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Apple Hiring New Telesales Staff to Support 'Very Big New Product'?
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Well we're all guessing similar but I have to say Apple is never *just* about the gadget. It's about the business model and the service (ie. the iPod wasn't the big deal, it's really about digital distribution and micropayments)
So, LaLa+Massive datacentre+cut down mobileme+cut down iOS device is likely what's happening here. Yeah, some are calling this iTV.
So, LaLa+Massive datacentre+cut down mobileme+cut down iOS device is likely what's happening here. Yeah, some are calling this iTV.
Touch iMac
Looking at it closely, I would say that it may be the touch screen iMac we have been hearing about, while iTv with cable channels onboard would be an awesome product, I think that bringing a full scale touch platform to the industry with a large screen and flexibility is the next"big thing", like a superpowered iPad with full OS X capabilities, a designer's dream machine, design directly onto the screen, I would not be surprised if Apple would also followup with its own set of specially designed apps to take advantage of it, maybe a new photoshop/indesign competitor, or a collaboration with adobe? all designed to take advantage of a touch screen, no more need for a bamboo pad.
Looking at it closely, I would say that it may be the touch screen iMac we have been hearing about, while iTv with cable channels onboard would be an awesome product, I think that bringing a full scale touch platform to the industry with a large screen and flexibility is the next"big thing", like a superpowered iPad with full OS X capabilities, a designer's dream machine, design directly onto the screen, I would not be surprised if Apple would also followup with its own set of specially designed apps to take advantage of it, maybe a new photoshop/indesign competitor, or a collaboration with adobe? all designed to take advantage of a touch screen, no more need for a bamboo pad.
My mobileme subscription is up mid-October. I'm not renewing until the last minute, in case this is true and the business model for MobileMe changes (i.e. it's either a free or differently priced service)
Few people have a need for 1080p content. Most people don't even know what 720p or 1080p even mean they just know it is "HD". Remember, most of Apple's customers aren't tech nerds.
Unless you have a very large TV and sit really close to it it's hard to tell the difference. (yeah yeah I know everyone says they can tell the difference, but that's akin to how people say they can tell that a monster hdmi cable makes a difference). If I sat you down 6-7ft from a 46" TV you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two. With digital content the compression rate and method are way more important than the resolution. All that said I prefer 1080p...just because I know in my head it's 'better' and I like that feeling even though I know it's not important.
Granted, technically the device would likely be quite small
In seriousness. The app platform that's connected to your television is a multibillion dollar opportunity and Apple wants a massive share of that before Google. In fact I'd argue this is potentially bigger than all their other products, except iPhone.
Edit: Hmmm I may have missed a double negative there. Apologies if so.
Not iPod... but Max-i-Pad!
Exciting new stuff???? I can see my bank account dwindling now!
My guess.... a real change to iTV to include games and more control over all your home entertainment systems.
Hmm. I get it.
Channel numbers become apps. Ingenious. You don't have to remember numbers. All cities have the same access point to the content (the app).
Move your (channels) around on a pad.
Organize your (channels) by content type.
Easily launch a (channel) with one click.
Channel numbers become apps. Ingenious. You don't have to remember numbers. All cities have the same access point to the content (the app).
Move your (channels) around on a pad.
Organize your (channels) by content type.
Easily launch a (channel) with one click.
If the new product is the vaunted iTV, then perhaps Apple will add a camera and microphone to the offering and the telesales staff is for FaceTime support.
…or maybe not…*
I was thinking about that.. I envision it as a iphone-sized box with hdmi-out and not much else.. wonder how they would go about integrating a camera into it..
My first thought was that the box would just attach to the back of your tv and a webcam would clip to the top of the tv and connect to the iTV but Apple wants the box to be seen.. I don't know.. it will be interesting and I'm looking forward to it.
edit: I hope it's just a 50-60" brushed-aluminum Apple LED TV... would be the best-kept Apple secret ever.. but that wouldn't have nearly the same kind of market penetration as a $99 settop box.
Most of what Kevin described was on Engadget back in May. Kevin is awesome but we should credit properly.
Absolutely! Even at $99 I can't see the hardware alone being so big of a deal that they need all this new staff.
Absolutely! Even at $99 I can't see the hardware alone being so big of a deal that they need all this new staff.
Good chance it's the White iPhone 4, right? Or new iPod Touch?
Otherwise I think it's the AppleTV.
Otherwise I think it's the AppleTV.
I agree, it is rather difficult to tell the difference between 1080p and 720p with regular footage. Text, however, is often a giveaway for people with sharp vision.
Then again, when have we enjoyed watching a bunch of text on the screen? (Besides the intro to Star Wars, of course...)
Not necessarily. If Apple is indeed releasing the 'iTV' at a price point like $99, and they've found a way to remake it in such a way it garners mass appeal, they absolutely will need to expand their support staff to cover it.
interesting end of year
whatever it is im excited for the rest of this year from apple.
september new ipod updates
possibly new apple tv
possibly new ilife
plus like 800 other rumors haha
whatever it is im excited for the rest of this year from apple.
september new ipod updates
possibly new apple tv
possibly new ilife
plus like 800 other rumors haha
It's funny we still call them "set top boxes" when it's highly unpractical to put anything "on top" of current TV sets!