More 'Brick' Info Coming...

MacRumors · Oct 2, 2008, 11:41 PM

9to5Mac claims that they have more information about the "Brick" codename and that "this will be huge." They've also enclosed the following teaser image which appears to depict a laser.

More info is promised this weekend.

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sukanas · Oct 2, 2008, 11:42 PM

using lazur technology for a snappier safari?

tMac85 · Oct 2, 2008, 11:43 PM

hmmmmm guess we will have to wait and see. and a laser? wtf? i have no idea what that could mean.

ravenvii · Oct 2, 2008, 11:45 PM

Now that sounds just like a attention-whoring scheme.

naroola · Oct 2, 2008, 11:46 PM

The laser is sitting on a book. My guess is that it's a new eBook reader of some sort. What do you guys think?

Dmac77 · Oct 2, 2008, 11:48 PM

Attention whores! I call BS on this. 9to5 Mac is just trying to generate some web traffic so they can pay their bills.

@ naroola:

Didn't Jobs say that their is no market for eBooks? I could have sworn that he said that Apple wouldn't be getting into eBooks.

Don

tMac85 · Oct 2, 2008, 11:50 PM

laser thin!

nah. im with the attention getting whores idea. and yet we are giving it to them!

corinhorn · Oct 2, 2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenvii

Now that sounds just like a attention-whoring scheme.

Agreed, otherwise they would just publish their damn info, which probably means it's not too accurate.

naroola · Oct 2, 2008, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmac77

Didn't Jobs say that their is no market for eBooks? I could have sworn that he said that Apple wouldn't be getting into eBooks.

Don

True. But years ago, he had also said that nobody would want to watch videos on a small screen like the ones on iPods... and then he releases iPods that can play videos. So, you never know.

xix · Oct 2, 2008, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmac77

Attention whores! I call BS on this. 9to5 Mac is just trying to generate some web traffic so they can pay their bills.

You now know the secret to how these rumor sites work. Congrats.

Dmac77 · Oct 2, 2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naroola

True. But years ago, he had also said that nobody would want to watch videos on a small screen like the ones on iPods... and then he releases iPods that can play videos. So, you never know.

I thought it was a comment that he made recently, oh well. We will see.

Don

Buschmaster · Oct 2, 2008, 11:58 PM

9to5 has generally been pretty good in the past, right? Even uncovering a lot of things?

requieminadream · Oct 3, 2008, 12:02 AM

The book the laser is on top of.

pranavss11 · Oct 3, 2008, 12:03 AM

Meh. 100$ it's about blue-ray.

bladehavoc · Oct 3, 2008, 12:04 AM

Very far-fetched approach but...

"greener apple"? Aluminum macbooks and more recyclable parts?

The laser may be a very very loose reference to blu-ray support?

PlaceofDis · Oct 3, 2008, 12:04 AM

very vague.

this is a bit unlike them, isn't it?
be interesting to see what they come up with.

clu10 · Oct 3, 2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmac77

Attention whores! I call BS on this. 9to5 Mac is just trying to generate some web traffic so they can pay their bills.

i doubt that the folks from 9 to 5 mac are stupid enough to do something like that, and expect to get away with it, and to be completely honest, i didnt even know that the web site brought in any revenue. i though it was something this guy did in his spare time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmac77

Didn't Jobs say that their is no market for eBooks? I could have sworn that he said that Apple wouldn't be getting into eBooks.

your quoting something jobs said a while back, the market is CONTANLY CHANGING. he was was talking about the market place for ebooks at the time, not the current status quo. jobs could very well eat his words, cause he can't predict the future.

i personally dont belive it's a ebook, but dont be so sure it isnt, you never know. nobody here knows.

like the ppl who insisted kevin rose was lying because the ipod nano was a obivious mock up, (and they apparently proved it with thier superior photoshop knowledge). this is all theory and speculation, none of us know *?&#

zombitronic · Oct 3, 2008, 12:05 AM

I knew it! They're skipping Blu-ray and going straight for the Gamma-ray drive.

miketcool · Oct 3, 2008, 12:05 AM

Another "Halo". Made in-house so Microsoft cant steal it this time and use it for XBOX glory.

Tragedies · Oct 3, 2008, 12:06 AM

Wasn't the brick rumoured to be a tablet?

Toe · Oct 3, 2008, 12:08 AM

Laser keyboard for the iPhone?

miketcool · Oct 3, 2008, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by requieminadream

The book the laser is on top of.

More likely its a way to encrypt data that can never be decoded. A way to "brick" and protect all your data, even in the cloud.

iVoid · Oct 3, 2008, 12:09 AM

If Apple was getting into the eBook business they would have been denying all the eBook Apps in the App store.

I guess it could be BluRay laser, but the tint of the picture is green.

"criptonomicon" could be the name of the book (only book that came up seaching on the partial title), but don't know if this means anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon

Edit: Took too long to type my response, someone beat me to the book name.

Or Apple is taking over building the Death Star from Microsoft.

Toe · Oct 3, 2008, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tragedies

Wasn't the brick rumoured to be a tablet?

Sure. Here it is.

ventro · Oct 3, 2008, 12:13 AM

The book has no relevance. 9to5mac even states it in their post.

Oct 2, 2008, 11:41 PM	#1
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Dmac77 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ravencrest, or here. And people say I'm a nerd.	Attention whores! I call BS on this. 9to5 Mac is just trying to generate some web traffic so they can pay their bills. @ naroola: Didn't Jobs say that their is no market for eBooks? I could have sworn that he said that Apple wouldn't be getting into eBooks. Don __________________ flickr

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Oct 3, 2008, 12:04 AM	#15
bladehavoc macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008	Very far-fetched approach but... "greener apple"? Aluminum macbooks and more recyclable parts? The laser may be a very very loose reference to blu-ray support?

Oct 3, 2008, 12:04 AM	#16
PlaceofDis macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	very vague. this is a bit unlike them, isn't it? be interesting to see what they come up with. __________________ dim my eyes on the waves of confessions... SpringWarmCold

Oct 3, 2008, 12:05 AM	#18
zombitronic macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007	I knew it! They're skipping Blu-ray and going straight for the Gamma-ray drive.

Oct 3, 2008, 12:05 AM	#19
miketcool macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003	Another "Halo". Made in-house so Microsoft cant steal it this time and use it for XBOX glory.

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Tragedies macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Wasn't the brick rumoured to be a tablet? __________________ Alu. iMac Entry Range 3GB Ram 20'' 2GHz, iPhone 16GB

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Toe macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2002	Laser keyboard for the iPhone? __________________ Have BlackBook and iPhone. Have operated almost every Mac model. Avoid fake Cuban cigars. — Get real cigar artwork.

Oct 3, 2008, 12:09 AM	#23
iVoid macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2007	If Apple was getting into the eBook business they would have been denying all the eBook Apps in the App store. I guess it could be BluRay laser, but the tint of the picture is green. "criptonomicon" could be the name of the book (only book that came up seaching on the partial title), but don't know if this means anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon Edit: Took too long to type my response, someone beat me to the book name. Or Apple is taking over building the Death Star from Microsoft.

Oct 3, 2008, 12:13 AM	#25
ventro macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	The book has no relevance. 9to5mac even states it in their post.

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