec

I juse see the lust factor ten thingy... Is this what you meant?[/B]


Interesting, I see the One more sleepless night bit when I visit that link.

[tubescan7777]

its actally mac os 9.2.1 i am in classic os using a scheam and other stuuf to egt that mac os look. have osx on onther machien this is my photoshop one and if photoshop 7 comes it will soon be running x also.

Tubescan

[elgruga]

At last the hysteria seems to be going away.

We couldnt really sustain that level of hype, I guess.

I am hoping for a PDA that has a big HD and wireless, Newton handwriting, and most of the 'old' Newton stuff (which is actually still more than current)

You may wish for what you will.

Some of us will be disappointed, some of us will be happy.

It reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid in the '50's - Yes, thats right the last century!

Better be good or Santa Steve wont bring your PDA.....

(I hope it isnt called iWalk. I hope they call it Dylan or Kanchenjunga or Alpha 4623, or Neeskens, anything but iWalk.)

[irmongoose]

That's pretty cool what u did wit ur 9.2...

how exactly did u do it????

[MarkMc]

The guys at SpyMac are frauds. I have a VERY well respected source from Cupertino that told me this.

[WaterCub]

Yeah right. Everyone has a reliable source at Apple. I've heard that before.
Yeah the iWalk prob is fake, but I don't think that means they're frauds. The only FRAUD Mac Rumor site is MOSR.COM!! They ask for donations to register for their member only mailing list, but once you pay you never recieve anything and they never write back to your email!! Trust me, hundreds of people have fell victim to this SCAM. Dont GIVE ANY MONEY TO MACOSRUMORS.COM. I am in contact with Paypal trying to get them to not do business with them anymore.

[HexaPlus]

I find it intresting that nether tonight or last night the sequnce of mac "mwsf02_2days.gif" is there but the "just one more sleepless night" is and akimai host the mwsf02_2days.gif but not the "just one more sleeplesnight...
oh well we'll know in thirty seconds...

[zaltar]

Just one more sleepless nite.

This better be good....

[burger011]

I stopped my movie to see the next slogan and its not there.

I did check out apple.com/home, but that slogan is not up at apple.com.

Someone change there mind

[Androo]

Yep, someone at Apple has noticed us and is making a different teaser.

[chewbaccapits]

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[venom72]

I noticed some people wondering where to find the jobs keynote if their connection is too slow. If you are lucky enough to have techTV, (available on most satellite and some cable networks), it will be broadcast live at noon Eastern, 9am Pacific!

(channel 354 on my directv)

[chewbaccapits]

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[meeka]

The new PDA won't be called iWalk. That's too stupid sounding. I'm guessing it'll be called iZac.

[burger011]

steve to find out what they should do....

"where reality and fantasy come together"

[zaltar]

That's wierd. It was up for a while. Must be cooking up a new teaser there or someone made a bobo.

[tubescan7777]

Thay spooted us.

http://www.apple.com/home/ used ot have the updated line but now it is bac to the "2 days, lust factor" one thay are comming up with a new line so expect to be sitting a while weel thay think of something


My idea for new line- "we put this because some found out becuase thay have no life"

Tubescan

[tubescan7777]

mabey not the /home is back to what it was at or mabey this has no relation the man page still isn't updated i bet there is a new line

Tubescan

i bet the new line is "Just One More Nite Without Sleep"

[burger011]

movie Web Team. So if your not going to update the slogan at least update the time frame and then I'll know I'll have to wait untill I wake up.

[hotch]

Originally posted by tubescan7777
Thay spooted us.

http://www.apple.com/home/ used ot have the updated line but now it is bac to the "2 days, lust factor" one thay are comming up with a new line so expect to be sitting a while weel thay think of something


My idea for new line- "we put this because some found out becuase thay have no life"


apple.com/home is still showing "One more sleepless night" for me

[buffsldr]

How can we rely on Apple to deliver Monday, when they are having trouble tonight delivering a web site?

Bitter from nights of staying up late for a headline,
Sleepless (for one more night) in Seattle

[tubescan7777]

got to http://www.apple.com/home/ and hit the refresh button a couple times the slogan is changing like every 10 seondes al least for me acan some else conform this?

Tubescan

[voicegy]

Wonderful. As if we don't have ENOUGH to talk about prior to Macworld, now get to go on endlessly with theories as to why the Apple home page didn't change on time!

Arrrgh!

Scott

[lazyrighteye]

"Can't... take... much... more..."

[lazyrighteye]

"Are you enjoying this as much as we are?"

[juniormaj]

I can get the "home" version to change slogans with reloads as well.

[Beej]

I don't think I've ever hit reload so many times in my life. I dodn't even know why I'm hitting reload, whatever it says will make no difference to my life...

I should write a perl script that keeps downloading the source and as soon as it changes, I can come back and have a look. In the meantime I can do something useful with my life... like watch TV or something :)

Come to think of it, writing that script is a sure way to make the slogan change. The slogan is guaranteed to change just as I finnish!

[lazyrighteye]

What are some of the slogans?

[Androo]

It'd be great if it read:

"<nelson> Ha, ha! </nelson>"

[lazyrighteye]

That's THE best suggetion yet Androo. Well done!

[lazyrighteye]

"Made you look."

[juniormaj]

It just changes between the "Lust Factor" and "Sleepless Night" ones.

[tubescan7777]

apple should just put a "1 day left till macworld" up and for the slogan say "we bet you wernet expecting this"

Tubescan

[buffsldr]

Let's think about this...
Apple is marketing their main page to who?? Hard core apple fans, right. Therefore, doesnt it stand to reason, the products annouced will be for hard core apple fans?

Hmmmm

[Androo]

Originally posted by buffsldr
Let's think about this...
Apple is marketing their main page to who?? Hard core apple fans, right. Therefore, doesnt it stand to reason, the products annouced will be for hard core apple fans?

Hmmmm

Nah. I think they're just fooling with us. They can't have fun with the non-hardcore folks.

[dricci]

Originally posted by nawk
Look at the html source on http://www.apple.com/home

The ALT description for the graphic is

ALT="For the web team..."

I think they are refering to the web guys who are changing the message each night !!!!

Put it together, and you get:
"Just one more sleepless night, for the web team."

It's live now and the ALT tag is still the same, so this is what it's supposed to mean.

A message in a message.

[lazyrighteye]

"Keep guessing."

[j763]

Androo - Happy to hear you're going to become a mac user soon :) One thing, though - I have to disagree that WinXP and Win2K are "rock solid"... I'm running a PC with WinXP on it and I've eXPerienced a lot more crashes than compared to Mac OS X. It's a lot better than 9x in terms of stability and efficiency but XP's like you've got bill gates watching over your shoulder with their rather invasive spyware... You buy an OS, so you don't eXPect ads for microsoft in it... Oh well, you'll have a mac soon...

[Beej]

One of the reasons I love Apple so much is because it's a company with a personality. They don't mind having a bit of fun.

[Beej]

"Sorry. Keynote postponed. Steve's sick."

[Androo]

Originally posted by Beej
One of the reasons I love Apple so much is because it's a company with a personality. They don't mind having a bit of fun.

Yep. They're the largest company I know of that still likes to have a bit of fun.

[Androo]

Originally posted by Beej
"Sorry. Keynote postponed. Steve's sick."

LOL ... that's great.

[Mike67]

Am I missing something here? The recent posts are stamped 5:23AM ET, but it's only 3:46 AM ET by my clock??!!

[Macsin]

The new line will be:

One day to Macworld San Francisco
The ********** Bastards are already breaking into our site to get the lines.

[Androo]

Originally posted by Mike67
Am I missing something here? The recent posts are stamped 5:23AM ET, but it's only 3:46 AM ET by my clock??!!

Server clock is off, I think. Can't be sure.

[tubescan7777]

Tierd of hitting refresh?

well heres your solution i made an apple site refreser go here and it will refres apples site every 10 seconds.

http://tssaddicts.com/apple.html

Tubescan

[zaltar]

Temporary slogan:
"Your still reloading?"

[voicegy]

Originally posted by Mike67
Am I missing something here? The recent posts are stamped 5:23AM ET, but it's only 3:46 AM ET by my clock??!!

I think the administrator said that he had a server problem earlier that caused a few hours difference in the server clock. He hasn't fixed it due to what it might do to all of the recent posts here. Not to worry. : )

[Androo]

Originally posted by tubescan7777
Tierd of hitting refresh?

well heres your solution i made an apple site refreser go here and it will refres apples site every 10 seconds.

http://tssaddicts.com/apple.html

Tubescan

You sir, are a God.

[voicegy]

Originally posted by Androo
Originally posted by tubescan7777
Tierd of hitting refresh?

well heres your solution i made an apple site refreser go here and it will refres apples site every 10 seconds.

http://tssaddicts.com/apple.html

Tubescan

You sir, are a God.


...and I am a sick puppy for using it.

*sigh*

[irmongoose]

This is great... HEAVEN....... no need of hitting reload..... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...................

[zaltar]

Originally posted by tubescan7777
Tierd of hitting refresh?

well heres your solution i made an apple site refreser go here and it will refres apples site every 10 seconds.

http://tssaddicts.com/apple.html

Tubescan

Nice!

[Beej]

Originally posted by Beej
I don't think I've ever hit reload so many times in my life. I dodn't even know why I'm hitting reload, whatever it says will make no difference to my life...

I should write a perl script that keeps downloading the source and as soon as it changes, I can come back and have a look. In the meantime I can do something useful with my life... like watch TV or something :)

Come to think of it, writing that script is a sure way to make the slogan change. The slogan is guaranteed to change just as I finnish!

Sound like a good idea! ;)

[Androo]

If any Apple folks are reading this (which I do assume they are) ... I am a lowly PC user who has been attracted recently to the Mac world ... not because I dislike PCs and Windows, because I don't, but because I miss the joy of using computers and I hope Apple could provide that for me.

Please know that your marketing IS working and that you've improved the company so much in the past two years that even I of all people am attracted. I hate to admit it.

I have never even owned a Mac and I am sitting here at 3AM refreshing the frontpage of apple.com waiting for a teaser that shall never come. Is that not sad or what?

[lazyrighteye]

How'd you do that??

[lazyrighteye]

Perl. =)

[j763]

When I go to Apple.com it still says "Two days to go". I've cleared my Internet cache etc. but they still haven't updated it. It's 57 minutes past midnight in cupertino according to my clock, has someone at apple fallen asleep or what?? I can see that at apple.com/home it's got the 1 day to go message, but why hasn't the main page been updated????

Is this just me, or has cupertino gone to sleep???

[Beej]

I hope no one minds (I forget who did this originally, and I'm too lazy to hit the back button), but I copied the source onto my machine and have it reloading every 3 seconds. :D

[tubescan7777]

you add this little bit into your html that refreshes the page every ten seconds

<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" CONTENT="10; URL=apple.html">

and then i did it in a frame so apples site would update but it would keep refreshin so now i am sitting on my bed looking at the screen every 10 seconds to se if ther is a new messege

Tubescan

[lazyrighteye]

Welcome to the family Adroo...

[tubescan7777]

also i picked 10 seconds because i thought of it as a good time refreshing to fast could cause you not to se the sites content if the time should be speeded up tell me and i will. also i don't mind beej

Tubescan

[voicegy]

Originally posted by Androo
If any Apple folks are reading this (which I do assume they are) ... I am a lowly PC user who has been attracted recently to the Mac world ...
...Please know that your marketing IS working and that you've improved the company so much in the past two years that even I of all people am attracted...I have never even owned a Mac and I am sitting here at 3AM refreshing the frontpage of apple.com waiting for a teaser that shall never come. Is that not sad or what?

Androo, that brought tears to my eyes. You're a good egg in my book. : )


1 Day to Macworld San Francisco
Androo, We've got a Front Row Seat for You

[Beej]

OK, I'm off to do something useful. But my Mac is going to beep like crazy when there's a change!

Bye bye all, I hope you're not up for too much longer! :)

[lazyrighteye]

Tube IS the man... or woman... or dog... or...

[BSales]

Just to screw with everyone, they might leave this message up till tomorrow at 9am(Pacific) then switch over to a 24 hour countdown.

They could have a message below teh countdown that changes every ten minutes so the die-hards can't get any sleep before the keynote!!

[ennerseed]

at least now you all are saying it is... you kids need to lay off the puff late at night!

[tubescan7777]

man but my dog winston helped me

Tubescan

[Timothy]

I'm guessing that they want to be "exact" about the 1-day to go headline, and thus will wait until 9 a.m. PST to post the new head line...

Just a thought...

[lazyrighteye]

Give that dog a bone.
Nice work Winston...

[j763]

I agree with BSales - we'll probably see an update @ 9:00PT... I bet that Apple are trying to trick spymac.com into reporting that it will be the one more sleepless night slogan, they've probably got 2 incase 1 leaked, i'd imagine (especially after what spymac did yesterday)...

[Gelfin]

Macrumors Forums Audience: "Hey, look, if you keep refreshing the page, it switches back and forth from the old slogan to the new one!"

Apple Web Team: "Hey, look, if we keep switching the slogan back and forth, the posting rate at Macrumors shoots through the roof!"

Actually, I haven't seen anybody mention what I take to be the significance of "just one more sleepless night," namely that Steve has a history of pulling all-nighters the night before a Macworld keynote.

[Androo]

Originally posted by voicegy
Androo, that brought tears to my eyes. You're a good egg in my book. : )


Thanx. PCs have their strong points ... they're cheap, they have power, a good deal of the technology placed in Macs comes from PC industry momentum and development. PCs are where you go if you're a gamer, where you go if you want loads of softare, where you go if you really want to dive in and learn the ins and outs of computing. PC hardware is just great.

Windows also has its strong points (if you ignore the entire 9x series of utter crap). W2K and XP are rock solid, the interface is comfortable for the experienced user and newbie alike. No OS in the world has been keyboarded like Windows ... I can do EVERYTHING without my mouse. Whatever you may have heard or seen can hardly outweigh why I think Windows is great (though I do believe Microsoft is too 'hey, let's take over that market!' nowadays).

My problem with Windows is that there's no joy in it. It's all substance and no style. It does everything well but nothing pretty. It's the dandylion in the garden, it's meant to survive and nothing more.

Though I have little experience with MacOSX ... it's a BSD with a decent interface, my holy grail of sort. Its only in its infancy and already has Apple shown that within a few months it can improve drastically. Just think of what it will become in two years. I've never owned a Mac, but I can't wait.

[BurntCalc]

I pulled this one out of my ass:

Dear Mac Users,

We here at Slymac.com respectfully resent recent comments about the authenticity of our iWalk footage. I mean, come on folks. That thing is so real it's not even funny. Well, the screen does jiggle a bit. And *maybe* there's a problem with the video... But it's real! Honest. Yah, we even have an inside source from this guy named Jobs. Steve Jobs. Except his name's not really Steve Jobs. Actually, it's more like Steve Wong.

Well, we'll see come opening day who's right or not. Don't come crawling back to us when we prove all ye unfaithful wong.

Oh, and we also have the uncensored gay porn video of Bill Gates doing Steve Balmer. "Oh you big boy! Who's your daddy!" Ever notice how he walks sort of funny?
For real! You'll need to register $100 first though.

Get it quick before we claim we got a cease an desist order from Apple!

Yours resentfully,

Spermbank.com

[macfreek57]

yeah, i agree with the whole keyboarding in windows
but it's just so damn annoying when you try to install win98 without a mouse and you get to that one set of radio buttons that is not "keyboarded" and you realize that you have to restart to plug in a mouse (ps2)

[Androo]

Originally posted by macfreek57
yeah, i agree with the whole keyboarding in windows
but it's just so damn annoying when you try to install win98 without a mouse and you get to that one set of radio buttons that is not "keyboarded" and you realize that you have to restart to plug in a mouse (ps2)

Never had that problem before. Though, as I said, forget all the Windows 9x crud. Those years were horrid.

[buffsldr]

"Just one more Sleepless Night" just showed up!!!

I don't think they screwed up... they made me stay up another 2 hours so the punch line would mean more. How did they know I stay up late??? Get that camera out of my room Apple.

Good night, folks. Thanks for the fun.

[dantec]

Apple is waiting for the people in Hawaii to turn the 6th... Then we should have 1 day left...

[dantec]

It's changed now..!

Now lets start the countdown with MINUTES/SECONDS and MILISECONDS!

[tubescan7777]

new thred just showed up on the main page some one as though apple just stretched it out and when i say it i was even more happy.

good job apple

Tubescan

[sjestus]

Just 14,022,920,927,854,920 nanoseconds to go!!!!!



Right............................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... .................................................................................................... ......................................................................................NOW!

[spearhead]

I've read too many wild guesses in the past few days.
Why don't we just calm down and think about what kind of
"revolutionary" products actually make sense for Apple.

1) Flat-panel iMac:

Of course. Almost cliche.

2) 802.11a Wireless LAN:

Remember Apple was the first to adopt 802.11b (AirPort)?
802.11a is 5-10 times faster and less prone to interference.
It can enable all sorts of home entertainment applications,
and make your Mac a true "digital hub". Your Mac will play
music/DVD/HDTV on your stereo/TV. Or even better, multiple
"terminals" can share your dual-processor PowerMac through
wireless connections, and freely move about your home.

Microsoft is trying to do the same thing (eHome) with
802.11b - typical MS lack of technical leadership.

3) Alliance with Sony:

Microsoft entered the game console market with its Xbox,
and they won't stop there. It's logical for Sony to team
up with Apple. PlayStation2 can be part of Apple's version
of eHome. Sony can also develop more iDevice with Apple.

It may even happen that Apple will license the x86
version of OS X exclusively to Sony. This way Apple can
broaden its reach while guaranteeing that OS X won't be
associated with any dumb PC box, because Sony is also good
at designing cool products.

4) Voice/handwriting recognition:

Microsoft's monopoly is essentially the monopoly on user
interface, as well as applications. There is a downside of
this monopoly, howerver. It has to make sure any new
version of their OS is backward compatible, otherwise they
risk losing customers.

On the other hand, Apple has a small, yet very loyal, user
base. It can afford to have a revolutionary new OS, such
as OS X which is not exactly backward compatible.

A paradigm-shifting new user interface, such as voice or
handwriting, will shake the status quo of the OS market.
This will definitely benefit Apple, at the expense of MS.
Even if Apple can't do it this year, they should do it as
soon as possible.

5) 2GHz G5 and/or G4

This actually depends on Motorola, not Apple. Given the
recent, and perpetual, turmoil at Motorola SPS, I don't
have high hopes. I will be glad to be proven wrong, though.

If I were Steve Jobs, I won't bet my business on any single
provider. Porting OS X to x86 platform is probably a good
backup plan. Or maybe IBM has something.

[cplmd]

To Spearhead:

"1) Flat-panel iMac:"

I agree - will it detach and actually be a tablet is the question - most tablet PC marketing touts it as the "evolution" of the laptop.

"2) 802.11a Wireless LAN:"

Actually the installed base of 802.11b is so huge and the chip costs to x.11a so much higher most people are happy with the cheaper x.11b - not much a sound business choice there - sure Apple gets to say they were first but it's not like when AirPort moved into a vaccuum.

"3) Alliance with Sony:"

Remember Sony is the gorilla here. They lead in the game console industry and have spent millions on keeping that lead with the PlayStation 3. They don't need Apple for that.

And the game console industry already has M$, Nintendo and Sony. Apple is going to take one those three??? Not likely.
We are not talking high-end MP3 player, game consoles go on price and number of games available. Nothing Apple does is cheap.

Don't get me wrong you get what you pay for but as a business model, selling the most expensive game console in this economy is not insanely great.

Lastly, I don't think we will ever see OSX on an intel platform with Apple blessings, it will be the deathknell for Apple Hardware and Software Development

"4) Voice/handwriting recognition:"

This is a holy grail for so many companies yet speech input is available to both Mac and Windows users now. How many use it? Sure it sucks on both so no one uses it but then what do we use computers for now any way? Word processing - if you are my secretary maybe or a kid doing a report (for my kids it's about 1/2 of 1% of their time on-line or computing) - so is voice really needed - not enough for me to go out and spend $1000s. Handwriting? - not on something I can't hold in my hand.
As a user I need two things to free me from the chain's of Microsoft - I need an Apple replacement for Exchange Server - not just email, calendering, tasks, contacts - the whole group ware thing. And I don't want to hire an IT staff to run SendMail, OpenLDAP, et al to get it. One easy interface the Apple way. And I need it with me anywhere, anytime. I have AirPorts at my home and office and I have broadband connections at both. Now I need Apple to give me solutions to use those. A hand held is crucial - different sizes, 3x5 card metaphor for messaging and lists and 6x10 for reading, writing and annotating.

"5) 2GHz G5 and/or G4"

Sorry Motorola just can't deliver on this.

UbiComp - check out HP's http://www.cooltown.com

A real vision is for Apple which started the PERSONAL computer revolution is to lead us into the UBIQUITOUS computer revolution. Once again, Xerox PARC started it, can Apple deliver it to the rest of us?

[cplmd]

Ok so the above post reflects what I need and think from and about Apple COMPUTERS - what about Apple Inc.,

I would love to have a box to put into my home theatre -
just as the iPod represents the best in personal audio -
I'd love to see Apple Home Devices address personal video -
DTR a la TiVo are hot just as MP3 players are -
wired and wireless home numbers are rising -
DV camcorders are everywhere as are DVD players -

So merge them all, a box that:

1. Plays and rips DVDs to QuickTime 6
2. Plays and rips CDs
3. Inputs home camcorder footage via FireWire
4. Stream it or at least the directory of it over an Ethernet, Airport or FireWire connection to
5. Control it from an Mac desktop, laptop or HANDHELD
6. Play it all through optical audio or progressive scan HD video home surround sound systems

That would be pretty revolutionary.

[Megaquad]

I found this on one newsgroup..i dont know from where is it..
rumor 1:
G4 Mac M9541LL/A
1200 MHz PPC G4 256 MB PC DDR ram 60 GB HD nVidia MX2 32mb 24x CDRW
GBEthernet 56K Modem Wireless Ready (Airport) Keyboard Mouse Mac OS
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rumor 2:

No Newer iMac No Newer PowerMac No Newer Powerbook and No Newer iBook at
MacWorld SF 2002...

Yep... Because SJ will introduction new product. "Mac" Yes It just a
"Mac" It will be like a expandable system .. You can start with miniature
Mac (like to iMac) full size keyboard full size DVD-R and buy mobility
unit to make it to be iBook like product and buy bigger screen for make
it PowerBook like.... Or Buy Tower with more expandable make your's Mac
have PCI and AGP slot More space for HD..Yep Apple will be have a new
marketing plan.

After that ... SJ will introduction Apple joint with many consumer
product (Panasonic, LG, Phillips )to make Mac can communicate with it.
You can plug it to TV and many more product to communicate and control
it. Yes It will have only small screen lcd 5-10" inch or jog like to
control any device.

Apple use MacOS X server and net boot and airport to make digital
network in your's home ...in your's car.
Finally SJ will be tell " Apple will be buy Nintendo" and Make Mac can
play cube game. And Make Game boy like remote control system.. For new
Mac Home computing edition.

All Mac will start at G3/993 MHhz G3/1GHz for consumer to G4/1 Ghz
G4/1.2 Ghz for middle level and Blow away system G5/1.4-1.8 Ghz Dual line
include.

Unit will be introduce to Consummer DeskTop / Mobile unit... Pro
Desktop/Mobile ... Home network system ...and more will be coming later

rumor 3:
Ok people. this is going to be the year of the apple. bill gates has
offically been invited to ***** his pants.

This is the year ever stationary machine is over the ghz barrior. we will
see the flat panel imac we will see a new device most likely the
camcorder to go with imovie.

then we will see the powermac g5. oh and by the way the imac will drop in
price to a base off 799 upto 999. then g5 will start at 1999 and a middle
of the road g4 machine will fill in from 1099 to 1699.

the g4 will be something like the cube not very expandable. the g3 imacs
will be 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 the g4 will be 1.2,1.3,1.4 and the ultimate
droolmachine of 2002 will be the g5 at 1.2, 1.4,1.6, 1.8 (all in ghz)
flat panel prices will drop. 15" 459 17" 759 and 22" 1659 they will stay
there for the rest of the year unless something happens.

oh and one more thing we will see a tablet computer. not a stupid pda.
one that does so much more. the newton plus mac os x plus some goodies no
one knows about. all this plus more is why steve needs 2.5 hours instead
of 1.5 ps.

oh yeah, and they will come out with this beautiful server that can use
the cube techonology of the pull out machine so administrators can just
add more processors and ram as needed and it will be semihot swapable.
simply turn off the power to the individual box and it can be taken out.
the ultimate upgradable server.

by 2003 we will have another 10 million users. and the microsoft school
deal will either buy a ton of apple stuff or be in the dust. Long live
the mac.

2002 the year of the apple.

[guest]

It is even more obvious now. The ALT tag is now "Just one more ......"

Apple is making some sort of addictive knock out drug.

It's all there. "Just one more sleepless night" points directly at the fact that we will be sleeping at night. We will be sleeping because we all will be taking Apple's new iSleep drug. "Just one more...." is the battle cry of an addict who needs their fix. Their fix of iSleep that is.

Let look at some of the previous messages and relate them to iSleep now.

"Go where no PC has..." - You haven't ingested a pc have you?

"...Lust factor 10" - If you were addicted, you would be lusting.

"Beyond the rumor sites.." - I don't think that I have heard this one before.

"Backstage pass..." - Rock and Roll lifestyle....drugs.

"This one's big.." - They are getting into pharmacuticals. That is pretty big.

[smtwtfs]

Originally posted by cplmd

So merge them all, a box that:

1. Plays and rips DVDs to QuickTime 6
2. Plays and rips CDs
3. Inputs home camcorder footage via FireWire
4. Stream it or at least the directory of it over an Ethernet, Airport or FireWire connection to
5. Control it from an Mac desktop, laptop or HANDHELD
6. Play it all through optical audio or progressive scan HD video home surround sound systems

That would be pretty revolutionary.

I'd like to see my grand-mother hook that unit up. She can barely figure out her answering machine, but ask her for her famous cookie recipe and she heads strait for her iMac.

The day she came home from a computer class for seniors and asked me "Why would I click 'Start' to shutdown?" I gave her my old Blueberry. She quit the class the next day.

As had been said so many times, the Mac OS is about making power blend with simplicity.

I don't think she will ever need the merged device your dreaming of. I'm sure we would all buy it but we are what a couple of thousand people.

___________________
Looking from another angle.

[Rocketman]

Originally posted by Androo
Yep, someone at Apple has noticed us and is making a different teaser.

I have some free advise for those attending the event tomorrow. And this is based on past experience. Get alot of sleep tonight. More than usual.

Tomorrow will be the biggest day for buzz and hard news in recent memory. Put yourself in a position to exploit it.

Get DETAILS on the nenw stuff that the rumor sites live for. EXACT port complements of the devices, exact port speeds and protocols, exact system versions in use for each, real photographs of hardware from angles NOT offered in the general press and presentation. Being there in person gives you a true opportunity you cannot exploit if you are falling asleep right when the truth is revealed.

Please do the right thing and populate the rumor sites with BREAKING HARD NEWS. Then macrumors.com will be the feature of television news programs.

Rocketman

[iCinder]

its funny... i just realized how much easier cruising the web for rumors and leaks has been on my iBook then when i was searching during the summer on my compaq. Maybe all of this hype is to get us in front of our Macs more so we realize how awesome they really are.

[Maarten]

For me, living in belgium, it's one more sleepless night AND one more sleepless day.

(the keynote will be at 9 o clock in the morning, that means 18 o clock in the evening for me...)

[dantec]

Are you on GMT time??? I havn't calculated the time it will go live in Switzerland...

[pkradd]

I am always intrigued that people still hope for a Newton-like PDA. Steve Jobs himself has said that Apple will not get into that business. The PDA business is waining with both Palm and Handspring cutting prices which means less profit for them. Both companies are having financial troubles because of this situation. No PDA, No way.

[dantec]

I don't believe that crap that he's not interested in the PDA...

He is, in that article he said it was not the funnest thing right now! In longterm I am sure he is interested... Anyway why would apple waist money funneling income into Inkwell if they where never going to use it?!?

[grouse]

There were famous comments from Sir Jobs a while back regarding the difference between computers and TVs.

Something like: jobs on televisions becoming computers (and vice-versa); "we switch on to use a computer and switch off to watch TV, the combining of the two will never happen".

Okay, I'm paraphrasing, but like his PDA comments, do we think he's being consistent or about to eat his own words?

Or is a digital hub not really a computer anyhow.

[razoné]

lastig hé maarten!

[none]

Anyone noticed that the iPod has an estimated shipping period of 10 days on the Apple store?

[Durandal7]

My reccomendation for anyone on dialup is to set connection speed to 28.8kbps.At least that way you get sound instead of 1fps video and sound that needs rebuffering every 2 minutes.

[Maarten]

yes, gmt. in switzerland it will also be 18h in the evening


razoné: tis inderdaad vree lastig!! en dat onder de examens...

[Anonymous]

I'll say this much about the old alt tag, the one that said "For the web designers" or something to that extent. The fact is, the only people who can really help prepare for and setup the keynote are the people who know what the big secret is. Guess what? there's only about 100-200 of them. Most probably aren't even at the show. This leaves very few people to work, and as a result they're pulling all nighters. A guy I know as been sleeping at the center the past few nights and tonight will most likely pull an all nighter. Whatever it is (he's only dropped very minor, more tortuos clues to me thus far), it's big. Really big.
I'll leave with one point of advice: Pick up a copy of TIME magazine tomorrow morning ASAP (the new issue, obviously). You don't think Apple employees are the only "in the know," do you?

[php]

Originally posted by zaltar
Just one more sleepless nite.

This better be good....

I sure hope so. I bought 1000 shares of Apple last week, and I'm riding the wave! Just hope it doesn't crash me into the rocks.

[hotch]

Originally posted by php
I sure hope so. I bought 1000 shares of Apple last week, and I'm riding the wave! Just hope it doesn't crash me into the rocks. [/B]

I'm hoping this severely ups the stock price... I bought 300 shares at 40, and 650 shares at 20...

[Toofeu]

Hey guys, Spymac was right, go to this url and you'll find the specification of the new Powermacs
This site is a commercial site in france that it
used to post the specifications of the new products before they are unveiled.
They did the some with The Ti upgrade last time when they included a combo drive....
http://www.clginformatique.com/index1.html

[spuncan]

yeah that site pretty good by the looks of it but its a shame the LCDiMac pics dont work oh well

[Argo1000]

Self-explanatory...

[iamustard]

haven't the last few days all been movie references?

Back to the Future
Star Trek
Sleepless in Seattle

could the last one be a message to Gates?

just guessing...

[hotch]

Originally posted by iamustard
haven't the last few days all been movie references?

...
Sleepless in Seattle
...

how was it a reference to sleepless in seattle?

[Beej]

Originally posted by Toofeu
Hey guys, Spymac was right, go to this url and you'll find the specification of the new Powermacs
This site is a commercial site in france that it
used to post the specifications of the new products before they are unveiled.
They did the some with The Ti upgrade last time when they included a combo drive....
http://www.clginformatique.com/index1.html



Mmmm, and look at their new iBook specs...

http://www.clginformatique.com/pages/newsdet.php?article=NEWSCLG_00012

[chandlerbing_2001]

i do think Jobs will diffently Blow us away with this one ,,,,, it's way better than "iWalk"

[Smasher]

Has NOBODY ever seen this?!?

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/story.jsp?story=92371

One would wonder why we haven't heard more...

[whalebone66]

Has anyone thought about the Segway HT? Remember a few months back - SJ was quoted saying something to the effect about the Segway HT - "this will change the way cities are designed" "this is revolutionary" - Do you possibly think that the BIG THING will have something to do with Dean Kamen and his Segway HT!!!! Perhaps somekind of melding of the Segway HT & a subportable Mac of some type....who knows!!!! I'm not sleeping tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[guest]

what if Apple is releasing not one product in particular, but a wide variety of updates to pre-existing Apple products?

[iamustard]

how was it a reference to sleepless in seattle?


I'm thinking creatively here - Gates lives outside Seattle, right? If there weren't other movie references, it wouldn't make sense, but because of the others, it makes sense to me that the "Sleepless" word could be a punch at Gates.

Jobs likes to play with words, he always has.

[lfrey1]

Originally posted by Smasher
Has NOBODY ever seen this?!?

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/story.jsp?story=92371

One would wonder why we haven't heard more...

Now THIS is very, very interesting.

40x faster? That would be what, roundabout 80 GHz?!?

[Klark]

A previous post mentioned Time Magazine. He said "buy it tomorrow" or something like that.

One weird thing is that the Time Magazine web site usually posts articles and photos from the new issue on Sunday evening. As of 10pm Eastern, Time has not updated their site.

http://www.time.com/

Hmm?

[guest]

no, i think that is 40x faster than mobile phone processors.

[Guest]

Someone over at MacNN writes that Apple will announce the iFrame -- an LCD you can use to store digital prints.

This has been done before by Ceiva and Sony.

but... here is the link.

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=45&t=001932

[Guest]

Someone over at MacNN writes that Apple will announce the iFrame -- an LCD you can use to store digital prints.

This has been done before by Ceiva and Sony.

but... here is the link.

http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=45&t=001932

[Guest]

(sorry about the double posts above)

MacMinute claims they have pictures of the new imac (from next week's issue of Time):

http://www.macminute.com

[gregoj]

Thanks to the owner of the site for this. Didn't see it posted here yet.

http://homepage.mac.com/toasters/humor/applehomepage/

[Argo1000]

I have to admit that the photo of Time layout for next week shown at MacMinute does look pretty real. It would seem to be a scan of a quick B&W print or photocopy of a layout design, something that would have been in preperation Thursday & Friday at Time in NYC.

Looks interesting, and the caption writing style is true to form for Time...

Hmmm......

[grouse]

The redirect from timecanada back to time.com reeks of Apple having a big flap and telling Time, respectfully, to put the cat back into the bag.

The cover looks very authentic, and macminute are not in the spymac arena of spouting nonsense. It is possible they have been duped, the name of the graphic is 020106timecover.jpg which is a bit odd, seeing as the macminute article talks of it being the 14th January cover.

Odd shape too, where do the discs go in. Or are we looking at the much rumored return of the Cube in half-Sphere form.

Still, not too long to go now.

[grouse]

The version I know of your signature was
"I'd rather have a FULL bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy" but it does the same thing I guess