Yep. thats the deal. We wait like 10 minuntes while they go through the boring stuff, and see the same :boring" come on" crap on the live feeds on macrumors and engadget
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Apple Media Event Scheduled for September 9th? No Tablet Announcement?
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Yep. thats the deal. We wait like 10 minuntes while they go through the boring stuff, and see the same :boring" come on" crap on the live feeds on macrumors and engadget
I want a disconunted 8 GB model, it sounds like it will be a collector's item.
Hmmm "Is your Ipod disconunted?"
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Did you mean "discounted" or "discontinued" - "disconunted" is a great non-word.
No increase in storage on the nano or classic ? Now that's innovation right there. I'm sorry, if that happens it will be a disaster.
The Nano needs to go to 32GB, the Touch to 64GB or 128GB and the Classic to 500GB. Seriously. I don't care how great the iPods are, no big increases in capacity will be suicidal. Two letters : HD.
I don't suppose there's any chance of Paul playing any new Beatles songs.
The tiny hard drives (1.8" form factor) they use in the iPod Classic don't come in anywhere near 500GB capacities.
I know that. Apple needs to see a psychiatrist about there slim and sexy product psychosis and add a couple of millimeters and a few grams to their iPods and give them the bloody storage capacity they need. Jeebus, do all their products have to be built like Steve ?
If Apple didn't include the camera function in the 5G nano, going to 32 GB maximum storage capacity is a cinch. But since it will include a camera, the space taken up by the lens and the camera circuitry will mean the new 5G nanos are still (alas) limited to 8 GB and 16 GB storage capacities.
You can forget about the classic going to more than 120 GB, unless Apple gets a new 160 GB single-platter drive or goes back to the old, thicker case to accommodate a 240 GB dual-platter hard drive. There is a possibility that the "7G classic" I described could go to a 128 GB flash-memory drive, since by not needing the circuitry needed for get the advanced functionality of the iPod touch, the "7G classic" could easily accommodate a 128 GB SSD. Mind you, the cost could be quite steep: possibly US$399, versus US$249 for the 120 GB HD "7G classic" I suggested.
but seriously, I think we already know everything that will be announced at this event. Not a lot of point speculating now, is there?
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You can forget about the classic going to more than 120 GB, unless Apple gets a new 160 GB single-platter drive or goes back to the old, thicker case to accommodate a 240 GB dual-platter hard drive. There is a possibility that the "7G classic" I described could go to a 128 GB flash-memory drive, since by not needing the circuitry needed for get the advanced functionality of the iPod touch, the "7G classic" could easily accommodate a 128 GB SSD. Mind you, the cost could be quite steep: possibly US$399, versus US$249 for the 120 GB HD "7G classic" I suggested.[/QUOTE]
If they have a 128GB SD drive fior the classic, they might as well use that for the touch (more space for apps, movies music and more)
Numerous spelling errors and assumptions about what I do or do not know based my age aside...I still haven't seen anything on your side that would make MOST of the things you've predicted valid guesses.
Shuffle: just updated, screen doesn't make sense for what the shuffle has always been and what it will most likely continue to be.
Headphones: The headphones being white are an iconic symbol of the iPod, without the iPod a whole lot of people would not have switched to Macs that are using them now. I am included in that, but that doesn't really matter. If Apple made the headphones black they would look like 98% of the other headphones on the market, and it's pretty evident that Apple likes to do things differently.
Larger screens: Awkward to hold (especially for the iPhone), wouldn't fit in most pockets, all apps would need to be updated with new screen resolutions. That requires a lot of time, money, and work from developers and Apple. Again, doesn't make sense.
Unibody iPods: Unibody Macs are still 4 pieces (including the screen). And every single iPod is basically 4 pieces of less. They are pretty much as unibody as you could get short of somehow transforming parts of the aluminum into glass so that they are TRULY one piece.
iPod Classic: The price drop makes sense, but having 2 separate HD sizes, especially ones that are so close to each other, doesn't seem like something they would do. Apple cut the classic line down to just one size, why would they split it up again? I cannot think of any other product in recent history that they've done that with. I honestly think that they might cut the classic line altogether.
Black rubber Apple shaped antenna: WTF?!!?
3.1 Landscape home screen: I don't know why anybody would want to walk around using their phone in landscape 100% of the time. That would be like holding a Sidekick, and only 14 girls with mullets use Sidekicks. It doesn't make sense to me, and if they do it, I think it will be really dumb.
Whatever else you said, I don't remember because you said so much. I gave you what I think are valid rebuttals to all of your predictions.
So...still think I'm to young to know anything? Do you have anything as a VALID argument?
CRAZY QUESTION: I was just wondering how one gets invited to an event like this? Is it media only? has anyone here ever been to one?
Its a music only event, the rumored tablet is supposed to be focused around its video capabilities.
throwing it out there...at full force.
throwing it out there...at full force.
What does a tablet with video capabilities have to do with an iPod MUSIC event?
And you aren't one of them. No offense, but you really just don't sound intelligent at all.
None of your "predictions" are realistic or make any sense. You don't even have the slightest clue about how Apple operates as a business. I could refute all your bizarre predictions individually and explain why you're clueless, but I'd be spending more time than I should. I mean...the shuffle getting a screen? LOL. The whole purpose of the shuffle is exactly why its called that, SHUFFLE. Its meant to be a cheap simple player that only SHUFFLES, so there will never be a screen on an iPod SHUFFLE. Apple has the shuffle exactly for this purpose, then they have the Nano for if you want something MORE than just a shuffle with a screen and more features. Adding a screen for the shuffle makes it too similar to an already existing product. Also, given Steves obsession with minimal product design, he would probably never add a simple little LED to only display the current song. The new shuffle having no buttons enforces that whole minimal design ideology that Steve is obsessed with.
Apple has a very strong business model because they have a product lineup that is VERY focused. All your stupid predictions completely abandon Apple and Steve Jobs' philosophy on a very focused product strategy.
All I gotta say is LOL @ you saying "everything is now unibody." There are only two Apple products that are "unibody" the MBP and the MBA. You obviously don't even have the slightest clue just what the hell unibody even means or what the purpose of it is. You "predict" a new feature of the iPod Touch will be a unibody design???? That seriously almost made me spit out my drink.
But I guess thats why you're just some joe shmoe posting on Macrumors, and not one of the brains working at Apple.
If Apple wants my money they are going to have to introduce a new Classic with an updated OS that can handle large amounts of files and a hard drive size that is AT MINIMUM 240GB.
I used to buy a new iPod every year but last year they had nothing to offer me so I kept my money. We will see what happens this time.
I used to buy a new iPod every year but last year they had nothing to offer me so I kept my money. We will see what happens this time.
No this is for the media, by invite only. This is targeted specifically to tech journalists/bloggers who will "get the word out".