iHome Photos and Video

[B. McKechnie]

Just found this and thought it might interest some.

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/ArticlesByTopic/HI-FIAndSound/MP3Players/1887

 

[MontyZ]

Better Apple Displays?

I found this interesting in the above linked article...

...What is known is that Apple is set to deliver a significant improvement in screen quality. Apple is apparently shopping around for additional suppliers for its 30-inch LCD panel due to persistent issues with color consistency, backlight failure, and "pinkish cast" on a significant percentage of Cinema HD 30's sold...

This problem is not limited to the 30" displays, in fact, it appears that more people are having these backlighting problems with the 23" displays if you read the Apple forums. I've already had to return two of them because the color was very uneven along the left and right sides of the screen.

If what that article says is true, Apple must be aware of the problem and must know that it is more widespread than they are admiting to. I'm now glad I returned mine for a refund, but, wonder how long I'll have to wait before they introduced the improved LCD displays. This may also explain why they dropped the price on all the cinema displays a few days ago.

 

[fraeone]

Fake. When was the last time Apple wrote a huge word across a product?

Relatively well done, and maybe not far from what's coming, but still fake.

 

[ChrisH3677]

Just to throw what I think is another spanner into the works, not like this one needs any more spanners, but it seems that the iMac and the G5 box have Jigsaw (wwwjigsaw24.com) tape on them, they are a major supplier of Macs in the UK and almost everything I have had from them has this tape on it, now if this is an official Apple elevator why would they have products from a third party reseller and it backs up the fact that this is in the UK 😀

Nice pickup dude!

I guess this lot got lost on its way to MWSF 😀 Unless Apple has already begun (carelessly) shipping these things around the world.

And tell me again... how do the Poms spell "Center"? 😀

Nice work dude

 

[dsharits]

These pictures are so fake! I don't know if this was brought up before, but take a good look at this picture.https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19988&stc=1 First of all, the Apple styrofoam packaging is much different. Next, notice the top right corner seems to be dented a bit. Also, you would expect the corners and edges to be much more rounded, like the design of the iBook, not square like this cleverly decorated cardboard box. Also, if you look closely just beyond the top edge of te box, you can actually see the outline of the piece of paper that has the logo printed on it!

On to the second picture. https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19989&stc=1 Once again, you can clearly see the piece of paper with the logo on it, and notice all of the corners are in pretty bad shape. In fact, look at the lower right corner, and you can see where the strip of gray paper doesn't even line up with the right edge. And please don't tell me that those ports on the back look real! Oh, and where is the power receptacle?

Nope, definitely fake. The actual product may look similar, but these are absolutely not real. Gosh, these pictures aren't even as good as the ones that were supposed to be the iMac G5!

Daniel

 

[trump]

the single largest error by whoever made this, and I'm surprised considering the detail...is that if you hold the box by the handle, it says iHome upside down. How could he have not noticed that?

 

[ChrisH3677]

Here's a good one I don't think anyone has mentioned (correct me if I'm wrong).


Notice how the grey front panel doesn't correctly line up with the LEFT edge. Whereas on the right it does and on the back it does on both edges. https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19988&stc=1



Also, in the vid, notice the grey does not appear on the sides. That seems rather strange design - why have the grey at all on the front? On iBooks it goes all the way round. iMacs don't have it at all. I'd reckon Apple would do it either the iBook all, or the iMac none. Certainly not this inbetweeny.
I reckon the new headless eMac will be all white as they are appealing to the iPod users. That's why they made the iMac the way they did.

 

[dsharits]

the single largest error by whoever made this, and I'm surprised considering the detail...is that if you hold the box by the handle, it says iHome upside down. How could he have not noticed that?

Ooh, good call! I didn't notice that one. Apple would never let that fly.

Daniel

 

[pyrotoaster]

Ooh, good call! I didn't notice that one. Apple would never let that fly.

Daniel

While I agree that the pics and vid are fake and that was a good catch, Apple did have the Apple logo upside down on the backs of open Powerbooks for several years. 😛

 

[AndreMA]

Interesting...

this has probably been posted already but im too lazy to read through all the replies, but isnt this "ihome" just erm this http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObj...QdKgC2eTOHBx8/0.0.11.1.0.6.21.1.8.1.0.0.0.1.0


seems alot like what is being displayed

I assume the hoaxster modelled their pics on that 3rd party box offered via apple's UK store... can't say I've heard of Elgato before, though... British company, I presume... and is likely British themselves, hence the spelling of "Centre" - oh, and the obvious worplay in the product name.

 

[gralem]

I assume the hoaxster modelled their pics on that 3rd party box offered via apple's UK store... can't say I've heard of Elgato before, though... British company, I presume... and is likely British themselves, hence the spelling of "Centre" - oh, and the obvious worplay in the product name.

Good call on the "eyehome" "iHome" comparison. But elgato is a fairly well know PVR manufacturer/developer. I think they were the first to provide true HD PVR service for the Mac (if not on any machine). Plus lots of other PVR products. It's like tivo for your mac.


---gralem

 

[jwhitnah]

These pictures are so fake! I don't know if this was brought up before, but take a good look at this picture.https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19988&stc=1 First of all, the Apple styrofoam packaging is much different. Next, notice the top right corner seems to be dented a bit. Also, you would expect the corners and edges to be much more rounded, like the design of the iBook, not square like this cleverly decorated cardboard box. Also, if you look closely just beyond the top edge of te box, you can actually see the outline of the piece of paper that has the logo printed on it!

On to the second picture. https://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19989&stc=1 Once again, you can clearly see the piece of paper with the logo on it, and notice all of the corners are in pretty bad shape. In fact, look at the lower right corner, and you can see where the strip of gray paper doesn't even line up with the right edge. And please don't tell me that those ports on the back look real! Oh, and where is the power receptacle?

Nope, definitely fake. The actual product may look similar, but these are absolutely not real. Gosh, these pictures aren't even as good as the ones that were supposed to be the iMac G5!

Daniel

He must have taped paper photo prints to a syrofoam block for the iHomely and did the same to a white box. Some people have so much time on their hands!

 

[dsharits]

Actually, it look to me like he taped printed labels to an iBook box, put his own styrofoam inside, and put together the cheezy iHome piece. I have two 12" iBook boxes right here next to me, and they look exactly like that box, albiet without the printed iHome labels and with better styrofoam inside.

Daniel

 

[m0rbid2696]

obviously a fake but with all the rumors about the headless mac going arround i wouldn't be supprised if it showed up sometime this year.

 

[zang]

I'm not sure these haven't been mentioned:

1) Why no firewire/usb ports on the front? If this thing is meant for media, do you think that people will want to reach around the back to plug a camera or MP3 player in? Hell, TVs and VCRs have RCA jacks on the front, the G5 has ports on the front...

2) Mini DVI port, but no full-sized one? Why? It's not like the casing is tiny and requiring small ports like an iBook or PowerBook. Why spend the unnecessary money in buying small port connectors, when the normal-sized ones are more abundant and cheaper.

3) This is a product aimed at your average neophyte PC user. Dongles for video are a bad idea. Everything should be plug 'n play. Not plug into dongle and play. Keep it simple stupid. Again, no need for dongles, as space isn't overly limiting.

4) The design of the product seems weird. Why the grey line running all the way around it? Apple product designs are simple and elegant. Why not just a white box like the iBook or iMac?

5) The logo/label on the top of the machine is printed on something that sticks to the surface, which is of a different colour of white that the case. The edges are visible, and it's got a yellow hue to it.

6) The packaging is horrendous. If the box were dropped on it's "top", the iHome would slide out of it's styro and take direct impact. And really, why would Apple pack boxes to the right of the styrofoam? This is a company that's won many awards for product design.

7) Why isn't the manual wrapped? My G5 manual came wrapped. Where are the Proof of Purchase card? The restore CD? Warranty card? Quick start manual?

There are too many questionable things about this thing for it to be real.

 

[Tommy Wasabi]

Don't be fooled!

Yay! Finally Spy pics! Fairly convincing on first glance. Not sure about the 'iHome' name itself. I'm sure further scrutinising of the Photos will now commence. 🙂

This is a trick. Apple secretly sent out several variations on this to select known spys to see where the leak was coming from. Whomever received the "iHome" is royally screwed.

Watch out for the iBox, iCPU, and the ever lovely iToy making their rounds.

All of these are fodder for the stupid. The real release, a box similar to these but forever known as, "iJobs" will be the real deal.

You heard it hear first.

<grin>

 

[deejemon]

I can't believe some people still believe it's real. There are too many things that just aren't right, as a lot of people in this thread have pointed out. The very first thing I thought when I saw it was CARDBOARD! It's very obvious that it's a box wrapped in printed paper (both the box as well as the purported iCentre).

http://dms.tecknohost.com/macrumors/i/ihome/Photo-0008.jpg

The top left corner of the "device" (near the thumb) has a fold/paper overlap in it.

 

[mineis17inches]

"the single largest error by whoever made this, and I'm surprised considering the detail...is that if you hold the box by the handle, it says iHome upside down. How could he have not noticed that?"

They did that with the Apple logo on the clam iBooks didn't they? Hah, just had to throw that in there, this is like any other device, yes it's coming out, no that's not what it looks like.

I think the biggest clue to this thing that tells us this is not what the real device looks like and that it is indeed a fake is the existance of the pictures alone, apple has stuff removed from the site if it's real, but these images are still here.

Edit - ok someone else already brought the logo thing up... i'm too lazy to read every page 🙂

 

[scottkle]

Fake

It's fake. You can tell the covering is fake. It takes some magnification but it's not a great photoshop job. Convincing on first glance, but that's all.

The iHome font is slightly off Apple's use. Slightly. Look closely and you'll see.

And I hate to tell the poster, but ... Centre is not a word. I don't care if that's how Canadians and Europeans spell it. I could care less. Neighbour, Colour and Centre are not words. They are variations on the correct spellings.

 

[beseku]

Just a small idea, not saying if I believe the pics or not but...

One of the things I love about Apple is their design and in particular their attention to detail, (I love the catch on my PB). They always take care of the little things making their competitors appear "shabby" in comparision.

It is quite conceivable, and would be highly cool, that they would produce a product with localised spelling in a product name/sub name- I am sure Johnathen Ive being an Englishman would suggest such an idea. It would beat the hell out of Microsoft in England if we didn't have to put up with the oxymoron of "American English" all over a product.

Just my tuppence worth.

 

[Peer]

Missing Parts

I don't know, but should a headless mac include a keyboard and mouse? if so then this is missing in the box as well. It would probably be on top or not?

 

[MacRy]

It's fake. You can tell the covering is fake. It takes some magnification but it's not a great photoshop job. Convincing on first glance, but that's all.

The iHome font is slightly off Apple's use. Slightly. Look closely and you'll see.

And I hate to tell the poster, but ... Centre is not a word. I don't care if that's how Canadians and Europeans spell it. I could care less. Neighbour, Colour and Centre are not words. They are variations on the correct spellings.

So they weren't changed from the original 'English' spellings by Webster in his original American English dictionary in 1806 then?

 

[Timboid]

You are not the Centre of the world...

Sorry, but neither are you!

I want a box, covered in Mock graffiti, with fake gold bling all over it...

They could call it iHomie!

 

[Timboid]

One other thing.. I think it's a fake elevator! 😛 😛 😛

It's an iLift!

(But only in the UK, of course.)

 

[Timboid]

As I read the posts, it amazes me how many points are duplicated, triplicated, and a few even more. So I am curious, am I the only one with so little of a life to have read all 283 previous posts?

No. 😱