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Re: Re: Wow what a dumba**

Originally posted by kidd0
9AM California Time is when updates would come. My friends with Apple tell me updates are VERY soon, and that today is possible.

Apple releases on Tuesdays (sometimes Thursdays), and at 9am always. This rumor is still active for one more hour.
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Unless this is a change in Apple policy, I disagree. All Tuesday product revisions that I can recall from last year (those not assocaited with an event) occured in the morning. They would always be waiting for me when I would log on at work around 9am Central.

I hope I am wrong, and that new product shows up in couple hours, but we'll just have to wait and see.
 
Re: Re: Wow what a dumba**

Originally posted by kidd0
My friends with Apple tell me updates are VERY soon, and that today is possible.
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I love how everyone manages to have "friends with Apple" who know so much. Perhaps everyone having "friends with Apple" explains why all the rumor sites get specs on new machines weeks in advance of their release.

Oh wait....
 
Steve Jobs probably figured that acknowleding the 20th Anniversary at Macworld was plenty, and that a seperate acknowledgment of the actual birthday on the 24th was unnecessary.

It's clear to me with the redone 1984 commercial containing the iPod that the iPod is indeed the celebration product Apple intends to use for this occasion.

I do hope I'm wrong, as it does seem odd for Apple to not do something to acknowledge the date itself.
 
Re: Re: Re: Wow what a dumba**

Originally posted by john123
I love how everyone manages to have "friends with Apple" who know so much. Perhaps everyone having "friends with Apple" explains why all the rumor sites get specs on new machines weeks in advance of their release.

Oh wait....
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;) Well, no matter what- I'd be willing to bet on a product release this week no matter what- and I'm almost certain of one today.
 
Re: ipod

Originally posted by paulypants
i'm starting to get really sick of ipod ipod ipod music music music....

whatever happened to computers..

oh well
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I hear ya.
I have my iPod, and I love my iPod, and I love my music- but Apple needs to slow down a bit and recognize what we love about them- their computers.
 
Re: Re: Wow what a dumba**

Originally posted by kidd0
9AM California Time is when updates would come. My friends with Apple tell me updates are VERY soon, and that today is possible.

Apple releases on Tuesdays (sometimes Thursdays), and at 9am always. This rumor is still active for one more hour.
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Your friends with Apple? You mean your imaginary friends?
 
at*

Imaginary? I'm not going to argue with you about this, it's so immature.

I hate going off topic anyway. I can't wait to say I told you so when I see updates this week :p
 
Usually updates happen 9 AM EST - unless there is a reason - not saying we won't see something at 9 AM West Coast - but I'm thinking we're going to have to wait until after the Super Bowl.

D
 
Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
Usually updates happen 9 AM EST - unless there is a reason - not saying we won't see something at 9 AM West Coast - but I'm thinking we're going to have to wait until after the Super Bowl.

D
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9 AM EST?!
That's 6 AM Westside.

I don't remember a 6 AM Westside release.
 
Re: HD-based DVcams

Originally posted by splashman
Good points. I hadn't thought of using the larger platter sizes. An advantage would be that they're much cheaper per GB than the micros. A disadvantage would be the increased power draw, but it would probably still be less than the tape drive.

Again, I'm not holding my breath for such a camera, since you can purchase a whole lot of tapes for what a drive would cost, but it seems reasonable to expect such cameras are in development.
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Understand.

Just looking at alternatives.

At 40GB (3.5 hours roughly) not many folks are going to need that much continuous recording capability.

Reminds me of the first time I did ski videos with a friend. Spent all day working on some great shots. Very tired. Got back to the hotel room and reviewed the footage. Only had a few minutes after a days work.

...so then I decided to start filming while skiing, but that is another story.

My point being, is most folks don't need more than an hour or two for a days worth of video taping. So if they can go home and DL onto a computer or larger HD system, that may be a great solution.

Which brings me to the idea of using the iPod as a recorder. Too bad you can't just connect a camera (something like the iSight) the iPod and record video. That might be an interesting soltion for many folks who don't need professional level quality.

Sushi
 
It's been real!

Well - this is my last post until I order the new G5 and I begin posting notes on how fast it is.

I have spent way too much time in rumor land and while I've tried to keep it in prespective. The elation/dissapointment of having cash in pocket but refusing to buy a first gen machine (personal preference - don't need a sociology lesson) Here is my final thoughts.

Two things I've noted....

ONE) no rebates at Apple store - to date I have always seen rebate 2-4 weeks before a rvision. I've been doing the ..next round... for about 3 years now (recent events wedding/house/car always put it off - and this rebate trend is nearly 100% perfect) The latter time, 4 weeks, at the educational store which always got rebates earlier. So to this I say revisions are MORE than one month away. Apple is still a business after all and OLD inventory must be moved.

TWO) Non-disclosure agreement my butt. Rumors and gossip drive the world and are as much a apart of marketing as the TV adds. So the fact the apple has been as silent as many of the Mars probes we have lost.... I say until we start getting wiffs of 'leaked' specs... accidental web site mistakes... etc... I hate to admit it but I now have a lot more respect for Trance Cub Music. He kept it real and I think he is the only one who know something.

Because TRUE knowledge comes from knowing you know nothing!
- So Crates

One last note - this era of rumor land has cost me more productivity time than the My Doom Virus - I LOVE BEING A MAC USER!!!!!!!




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Re: Re: HD-based DVcams

Originally posted by sushi
Which brings me to the idea of using the iPod as a recorder. Too bad you can't just connect a camera (something like the iSight) the iPod and record video. That might be an interesting soltion for many folks who don't need professional level quality.
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I forgot to add...

I have numerous friends who own expensive video and digital cameras. Yet they use them very little, but seem to need to have the latest and greatest.

If you could purchase an iPod/iSight type combination, you can also use it for music and video conferencing so you get more value for your money. Plus you don't have your gaggests just laying around gathing dust like so many I know.

Anyhow, just some ideas.

Sushi
 
I'll be generous and give Apple till 9 AM Pacific. Which is 3 mins away. I don't think we'll be seeing anything....

I love how this thread became so large over something so vague.
 
Originally posted by Sonofhaig
I'll be generous and give Apple till 9 AM Pacific. Which is 3 mins away. I don't think we'll be seeing anything....

I love how this thread became so large over something so vague.
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It's just, we cannot rest until we see that .5" thick, water-cooled, fold-out screen PowerBook G5 that floats above the desk on the water vapor it produces.
 
Well, on to next week? The PowerBooks really should be getting the G5 soon. There's no excuse now. They could have used the .13 micron 970 if they had wanted to, and they can certainlly use the .09 version.

At least annonce that the G4 revisions have been FIXED, and double the video RAM (and maybe give us a price cut?). SOMETHING.
 
Originally posted by kidd0
9 AM EST?!
That's 6 AM Westside.
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Maybe you're not up then - but there have been plenty of times when its happened.

A quick search shows this - just look at the times of the posts. Its because they get things ready for the East Coast Apple Stores - it would cause all sorts of problems if you introduced something right in the middle of the day.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?threadid=42669

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?threadid=40925

D :D
 
Re: Re: ipod

I completely agree.. Some of us depend on Apple to get our jobs done. iPods do squat for that.

Originally posted by kidd0
I hear ya.
I have my iPod, and I love my iPod, and I love my music- but Apple needs to slow down a bit and recognize what we love about them- their computers.
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No excuse.. aside from Apple's total monopoly on Apple products.. means they can take their own sweet time and do whatever they damn well please..

yay! a 6th color iPod.. that will certainly help me render in FCP..

Originally posted by Puppies
Well, on to next week? The PowerBooks really should be getting the G5 soon. There's no excuse now. They could have used the .13 micron 970 if they had wanted to, and they can certainlly use the .09 version.

At least annonce that the G4 revisions have been FIXED, and double the video RAM (and maybe give us a price cut?). SOMETHING.
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Re: Re: Re: Wow what a dumba**

Originally posted by john123
I love how everyone manages to have "friends with Apple" who know so much. Perhaps everyone having "friends with Apple" explains why all the rumor sites get specs on new machines weeks in advance of their release.

Oh wait....
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I have a friend at Apple, he doesn't tell me jack. (He hinted at the iPod before it first came out, but didn't give enough detail for me to even know it was going to be an mp3 player. Only in retrospect did I realize that his hint was in reference to it.)

My friend must be the only Apple employee who actually takes his NDA seriously. (And he would be in a position to know about new products. He doesn't even go "Oh, man, are you going to be surprised on Tuesday!" or anything similar, he is very nonchalant about those kind of things. He is really good at poker, too.
 
Originally posted by Puppies
Well, on to next week? The PowerBooks really should be getting the G5 soon. There's no excuse now. They could have used the .13 micron 970 if they had wanted to, and they can certainlly use the .09 version.

At least annonce that the G4 revisions have been FIXED, and double the video RAM (and maybe give us a price cut?). SOMETHING.
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I'd go with the incremental G4 updates for teh next round if they are soon.

Rememeber with a G5 Powerbook, it's not just the power and heat issues with the G5 processor, it's also the requirements for the support chips. And these all have space requirements.

So in my opinion, maybe G4 updates soon. A G5 powerbook somewhere between June and September.
 
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