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What??? I never knew. Awesome! Bad that it didn't sold.
At least apple could add some decent graphics to the mini.
Heck, if Asus can make a atom cpu + 9300m running Cod 4 very smooth
apple should do too. (don't know the exact specs but it is nice)
hmmm...
Could it be as simple as this: NVIDIA's trademark green, which in this case is the laser, is pointing at the apple. Take a look at NVIDIA's promotion. Looks like a Macbook/pro. Look closer...doesn't look like there's a keyboard at all.
Could it be as simple as this: NVIDIA's trademark green, which in this case is the laser, is pointing at the apple. Take a look at NVIDIA's promotion. Looks like a Macbook/pro. Look closer...doesn't look like there's a keyboard at all.
codename
Brick is a codename for a small NAS unit that you can stream itunes, movies, photos to multiple computers and devices throughout your home.
Brick is a codename for a small NAS unit that you can stream itunes, movies, photos to multiple computers and devices throughout your home.
I'd like it to be .... but brick doesnt sound like anything related to tablet!?
IMO, Brick refers to a new Mac Mini or something similar.
What do you guys think?
Guys, I'm new here, but have been watching and reading quietly "in the shadows" for a while now. With the "brick" rumors, "green/black nVidia rumors", "external" yada yada..., why couldn't it be just an adaptation of this? http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=162&l3=0&l4=0&model=1557&modelmenu=1
It's external, meant for a laptop (ideally), has an nVidia GPU, and could have additional ports to expand a basic laptop to be able to perform advanced "desktop" functions? Of course Apple could modify/adapt this concept to their specs, but (by way of the link), it's obvious this technology is out there already.
It's external, meant for a laptop (ideally), has an nVidia GPU, and could have additional ports to expand a basic laptop to be able to perform advanced "desktop" functions? Of course Apple could modify/adapt this concept to their specs, but (by way of the link), it's obvious this technology is out there already.
So Apple are going to be producing Chest Freezers?
Or is that washing machine?
I think it's an ice cream maker.
iScream.
Apple made the Newton (which was awesome, but way overpriced).
They got out of that market... then much much later they came up with the iPod Touch, which arguably is an new take on the same sort of thing.
Also, it's arguable that
TV is a return to the gaming console as much as the iPod Touch is a return to the PDA. In other words... they're re-thinking it. But I wouldn't say they're so scared that they'll never try again.
It's not going to happen. That market is overstuffed right now. Just ask Sony. Nor is it an industry that fits into Apple's typical profit-model (practically give away hardware, make money on software - exactly the opposite of Apple's model). If anything we'll see some sort of App store for the AppleTV. It's "controller" sucks, though, and there's nothing there to connect something better to it wirelessly (ie, BT) so they'd have to do a controller with a USB dongle for tx/rx. Pretty unlikely, even at that. The iPhone/iPod gaming market is where they're going to put their money, I'd say.
Look at the Nintendo DS. One of the biggest selling gaming systems ever with a touch screen. The Wii with it's motion controls. The iPhone/touch combine a version of both of those, with a lot more processing power and a pretty huge install base, not to mention an abosolutely untouchable distrobution system. Handhelds have been bigger than home consoles since the first Gameboy. It's the best place for a new competitor to get in the game.
I think part of Apple's upcoming strategy will be to release a set of libraries for the iPhone/touch specifically for gaming. Maybe license a gaming engine like Torque for all developers to use free, included in the $99 program.
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OK, I'll take a few guesses just in case they turn out to be right and I would have wished I had proven I had thought of these:
Brick could be something to do with gaming on the new MacBooks, after all, Brick is a game on the scroll-wheel iPods
Could be a code name related to the super-villain Brick from the Green Arrow series whose superpower was invulnerability--so maybe the computer has face detection and bricks if it detects the wrong face making it invulnerable?
Wireless energy? Ehh..could be..according to this article in 2008 Intel showed off a way to power a light bulb wirelessly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_energy_transfer
Edit:
Also according to the NY times, lasers can be used to transfer electricity wirelessly, but are not safe yet, but there are other methods discussed here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09wirelessenergy.html?ref=magazine
Brick could be something to do with gaming on the new MacBooks, after all, Brick is a game on the scroll-wheel iPods
Could be a code name related to the super-villain Brick from the Green Arrow series whose superpower was invulnerability--so maybe the computer has face detection and bricks if it detects the wrong face making it invulnerable?
Wireless energy? Ehh..could be..according to this article in 2008 Intel showed off a way to power a light bulb wirelessly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_energy_transfer
Edit:
Also according to the NY times, lasers can be used to transfer electricity wirelessly, but are not safe yet, but there are other methods discussed here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09wirelessenergy.html?ref=magazine
Kinda like how the Newton showed Apple that mobile devices were a bad idea?
Come on Apple... Embrace the potential of the iPhone as a PSP/DS rival with a control pad add-on (or support iControlPad officially), fast-track Snow Leopard and get everything running smoothly so you can bring back the "Macs don't crash" slogan and not be full of shoit, kick Adobe in the ass and make an emulation layer (perhaps optional) for Carbon apps (I am sick of KPs caused by old or Carbon-based apps and games), bring out that tablet everyone has been asking for and be more competitive internationally!
UPDATE: this isn't about the book
From the 9to5 site
(sorry guys, this isn't about the book...just came with the other stuff)
From the 9to5 site
(sorry guys, this isn't about the book...just came with the other stuff)
That would be awesome
If you throw in an Airport Extreme router in one package, then you have a complete system.
Manage all your iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, etc. media from a central location. You won't need to have a computer on all the time to serve it. Access it from your MobileMe account on the road from your laptop or iPhone.
The only thing I would want is expandability and redundancy, like a Drobo. If I'm going to put stuff in it that's hard or time consuming to replace, I can't afford to have that thing fail on me.
If you throw in an Airport Extreme router in one package, then you have a complete system.
Manage all your iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, etc. media from a central location. You won't need to have a computer on all the time to serve it. Access it from your MobileMe account on the road from your laptop or iPhone.
The only thing I would want is expandability and redundancy, like a Drobo. If I'm going to put stuff in it that's hard or time consuming to replace, I can't afford to have that thing fail on me.
Wrong. The race to harness the power of green light will be the key to a lot of things. When it is finally figured out, scientists, engineers, etc have many many goals that include this new technology. Green light is the big one. Red was simple, and blue isn't really much more beneficial. Green is going to be huge.