Pre Event Fakes: 6G iPod, iMac

[MacRumors]

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The usual crop of fakes have been circulating pre-Apple event. On August 7th, Apple is holding a media event focused on Macs.

Here are two images that have been submitted and are almost certainly fakes:


http://images.macrumors.com/article/2007/08/05/imac_300.jpg

link (http://www.macvods.com/imac.jpg)


http://images.macrumors.com/article/2007/08/05/6gipod_300.jpg

link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7879327@N02/1014906114/)

Article Link (http://www.macrumors.com/2007/08/05/pre-event-fakes-6g-ipod-imac/)

[EvilDoc]

Im sorry but the iMac fake just looks dumb. I dont even use photoshop and i could do a better job ;)

[puckhead193]

i don't know which looks worst the imac or the ipod

[Eidorian]

We need an elevator, stat.

[mattydodgy]

If those are real, they are fabulous!

[calculus]

The iPod looks like it's being held by someone with a really odd hand.

[gusapple]

THese are bad pictures, but I can see where the person is coming from, they do seem to have a realistic idea behind them.... Ok just the iMac, the iPod is just a paper taped onto an ipod, but the mac one seems practical.

[Lau]

The iPod looks like it's being held by someone with a really odd hand.

It's the Shuffle bendy fingered hand model again (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=247070)*! So it must be real. :D

* The link in the first post in that thread has changed, but rest assured, he had a really weird finger.

[nagromme]

Good ol' Add Noise!

[teleromeo]

Has anybody seen a real leaked picture on this forum or else on the internet ?
The rumors are perhaps correct but the pictures are always fake.

[Peace]

As thin as that "iMac" is it couldn't even hold a hard drive much less a CPU with heat dispersion.Not to mention it doesn't show any slot loading ( or any other kind ) drive.

[MLeepson]

I think these images are perfectly valid. See, they images were actually taken in an elevator.

[nagromme]

We need an elevator, stat.

Done:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=2178811&postcount=94

[bananas]

I want one of those fake iMacs. they look quite nice :D

--btw, funny that the fake iMac has to have iMac written on it, otherwise you couldn't tell it apart from a Cinema Display :D --

[NeilD]

That "iPod" looks like a really bad chinese knockoff. Apple wood never make something that ugly. White border?

That cinema display look nice, too bad putting iMac in Myriad Pro and adding some ports doesn't make it an iMac. Just to point it out... but the front on shot looks almost exactly like this (http://www.w3sh.com/wordpress/wp-content/upload/apple-cinema-display.jpg). It even has the same "shine" on the black floor. It even has the same power light. Let face it, both of these pics are fakes. Seriously, this person could do anything but slap some features on a cinema display with some half ass photoshop skills.

And why would an iMac be running Leopard?

[Macmadant]

those imacs are blatantly photoshopped using the ACD gallery photos, and if anyone did think they were real, i'm going to go shoot my self in the head right now

[Sped]

Wirelessly posted (Moto V3xx: MOT-RAZRV3xx/96.71.95R BER2.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; 11063081) Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 Opera 8.00 [en] UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

Has anybody seen a real leaked picture on this forum or else on the internet ?
The rumors are perhaps correct but the pictures are always fake.

To tell you the truth, I don't think I've ever seen a real pic prior to release. The only time the rumor has been 100% correct was when Apple itself put next gen Power Mac specs on the Apple store a day early by mistake.

[NeilD]

<sarcasm>Look, I take back what I said. The iMac could be real. I just got in touch with Apple and they gave me this image. It even says copyright Apple, that must mean it's must be real. They even used Myriad Pro Semibold. Only Apple can use that font, not "mere mortals".</sarcasm>

Here is a quick photoshop job that I did on a Apple Press image of a cinema display. The rumored image has nothing more than an iSight slapped on the front. So, here you go...

http://myskitch.com/neild/new_imac-20070805-161159.png

[astrostu]

Yeah, um, did anyone notice the hand holding the "iPod" has 6 fingers?

[scottkleinberg]

Yeah, um, did anyone notice the hand holding the "iPod" has 6 fingers?

Well, of course. It's the 6G iPod.

Duh! LOL

[NeilD]

OK, in case they they do introduce Leopard...

http://myskitch.com/neild/new_imac_and_leopard-20070805-162730.png

edit: it's seems that I have left Computer in Apple Computer, oh well.

[Peace]

Yeah, um, did anyone notice the hand holding the "iPod" has 6 fingers?

That's because it's two hands.One holding the iPod ( right hand ) and the other (left hand ) using multi-touch to scroll with.

Not to imply it's real.

[150hp]

OK, in case they they do introduce Leopard...

edit: it's seems that I have left Computer in Apple Computer, oh well.

That made me laugh out loud. I do love these times before a product announcement.

Well, except for the iPhone.

[mrkramer]

Has anybody seen a real leaked picture on this forum or else on the internet ?
The rumors are perhaps correct but the pictures are always fake.
there have been a few.

such as these (http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Apple_Leaks_and_Prototypes)

[zombitronic]

I've posted these before, but this seems like an appropriate thread to repost.

http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/imacmultitouch1mit.jpg (http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/big/imacmultitouch1mit.png)

http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/imacmultitouch2mit.jpg (http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/big/imacmultitouch2mit.png)

http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/imacmultitouch3mit.jpg (http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/big/imacmultitouch3mit.png)

http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/imacmultitouch4mit.jpg (http://www.italiamac.it/images/stories/Highlander/iMac/big/imacmultitouch4mit.png)

From what I've come to understand, these next few are old, but still a cool concept.

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac4.jpg

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac2.jpg

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac1.jpg

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac3.jpg

And then there's this,

http://www.dogsolitude9.com/imac/images/iamc-mt_07.jpg

from http://www.dogsolitude9.com/imac/ There's a cool video to go with it.

Enjoy.

[Wayfarer]

You hilarious photoshoppers never cease to amaze me!

Why waste the energy? August 7th isn't too far away... ;)

[gusapple]

I've posted these before, but this seems like an appropriate thread to repost.

This goes great with the new Apple logo:
Apple- Think Fake

[eric55lv]

the iPod would look cool if it went on sale at retailers

[eric55lv]

one if the concpts looks like an iphone and Mac OS X Lepord

[ezekielrage_99]

I wonder if there's any images of the illusive G5 PowerBook, now that's what I'm waiting for :cool:

[phillipjfry]

We need an elevator, stat.

Can someone, please, explain to me the whole "elevator" thing? I have only really been into the whole ":apple: Scene" for just under a year, I don't exactly understand the inside joke with the elevators....:confused:

[Peace]

Can someone, please, explain to me the whole "elevator" thing? I have only really been into the whole ":apple: Scene" for just under a year, I don't exactly understand the inside joke with the elevators....:confused:

Not sure if these are the first "elevator pics" but you can get more info here :

http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Apple_Mockups_and_Fake_Products

Look at the iHome and G5

[NeilD]

Who else would buy this?

http://myskitch.com/neild/imac_gravity-20070805-183057.png

[Football1maniac]

If look at the iMac and then look at the Apple Cinema Screens that are out at the moment, wow! It's like they look exactly the same!;)

The iPod on the other hand, I wish it was real. The only thing that is pointing toward a fake is there is no "Home" Button like on the iPhone. The UI looks exactly the same as the iPhone, and on the top of the iPod Screen, it looks like that was also taken from some other part of the iPhone. Iw ish this was the new iPod, we'll just have to wait untill Tuesday.

I know, I know, it's strictly Mac-Related! But as Steve always say,

:apple:"By the way, there is one more thing...":apple:

[benspratling]

That made me laugh out loud. I do love these times before a product announcement.

Well, except for the iPhone.

Just 'cause that took a whole year and a half!

[twoodcc]

well clearly those are fake. can't wait to see the real thing on tuesday though

[kymac]

so like.. are people not supposed to not have semi decent cameras these days? it seems like its a requirement when making a fake apple product, to make it look like it was taken with the worst camera possible.

[zombitronic]

one if the concpts looks like an iphone and Mac OS X Lepord

Yeah, watch the video (http://www.dogsolitude9.com/imac/iMac-MT-big.mov).

[Danksi]

Yes

http://myskitch.com/neild/new_imac-20070805-161159.png

No

http://www.dogsolitude9.com/imac/images/iamc-mt_07.jpg

[inkswamp]

Has anybody seen a real leaked picture on this forum or else on the internet ?
The rumors are perhaps correct but the pictures are always fake.

Right, it's not all fake or real. There's a shade of gray. Sometimes there are images that are faked, but appear (in retrospect) to have been produced by someone with knowledge of what was coming. So, you have three categories of pre-release images.

1. Genuine leaked images. Typically this doesn't come from unnamed sources, but from media outlets jumping the gun. Time Magazine's night-before unveiling of the iMac G4 was a good, unfortunate example.

2. Complete fakes. Just someone trying their best to create a frenzy of posts and arguing about things. The iWalk was a complete and utter fake.

3. Fakes that are trying to tell us something. Everyone uses the old iHome box in the elevator as the primary example of a total fake, but I often wonder how much the person who faked that knew about the :apple:TV. It's strikingly similar.

You can see the iWalk and iHome here.

http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Apple_Mockups_and_Fake_Products

Check out the PowerMac G5 there. Another apparent fake that bore a lot of surprising similarities to the product that was released shortly afterward.

[inkswamp]

Why are so many people convinced that the new iMac is just going to look like the cinema display? That design is many years old at this point. I'm inclined to think that Apple will unveil a whole new aesthetic with the iMac that will work its way over to the displays. Both are in need of updating.

[arn]

.
Check out the PowerMac G5 there. Another apparent fake that bore a lot of surprising similarities to the product that was released shortly afterward.

No, the PowerMac G5 image there was based on well known rumors that it would be metal/mesh sort of front. It was not based on any information that wasn't publicly available at the time.


link (http://www.macrumors.com/2003/06/15/wwdc-2003-rumor-roundup-970s-powerbooks-panther-etc/)
The new machines are described as "silver and graphite in color" with "4 handles but they are thinner and less extrusive" and "the front of the machine is flourished by this mesh metallic surface".

arn

[deadkenny]

A PowerBook G5 is not so unlikely. I checked the shipment times for all Mac Products in the german Apple-Store and only the Powerbook has a delivery time of 7-11 work days. iMac will ship within 24 hours.
On the other hand Apple has had problems with 15" Powerbooks for some time most likely because of the LED screens so you never know.

[AlexisV]

You know Apple stopped using the G5 chip in February 2006 right?

[MacQuest]

We need an elevator, stat.

Ah geez, here we go... :rolleyes:

... and here we are: :mad::o;)

I think these images are perfectly valid. See, they images were actually taken in an elevator.

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=81484&d=1186352611

[robPOD]

i dont know but this pic wasnt confirmed fake (or legit) it came out about a week ago . http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/892836780_c89a9d99ef_b.jpg

[LeviG]

i dont know but this pic wasnt confirmed fake (or legit) it came out about a week ago .

oh come on the image on the screen still has the white border around it from an imac or similar :rolleyes:

[Schtumple]

I like the 6g ipod, looks quite cool.

The imacs a bit shoddy though, if they wanted to make it look realistic, don't use an old port configuration (vertical) from the imac G5's, come on now use your head

It's nice to see the fake images once and a while, guess its a good chance for photo shop nerds to show off their skills, probably find all the creators of these images are users on this forum or TS, AI etc

[NeilD]

oh come on the image on the screen still has the white border around it from an imac or similar :rolleyes:

lmao, that is one of the worst fake images. The top bar looks so bad, that is Myriad (Pro). Apple doesn't use Myriad Pro ANYWHERE on the iPhone interface. Look, that font doesn't even match the font on the CoverFlow.

Why is there a full screen button on there? How much more fake-ness can you get? Maybe that takes out the white border (very funny).

Also, try my How To: Make Your Own Fake iMac Image (http://digg.com/apple/How_To_Make_Your_Own_Fake_iMac_Image).

[johnpaul191]

Can someone, please, explain to me the whole "elevator" thing? I have only really been into the whole ":apple: Scene" for just under a year, I don't exactly understand the inside joke with the elevators....:confused:

there have been a few fake pictures over the years taken in elevators. people claimed they were moving a box (or boxes) for Apple or something, and took a quick picture.

there are some here: http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Apple_Mockups_and_Fake_Products

[peharri]

3. Fakes that are trying to tell us something. Everyone uses the old iHome box in the elevator as the primary example of a total fake, but I often wonder how much the person who faked that knew about the :apple:TV. It's strikingly similar.

Not sure there are that many, if any, of the latter in real life. The "set top box running Mac OS (X)" rumour has been around for many, many, years. Apple TV wasn't even Apple's first commercial attempt, Pippin preceded it. The iHome thing was the logical extension of a large amount of speculation after it became widely known Apple was releasing a low-end Mac, a rumour that despite coming from the highest sources at the time, was widely disbelieved by the Mac community who made up all manner of "alternative" explanations that had clearly been products misunderstood by mainstream journalists as a "low end Mac".

I don't know, I'm ignoring most of the rumours about tomorrow's event because until it happens, all we have to go on is speculation. Though I'd like to see:

* A version of the iMac with a large "forehead", with Teh Steve arguing it was Apple's response to all the people who said they didn't like the chin.
* The Mac nano, an iPod sized/shaped Mac that replaces the Mac mini.
* A Powerbook G5.
* Mac OS X for generic PCs.

That would make for an awesome Stevenote, albeit a somewhat controversial one...

[Jodeo]

* A version of the iMac with a large "forehead", with Teh Steve arguing it was Apple's response to all the people who said they didn't like the chin.
* The Mac nano, an iPod sized/shaped Mac that replaces the Mac mini.
* A Powerbook G5.
* Mac OS X for generic PCs.

That would make for an awesome Stevenote, albeit a somewhat controversial one...

Dude, you're out of your head. Apple is NO WHERE NEAR ready to release a PowerBook G5!!! They're just too dang hot. The rest, though, is pretty much a given, at least in the next six months. Along with the iHome II.

[G-Force]

* A version of the iMac with a large "forehead", with Teh Steve arguing it was Apple's response to all the people who said they didn't like the chin.
Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

[TheBobcat]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

iMac Neanderthal.

[DHUK]

http://www.dogsolitude9.com/imac/images/iamc-mt_07.jpg

I'd buy one of these. Black appears to be the new white at Apple. I always thought aluminum was reserved for pro products?

[kwood]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

I love it :D

No one would complain about the chin that's for sure.

[MrCrowbar]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg


Eeeeww! :p
It looks so wrong and unbalanced. It's weird how the position of the screen matters. Most screens have the buttons, speakers and logos on the bottom, and that's a good thing. The iSight looks like a p**phole in there. :o

I'm confident the real new iMac will be way better looking than all those mockups.

[kwood]

Eeeeww! :p
It looks so wrong and unbalanced. It's weird how the position of the screen matters. Most screens have the buttons, speakers and logos on the bottom, and that's a good thing. The iSight looks like a p**phole in there. :o

I'm confident the real new iMac will be way better looking than all those mockups.

Yeah, it's really weird how we get accustom to they way things look and anything different immediately looks bad. I remember I didn't like the way the new shuffle looked at first, but now that new colours have been introduced the old one looks awful and I love the new one.

[peharri]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

Perfect!

[iLunar]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

It'll go great with the new transparent menu bar in Leopard!

[slu]

I wonder if there's any images of the illusive G5 PowerBook, now that's what I'm waiting for :cool:


PLEASE stop with the G5 PowerBook "jokes". They were not funny in 2004 and they are certainly not funny now.

[inkswamp]

http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

"In heaven... everything is fine.
In heaven... everything is fine.
In heaven... everything is fine.
You've got your good thing, and I've got mine."

[Jimmni]

I've been wrong in pretty much every prediction I've made in the past, but I'll still have a stab at this one.

I still think that, despite the rumours, we'll not see a brushed metal iMac. Maybe a new brushed metal Mac, but not named iMac.

Apple took major steps to rebranding their hardware with the release of the MacBook, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. There's also the Mac mini and finally the iMac. The only one of those that doesn't fit in the naming scheme is the iMac. Really, they should have renamed it simply the Mac, but that has confusion potential and the iMac brand name is very strong - much stronger than that PowerMac or iBook brands. I'll still not be surprised to see them ditch it tomorrow, though. As for the brushed metal, it makes no sense to go with brushed metal for the iMac. They've for a long time used white plastic for consumer computers and metal for pro computers. They continued this distinction with the MacBook, iMac, MacBook Pro and the Mac Pro. It makes no sense for them to abandon this distinction now.

Unless, of course, they're introducing some whole new computers. The Mac mini is desperately in need of a refresh, but I think more likely they'll ditch it entirely and come out with a cheap consumer level PC aimed at those $500 boxes Dell and the cheapy computer manufacturers sell. If they position that as the new consumer level Mac they could make the iMac brushed metal, but then they lose the brand familiarity of the iMac.

I think we'll see one or all of the following:

* A refreshed Mac mini (least likely)
* A new iMac with slimmed down form factor, but not brushed metal. Quite possibly rebranded simply to "Mac". If it *is* brushed metal, a range of colours ala the iPod Nano.
* A new, $500 - $800 Mac with keyboard, mouse and monitor.
* New Mac Pros, quite possibly with new form factor and beefed up specs.

I'd not be surprised if they actually toned down and cheapened the iMac, and introduced a new mid-level semi-pro machine at the current iMac price point, in brushed metal. Perhaps calling that one the Mac (or Mac Home, or Mac Office, or something equally trite), and keeping the iMac name for the cheaper models in plastic.

Making the iMac brushed metal would cheapen the distinction of the whole line and add confusion and uncertainty. As I say above, though, they could perhaps get away with brushed metal if it was released in a range of colours.

[ChuckG]

Let me start by saying that all of these mockups are way off and quite frankly, unoriginal.

If the leaked iMac keyboard pr0n is to be trusted, the new iMac will have a combined brushed aluminum/plastic enclosure just like the iPod/iPhone.

As for the design, it will most certainly feature a stand where the lcd monitor can be adjusted just like your laptop's screen. The keyboard design drops big hints that the revision will be more of a crossover between a laptop and desktop designs for the sake of an &#252;ber-slim display.

I expect Apple to discard the stand found in the current iMac and Cinema Displays and move towards an integrated CPU-in-base design, like the iMac G4.

We'll see in 24 hours!

[blankleader]

I don't know why people keep knocking the mocked-up metal iMac with the wire base. It's awesome, and was done with much consideration.

I realize it's a fake, but it is precisely in line with the design direction in which the company has been moving. The move to black marketing and packaging materials has been steady and is nearly complete. The look of the iPhone merges the colors of current metal Macs and black iPods with an evolutionary design twist.

An iMac that follows suit makes perfect sense and is how the company generally works, if history is any guide.

[StealthRider]

lmao, that is one of the worst fake images. The top bar looks so bad, that is Myriad (Pro). Apple doesn't use Myriad Pro ANYWHERE on the iPhone interface. Look, that font doesn't even match the font on the CoverFlow.
Why is there a full screen button on there? How much more fake-ness can you get? Maybe that takes out the white border (very funny).


That's the best you can do to debunk that "photo"? How about the really weird (some would say suspicious) reflections...see my attached image for some explanation.

[zombitronic]

"In heaven... everything is fine.
In heaven... everything is fine.
In heaven... everything is fine.
You've got your good thing, and I've got mine."

Worst movie ever.

[lavem]

That's the best you can do to debunk that "photo"? How about the really weird (some would say suspicious) reflections...see my attached image for some explanation.

You hit the nail on the head there, its just a 5.5G black iPod and they extended the screen in Photoshop. Then forgot to add the light reflections.

Not that I thought it was real in the first place :)

[nagromme]

Note that matted prints and photos tend to have a larger bottom-margin than top. For some reason that is more pleasing to the eye, whereas a print matted totally centered can actually SEEM to be too low or below-center.

[bcharna]

these mockups are just dumb. but i will say apple maybe changing their design queues a little, i'd say that most people would of thought that the iphone would've been all white.

[severe]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

Forehead?

Fivehead?

Browlift? ...now that's a "refreshed", more youthful, appearance. ;)

[steve_hill4]

Done:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=2178811&postcount=94
I remember that first time it was posted and every time I see it I roll round with laughter. It's mainly due to the grin on Steve Jobs' face in the reflection too. :D
That's the best you can do to debunk that "photo"? How about the really weird (some would say suspicious) reflections...see my attached image for some explanation.
Oh der. The new iPod won't emit the light needed to reflect artwork of songs that have already been listened to, only those playing or coming up. :rolleyes:

[synth3tik]

I am glad that iPod was a proven fake, that thing is fricken' ugly.

[HexZeroRouge]

Something like this? :p
http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

great, now the iMac is going to have a receding hairline.

well, this time tomorrow we will see.

[inkswamp]

Worst movie ever.

I beg to differ. You have to be open to David Lynch's approach to films which is more of a transcription of a dream rather than telling a story. If you're expecting a linear sort of plot with everything couched in reality, then you've gone to the wrong film.

Anyway, my reference was more about the hairdo of the film's protagonist, not about the merits of the film itself.


http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPO/10745~Eraserhead-Posters.jpg http://xs318.xs.to/xs318/07321/imac_forehead.jpg

[gusapple]

This thread inspired me to make my own art. This is my rendition of the new Nano, just something that I did for a few minutes. It is my first time with Photoshop, so please pardon.
please check out the link! http://geocities.com/gusapple92/pic

[theperson]

in before wedge iMac

http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i998657_FrontISO2a.jpg

[The Macster]

in before wedge iMac

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THE DISTORTED COMPUTER CHEESE BLOCK FROM HELL!!!!!!

[queshy]

lmao, that is one of the worst fake images. The top bar looks so bad, that is Myriad (Pro). Apple doesn't use Myriad Pro ANYWHERE on the iPhone interface. Look, that font doesn't even match the font on the CoverFlow.

Why is there a full screen button on there? How much more fake-ness can you get? Maybe that takes out the white border (very funny).

Also, try my How To: Make Your Own Fake iMac Image (http://digg.com/apple/How_To_Make_Your_Own_Fake_iMac_Image).

lmao at the link. nice post.

[xsphat]

I wrote a blog post about what I really want to see, an Apple tablet. Check it out at Bound Up. (http://boundup.wordpress.com/)