I hope it's thin!
But that would imply friction wielding which takes so much time that it may delay a product by a quarter!
I hope it's thin!
But that would imply friction wielding which takes so much time that it may delay a product by a quarter!
The best part is that it's absolutely free to watch online. The BBC are funded by a license to watch programmes as they're broadcast, but shows from the last 30 days on iPlayer are absolutely free.
By the way: I don't mean to trash America per se, just the tight grip of the media companies there who stifle innovation. The demand for an "a la carte" model of TV shows that American consumers won't be fooled, and that's good. I hope they'll be able to bring about some change. And get rid of Fox News (it's embarrassing).
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Barron's reports on a new research note from Jefferies & Co. analyst James Kisner noting that he believes the launch of an unspecified Apple television product (presumably either a new set-top box or a connected television) is "imminent". Kisner's belief comes from information he has received indicating that at least one major U.S. cable company is assessing the potential impact on its network infrastructure from such a device.Kisner's research note is actually addressing the impact on ARRIS, a major communications technology that handles much of the network infrastructure for U.S. cable companies, most notably Comcast. Kisner believes that a forthcoming Apple television product would bode well for ARRIS, as it would force cable companies to increase their network capacity to handle such demands as on-demand HD streams from users of the new Apple product.
Rumors of an Apple television set peaked approximately a year ago with Steve Jobs having briefly addressed the topic for Walter Isaacson's authorized biography published shortly after Jobs' death. At the time, follow-up rumors suggested that the set could be announced in late 2012 ahead of an early 2013 launch, but talk of such a product has quieted down in recent months amid reports of difficult content negotiations.
Article Link: U.S. Cable Companies Reportedly Assessing Potential Infrastructure Impact of 'Imminent' Apple TV Product
I want time shifting.
I want to be able to watch any show I want. At anytime. Anywhere.
I don't want to have to subscribe to cable for this very reason television companies hate time shifting. They want you to watch TV on their schedule.
I want to subscribe to channels on an a la carte basis. I want to pay a couple bucks per month for an ESPN "app" and a couple others, through my Apple ID. I then want to watch the content live or on-demand, my choice. None of those "package deals" crap. I don't need to pay for 300+ channels I don't watch.
This is the future. Hopefully Apple brings it.
Good luck getting a cheap ala cart option.I want time shifting.
I want to be able to watch any show I want. At anytime. Anywhere.
I don't want to have to subscribe to cable for this very reason television companies hate time shifting. They want you to watch TV on their schedule.
I want to subscribe to channels on an a la carte basis. I want to pay a couple bucks per month for an ESPN "app" and a couple others, through my Apple ID. I then want to watch the content live or on-demand, my choice. None of those "package deals" crap. I don't need to pay for 300+ channels I don't watch.
This is the future. Hopefully Apple brings it.
Or could it be because of this
http://www.red.com/products/red-ray
4K player and RED are saying they have a deal with some content distribution provider
This is what I'm getting, by by crappy iTunes HD quality ( at least I hope)
PS the provider is not Apple or Amazon, RED said as much
iPhone - 13.9% of the smart phone market (Q3 numbers)
iPad - 60% (and falling fast)
OS/X - around 6% (Worldwide)
TV - 0%
Should content providers really care?
We haven't heard anything from Apple about the pricing structure of a future TV subscription or anything like that.
It's not Apple who knows that it's time to break these stupid bundle packages - it's the customers. Customers don't want 100000000 channels they'll never watch bundled with the handful that they do.
Europe is a million years ahead of the US when it comes to television.
American TV is all about tacky commercialism - the obscene numbers of channels (again, where most of them don't really deserve their own channel), the incredible number and duration of advertisements, not to mention direct marketing of prescription drugs to consumers (I was absolutely shocked by this when I first visited). There are occasionally some good series that come on the major networks, with some impressive computer graphics, but in a package of 999 channels or more, that's a tiny fraction of what you're paying for.
On the other hand, the BBC produces approximately one hundred thousand times better quality shows at a fraction of the cost. With no ads, and without any of the blatant media bias you get in the US (two great examples: the way Top Gear can afford to slate anybody they like because they have no commercial sponsors; and the investigative work they did on uncovering some of the administrative failings of upper BBC management in dealing with a certain child abuser. No US network would have the balls to do either of those things).
The best part is that it's absolutely free to watch online. The BBC are funded by a license to watch programmes as they're broadcast, but shows from the last 30 days on iPlayer are absolutely free.
By the way: I don't mean to trash America per se, just the tight grip of the media companies there who stifle innovation. The demand for an "a la carte" model of TV shows that American consumers won't be fooled, and that's good. I hope they'll be able to bring about some change. And get rid of Fox News (it's embarrassing).
We haven't heard anything from Apple about the pricing structure of a future TV subscription or anything like that.
It's not Apple who knows that it's time to break these stupid bundle packages - it's the customers. Customers don't want 100000000 channels they'll never watch bundled with the handful that they do.
Europe is a million years ahead of the US when it comes to television.
American TV is all about tacky commercialism - the obscene numbers of channels (again, where most of them don't really deserve their own channel), the incredible number and duration of advertisements, not to mention direct marketing of prescription drugs to consumers (I was absolutely shocked by this when I first visited). There are occasionally some good series that come on the major networks, with some impressive computer graphics, but in a package of 999 channels or more, that's a tiny fraction of what you're paying for.
On the other hand, the BBC produces approximately one hundred thousand times better quality shows at a fraction of the cost. With no ads, and without any of the blatant media bias you get in the US (two great examples: the way Top Gear can afford to slate anybody they like because they have no commercial sponsors; and the investigative work they did on uncovering some of the administrative failings of upper BBC management in dealing with a certain child abuser. No US network would have the balls to do either of those things).
The best part is that it's absolutely free to watch online. The BBC are funded by a license to watch programmes as they're broadcast, but shows from the last 30 days on iPlayer are absolutely free.
By the way: I don't mean to trash America per se, just the tight grip of the media companies there who stifle innovation. The demand for an "a la carte" model of TV shows that American consumers won't be fooled, and that's good. I hope they'll be able to bring about some change. And get rid of Fox News (it's embarrassing).
Given the current state of product updates, what are they going to release in the Spring?
Then again the BBC has its own set of problems. I have friends over the UK who absolutely hate the TV licensing scheme. Even if you don't own a TV you still have to pay for a TV licence if you have a PC or Cell phone. It was an ongoing joke between me & my UK friends on how almost anything would require you get a TV licence.
So its not a matter of which is better, rather pick your poison, because you will get screwed one way or another.
Can somebody please mock-up a less crappy looking television? It looks like a cheap Korean knock-off. A site dedicated to Apple products should be embarrassed to have that on it's front page.
Apple left a rather large hole in their release schedule when they moved iPads to Fall (assuming they keep a yearly release cycle from here on out).
Old Schedule:
Spring: iPads
Summer: Macs
Fall: iPhone
New Schedule:
Spring: ?
Summer: OS X & Devices
Fall: iOS & Devices
Given the current state of product updates, what are they going to release in the Spring?
<Queue rampant speculation>
Apple left a rather large hole in their release schedule when they moved iPads to Fall (assuming they keep a yearly release cycle from here on out).
Old Schedule:
Spring: iPads
Summer: Macs
Fall: iPhone
New Schedule:
Spring: ?
Summer: OS X & Devices
Fall: iOS & Devices
Given the current state of product updates, what are they going to release in the Spring?
<Queue rampant speculation>