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Apple 'Pal'?
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Sounds alot alike MS Smart displays-do you hink it'll be in a similar fashion in operation to that?
I believe this to be real and the only other rumors I've ever believed were:
Ebay motherboard, legit
Mirror Door photo, legit
and now, Pal.
I know it's easy to fake a box but these do not look like fakes to me. And I think the logo is brilliant BTW, atleast from a commercial design standpoint. I already want one, I don't care what it does
Ebay motherboard, legit
Mirror Door photo, legit
and now, Pal.
I know it's easy to fake a box but these do not look like fakes to me. And I think the logo is brilliant BTW, atleast from a commercial design standpoint. I already want one, I don't care what it does
I know chances are this is fake... but anyway...
I'm wondering if this is related to iTunes music sharing. Is this the same sharing concept, extended (and with login security etc)? Log on at work and get your home directory... (It would also re-enable iTunes music sharing). Your computers could find each other via .Mac.
I would think that a local cache may also be entirely possible. No "syncing" as such is required for a cache. It also wouldn't have to use it - maybe if you access it from another Mac it would cache, otherwise not.
The natural follow on question seems to be could you take over your home mac from the same system, or better yet run one application from your home system remotely at work (or wherever).
The line "This is not a box, and this is not the Pal packaging - it's instore POS" was originally from my post, not TechTips
I think the Desktop Companion device is the only rumor which fits the photos.
Other ideas don't match up:
.Mac service Not necessarily wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet
iPod software doesn't mean an end to syncing, not wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet
USB Flash Disk not wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet, doesn't mean an end to syncing
Other Firewire device not wireless, doesn't mean an end to syncing
I read the transcript of the Steve Jobs "All Things Digital" interview with interest. It's true that SJ has ruled out a Tablet, a Mobile phone, a PDA and a Video iPod. He did not rule out any further portable devices. In addition, he pointedly stated that people did not want to watch video on an iPod because the screen was too small. None of this indicates that a remote log-in device with a screen larger than an iPod is out of the question. Indeed, many other rumors have indicated just such a device.
Another rumor which supports the idea of this device is that Panther client will supposedly support multiple graphical logins - why would the client OS need this otherwise?
A remote login device could also be a big hit in the classroom - one XServe and 30 low cost Pals (cheaper than a Mac because they're just thin clients) get the whole class connected, with lower support costs because the kids can't delete their system folder!
Regarding connectivity when out of desktop range, I envisage that Pal could access the Internet using Bluetooth and GPRS, or WIFI when you're in a hotspot.
I was just speculating in my last posting. When I said "don't ask me how I know..." with a wink, it meant don't take this too seriously.
If the images are a hoax, I say bravo to whoever made them - they certainly gave us a lot to think about and some fun. Mac Rumors would be a less interesting place without this sort of thing!
I think the Desktop Companion device is the only rumor which fits the photos.
Other ideas don't match up:
.Mac service Not necessarily wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet
iPod software doesn't mean an end to syncing, not wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet
USB Flash Disk not wireless, doesn't "illuminate" the internet, doesn't mean an end to syncing
Other Firewire device not wireless, doesn't mean an end to syncing
I read the transcript of the Steve Jobs "All Things Digital" interview with interest. It's true that SJ has ruled out a Tablet, a Mobile phone, a PDA and a Video iPod. He did not rule out any further portable devices. In addition, he pointedly stated that people did not want to watch video on an iPod because the screen was too small. None of this indicates that a remote log-in device with a screen larger than an iPod is out of the question. Indeed, many other rumors have indicated just such a device.
Another rumor which supports the idea of this device is that Panther client will supposedly support multiple graphical logins - why would the client OS need this otherwise?
A remote login device could also be a big hit in the classroom - one XServe and 30 low cost Pals (cheaper than a Mac because they're just thin clients) get the whole class connected, with lower support costs because the kids can't delete their system folder!
Regarding connectivity when out of desktop range, I envisage that Pal could access the Internet using Bluetooth and GPRS, or WIFI when you're in a hotspot.
I was just speculating in my last posting. When I said "don't ask me how I know..." with a wink, it meant don't take this too seriously.
If the images are a hoax, I say bravo to whoever made them - they certainly gave us a lot to think about and some fun. Mac Rumors would be a less interesting place without this sort of thing!
So, the 10.3 boxes should be Panther fur'ed?
Can't wait to have the gleaming black (faux) Panther fur desktop image!
Mike.
So what happened to the toptechtips site? They seem to have been removed from their host's server.
Garrenteed apple has not contacted them to remove the images.
My bet: They ran out of bandwidth for the month.
Garrenteed apple has not contacted them to remove the images.
My bet: They ran out of bandwidth for the month.
Re: Apple 'Pal'?
You used to be able to put a floppy disc in whatever mac you were working on and it would use your preferences from that disc. I have not tried to use that feature lately and suspect preferences and settings are far too cmplicated for the same thing using the same method to work now. But it did work well inder IIRC system 4.2-6.
Rocketman
You used to be able to put a floppy disc in whatever mac you were working on and it would use your preferences from that disc. I have not tried to use that feature lately and suspect preferences and settings are far too cmplicated for the same thing using the same method to work now. But it did work well inder IIRC system 4.2-6.
Rocketman
Yeah we did, no surprise there, now searching for new hosts, never had this problem when I was at ActiveWin.com!!
If Apple was smart they would create a "disinformation" division. Then when they wanted to release a new product (say some hardware) they could leak a rumor about some new other product (like new software). Then Steve could sit back and just enjoy messing with our minds and laughing as the mac faithful burns up bandwidth on various websites.
Ok - what? Are you the owner/responsible party for this site? If so, shouldn't you know something about this? If it were mine, I wouldn't want to pay for extra bandwidth just to give the folks at MacRumors something to read - we've already got that.
So, if so, what do you know? And no BS - we can come up with that part on our own.
Originally posted by Mudbug
Ok - what? Are you the owner/responsible party for this site? If so, shouldn't you know something about this? If it were mine, I wouldn't want to pay for extra bandwidth just to give the folks at MacRumors something to read - we've already got that.
So, if so, what do you know? And no BS - we can come up with that part on our own.
Well contrary to what some people have said here, we didn't create it (if we did you would think we would have some fantastic graphics on our site when you compare it to the green lightbulb). We didn't post it just to get hits either - as I didn't expect over 25,000 reads for one story that, as we posted, was just a rumour. Also if we posted it just for hits, you would think we would have been organised enough to get the site ready to take on the bandwidth, but we didn't and we're now without a host!!!
As for the images, they were sent in to me late Monday night, I only got one at first, then the rest...it came from the same person who gave me the exclusive info about 10.2.6 being seeded and all the details on what the patch would contain. So obviously from my stand point it was believable then.
He said they were temporary flyers you will see in stores when its announced, he said there was a mock up of a box design that hadn''t been finalised yet...the shots to me look professional, although to me they did look slightly unfinished, but if my source was right, he did say they were mock up designs.
He then went on to describe what WE first said "Pal" was likely to be, an on-the-internet service, but he didn't go any further than that.
A few other points, as someone said that because my CV had Windows all over it that means i wouldn't have Apple sources, believe me I would, I've had sources from all over for about 6 years since I started the ActiveWin.com website (that I left last month), we've been in New York Times, etc etc thanks to our sources from Microsoft, and I'm now trying to build up Apple ones in the same way, don't judge a 3 year old CV for what I hope to find out as I only got a Mac 2 months ago and love it!