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Apple Issues Invitations for January 27th Media Event
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My theory on the graphic. First you need to know the spectrum RedOrangeYellowGreenBlueIndigoViolet
Most of these colors are represented (meaning that many have tried) and some are excluded (many others will continue to try).
Orange is the second color in the spectrum, this is Apple second try at this type of computing (First being the Newton). Thoughts? Expansions?
Most of these colors are represented (meaning that many have tried) and some are excluded (many others will continue to try).
Orange is the second color in the spectrum, this is Apple second try at this type of computing (First being the Newton). Thoughts? Expansions?
That's the biggest load of abstract wank I've ever read. You people are grasping at straws trying to interpret something objective from something subjective such as a random array of ink splotches. Hilarious really.
The colors don't appear to be random considering all the colors being represented in the "splotches" are the current lineup of the iPod Nanos...
Hmmm... boy all of these colors looks very similar.....
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Here's a name that I haven't seen tossed around for the tablet:
Canvas
The Apple announcement looks like an artist painting on a 'canvas', and artists are usually 'creating' things, so maybe extrapolating both it would be an interesting name? Anyone else agree?
If so, I wonder how I could lock myself in as the first one who suggested that 'Canvas' would be the name of the Apple tablet?
To me the invitation invoked more of an artist's paint palette...
Would this be a clue as to how the device is held? A literal thumbhole with the fingers on the backside able to do some sweeping multitouch gestures and the pointing finger on the front doing the detailed work?
XDAlright!!! Paint for Mac!
If you unscramble "Come see our latest creation", it will spell the name of the device.
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Moving parts aren't Apple's thing. This would be cool but I would look for it from Microsoft before I would Apple. & Useful in every position?That's what she said!
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As mentioned way upthread, there is a recurring little portable electronic device used by Katee Sackhoff's character in the very recent 2-day blast of 24. The casing is obviously orange, and the device is seen in at least two configurations, very much like the beautiful mockup just above. The shade of orange of the case is precisely the same as the center of the invite, as per framegrabs.
Also, has no one mentioned the 'paint' colors are literally outside the lines inscribed on the image? Coloring outside the lines as the metaphor for not being constrained by the rules?
That is all.
As mentioned way upthread, there is a recurring little portable electronic device used by Katee Sackhoff's character in the very recent 2-day blast of 24. The casing is obviously orange, and the device is seen in at least two configurations, very much like the beautiful mockup just above. The shade of orange of the case is precisely the same as the center of the invite, as per framegrabs.
Also, has no one mentioned the 'paint' colors are literally outside the lines inscribed on the image? Coloring outside the lines as the metaphor for not being constrained by the rules?
That is all.
The Magic Dock I believe too. That's something they've tried before because they like the idea. Dunno about having all the cables coming out of the bottom towards you when it's unfolded and laid flat though.
Edit: "iSpine technology avoids to reach the minimum radius and allows great flexibility." - this is not fluent English.
Edit 2: Ooh, I just noticed the MacBook Touch mockup has a pen/stylus. That'd be good too.
Edit: "iSpine technology avoids to reach the minimum radius and allows great flexibility." - this is not fluent English.
Edit 2: Ooh, I just noticed the MacBook Touch mockup has a pen/stylus. That'd be good too.
Read the post.
Touch is great for selecting buttons and scrolling. Browsing.
Terrible for typing and professional apps. Especially with a 10" screen.
Get rid of the big processor and the firewire ports - and you have a device that is no good for video editing or Photoshop.
Apple makes two lines of product:
Macs for professional content creation.
iPods for media consumption.
What I am saying is that this device falls on the iPod side.
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Where are all these pics coming from?
So there's an iPad (dual screen iPhone), AND an iSlate (larger single screen), AND a MacBook Touch (foldable dual screen)?
The hardware keyboard in the mockup of the iSlate looks interesting, it looks like it has a touchpad in place of the numeric keypad.
So there's an iPad (dual screen iPhone), AND an iSlate (larger single screen), AND a MacBook Touch (foldable dual screen)?
The hardware keyboard in the mockup of the iSlate looks interesting, it looks like it has a touchpad in place of the numeric keypad.
It's clear that device will not run Mac OS.
This is both for commercial reasons. (There's no commercial benefit for Apple in creating a cheap Mac.)
And for technical reasons. (Mac applications come in all shapes and sizes, but they all expect to find a large screen, a keyboard and a mouse. Tricking these applications into thinking the tablet input is a mouse will simply not work. See Origami Project )
It will run some version of OS X - but that OS will be far more iPhone like than Mac like. That means no 3rd part professional productivity or content creation apps at all. No Adobe, no Office, no Autodesk, no Final Draft etc.
So at the very best, it may arrive bundled with some Apple-authored applications. What apps will Apple create?
Pages would be hampered by loss of keyboard, same for Numbers, same for Keynote. - Business apps - let's forget them. Keynote-player is a possibility.
Some basic document, or image creation tool may get included, but this will not be a professional or business tool.
iMovie is a no-no too. We need bulk storage for that. iDVD hello? - no DVD! And while this device will be ideal for browsing photos... it's not a device for storing photos. So iPhoto does not really fit either.
Apple's Pro Apps are not going anywhere either. Final Cut and Logic are not going to be ported onto this. Heck Apple have not even Ported Final Cut into Cocoa.
So if you eliminate all that stuff, what do you have left? What market is there for a computer that does not do productivity?
You have the worlds best integrated media device. A remarkable e-book reader. Games machine, social networking hub...and a package with a crazy flat form-factor and day-long battery life.
In other words, you have a personal computer for normal people.
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I don't think you could be more wrong. IMHO the the iPhone was a teaser of what a touch interface can be and it has captivated people. People are editing video on their iPhones. The next step is the tablet.. and it's going to blow the doors off of what we have seen with the touch interface on the iPhone. We haven't even seen a drop in the bucket of what this interface is capable of -- see the TED video I posted. And that is surely massively outdated, too.
The tablet is going to blow people's minds and it will be an actual peripheral/keyboard for MAC desktops allowing people to use the touch interface for many apps and it will aid creating content.
The tablet will also be a stand alone device for creating content for amateurs, as well. Think of it as a Cintiq for the average Joe fused with an entry level Macbook and Macbook Air. But this also is just a teaser of what is to come as the touch interface is expanded on and workstations are also adapted to touch interfaces. Laptops will be as well. But the laptops will also incorporate dedicated touch keyboards rather than traditional keyboards and track pad.
IMO the keyboard and mouse are dead. See the FingerWorks keyboard and add lots of secret innovations to those core ideas and that is where the tech is going. The apple tablet really isn't a tablet at all. That is it's secondary function. It's real use is a 1000 dollar ultimate FingerWorks keyboard that can be used to make a custom user interface for any app imaginable.
If the tablet was simply a media consumption device then Apple would be throwing away all the potential shown in the TED video demonstrating touch technology.
Think about it.. if all the tablet does is play media content then why would anyone buy one? Why not just buy an iPhone and a laptop? Or one or the other? And why would it be so expensive and how would it differentiate itself from the hordes of other tablets out there? Remember.. right now Apple is about 5 years ahead of everyone else with their iPhone. imagine what other people's tablets will be in 5 years and you have an idea of what Apple is coming out with.
The tablet is going to blow people's minds and it will be an actual peripheral/keyboard for MAC desktops allowing people to use the touch interface for many apps and it will aid creating content.
The tablet will also be a stand alone device for creating content for amateurs, as well. Think of it as a Cintiq for the average Joe fused with an entry level Macbook and Macbook Air. But this also is just a teaser of what is to come as the touch interface is expanded on and workstations are also adapted to touch interfaces. Laptops will be as well. But the laptops will also incorporate dedicated touch keyboards rather than traditional keyboards and track pad.
IMO the keyboard and mouse are dead. See the FingerWorks keyboard and add lots of secret innovations to those core ideas and that is where the tech is going. The apple tablet really isn't a tablet at all. That is it's secondary function. It's real use is a 1000 dollar ultimate FingerWorks keyboard that can be used to make a custom user interface for any app imaginable.
If the tablet was simply a media consumption device then Apple would be throwing away all the potential shown in the TED video demonstrating touch technology.
Think about it.. if all the tablet does is play media content then why would anyone buy one? Why not just buy an iPhone and a laptop? Or one or the other? And why would it be so expensive and how would it differentiate itself from the hordes of other tablets out there? Remember.. right now Apple is about 5 years ahead of everyone else with their iPhone. imagine what other people's tablets will be in 5 years and you have an idea of what Apple is coming out with.