iPod Video Photo

MacRumors · 12:29 AM

Several sites are popularizing this Flickr photo claiming to be a photo of the upcoming full-screen Video iPod.

The photo resembles the leaked 5G iPod photos, but may have simply been inspired by the same photos.

There is significant debate about the part number shown. The part number "M8719Z/A" is the same part number as Mac OS X 10.2 Server, but several people feel it is a "B" not an "8".

spacehog371 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

The most convincing evidence that this is a fake is that the part number "M8719Z/A" is the same part number as Mac OS X 10.2 Server.

You guys didn't look very closely

THAT IS A B... not an 8

looks real.

AtHomeBoy_2000 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:32 PM

If it's a fake, it's REALLY well done.
Seems at least PLAUSIBLE.

noelister · Feb 23, 2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacehog371

You guys didn't look very closely

THAT IS A B... not an 8

looks real.

I guess we will find out in a few days if it is real.

Superdrive · Feb 23, 2006, 01:33 PM

Cool. I think the dock cord looks kinda shabby. Either way, I can't wait til Tuesday.

Threnody · Feb 23, 2006, 01:36 PM

If it's a fake it's VERY well done. Definitely doesn't look like a photochop.....

irmongoose · Feb 23, 2006, 01:40 PM

Haha, you guys should have been around during the iWalk days...

If this is the new, fun product to be announced next Tuesday, I'm buying!

irmongoose

Nermal · 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacehog371

THAT IS A B... not an 8

Well that's just more proof that it's fake. Apple's product codes are always MxxxxY(Y)/Y where x is a number and Y is a letter.

Edit: It's been pointed out to me that some newer products start with MA.

yoda_four · Feb 23, 2006, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superdrive

Cool. I think the dock cord looks kinda shabby. Either way, I can't wait til Tuesday.

The dock cable could be one of those cables with both USB and FireWire. I thought briefly that it could've been a Dock-to-RCA cable, with maybe just video and mono, but that kinda seems like downgrading. Who knows, it could just be a third-party cable.

Also, I think the plug looks off-center. I mean, compare the distance between the bottom of the plug to the bottom of the device and the top of the plug to the top of the device.

Or look at the colour stripes. It goes right down the middle of the device. To my eye, the plug has more distance on the top.

Looks pretty real to me, btw.

mrgreen4242 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:41 PM

I posted this at 11am (first on MR I think). :P I want a front page (or at least page 2 story) for once. :P Here's all the speculation from this morning for you late comers...

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=182325

susannahyork · Feb 23, 2006, 01:41 PM

I see a line down the middle of the usb/dock connector cord, like you see on power cords for lamps, not like the single round cords that apple generally uses...

or that might be a shadow?

yoda_four · Feb 23, 2006, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nermal

Well that's just more proof that it's fake. Apple's product codes are always MxxxxY(Y)/Y where x is a number and Y is a letter.

Most Apple products from the last few years use MA and LL/A, not MB or Z/A. So, I'm thinking it might just be a production serial code, or maybe Apple's starting with a new scheme.

Also, this serial number has one character less than their standard ones.

However, mind you, the 5G leaked photos serial numbers weren't anything near the real-world ones.

blilly · Feb 23, 2006, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtHomeBoy_2000

If it's a fake, it's REALLY well done.
Seems at least PLAUSIBLE.

You will know more soon. It's real.

paddy · Feb 23, 2006, 01:43 PM

Love to believe its real because I'm in the market for a new iPod. Probably a fake though, very like the mock-ups.

rworne · Feb 23, 2006, 01:45 PM

Is a real Apple part number... M8719Z/A

For OS X Server 10.2

That about sums up what this is - no matter how much I want it to be true.

speakster · Feb 23, 2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nermal

Well that's just more proof that it's fake. Apple's product codes are always MxxxxY(Y)/Y where x is a number and Y is a letter.

I read that the 5g iPods begin with MA...

Which would make MB even more plausible.

unless of course I'm wrong.

yoda_four · Feb 23, 2006, 01:46 PM

This just popped into my head. What if Apple redesigned the iPod OS to be basically Front Row?! Wouldn't having a black screen use less power than a white screen? Plus, it would be just as usable with a touch-screen click-wheel as with an Apple Remote.

spacehog371 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nermal

Well that's just more proof that it's fake. Apple's product codes are always MxxxxY(Y)/Y where x is a number and Y is a letter.

Hmmm I wonder why on the back of my ipod it says MA? must be a fake?

noelister · Feb 23, 2006, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blilly

You will know more soon. It's real.

Do you know this for sure? If so, how...

sartinsauce · Feb 23, 2006, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddy

Love to believe its real because I'm in the market for a new iPod. Probably a fake though, very like the mock-ups.

Yeah, I'm with you. It looks JUST like the touchscreen mockups someone post a couple of weeks ago.

I really want to believe this as I too am looking to replace my 3G 20Gig.

I don't remember ever seeing one of those stickers. Can someone estimate the size of this device based on the sticker size?

Also, the connector on that cable doesn't look like the current connector deisgn, it's too busy.

TMA · Feb 23, 2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacehog371

You guys didn't look very closely

THAT IS A B... not an 8

looks real.

Agreed It's a B not an 8. This make it fit in perfectly with Apples current product code conventions.

rikers_mailbox · Feb 23, 2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noelister

Do you know this for sure? If so, how...

hmm... the original site hosting the picture is down... a sign of Apple cease and desist?

EGT · Feb 23, 2006, 01:53 PM

I really hope it's real because it looks fantastic.

Scratches galore!!

AtHomeBoy_2000 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:54 PM

CRAP! I'm going out of town this weekend to spend some time with my Wife's family. I wont have internet access from Friday at 5PM until LATE Sunday evening. THis is going to KILL me!

mduser63 · Feb 23, 2006, 01:57 PM

The back of my 5G iPod says Model No: A1136. I'm not ready to say that this is a fake yet. As "leaked" photos go, this one is pretty convincing.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:29 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPod Video Photo Several sites are popularizing this Flickr photo claiming to be a photo of the upcoming full-screen Video iPod. The photo resembles the leaked 5G iPod photos, but may have simply been inspired by the same photos. There is significant debate about the part number shown. The part number "M8719Z/A" is the same part number as Mac OS X 10.2 Server, but several people feel it is a "B" not an "8". Last edited by arn : Feb 24, 2006 at 12:29 AM.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:36 PM	#6
Threnody macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa	If it's a fake it's VERY well done. Definitely doesn't look like a photochop..... __________________ Can 10 lazy grads make it in the real world? Find out on The Graduates Podcast.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:40 PM	#7
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Feb 23, 2006, 01:41 PM	#10
mrgreen4242 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2004	I posted this at 11am (first on MR I think). :P I want a front page (or at least page 2 story) for once. :P Here's all the speculation from this morning for you late comers... http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=182325 __________________ iMac 2.4ghz Core2Duo, 2gb, 1.5TB Dell mini 9, 2gb, 32gb SSD, OS X 16gb iPod touch - 40gb AppleTV Nikon D40 w/ Sigma 18-200mm OS

Feb 23, 2006, 01:41 PM	#11
susannahyork macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2005	hmm... I see a line down the middle of the usb/dock connector cord, like you see on power cords for lamps, not like the single round cords that apple generally uses... or that might be a shadow?

Feb 23, 2006, 01:32 PM	#3
AtHomeBoy_2000 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Schaumburg, IL	If it's a fake, it's REALLY well done. Seems at least PLAUSIBLE.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:33 PM	#5
Superdrive macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN	Cool. I think the dock cord looks kinda shabby. Either way, I can't wait til Tuesday.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:43 PM	#14
paddy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I measc mo dhaoine	Love to believe its real because I'm in the market for a new iPod. Probably a fake though, very like the mock-ups. __________________ The meek may inherit the earth but they won't keep it for very long.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:45 PM	#15
rworne macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2002	Part number on sticker Is a real Apple part number... M8719Z/A For OS X Server 10.2 That about sums up what this is - no matter how much I want it to be true.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:46 PM	#17
yoda_four macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	This just popped into my head. What if Apple redesigned the iPod OS to be basically Front Row?! Wouldn't having a black screen use less power than a white screen? Plus, it would be just as usable with a touch-screen click-wheel as with an Apple Remote.

Feb 23, 2006, 01:53 PM	#23
EGT macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2003	I really hope it's real because it looks fantastic. Scratches galore!!

Feb 23, 2006, 01:54 PM	#24
AtHomeBoy_2000 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Schaumburg, IL	CRAP! I'm going out of town this weekend to spend some time with my Wife's family. I wont have internet access from Friday at 5PM until LATE Sunday evening. THis is going to KILL me!

Feb 23, 2006, 01:57 PM	#25
mduser63 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	The back of my 5G iPod says Model No: A1136. I'm not ready to say that this is a fake yet. As "leaked" photos go, this one is pretty convincing. __________________ 20" 2.0 GHz iMac Core Duo, 1.5 GB RAM 12" 1.33 GHz Superdrive PowerBook G4, 768 MB RAM 2.0 GHz Black Core 2 Duo MacBook, 1 GB RAM

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