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Apple PDA?
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Re: Apple PDA?
Yup, it is just speculation. Apple wont release a PDA, they have absolutely no reason to.
Yup, it is just speculation. Apple wont release a PDA, they have absolutely no reason to.
I could care less...
... about handwriting recognition. I want to a fancy electronic doodlepad. In color. With the ability to connect to my Airport network so I can send my doodles to my Mac. That's power, baby, like a turbine-powered weasel.
The handwriting recognition in the Newton 2xxx series was, to quote Unreal Tournament, "Godlike". It rocked. Waaaaaay better than any previous version, or anything since (though I suspect it works as good in the one built into OSX).
Steve Jobs, I know you frequent the MacRumors message boards with all your copious free time. So release the Newton X already!
-Chilton
... about handwriting recognition. I want to a fancy electronic doodlepad. In color. With the ability to connect to my Airport network so I can send my doodles to my Mac. That's power, baby, like a turbine-powered weasel.
The handwriting recognition in the Newton 2xxx series was, to quote Unreal Tournament, "Godlike". It rocked. Waaaaaay better than any previous version, or anything since (though I suspect it works as good in the one built into OSX).
Steve Jobs, I know you frequent the MacRumors message boards with all your copious free time. So release the Newton X already!
-Chilton
This humorless, former TechTV program host has no clue. Last week reports stated that Tablet PCs were a dismal failure so far, mostly due to MS's poor OS for the computer and disatisfaction from the various manufactuers. Dvorak believes Apple will soon switch to Intel as well. He predicted that the original iMac would be a failure, ya da, ya da, ya da. His crystal ball is cracked. He throws out a lot of predicitions, but even so he's rarely correct.
I used the alarm clock and took a fax too. I love those Newtons, just wish I could get a new updated version. I don't think we will ever see one though. I think it's probable that someday a small ipod like device will be able to run the full Apple OS, but nothing until then.
My second dream...
iPod is by now the music player, but it has to lead the main iApps, what about a color display iPod, where you can play your music, take a look at your photo collection or see one of your *.mov *.mp4 files... Take that with you... I'm sure it will happen, then I will ask Steve one for free
... It was my dream from yesterday. I'm looking forward to the loved 20 years...
iPod is by now the music player, but it has to lead the main iApps, what about a color display iPod, where you can play your music, take a look at your photo collection or see one of your *.mov *.mp4 files... Take that with you... I'm sure it will happen, then I will ask Steve one for free
... It was my dream from yesterday. I'm looking forward to the loved 20 years...Ready to converge
There's no point to a standalone Newton II today, and Apple knows it.
If anything, we'll see a bluetooth iPod running a low-power IBM G3 system-on-a-chip with triband phone capabilities, an oled screen with InkWell, and a small version of Mac OS X, fully iSync enabled. $799.
This will be great because then I can use XCode to develop apps for this device. I can probably use it as my home directory too.
There's no point to a standalone Newton II today, and Apple knows it.
If anything, we'll see a bluetooth iPod running a low-power IBM G3 system-on-a-chip with triband phone capabilities, an oled screen with InkWell, and a small version of Mac OS X, fully iSync enabled. $799.
This will be great because then I can use XCode to develop apps for this device. I can probably use it as my home directory too.
stop the insanity! when will this rumor die? why on earth would apple make a pda when there's no money in it!?... see you all here in six months, when the rumor resurfaces.
How about a smartphone with an iPod in it! I know it would be about as big as the cell phone Zach used on SAved by the Bell, but I would still buy one.
Sony prototype
Have you seen the study from Sony just released last week ? They even mentioned iPod as the device they want to position against. Unlike iPod, it is also SmartPhone/PDA and VideoPlayer and it plans to use Optical removable drive insted of harddrive.
If they stick to planned feature set and deliver this next year, Apple have to react, or there will be no market for iPod.
Have you seen the study from Sony just released last week ? They even mentioned iPod as the device they want to position against. Unlike iPod, it is also SmartPhone/PDA and VideoPlayer and it plans to use Optical removable drive insted of harddrive.
If they stick to planned feature set and deliver this next year, Apple have to react, or there will be no market for iPod.
Re: Sony prototype
Well, that's not true. There are plenty of people out there who will prefer to stick to a dedicated music device. I think Steve was right on when he said convergence devices are not the way to go. More than likely, the only thing that would really take down the iPod is a iPaq-sized device running Windows XP and 30 hour battery that comes in at under $500, and then only on the Windows side.
That's kinda like saying that the Segway is going to kill car sales.
Well, that's not true. There are plenty of people out there who will prefer to stick to a dedicated music device. I think Steve was right on when he said convergence devices are not the way to go. More than likely, the only thing that would really take down the iPod is a iPaq-sized device running Windows XP and 30 hour battery that comes in at under $500, and then only on the Windows side.
That's kinda like saying that the Segway is going to kill car sales.
Sorry, let me rephrase. Do you have the same concerns about this writer as some other people on the forum have, and does that play a role in story location and with this just being a blurb with nothing (from what I can see) to back it up, does this play a role in the story location on MacRumors?Originally posted by arn
Because complaints don't decide where stories go.
arn
Re: Sony prototype
I've never seen an integrated smartphone that's not a crappy phone AND a crappy PDA. The Palm phones? Yeesh, why bother? That's what Bluetooth is for. And the N-Gage? Let's not even go there.
I have no significant use for a portable video player, especially if it's adding bulk and dubious utility to my iPod and/or cell phone.
Oh, and optical removable drive? Why in the name of all that's holy would I ever go back to using a player with removable media? The only reason to buy a player with removable media these days is if you can't afford a player that doesn't suck.
I'm not saying the iPod can't be improved, but Apple's done a great job by not adding whiz-bang flavor of the month features just to have more bullet-points on the box. The development of the iPod is an interesting study in how you can be innovative and conservative at the same time.
Oh, and on the main point, just the fact that it comes from Dvorak is indeed a huge strike against its veracity. Dvorak was the man among PC pundits in the late 80s, early 90s, but he should've been put out to pasture around 1996. These days he banks on name recognition and that's it. He's just not as sharp as he used to be.
I've never seen an integrated smartphone that's not a crappy phone AND a crappy PDA. The Palm phones? Yeesh, why bother? That's what Bluetooth is for. And the N-Gage? Let's not even go there.
I have no significant use for a portable video player, especially if it's adding bulk and dubious utility to my iPod and/or cell phone.
Oh, and optical removable drive? Why in the name of all that's holy would I ever go back to using a player with removable media? The only reason to buy a player with removable media these days is if you can't afford a player that doesn't suck.
I'm not saying the iPod can't be improved, but Apple's done a great job by not adding whiz-bang flavor of the month features just to have more bullet-points on the box. The development of the iPod is an interesting study in how you can be innovative and conservative at the same time.
Oh, and on the main point, just the fact that it comes from Dvorak is indeed a huge strike against its veracity. Dvorak was the man among PC pundits in the late 80s, early 90s, but he should've been put out to pasture around 1996. These days he banks on name recognition and that's it. He's just not as sharp as he used to be.
Apple could partner with Palm and Handspring which have expressed interest in some Apple technology. So I could actually see a Palm/Handspring rebadged and tweaked for Apple and released as an Apple product at about same prices as current PDA's on the market.
I think people take the page1/page2 distinction a bit too literally.
It's a pretty loose split...
I agree the author's credibility in this particular article is pretty poor... and that's reflected in the MacRumors story which states that this may simply be speculation. That being said, I do believe, based on the previously referenced old rumors that Apple very likely does have a tablet project in the works.... whether it will ever be released or not is debatable.
arn
I don't see Apple getting into this, unless they purchase PalmOne (who just purchased Handspring and the Treo 600)
it took a lot of $$$ to make the Treo 600 --- not even Palm could get it right with the Tungsten ---- I would imagine that Apple is using most of their money on making a G5 PowerBook and G6 Desktop - not a smartphone
and there's no point in just making a PDA anymore --- smartphones are mos def the future
it took a lot of $$$ to make the Treo 600 --- not even Palm could get it right with the Tungsten ---- I would imagine that Apple is using most of their money on making a G5 PowerBook and G6 Desktop - not a smartphone
and there's no point in just making a PDA anymore --- smartphones are mos def the future
You could sell it.
There's huge Newton community thats developing os X software and hardware solutions for the Newton.
go to http://www.newtontalk.net
While, if they used the guts of the Powerbook..
6-8 inch wide (high color) screen, 667MHz, upto 512MB ram, 20 or 40GB iPod drive, audio in/out, two USB ports, 1 firewire port, one 10/100 ethernet, PB mini-DVI video port & S-Video, and Panther installed. Starting price $799.
To reduce size and weight I have left out the keyboard, mouse pad, CD-Rom drive, PC Card slot. And the battery wouldn't have to be as bulky as the PBs.
The ports could be offloaded to a docking bay, and replaced with WiFi technology.
Since most people would want a CD-RW drive for loading software and for backup, you'd need to give this as part of the package.
We can dream!
iPod keyboard
The contact and calendar features of the iPod are great, but they could be greatly improved.
I would love to have a virtual keyboard on the iPod. You could use the scroll wheel to select letters.
It is a crude way to input text, but would give you the ability to add contact, calendar events, and playlist on the fly.
It seems to me that this could be added with just a firmware update.
The contact and calendar features of the iPod are great, but they could be greatly improved.
I would love to have a virtual keyboard on the iPod. You could use the scroll wheel to select letters.
It is a crude way to input text, but would give you the ability to add contact, calendar events, and playlist on the fly.
It seems to me that this could be added with just a firmware update.
Also there's something to be said for posting a juicy rumor right smack dab on the front of the site. It gets people stired up with what if's which is always fun.
I really enjoy this site. Maybe a bit too much. I swear one of these days someone is going to do an audit of this office and find out a high % of the traffic is going to macrumors.com As for those complaining about where the post is located. Look at the fine print guys.
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God I can't get enough of these emoticons.
