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April 1st Event? New Communication Product?
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I wonder if and to what extent Apple is trying to April Fools rumor sites. I wouldn't put it past Apple to slip some false information.
most likely 7 new $99 leather cases in various colors....eek.
30th anniversary...7 colors from the original logo...I can definitely see that. But in what? hmmm... iMacs? Mac Books? Could be cool...
No matter what happens, most of us will be disappointed, some of us ecstatic, but the rumor of rumors will continue to be disected en vomitum.
I'm for a new phone and a Mac Book with non-integrated graphics. Doubtful on both.
30th anniversary...7 colors from the original logo...I can definitely see that. But in what? hmmm... iMacs? Mac Books? Could be cool...
No matter what happens, most of us will be disappointed, some of us ecstatic, but the rumor of rumors will continue to be disected en vomitum.
I'm for a new phone and a Mac Book with non-integrated graphics. Doubtful on both.
Color Shifting phone?
What if this is the first device that Apple uses their patent on color shifting devices that we saw a year or so ago. If it could be programmed to change colors for different tasks that would be interesting. Ex. blue for playing music, green for phone in 'ring' mode, red for 'vibrate', black for dead battery
,etc. YCSMV (Your color selections may vary.)
Just at a glance you could tell the status of your phone.
What if this is the first device that Apple uses their patent on color shifting devices that we saw a year or so ago. If it could be programmed to change colors for different tasks that would be interesting. Ex. blue for playing music, green for phone in 'ring' mode, red for 'vibrate', black for dead battery
,etc. YCSMV (Your color selections may vary.)Just at a glance you could tell the status of your phone.
MacSync said:What if this is the first device that Apple uses their patent on color shifting devices that we saw a year or so ago. If it could be programmed to change colors for different tasks that would be interesting. Ex. blue for playing music, green for phone in 'ring' mode, red for 'vibrate', black for dead battery
Just at a glance you could tell the status of your phone.
or maybe an override so you can choose your favorite without other people knowing what you are doing. an example that my brilliant mind came up with is that in schools, if a teacher saw your phone bright red and they knew that that meant it was on vibrate, they would take it. If it was black, but really on vibrate, then they couldn't do anything except check. and they don't have that much time. Student's would want an override or an easy hack.
This could be cool though. I like your ideas.
I'm taking this story with a grain of salt. Why? Because this is a Page 2 story and I haven't even heard of this site before... I'll wait for a Page 1 story later today. I expect Apple to send out some kind of hinting invitation. I love investigating them!
Voidness said:No new iBooks please! I just bought mine... 8 months ago
I'd love to see how the new iBooks would look like, I do expect a major change in form factor, or atleast it should become slightly thinner.
But what up with the name "Ultimate"? Doesn't sound like a something Apple would name, unless it's "Mac Ultimate": An Octal Core Mac! but I doubt such a product would come in 7 colours!
Let's just hope they don't combine the name with their other "even better" tag they added to Quartz, Airport, etc...
"So, it's on sale right now, at the Apple store. You can get it in three colours, and there are three models to choose from: the Ultimate mini, Ultimate, and Ultimate Extreme. And let me tell you, I've been using an Ultimate Extreme ever since our developers built the prototype, and it really takes the Ultimate to the next level. I told our developers "We need to create the Ultimate, and take it to the max. I don't mean a PowerUltimate. I don't even mean an Ultimate Pro. I want us to pump it up a notch, I want us to break the mould, turbocharge the design and kick some ass. In short: the Ultimate Extreme."
Mobile Me
I hope for nothing less than a full-size, Integrated Sensory Display, digital video-out, bonjour networked, mobile, face-to-face video phone* iPod.
*Do not use while driving.
The rumorfest might drive you crazy, but it beats the Mackerel Squash strategy of announcing products that it has not even begun to create, like their new handheld gaming system. The only reason MS announces a product is so someone else will create it, so MS can copy it or buy them out.
I hope for nothing less than a full-size, Integrated Sensory Display, digital video-out, bonjour networked, mobile, face-to-face video phone* iPod.
*Do not use while driving.
The rumorfest might drive you crazy, but it beats the Mackerel Squash strategy of announcing products that it has not even begun to create, like their new handheld gaming system. The only reason MS announces a product is so someone else will create it, so MS can copy it or buy them out.
For those curious about macprime.ch, I can offer some background information as I am a contributor for macprime.ch. It's a private Mac news site located in Switzerland serving the Swiss Mac community.
As for the news, the article mentioned in this thread relates to another news item, posted last Thursday:
http://www.macprime.ch/article.php?story=special_event_1_april_2006
Now, it is important to understand correctly what's being said in this article. That's why I translated it into English, it reads:
Quote: A reliable source has informed us that a Special Event is indeed planned for April 1, 2006 - which happens to be Apple's 30th Birthday. According to our source, an ultimate product will be presented. Rumours [about the product] have been floating around for years. We don't have further information about this "ultimate product" about which people have been speculating for years. macprime.ch will keep you informed. End of quote.
As for the news, the article mentioned in this thread relates to another news item, posted last Thursday:
http://www.macprime.ch/article.php?story=special_event_1_april_2006
Now, it is important to understand correctly what's being said in this article. That's why I translated it into English, it reads:
Quote: A reliable source has informed us that a Special Event is indeed planned for April 1, 2006 - which happens to be Apple's 30th Birthday. According to our source, an ultimate product will be presented. Rumours [about the product] have been floating around for years. We don't have further information about this "ultimate product" about which people have been speculating for years. macprime.ch will keep you informed. End of quote.
It's the iUltimate.Fits in your pocket but can be stretched to a 42" LCD using the new plastic technology..
It can do everything..You name it..
PDA,videoPod,iPhone,touchscreen OS X,wireless,bluetooth,mini-firewire>HDMI
All for US$399..
There should be invites going out later today and sites will be reporting on the invite tomorrow morning.
It can do everything..You name it..
PDA,videoPod,iPhone,touchscreen OS X,wireless,bluetooth,mini-firewire>HDMI
All for US$399..
There should be invites going out later today and sites will be reporting on the invite tomorrow morning.
...you forgot: it can fly, do you work for you, it doubles as a lawyer, it has an HD (1080p) CMOS video sensor, 180GB HDD, it doubles as a personal psychiatrist, and if you're trapped in the mountains you can use it for sustenance.Peace said:
if it's an ultimate product, it should be some kind of iPod that does everything pocket devices can do, including cellphone capabilities and it should have a wide touchscreen
although rumors about these functions have risen the last month, I highly doubt these would all be implented in one device, and certainly not in a week or two (and probably not in seven colors)
I hope we could see a new iBook, and maybe a video iPod, but hey, Steve could have some pretty nice surprises, it's their birthday after all, and maybe we'll all be flabbergasted by something wild, new, exiting, and very colourful
although rumors about these functions have risen the last month, I highly doubt these would all be implented in one device, and certainly not in a week or two (and probably not in seven colors)
I hope we could see a new iBook, and maybe a video iPod, but hey, Steve could have some pretty nice surprises, it's their birthday after all, and maybe we'll all be flabbergasted by something wild, new, exiting, and very colourful
gallagb said:
Imagine if the apple on the cover of the new MacBooks (iBooks) could be switched to the original colors (rather than just lighting up white).... Would be a little thing, but cool for sure
The UK rock climbing clasification system
Maybe Apple (and others) could look to the system used by rock climbers in the UK for clasifying the difficultly of a given climb. They have formallized a systm of "adjective permutation" where "everyone" knows that "Mild Severe" is much eaier than "Mild Very Severe" and that "Very Difficult" is easier to climb than either of those. But of couse "Hard Very Difficult" falls between. No I'm not kidding. The systm is real and there are over a dozen finely shaded variations. Only in the UK could something like this be invented
OK we Americans can adapt this. Take the words "ultimate", "pro" "advanced" "extream" "lite" "elements" and the roman numbers II and III. Now all you need to do is purmute these few words and you can make hundreds of names for a whole product line. Say you are trying to market a "fobar" You can have "fobar II ultimate pro" followed by the "fobar II extream" and then "foobar II advanced utimate". Once the system is formalized and written down no one will have to wonder if the "Ultimate Pro" is better or worse than the "Advanced ulitmate" or if the "extreame lite pro II" is the one they want.
Maybe Apple (and others) could look to the system used by rock climbers in the UK for clasifying the difficultly of a given climb. They have formallized a systm of "adjective permutation" where "everyone" knows that "Mild Severe" is much eaier than "Mild Very Severe" and that "Very Difficult" is easier to climb than either of those. But of couse "Hard Very Difficult" falls between. No I'm not kidding. The systm is real and there are over a dozen finely shaded variations. Only in the UK could something like this be invented
OK we Americans can adapt this. Take the words "ultimate", "pro" "advanced" "extream" "lite" "elements" and the roman numbers II and III. Now all you need to do is purmute these few words and you can make hundreds of names for a whole product line. Say you are trying to market a "fobar" You can have "fobar II ultimate pro" followed by the "fobar II extream" and then "foobar II advanced utimate". Once the system is formalized and written down no one will have to wonder if the "Ultimate Pro" is better or worse than the "Advanced ulitmate" or if the "extreame lite pro II" is the one they want.
p0intblank said:I expect Apple to send out some kind of hinting invitation. I love investigating them!
I was thinking about this the other morning.
I think the image hinting days are not as solid as the used to be. The iCal image on the last invite was widely speculated to suggest a synching PDA device. Unless there are some features on the HiFi that I missed, the image was a red herring. It was, as someone on MR suggested, winking at us saying "save the date." Looks like Jobs and Company have toned down the images on the invites trying to be more obscure.
That makes sense, since it's obvious to us that a lot of analysts and news organizations are reading these sites and making predictions based on our vocalized (type-ified?) Apple dreams...
sartinsauce said:
I didn't look too much into the last invitation simply because Apple labeled the event as "fun, new products." It was the community that hyped up the event. After all, only a handful of media people were invited. Remember the last "One more thing..." event? That had a movie curtain in the background, hinting at a new iPod capable of playing video. I don't expect Apple to tone it down on the invites. It all depends on how big the event really is. Next time we see "fun, new products" in a headline, we can't look into it so much.
Zaty said:
But then again, you should emphasize the following aspects that were outlined before:
1) "Communication";
2) 7 colors;
3) Virtually immediate availability...
http://www.macprime.ch/article.php?story=details_special_event_1_april_2006
In other words, finally a PowerBook G5 Flower Power Edition!!!!!!!!!