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3G iPhone in May, Another Device at WWDC?
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has anyone heard of the possible release of the Macbook nano? could be it? what you guys think?
MacBook nano? Where do people get this stuff? Did you miss the Air's launch?
3G in May, "iPlay" handheld at WWDC ?
Interesting theory which adds to the weight that a 3G device may turn up before WWDC and that slot is taken by a new device......handheld gaming platform ?
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/12/apple_games_handheld/page2.html
Interesting theory which adds to the weight that a 3G device may turn up before WWDC and that slot is taken by a new device......handheld gaming platform ?
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/12/apple_games_handheld/page2.html
Palm sized device, running OSX... isn't that the iPhone? Between that and the Air I see no need at all for yet another product. The whole iTablet/ MacBook Nano angle just stinks of fanboy zeal to me.
I can't believe there's such hype for a product while everyone is so quick to beat down on the MBA and iPhone for being underpowered / underfeatured and expensive in comparison to competitors' offerings. Some 7 inch iPod touch is not going to shift that perspective.
But hey, I don't run a multi-billion dollar business - I'll go ahead and eat my words if such a device ever comes out.
It's happened before. In 2004 when Apple switched the iMac from iLamp G4 to iFrame G5, there was a long gap between when the G4s ran out and when the G5s were released. If you needed to buy a Mac that summer, you had your choice of a 'Book, a PowerMac, or an eMac. I'd hope Apple learned from that snafu to better manage production and inventory levels, but it's not without precedent.
Why would it have to be for a product launch this time? Why not for the launch of a new pricing/service plan: a price subsidy for the iPhone with an AT&T contract (as rumored)?
Many of y'all are blowing the 3G issue out of proportion. Yeah, it'll be nice to have that capability, but 3G service isn't even available in many areas. It's a geek upgrade, not the sort of thing Apple or AT&T is going to do a publicity blitz for.
Here's my tea-leaf-reading theory: 3G-capable iPhones will be showing up in stores soonish, with the current (or minor rev) software. Maybe with the 3G capability disabled, to be sneaky. Then in June after WWDC, AT&T will start selling discounted iPhones, and Apple will continue selling them at current prices... unlocked from AT&T. At the same time, they release the 2.0 software (enabling the 3G) as a free update to current owners, and of course the App Store. That combo would be worthy of some major media attention, and would get people stampeding into both the quiet little AT&T store and the already busy Apple store in malls across America.
If there's a tablet or some other not-an-iPhone product to be announced, that's just One More Thing...
The difference was that there were still iBooks, eMacs and Power Macs to buy back then, but there is currently no available Apple alternative to the iPhone. Remember, Apple wants to rapidly increase its footprint in this market, and selling no phones for a month would be a huge blow to this goal, as frustrated consumers lock into long-term plans with other devices and carriers.
And as to the original topic, I strongly doubt that Apple will introduce another hand-held device at WWDC. Maybe changes to the iPhone and Touch, but not a completely new class of device. As I posted in another thread, I can see people on these forums setting themselves up for big disappointments at WWDC, simply since the expectations are way too high to be realistic.
http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/dadaev/2196363000/sizes/o/
should have done this beforehand i guess but this is what i was referring to, the Macbook Nano. NOT Macbook Air. could just be load, but you know, whatever.
should have done this beforehand i guess but this is what i was referring to, the Macbook Nano. NOT Macbook Air. could just be load, but you know, whatever.
It's because there was two "http"'s at the start of the link. Here,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dadaev/2196363000/sizes/o/
I know it's just a mock up created before the MB Air was released, but if Apple didn't include an optical drive in the Air, there is no way they would include one in a device like that.
Ugh, Stuff Magazine. Biggest Apple fanboys the side of the Atlantic. Please disregard anything classed as news from those guys. They're more clueless than most of us.
What the hell was remotely "MacBook" about that mockup, for instance? $%£$% pipedreamers.
What the hell was remotely "MacBook" about that mockup, for instance? $%£$% pipedreamers.
It certainly wouldn't have an optical drive if it was true.
However, I fail to see what the value in such a device is for it to sell well. Sure, there'll be a couple of people who would find it fits some niche need perfectly but enough to sell in big numbers?
Exactly. A phone without tactile feedback and a laptop without an optical drive are loopy enough, but if a product like this came out the mass market would just scratch its head. Maybe half of MacRumors will buy it, but that's not really enough...
The tablet would be really sweet. It makes sense, CNN already has the big screen multi touch technology, and a handful of other companies have the tablets. It's Apples turn. I think they release the 3g early and introduce the tab and discuss the new features of the iphone at the WWDC. Just my guess.
This statement is far from true, many people can benefit from the tablet and I think it would sell fine. It would go to hospitals, schools, union etc. Its small, fast and easy to access data and keep track on information.
This statement is far from true, many people can benefit from the tablet and I think it would sell fine. It would go to hospitals, schools, union etc. Its small, fast and easy to access data and keep track on information.
i'd be an anxious, first day buyer for a mac tablet device. i'm an internet junky, facebook addict and movie/music lover. i don't like keeping my cell phone on me, so i don't care about the iphone or it's tiny screen to watch videos. this would be the perfect device for me, and i'd get alot of use out of it.
i just bought a wii last week for mario kart, and i don't really like it. now it's going the ebay route, so along with the government's stimulus check and my wii sell hopefully i'll have the cash for this device... if it's real that is.
i probably wouldn't care at all if it ended up being a gaming device though. i don't want to be the grown man in the crowd feverishly playing a game while cursing it out.
i just bought a wii last week for mario kart, and i don't really like it. now it's going the ebay route, so along with the government's stimulus check and my wii sell hopefully i'll have the cash for this device... if it's real that is.
i probably wouldn't care at all if it ended up being a gaming device though. i don't want to be the grown man in the crowd feverishly playing a game while cursing it out.
Scenarios...
One of m7 scenarios is to be able to use a device that's big enough to comfortably read Safari Books Online with a quick response time. A device like the one pictured in the flicker photo with 3G access would do the trick...
One of m7 scenarios is to be able to use a device that's big enough to comfortably read Safari Books Online with a quick response time. A device like the one pictured in the flicker photo with 3G access would do the trick...
lots of talk of the iphone obviously, and some speculation about the possibility of a tablet which i personally dont see as plausible. what about macbook and macbook pro revisions? was there not speculation about a june update a while back? what are you thinking in terms of that "june update" now that its getting closer?
