AppleInsider says iPod Boombox

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 07:45 PM

AppleInsider says that Apple is gearing up to launch a "HomePod" sort of device. Read about it here:

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1412

P.S. Did a search, nothing came up.

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 07:53 PM

I posted that in a hurry. I have a hunch that Apple is up to something with AirPort. This might be a wireless set of speakers that taps into iTunes...

Previously, I had my money on a video AirPort Express that had an IR port for use with a remote: it could stram the Front Row interface from a computer.

adk · Dec 12, 2005, 08:12 PM

Sounds like airtunes with speakers.... give me the airport express instead.

Lacero · Dec 12, 2005, 08:14 PM

Been looking for something like this.

I'd like to see something go into my stereo shelf, perhaps an iTunes server like those Roku units.

Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...chmentid=35452

rosalindavenue · Dec 12, 2005, 08:23 PM

I guess this explains why Apple cracked down on the use of the "ipod" name by other peripheral makers. Still, its not that exciting, at least as written-- there are plenty of speakers and ways to get your music to your stereo.

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rosalindavenue

I guess this explains why Apple cracked down on the use of the "ipod" name by other peripheral makers. Still, its not that exciting, at least as written-- there are plenty of speakers and ways to get your music to your stereo.

I agree. There's either something insanely great about this that we don't know yet, or this product is just an accesory and will be marketed as such (read "Not marketed at all")

icloud · Dec 12, 2005, 09:07 PM

My god Macworld Sounds Huge This year...I am overwhelmed by what to expect

Bubbasteve · Dec 12, 2005, 09:07 PM

I'll stick with my Bose Sound dock

runninmac · Dec 12, 2005, 09:21 PM

I think I may already be getting sick *cough* *cough* i think it will worsen so I cant go to school on the 10th.

All these new talks are gettin me way to excited

If its in a good price range I think i will be forced to pick one up

EricNau · Dec 12, 2005, 09:21 PM

It doesn't sound like anything that I'd want to rush out for, but one more product for Apple to release! More fun! Yay!

It's good that Apple is releasing something like this though; don't need to buy 3rd party stuff anymore.

GregA · Dec 12, 2005, 09:25 PM

See i figure an Apple PVR could better be based on iPod technologies than on Mac technologies.

An Apple box running FrontRow, Dashboard widgets, safari,... and the iTMS of course.

d.perel · Dec 12, 2005, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some_Big_Spoon

MOOOOOOO!!!!! Milk it, milk it, milk it!

seriously. let's not alienate our 3rd party accessory makers- they're a lot of the reason iPods are so popular

Stella · Dec 12, 2005, 09:26 PM

You slacker, you haven't got first post...

;-)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacero

Been looking for something like this.

I'd like to see
snip.

I'm thinking that Apple may have wanted to have the iPod market mature enough before it too starts offering more accessories of what is a gold mind?

Otherwise I'm wondering why it has taken Apple so long to enter what is a goldmine - they have some , but a limited range of accessories - the camera dock probably being the best ( imo ).

dongmin · Dec 12, 2005, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 922

I posted that in a hurry. I have a hunch that Apple is up to something with AirPort. This might be a wireless set of speakers that taps into iTunes...

This would be the perfect companion for the rumored 'media' Mini, or any Mac/PC with iTunes.

I'd love something like this for my bedroom. I want something simple and easy that can access my iTunes library on my Mini in the living room. It should have a simple color display like the video ipod. It should have a click wheel for navigation and have an IR port built-in so you can use it with the Apple Remote. And it should have a simple alarm function.

VanMac · Dec 12, 2005, 09:28 PM

Should be a good show this year....whatever they release...

I'll be in Peru during the event, but will be exciting to come home to some interesting new releases.

dongmin · Dec 12, 2005, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d.perel

seriously. let's not alienate our 3rd party accessory makers- they're a lot of the reason iPods are so popular

This isn't an 'accessory.' It'd be a gadget in its own right, a homePod as someone has already mention.

rikers_mailbox · Dec 12, 2005, 09:37 PM

Wireless dock + speakers? (includes sync capabilities)

Jovian9 · Dec 12, 2005, 09:41 PM

I'd consider buying this if it looks great, has wireless capabilities, is small, and sounds good....though I doubt it will sound anything like the Bose setup.

Analog Kid · Dec 12, 2005, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricNau

It's good that Apple is releasing something like this though; don't need to buy 3rd party stuff anymore.

Not good. Kill off the 3rd party accessory makers and iPod goes back to looking like something that only Apple cares about.

Apple has been pretty careful not to tread on the accessory market and I don't think that will change unless they've got something truly unique that no one else can do-- I'd guess it requires the ability to run the DRM locally rather than just being a dock accessory.

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dongmin

This would be the perfect companion for the rumored 'media' Mini, or any Mac/PC with iTunes.

I'd love something like this for my bedroom. I want something simple and easy that can access my iTunes library on my Mini in the living room. It should have a simple color display like the video ipod. It should have a click wheel for navigation and have an IR port built-in so you can use it with the Apple Remote. And it should have a simple alarm function.

Good idea... I think you're on to something. Sort of like an "extender" for the media mini.

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analog Kid

Not good. Kill off the 3rd party accessory makers and iPod goes back to looking like something that only Apple cares about.

Apple has been pretty careful not to tread on the accessory market and I don't think that will change unless they've got something truly unique that no one else can do-- I'd guess it requires the ability to run the DRM locally rather than just being a dock accessory.

While this COULD be a generic speaker accesory, the alternate theory is that its in fact a boombox that taps into iTunes (or, say, a Media Center Mac mini). You could carry the music on your Living Room's Mac mini around the house: completely wireless and rechargable.

magid · Dec 12, 2005, 09:53 PM

I thinking it will have some sort of storage capabilities so you can sinc it up with your comp and not have to go through the trouble of hooking your iPod to your stereo system. You will just have your homePod hooked up with wireless capabilities as well.

nichos · Dec 12, 2005, 09:57 PM

I would like an Airport base station that will do videos and photos! How cool would that be to send video from your mac upstairs, to your airport base station downstairs to watch on your TV?

hyperpasta · Dec 12, 2005, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nichos

I would like an Airport base station that will do videos and photos! How cool would that be to send video from your mac upstairs, to your airport base station downstairs to watch on your TV?

I think this will happen too. And I'd love if it happened at MWSF. Unfortunetly, though, this rumor probably won't yield that. This might be a companion to that - a set of speakers for carrying your music around your house.

EDIT: Oh, and how cool would it be to put the Front Row interface on your TV and control it with a remote?

aricher · Dec 12, 2005, 10:03 PM

Transferring photos & video wirelessly on two Tivos is painfully slow - not sure how Apple could improve it.

If Apple came out with a whoop-a$$ boombox that synced wirelessly and sounded great I'd think about picking one up.

Dec 12, 2005, 07:45 PM	#1
hyperpasta macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey	AppleInsider says iPod Boombox AppleInsider says that Apple is gearing up to launch a "HomePod" sort of device. Read about it here: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1412 P.S. Did a search, nothing came up. __________________ Aluminum iMac (Early 2009) 24", 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 640GB HD 10.5 Leopard, iLife '09, iWork '09 First Gen. iPod touch, 8 GB

Dec 12, 2005, 07:53 PM	#2
hyperpasta Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey	Follow-up I posted that in a hurry. I have a hunch that Apple is up to something with AirPort. This might be a wireless set of speakers that taps into iTunes... Previously, I had my money on a video AirPort Express that had an IR port for use with a remote: it could stram the Front Row interface from a computer. __________________ Aluminum iMac (Early 2009) 24", 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 640GB HD 10.5 Leopard, iLife '09, iWork '09 First Gen. iPod touch, 8 GB

Dec 12, 2005, 08:12 PM	#3
adk macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stuck in the middle with you	Sounds like airtunes with speakers.... give me the airport express instead. __________________ My Powerbook has a dent the size of texas.

Dec 12, 2005, 08:14 PM	#4
Lacero macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2005	Been looking for something like this. I'd like to see something go into my stereo shelf, perhaps an iTunes server like those Roku units. Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...chmentid=35452

Dec 12, 2005, 08:23 PM	#5
rosalindavenue macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA	I guess this explains why Apple cracked down on the use of the "ipod" name by other peripheral makers. Still, its not that exciting, at least as written-- there are plenty of speakers and ways to get your music to your stereo. __________________ “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” -- Upton Sinclair.

Dec 12, 2005, 09:07 PM	#7
icloud macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2005	My god Macworld Sounds Huge This year...I am overwhelmed by what to expect

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runninmac macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rockford MI	I think I may already be getting sick cough cough i think it will worsen so I cant go to school on the 10th. All these new talks are gettin me way to excited If its in a good price range I think i will be forced to pick one up __________________ 2.0 Ghz CoreDuo. 2 GB Ram. 80 Gig HDD. Black MacBook

Dec 12, 2005, 09:21 PM	#10
EricNau macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA	It doesn't sound like anything that I'd want to rush out for, but one more product for Apple to release! More fun! Yay! It's good that Apple is releasing something like this though; don't need to buy 3rd party stuff anymore. __________________ November is Pancreatic Caner Awareness Month www.PanCan.org \| Get Involved

Dec 12, 2005, 09:25 PM	#11
GregA macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Australia	See i figure an Apple PVR could better be based on iPod technologies than on Mac technologies. An Apple box running FrontRow, Dashboard widgets, safari,... and the iTMS of course.

Dec 12, 2005, 09:28 PM	#15
VanMac macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rampaging Tokyo	Should be a good show this year....whatever they release... I'll be in Peru during the event, but will be exciting to come home to some interesting new releases. __________________ Broken Arrow Ranch Chervic Technologies Inc. 17" MBP 2.6GHz C2D HDef 200GB_7200 2GB RAM 80GB iPod Classic Broken Arrow Ranch

Dec 12, 2005, 09:37 PM	#17
rikers_mailbox macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: LA-la-land	Wireless dock + speakers? (includes sync capabilities)

Dec 12, 2005, 09:41 PM	#18
Jovian9 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: "I'm going to make you feel punch drunk!"	I'd consider buying this if it looks great, has wireless capabilities, is small, and sounds good....though I doubt it will sound anything like the Bose setup. __________________ Maiava Jovian

Dec 12, 2005, 09:53 PM	#22
magid macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2003	I thinking it will have some sort of storage capabilities so you can sinc it up with your comp and not have to go through the trouble of hooking your iPod to your stereo system. You will just have your homePod hooked up with wireless capabilities as well.

Dec 12, 2005, 09:57 PM	#23
nichos macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Fl	I would like an Airport base station that will do videos and photos! How cool would that be to send video from your mac upstairs, to your airport base station downstairs to watch on your TV? __________________ The Lazy Admin - A remote WMI tool for Windows administrators

Dec 12, 2005, 10:03 PM	#25
aricher macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chi-il	Transferring photos & video wirelessly on two Tivos is painfully slow - not sure how Apple could improve it. If Apple came out with a whoop-a$$ boombox that synced wirelessly and sounded great I'd think about picking one up.

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