jer2eydevil88 said:
If they start shipping intel mac mini's I would like them to include free chocolate chip cookies. I think i'd be much more enticed to drop $500 on another mac if it came with a cookie... Unfortunately I think the cookie would get more attention from me when opening the box and I may break the mac getting to it...
Oh the things I think of at 8:30a.m. in the morning...
Good. Almost woke the kids with my laughter trying to visualize what you just put in words there.
joemama said:
All it has to be is a larger, widescreen iPod that allows you to take notes with a pen or input through a touch-screen keyboard, and it will be the hottest thing in a while, bridging the gap between the current iPod (no input) and a full laptop which may be overkill for some.
Imagine waking up so a song where iCal is reminding you of a meeting. On your way there you listen to songs, watch a video and (now) perhaps a movie. During the meeting you jot down a few notes using the included pen, input your next meeting right there in iCal, and on the way home you go back to your entertainment.
Heck, even PC users would buy it as long as there was some sort of 'sync' software for their PC's.
PDA's didn't last because they didn't do (too) much. People would use a tablet/widescreen iPod for entertainment 95% of the time, scheduling/contact for 5%.
Kind of what I was thinking, too. I'd like to see something a little bigger than a PDA but smaller than a tablet. I'd take a video iPod with input as others have mentioned.
osustudent said:
That's been your thinking, my thinking, and a whole lot of others people's thinking for the week - mainly because of the iCal logo on the invite. I'd absolutely love to see it. It would indeed bridge the gap between laptop and iPod. Imagine college students walking to class with this (it seems 90% already have an iPod), setting it on their desk and taking notes on it or using a small keyboard, putting in their next assignment on iCal, and heading back listening to music. I'm pretty sure the demand would be incredible.
Exactly. But, really, you can already do that with the Palm Lifedrive, can't you? Let Ive work his magic, clean out a bunch of the useless features, and put an iPod name on it. It then becomes a justifiable product. [Ever notice how calculated Jobs is while backpedalling? He gives reasons for not doing the product or innovation in the past and then, somehow, justifies it with a new release.]
Key words are "fun" and "products." I would actually bet
against any major (i.e. an onslaught of feature-length movies) changes to iTunes-- as the main announcement-- because I would consider it more of a "service."
While portables might be announced, I don't think they'll take center stage either. Many on these boards would disagree but a notebook (even one with FrontRow) is probably not considered a "fun" product by the masses.
iPod accessories? Yes.
"Real" video iPod? Maybe.
Media center Mac mini? Hmm...maybe. That would obviously tie into an iTunes announcement.
Damn. The more I think about it, the more I think it actually could be a sort of iPod/PDA/Tablet hybrid. Dunno. It would be a fun, new product that is definitely event-worthy.
-Squire
