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Apple Media Event Scheduled for September 1st

jcole31 said:
Hopefully a solid date is given for the white iPhone.
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Unlikely at a big media event.

The delay of the white iPhone is an embarrassment. They would simply issue a press release and make the device available for purchase. No need to bring it up in what is supposed to be a positive event about new products.
 
longball11 said:
This is an ipod event not an iPad event. So sick of the useless iPad.
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This is a get-ready-for-Christmas/holidays event (disguised(?) as an iPod event). A 7" iPad would probably be a HOT Christmas gift- especially if Apple continues to have trouble beating demand on the existing one. Rumors with that 7" is that it could also be a bit cheaper than the "cheap" existing one. That could also feed the gift-giving fires.

Personally, I'm much more interested in (what will hopefully be a 1080p capable) iTV, but this would be a great event in which to lay out some <$500 holiday wish list items beyond another round of iPods with slightly changed specs. Maybe the "and one more thing" item?
 
iTV, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iLive...

What I'm waiting for is a MacBook Air 11" with Mac OS X 10.7 on it.
 
Everyone remembers when Steve said that they would be shipping 10's of millions FaceTime devices in 2010 right?
Well wouldn't now be a great time to start.

My prediction is that FaceTime will be in the new iPod Touch's. It's an almost sure thing.
Then they could add it into the new iTV. It would be great to have in a living room environment because thats where the family is usually at. They could communicate to other family members right from the living room.
And one more, but probably unlikely way to have FaceTime would be through a free MobileMe type website. FaceTime.com perhaps.

Anyways, thats just my base opinions.
 
Boots- said:
Everyone remembers when Steve said that they would be shipping 10's of millions FaceTime devices in 2010 right?
Well wouldn't now be a great time to start.

My prediction is that FaceTime will be in the new iPod Touch's. It's an almost sure thing.
Then they could add it into the new iTV. It would be great to have in a living room environment because thats where the family is usually at. They could communicate to other family members right from the living room.
And one more, but probably unlikely way to have FaceTime would be through a free MobileMe type website. FaceTime.com perhaps.

Anyways, thats just my base opinions.
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Expect Facetime.com is already taken

http://facetime.com/
 
Mark my words: There Will be no iTV on 1 september. The iTV Will see the light in oktober.

I know.
 
longball11 said:
Uncross them and flick me off.

This is an ipod event not an iPad event. So sick of the useless iPad.
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Then ignore it!

Trust me the iPad WILL be talked about. Both sales figures and iOS 4.1. The iPad is NOT useless. (and this is comming from someone who actully owns the damn device) I'm sure it will become even more useful with iOs4
 
ChrisGonzales90 said:
Apple is a hit and miss with 1080p. they have no 1080p content on itunes, but the movie trailer site has 1080p streaming. The new imacs support 1080p and even the 27" goes above that.
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The rest of the chain to an iTV supports 1080p too. iMovie reads it from HD camcorders and exports 1080p h.264 files. iTunes will import them and play them just fine. Quicktime plays them just fine.

Only the :apple:TV stands in the elegant solution way of getting it from iTunes to a 1080HDTV. Hopefully, Apple chooses to address that one weak link.

Besides the hardware must be in place BEFORE any Studio can test demand for the software. A studio could put up a 1080p rental for :apple:TV today, but it will completely fail since the installed hardware cannot play it.

If Apple would get enough 1080p iTVs in homes, some Studio would be tempted to try some 1080i/p iTunes store content. And if that proved profitable, the others would be quick to follow.

Let the Vodcasts, YouTube, home HD Camcorder movies, etc fill the gap until some Studio gets hungry enough for that money. Or, go 720p limited again, and build NO INCENTIVE for content owners to test a format that can't be played on that hardware.
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
The rest of the chain to an iTV supports 1080p too. iMovie reads it from HD camcorders and exports 1080p h.264 files. iTunes will import them and play them just fine. Quicktime plays them just fine.

Only the :apple:TV stands in the elegant solution way of getting it from iTunes to a 1080HDTV. Hopefully, Apple chooses to address that one weak link.

Besides the hardware must be in place BEFORE any Studio can test demand for the software. A studio could put up a 1080p rental for :apple:TV today, but it will completely fail since the installed hardware cannot play it.

If Apple would get enough 1080p iTVs in homes, some Studio would be tempted to try some 1080i/p iTunes store content. And if that proved profitable, the others would be quick to follow.

Let the Vodcasts, YouTube, home HD Camcorder movies, etc fill the gap until some Studio gets hungry enough for that money. Or, go 720p limited again, and build NO INCENTIVE for content owners to test a format that can't be played on that hardware.
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For me 1080p is great for my home movies and several blu-ray movies that I ripped from my collection.
External storage support is key too because I don't want to have my Mac on at all times i want to watch my content. Seems silly and a hassle for folks that have only one computer (laptop) and are not at home all times.
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
I understand that, but the guy was making fun of another guy asking about a version of Quicktime X for Windows. The guy had pointed out that there was a Quicktime 7 for Windows, so the next natural step would be to implement the next version of Quicktime for Windows. Instead, he smarted off that it should be Quicktime 8 for Windows.

I was smarting off (back at him) by pointing out how there was no Quicktime 8 or 9 between Quicktime 7 and X in the Mac experience.
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I was not smarting off about anything. Merely stating how Apple works. And I do know how they work. If you consider that smarting off. More power to you. But I can almost guarantee you there will never be a " anything " X for Windows.
 
gugy said:
For me 1080p is great for my home movies and several blu-ray movies that I ripped from my collection.
External storage support is key too because I don't want to have my Mac on at all times i want to watch my content. Seems silly and a hassle for folks that have only one computer (laptop) and are not at home all times.
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I really can't picture iTV minus on-board storage coming without SOME way to get some local storage: USB port, NAS capable, etc. It can't be an all in-the-cloud device. It doesn't make sense to have individuals uploading their own content to the cloud then downloading it back to the iTV for viewing.

I'll be surprised if it hits and lacks some local storage option (I would guess that lack of bigger local storage is probably the #2 or #3 gripe about the existing Apple TV; hopefully, Apple listened and decided to address the top 2+ gripes this time... 4 years later). My bet is via USB, but I'm hopeful for NAS too.
 
What a joke. There are over 100+ positive votes on this article, but wait until the day of the event. There will be the usual complainers who feel the need to rain on the party. They are generally miserable about their life period. :p
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
I really can't picture iTV minus on-board storage coming without SOME way to get some local storage: USB port, NAS capable, etc. It can't be an all in-the-cloud device. It doesn't make sense to have individuals uploading their own content to the cloud then downloading it back to the iTV for viewing.

I'll be surprised if it hits and lacks some local storage option (I would guess that lack of bigger local storage is probably the #2 or #3 gripe about the existing Apple TV; hopefully, Apple listened and decided to address the top 2+ gripes this time... 4 years later). My bet is via USB, but I'm hopeful for NAS too.
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Well, I know probably I will be dissapoint with :apple:TV but I hope at least Apple can update Front Row to be like the :apple:TV UI. I feel I will end up paying the big bucks to get a MacMini and use as HTPC, but I need something simple to operate for wife and kids to enjoy.
 
FOr those who don't want to buy more shows, the new Sony device is goingto be a torrenter's/netflix user's dream:

http://gizmodo.com/5622067/sonys-little-netflix+streaming-mkv+playing-netbox

$130 MSRP, which means we'll see it for $100.

A diminutive black box with an equally quiet announcement, Sony's netbox is their take on the Roku box: It streams Bravia Internet Video (read: Netflix and Amazon), is DLNA-compatible and plays MKV and DivX files streamed across your local network.

It's got wireless N, supports full 1080p video, USB storage and is controllable via Sony's BD Remote iPhone/Android app. It's $130, and Sony's selling 'em starting in a month.
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Peace said:
I was not smarting off about anything. Merely stating how Apple works. And I do know how they work. If you consider that smarting off. More power to you. But I can almost guarantee you there will never be a " anything " X for Windows.
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of course. Its the law that no Windows application can have the letter "X" in it, as its too close to Mac OSX. :rolleyes:

What about iLife for Windows? You know something to complete with Windows Live?
 
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