iHome Photos and Video

[big duane]

Just one question...

WHO has this much free time?

 

[Jimmni]

And while I'm on the topic of British people, why the heck do you people insist on treating mathematics as a plural noun? For that matter, why do many of you treat Apple as a plural noun? The sentence "Apple are cool" makes my head explode.

Firstly, because we were doing Maths before your country even existed. Why do Americans always assume that their use of English is more correct than the English use of English?

For the second, I guess it's a case of Apple as a singular country vs. Apple as a conglomeration of people and ideas.

 

[ChrisH3677]

Fake or not, there is one thing I reckon they got right.

I reckon the real xMac (to use Mac360's term for it), will look a lot like this mock up.

 

[sunmade]

jamdr, while listening to you, I am SO glad not to live in a 500 year old supermarket country... you are kinda lame and ignorant... just my 2 cents and I am NOT a brit and NOT anti BUSH or anti US...as most europeans are sadly

this is just a reaction to your speaking crap

thank god not all americans are like you (or maybe is it you are only 13 year old...or 17 for that matter???)

Thank you for listening.
bye

 

[Skiniftz]

It's a hoax.

Firstly it's too ugly for an Apple design - doesn't fit with the iMac and iPod.

Secondly that's not Apple internal packaging.

Thirdly, "Centre" is spelt correctly. (Americans spell it wrong).

Finally the ports in this pic are too small.

 

[Bandit]

The biggest reason this is fake...

is because apple would not come out with this as the computer meant to steal PC users away from the dark side. As much as I would love this to be real the media center PC is a niche market that would not appeal to the masses. If apple's main goal (as reported by thinksecret and appleinsider) is to get PC users to switch they need to show them a better computer at a cheaper price. They have said that this is not a computer designed for mac users. Don't get me wrong, I am part of this niche and would buy it in a heartbeat and maybe apple will come out with something like this down the road but I highly doubt that this is the headless iMac. It just doesn't match the "confirmed" rumors by the "reliable" rumor sites.

 

[k28]

it's not iHome, it's iFake....haha

 

[larryiskewl]

Way too funny.

Let's face it iHome = Fake iHome ? Real

It's been settled it's just some fakers with halfway decent glue and Photoshopping skills. I almost believed it, but its just a Powerbook G4 box covered in upside down paper. Oh well good job to the fakers though, they almost got it right

 

[Cochrane]

This is probably not going to prove anything, but I wanted to show how easy it is to at least fake the ports on the back.

First of all, we need a picture of the button row of a 12" iBook (maybe a 14" works, too, but I do not know). Since my digital camera had vanished, I had to take a picture from the Apple site instead of taking a picture of my own iBook. Just looking at the ports, it looks like this:

Now we use Photoshop to make a little space for the second firewire connector:

And finally we copy the Firewire connector so that we have two of them:

Does this remind you of something? It looks just like this:

If I had made that fake, I would have removed the Firewire icons under each of the connectors and put a single Firewire icon between the two, just like the USB ports. But since the original artist did not bother to do so, I did not, either.

On the other hand: When the first Panther screenshots came out, I was sure they were fakes. They weren't. When the first Tiger screenshots appeared, I was sure they were fakes. They weren't. When the first iHome pictures came out, I was sure they were fakes. I hope I have more luck with hardware than with software

 

[ravijo]

iFake

Just to bring up another issue with this, at first very convincing fake.

The 5 images on the box of "normal follks" using media in their everyday lifestyle looked all to familiar... wait... lifestyle... life... ilife?!

http://www.apple.com/ca/ilife/

And I finally don't think that apple would release a product as a box shaped, using the original iMac and iBook as examples this new product is likely going to be a bold design. It would also seem that they would need a video out of any kind.

 

[Yvan256]

There's also a short video clip on the iDisk.

What's a ".3gp" video? No way to play that under Windows...

And you can still play a video if the guy made the box and everything...

I smell another "elevator hoax".

Besides... If that thing really is a media center... Where are the VIDEO outputs (and inputs)?!

 

[Platform]

This is probably not going to prove anything, but I wanted to show how easy it is to at least fake the ports on the back.

First of all, we need a picture of the button row of a 12" iBook (maybe a 14" works, too, but I do not know). Since my digital camera had vanished, I had to take a picture from the Apple site instead of taking a picture of my own iBook. Just looking at the ports, it looks like this:

Now we use Photoshop to make a little space for the second firewire connector:

And finally we copy the Firewire connector so that we have two of them:

Does this remind you of something? It looks just like this:

If I had made that fake, I would have removed the Firewire icons under each of the connectors and put a single Firewire icon between the two, just like the USB ports. But since the original artist did not bother to do so, I did not, either.

On the other hand: When the first Panther screenshots came out, I was sure they were fakes. They weren't. When the first Tiger screenshots appeared, I was sure they were fakes. They weren't. When the first iHome pictures came out, I was sure they were fakes. I hope I have more luck with hardware than with software

So right

It is so esay to mock up a fake one, and this one that they have made look's like DVD player with a few ports on it and with and not a swithcer computer at all, nor a computer that apple people will want to buy the iCenter version is nice

 

[Yvan256]

Well, surprisingly, my first inpression is that this is real, but there are 2 things that make me feel stand offish.

[...]

2. Looks like the same elevator of the famed Aluminum 23".

Pretty convincing since they open up the box and show it off.

The guy learned from the mistakes of his first hoax.

 

[Yvan256]

From the crumpled paper on the edges of the lid, and crappy foam inside, I'd say somebody covered an iBook box in a layer of printed paper.

Wow, good catch, didn't see that one.

Tip to hoaxers:
- make a mock-up
- take pictures in an elevator
- ADD FINAL TOUCHES WITH PHOTOSHOP!

 

[Yvan256]

Below the apple, there's a line where there shouldn't be one... looks like... paper.

The corner of the device looks like paper-on-cardboard also.

I'm done. (azdude surfs elsewhere)

Wow, this one is so obvious (now that you mention it), don't know how I missed it the first time.

I said it before, and I'll say it again: to make a good hoax, you need to photoshop your pictures before posting!

Now, let's see which mainstream media will be stupid enough to post this as a fact.

 

[Yvan256]

and with the handle of the box where it is (as seen in picture "Photo-0003.jpg") , you would carry the box upside down walking down the street..

fake fake fake

LOL, the mistakes are piling up, this is too funny.

 

[Yvan256]

iMEDIA!!!!!!!! A MUST SEE!!!!

Found this pic floating around, looks like conclusive evidence to me!!!!!

Wow man, this thing looks real (I can SEE the ports) and there's an Apple logo on top!

 

[Yvan256]

I'm not sure who gave you all the forensic photologist certification test.

Look at the video, see the shine on the ihome twords the end of the video... that = plastic. not cardboard. Picture 11 also has shine on the right side.
The line on the box of the ihome could be where you open it in case you need to.
One of the ports on the back could be split using an included cable, to RCA or whatever.
It isn't as easy as ou guys seem to think to fake a box, packaging and device.

and it looks like a cubical not an elevator.

Why are you defending it so badly? Is it your hoax?

 

[Yvan256]

[...] If you believe this is real then I have some ocean front property in Kansas to sell you.

But there's no oce.... oh, I get it.

 

[FlamDrag]

Just beating a dead horse here, but it seems unlikely to me that they'd even put any pre-release product in a marked box of any sort.

This is real though. You can pick up your iHome Media Centre at an Apple Shoppe beginning 22 January.

Seriously, when I first saw this fake, I was surprised at how much I really wanted something like this. Assuming it has some sort of DVR capability that is. And just for argument's sake, I think they'd have to produce them in at least aluminum finish (if not black as well) to fit in with the majority of American's home a/v equipment. It's stupid, but lots of folks would choose to buy a competitor simply because it would match.

 

[montymont]

spy shots

Obviously fake
in the video, you can plainly see the box has no weight
also it would be likely to have som controls up front and standard video like an s connector

 

[alexprice]

iHome Digital Hub
iPod for your home stereo
Home backup server
TiVo functionality
Dual HDTV capable tuners
iPhoto/iMovie integration
iSight integration
iSync/iPod Synchronization
Airport Router
Bluetooth and Bluetooth remote with mic DVD-+(R)/W
2 Firewire 800 ports
2 USB 2.0 ports
1.0 GHz G5
512 MB RAM (2 GB Max)
250 GB HD

 

[Jimmy DelFuego]

Did anyone happen to notice that the elevator the boxes are photographed in is the exact same one from fake photos circulating last year? That was my first tip-off.

 

[Yvan256]

It's not the same elevator from the 23" aluminum because the floor is different. That one had a rubbery kind of floor with circular designs. This one has carpet (pay attention to detail).

Nobody ever said it was the same elevator, we just said that, once again, the pics have been taken in an elevator. Funny that you made that mistake while trying to point out the mistakes of others, eh?

The "oldy" people on the top look dim because the guy taking the pictures was standing in the way of the light casting a shadow on the box (are you blind?).

Possible, but that's still not Apple's style to put pictures of anything except the product itself on the box (though I haven't seen many Apple boxes except on the Web).

It can't be an iBook box. If you search around for iBook box pics you will see that this iHome box is twice the size.

Ok, so according to you it's not an iBook box. Big deal. It doesn't imply that it has to be a real "iHome" box, it can still be a white box with printed sheets on it.

And if you reply "but Apple has no box with those dimensions", might I remind you that Apple can't possibly be the only company on the planet to ship products in white boxes?

Another thing to put attention to is the Apple branded booklet that came with the iHome. Now that may be fake, if anything, but I seriously doubt it.

All I can say about that "booklet" is that from the pictures, it could very well be a single white printed page. Not hard to hoax that one, especially under a plastic sheet!

I don't have any doubts about the iHome, but what is that little box next to it with the green and silver?

I have no idea, seems like a software box to me. Does anyone recognize the box on the right of the "iHome" box?

And about the RCA crap, the included dongle (depending on which one you are supplied with) will either go to VGA or RCA and S-Video out.

I've never seen an Apple product that didn't have a default port in addition to a mini-VGA port. And it sure would look bad in my eyes if an "iHome" box didn't have a S-Video port by default, never mind components out. And if it can do VGA, the port would also be right on the box. Lastly, using adapters is stupid except where space is limited (such as laptops).

It's not cardboard because there is a glare off of the PLASTIC (polycarbonate for that matter) in the pictures and the video. You all give up too easily.

Can't see the video, but can't it be printed sheets on top of a real plastic product? That doesn't mean anything...

The line below or above the Apple logo on the top is for ventilation similar to the one on the iMac G5 on the back side.

The line is way too thin for that, it really does look like either a printed sheet or a seam in the plastic (for an opening cover?).

And the whole "Centre" thing. Who cares how they spell center/centre. It's center right? Right. Glad you could agree.

Nope, it's "centre". Only americans (and maybe english Canadians) will spell it "center". And because of that single fact, I think Apple would stay the hell away from any name which could start flame wars about spelling.

When BigRedBall said that the huge iHome type on the top is too big and Apple would never do something that ugly, he was wrong. Look at the back of the iMac G5.

You're right about that one. Apple is doing this because they want the name of the device to be clearly visible in media shots.

To whoever said it didn't have rounded edges, you might want to invest in glasses. I hope you all feel mighty proud of your detective there Sherlock, or should I say Scooby Doo?

I don't know how you guys can see any details like "rounded edges" in such low-resolution, heavily compressed JPEG photos.

Also, no need to insult anyone.

 

[Yvan256]

wouldnt you think they would come up with a better name then ihome, that doesnt really mean anything

When you open the box, it paints your home white and adds a big Apple logo in front?