If it is fake, which im not saying.. why would Apple request to take it down.. Apple love rumors its what keeps their company in the hype all the time.
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6G iPod User Interface Redesign and Videos
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If it's fake, but it gets spread around, it could negatively impact the company. As many have already noted, for example, this UI looks unfinished and not all that great, at least in some people's opinions.
That could have a serious impact; imagine that it gets spread around and people say "this is what the new iPod UI" is going to look like. It could dampen enthusiasm for the upcoming iPod, it could cause people to sell off Apple stock because this made them think the next iPod would be a dud.
These are extreme examples, but these are exactly why companies generally try and control what is put out, and why they also act on anything that is fake or premature.
Yes, Apple loves rumors, but not negative ones. And they like to control the presentation of information; obviously Apple would not have liked it if the actual iPhone UI, etc. leaked out well in advance of them announcing it.
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It's not Fake. Apple pulled it down in a millisecond.
Here is the video for those that missed it:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/say-it-a...interface-may-be-real-but-old-news-281077.php
Here is the video for those that missed it:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/say-it-a...interface-may-be-real-but-old-news-281077.php
Why are people assuming that this is the new interface running on new hardware. It could be the new interface running on existing hardware. I still expect the 6G to be a more suitable design for playing widescreen movies. If this doesn't happen, maybe it's time to get an Archos for video.
That is an interesting point.
Are IPODs able to have their whole GUI updated via a firmware update?
If so, Apple could simply offer a firmware update for $20 to upgrade your exisitng ipod. There has to be some sort of new Hardware feature coming or else why buy the new ipod?
I think it will be touchscreen ipod, and the video leaked will be a new ipod nano OR a firmware upgrade for existing ipods.
I'd definitely say this is real since the videos have been pulled (Apple never requested to pull a fake or mockup before).
Apple, I hope your reading this thread. Multi-touch is where it's at now. If you want to please people that don't want to touch a screen or look at it, why not include a remote clickwheel or just plain remote to pause or switch songs quickly? Easy and cheap.
My vote still is that this is for the Nano (or similar small device) since multi-touch on that would be hard to use. Although, Gizmodo is probably right in that these are older 6G concepts before the iPhone interface. Seriously, who wants to use that when everyone loves the iPhone iPod interface ... and it makes all the competition look ancient?
Apple, I hope your reading this thread. Multi-touch is where it's at now. If you want to please people that don't want to touch a screen or look at it, why not include a remote clickwheel or just plain remote to pause or switch songs quickly? Easy and cheap.
My vote still is that this is for the Nano (or similar small device) since multi-touch on that would be hard to use. Although, Gizmodo is probably right in that these are older 6G concepts before the iPhone interface. Seriously, who wants to use that when everyone loves the iPhone iPod interface ... and it makes all the competition look ancient?
Maybe they intentionally released this video to throw the mac rumor community off? Isn't there talk that they did this with the iphone?
I don't remember any iPhone or iMac or Macbook spyvideo ever being released that was pulled down. I also don't remember any spyvideo ever actually being real. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
If Apple is pulling something down, then there is truth to the spyvideo.
Yeah, but those are usually labeled as, "Here's a quick mockup to illustrate the idea." This one was billed as potentially being a leak from inside Apple. And considering the negative attention it got while it was up, I wouldn't doubt them being worried about how it reflected on them, especially since it's a product they're probably very close to actually releasing
There have still been plenty of "this is a possible leak" pictures or videos. Anyone remember the widescreen iPod snapshot from inside the factory? That was eventually proven to be a fake and it didn't get pulled.
Show me one time where Apple actually had something pulled and it turned out to be fake.
Well, irregardless:
New iPods on August 7th, right?
If so, you can usually expect Apple to blow you away somehow, especially after the 4G, 5G, and 5.5G were essentially all the same basic design (4:3 screen with Click Wheel) with mere software upgrades (adding video, better games, search, etc.).
I don't see how Apple COULDN'T radically turn things around with the 6G. I'm sure there'll be something fun to be bought, which is just in time since my Nano is running out of space! And I just got it earlier this year.
New iPods on August 7th, right?
If so, you can usually expect Apple to blow you away somehow, especially after the 4G, 5G, and 5.5G were essentially all the same basic design (4:3 screen with Click Wheel) with mere software upgrades (adding video, better games, search, etc.).
I don't see how Apple COULDN'T radically turn things around with the 6G. I'm sure there'll be something fun to be bought, which is just in time since my Nano is running out of space! And I just got it earlier this year.
OK I just changed my mind. I don't think this is real.
Why? Well, isn't it amazing that no pictures of the iPhone came out prior to release? And isn't it even more amazing that half a million iPhones were sitting on store shelves the day it came out, but no photos came out before then? There are thousands of people involved in iPhone release (many not employed by Apple)-- factories, trucks, shipping, boxing, instruction manual, labeling, printing, website design, Apple Stores-- all who had access in some way, prior to the release date.
People from China to the US. Poor and rich.
Not one of these people could be bought off or could sneak a photo out?
I think if Apple can stop non-Apple employees worldwide from sneaking so much as a picture of a box out, there is no way a video clip from inside Apple HQ is getting out.
That being said, this could be a preliminary interface design from some time ago. All we know is that this clip was made sometime after November 2006 (the date of Beatles Love album release).
Why? Well, isn't it amazing that no pictures of the iPhone came out prior to release? And isn't it even more amazing that half a million iPhones were sitting on store shelves the day it came out, but no photos came out before then? There are thousands of people involved in iPhone release (many not employed by Apple)-- factories, trucks, shipping, boxing, instruction manual, labeling, printing, website design, Apple Stores-- all who had access in some way, prior to the release date.
People from China to the US. Poor and rich.
Not one of these people could be bought off or could sneak a photo out?
I think if Apple can stop non-Apple employees worldwide from sneaking so much as a picture of a box out, there is no way a video clip from inside Apple HQ is getting out.
That being said, this could be a preliminary interface design from some time ago. All we know is that this clip was made sometime after November 2006 (the date of Beatles Love album release).
well we know the have been working on the osx base ipod since the iphone project was started up. i think it is an early concept. i guess we wil find out. but my gut tells me it is the final product and 9to5 was right on the mock up. wouldn't that be funny!
Something about it seems just blatantly fake, but then why remove it? I think it was a preliminary design, but not final, for the 6th gen. Visually it's quite dull, too dull for Apple's premier iPod. Legal probably pursued this because it IS real, though it is not REAL in the sense that this is the final version you'll see on new iPods. Also, it seems like if it were an official video from Apple, it would include shots of the actual iPod at least once, not just the software. Since preliminary designs would only need the software, i drew that conclusion to be an earlier design.
Very interesting...
Very interesting...
I agree. I think it was an early candidate for the 6G. They have probably already scratched that design, but somehow it got leaked out. I'm assuming the 6G iPod will be like an iPhone without the phone and some of the Wi-Fi features.
You do realize that there's an alphabet "index" on the iPhone that allows you to jump to any letter, right? Unless you have a bazillion songs under a single letter, this works for most people.
Also, the iPhone takes physics/momentum into account. When you flick, the phone doesn't just stop scrolling when you lift your finger; it keeps going, and you can stop it by touching the screen when you see the song/artist/album that you want. The MP3-players you are referring to don't have such advanced technology in them. If you have ever used an iPhone, you know how fluid the interface is. Navigating is a non-issue.
Yeah, it might have just been some kind of mock up that has been tossed around inside Apple but doesn't necessarily represent what they're doing.
I presume you mean before it was announced, right? There were plenty of pictures after MW07. Beforehand yes, it was kept pretty quiet. These videos show the UI, not the unit itself. And I think they're very plausible and inline with keeping an iPod an iPod and not an iPhone.
That's either fake, or Apple hasn't polished the interface yet. I hope it's the first.
Also, I hope the next iPod will have a clickwheel.
Also, I hope the next iPod will have a clickwheel.
We will never,ever see PDA type software on an iPod. This is reserved for the iPhone. That's it purpose.
Any 6G top of the line iPod will have a wide touch screen GUI utilizing coverflow and multi-touch.Apple has shown us the direction they are going.
The click wheel may well stay in the Nano but it too will be a "smooth touch" as seen in recent patent's.
To say that the 6G iPod will have everything the iPhone has except the phone part is fantasy.That would cut into the product differentiation.
Apple wants people to know the difference between the two.And by doing so keep sales of iPods and iPhones hopefully at the pace they are currently at.
Any 6G top of the line iPod will have a wide touch screen GUI utilizing coverflow and multi-touch.Apple has shown us the direction they are going.
The click wheel may well stay in the Nano but it too will be a "smooth touch" as seen in recent patent's.
To say that the 6G iPod will have everything the iPhone has except the phone part is fantasy.That would cut into the product differentiation.
Apple wants people to know the difference between the two.And by doing so keep sales of iPods and iPhones hopefully at the pace they are currently at.
I think, that it's a real prototype version that apple made in January, and it leaked from apple. And now they have made a more sophisticated version with more features, but i still think that apple's next ipod will be without toutchscreen, serious, why do we need a toutchscreen? a ipod is only for music and video, the rest like internet is for the iphone. and for music and video we don't need a toutchscreen. the clickweel is very good invention for easy music and video scrolling.
I think the specs of the new ipod 6G are:
60GB or 120GB version with fm radio.
I think the specs of the new ipod 6G are:
60GB or 120GB version with fm radio.
we need a touchscreen for music and video because the clickwheel simply takes up too much space for watching movies etc. How can the ipod evolve into a true video player when half of the front is taken up permanently by navigation? the iphone gets it right in this respect, only showing navigation options when they are needed...
Yep - noticed the same thing. Furthermore, Accra and Addis Ababa are only three hours apart, not five - UTC and UTC +3. Its fake, thank God.