In theory, why is this a bad thing? Why does the Apple TV need to be more than a receiver for Airplay? Why not have the device be the same device you have on your person at all times anyway? I'm not saying the current setup is perfect, but maybe a ton of "smarts" in the device that plugs into the larger screen is... Pointless?
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Apple TV 2, Magic Wand Outlined in New Steve Jobs Email
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In theory, why is this a bad thing? Why does the Apple TV need to be more than a receiver for Airplay? Why not have the device be the same device you have on your person at all times anyway? I'm not saying the current setup is perfect, but maybe a ton of "smarts" in the device that plugs into the larger screen is... Pointless?
Sam and Renzatic get all the good stuff. Sam actually has a prototype of the Galaxy S5 S. Samsung is considering copying Apple's naming method for their in between model redesigns by adding the S designation. Top secret info has it that Samsung will also be making machined aluminum versions of the Galaxy S5 and Note 3. These will be designated with a C, ie, Galaxy S5 C and Note 3 C. Samsung is copying Apple by using aluminum, but hopes to avoid litigation by placing the C designation on the metal phone instead of the plastic one like Apple does.
Disclaimer: This is intended to be a humorous post.
Anybody else wonder what was "redacted" as CONFIDENTIAL on the iPhone? What did they have in mind that hasn't made it to the iPhone yet? iWatch?
Not all people who might like to buy an Apple TV have an iPhone. They would be eliminating about 50% of the market right off the bat.
What? They take a long time to create their products and when they do finally sell them, they are great and everyone buys them and loves them?
Is that what you just said?
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Which?
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I would love to know the percentage. I am pretty sure you just pulled that 'about 50%' out of the 'air'
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I like how you did that.
Who leaks confidential documents
Well, given that the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP (who have, or had, Samsung as a client) were sanctioned not even three months ago for leaking an Apple-Nokia document to Samsung (which Samsung then blabbed further)...
I have no idea.
Well, given that the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP (who have, or had, Samsung as a client) were sanctioned not even three months ago for leaking an Apple-Nokia document to Samsung (which Samsung then blabbed further)...
I have no idea.
That's called sarcasm, not trolling.
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Are you an Attorney? If not, I'm going to need your eyes.
Magic wand fun
Wasn't there a leak/rumour about the magic wand last year?
Motion sensing, plus AppleID/TouchID would mean system could control UI stuff and gameplay etc but also, crucially, auto setup TV settings/menu for each individual, i.e. favourite channels, games, apps etc.
Apple has been holding back until content deals in place I guess, although Amazon has just tried to move in this direction but poorly implemented by all accounts.
Update:
The patent - https://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/31/apple-magic-wand-remote-system-patent-for-apple-tv-resurfaces/
Wasn't there a leak/rumour about the magic wand last year?
Motion sensing, plus AppleID/TouchID would mean system could control UI stuff and gameplay etc but also, crucially, auto setup TV settings/menu for each individual, i.e. favourite channels, games, apps etc.
Apple has been holding back until content deals in place I guess, although Amazon has just tried to move in this direction but poorly implemented by all accounts.
Update:
The patent - https://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/31/apple-magic-wand-remote-system-patent-for-apple-tv-resurfaces/
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Yes because its so easy to plan test produce announce and finally release a product isn't it?
Pure curiosity, but are you being cynical for the sake of being so or do you actually know something that we don't? What do you mean by "nowhere"?
But the assumption is that you will already have an iPhone if you go to buy an Apple TV.
I took some time to read all the emails posted on the web. it was very exciting to see how Steve jobs managed all those VPS. You can see Apple has a vision and their next product is half ready when they announce a new one.
We didn't see any mention on wearables but we might see them later in this case.
We didn't see any mention on wearables but we might see them later in this case.
Oh you mean those 'fishing expeditions' called 'discovery', where both sides will ask for anything and everything they can get their hands on, that could --even remotely-- be used to bolster their case. That explains.
I had not considered that, because at first, I didn't realize the document in question pertains to a lot more than the AppleTv, so I thought initially that it was strange such an 'unrelated' document would have been demanded by the defendants, much less volunteered by Apple. I hope that makes sense.
I had my, admittedly flawed, reasons. See above.
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I know, however I think is wrong to assume everyone with Apple TV have an iPhone (even though most of us probably have). I could simply have just my Mac computer and Apple TV.
Oh that makes more sense now. I clicked on the link and read through the thing. It's still obviously problematic that things marked highly confidential make their way into the wild.
In that case make any Apple product a remote. Yes I understand your point but the vast majority would have an iPhone if they would buy an Apple TV.
Tim Cook's Apple: there's always something on the horizon, and it will stay there.
Do you honestly think Jobs left a 4-year product pipeline when he passed? So everything from TouchID, the cylindrical Mac Pro to upcoming use of sapphire glass on the iPhone 6 is all Jobs huh?
Re the Magic Wand. Don't forget that Apple bought the company behind the original Kinect in 2013 for $360 million...
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/24/5141416/apple-confirms-primesense-acquisition
I think they can/will motion gesturing without any hardware.
The late 2013 purchase also makes me wonder if this will be ready for the new Apple TV or if there will be two versions: A simple update to Apple Tv and another one supporting motion control, games.
However with Amazon Fire at just $99 Apple can't raise prices too much.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/24/5141416/apple-confirms-primesense-acquisition
I think they can/will motion gesturing without any hardware.
The late 2013 purchase also makes me wonder if this will be ready for the new Apple TV or if there will be two versions: A simple update to Apple Tv and another one supporting motion control, games.
However with Amazon Fire at just $99 Apple can't raise prices too much.
Two Steve Jobs articles in 2 days? The man has been dead for almost 3 years. Let's stop living in the past because technology changes so fast we can't use a dead man's cheat notes and quotes. A new game changing product could be released next week. I doubt Steve could help. Apple hasn't had a game changer since the iPad.
We should be worried about 2014 Apple. Not 2010 Apple.
We should be worried about 2014 Apple. Not 2010 Apple.