Is this It (Photo)?

[TmTg]

No way.

Someone out there is pulling our collective chain. This thing is an obvious Photoshop fake. Why? Well, download the image and pop it open in Photoshop. Observe the following:

The halftone dot pattern that gives the image that "clipped from a newspaper" does not fluctuate in the areas where the "paper" is supposedly wrinkled. The rosetta pattern from the halftone filter is actually pixel-perfect horizontally and vertically aligned. If this had been scanned in from something printed, the likelihood of the person scanning it placing it on the scanner at a perfect angle is virtually impossible. Any attempt to realign the picture after scanning would produce artifacts that would be visible in the image.

If you're curious whether something is a fake or not, just look at it close up - it's generally quite easy to tell the truth from fiction at 400%.

 

[pcp_ip]

my next observation... why is this image so severly halftoned? there's no way this thing has been printed in a newspaper.

 

[hacurio1]

Re: Hmmmmm

Originally posted by Panda Genma
I dunno, looks 2U to me... Perhaps the XStation can be stand alone or rack mounted? Not a bad idea, what do you guys think?

I like it a lot too. I believe this is it! It is pretty consistent with rumors, as mentioned before. It’s more squared (not necessarily cubed) because it doesn’t have round edges. The handles look exactly as described, plus, if you imagine this case in aluminum (or whatever the Xserver is made out of), it looks similar to the Xserver and the Xraid. I think this is the look Apple has been after lately! Now, as far as the ports in the front, look at the bottom, right above the handle, that looks like a little door to access the ports; also, if you see right below the upper handle, that also look like an expansion bay. Oh well…we must wait and see!!! Else if its not the PM, i belive it could be a 2U Xserver.

 

[digital1]

I am mixed on it. I would have to see it in person first to judge. I would at least need a better picture to judge from

 

[Raiden]

Remember people-

When the last major powermac revision came, at MWNY02, everyone magically turned into photoshop experts who could instantly judge if something was real or fake. Everyone's "expert oppinions" dictated that the new PM pic was fake.

The conclusion? It turned out to be real. So just because a few pixels line up perfectly, or a few colors dont match up, doesnt mean this one is fake.

 

[GPTurismo]

Say hello to XStation and XBook

 

[WestCoast]

Absolute Beauty!

I absolutely love this! Yes it is very square, but its the excecution of it's design and its finish that makes it so fantastic! People have said that the present G4 case was rather poncy, but this embodies strength and has a very industrial feel to it. And going white/silver is a good idea, as companies like Dell are going for black cases now - which is so 90's!

And who said "where's the eject button"? You dont need one on the front. I've not used an eject button on my G4 since getting it 2 years ago. Why reach under the desk when you can press a button on the keyboard?

I also expect the top panel can be swapped for a different face ? ZIP/Optical Drive.

The hidden is obviously USB/Firewire/Audio.

I hope they'll have monitors to match!

 

[tjwett]

The image and page have been removed from the original server. Yanked by Apple, or just ran out of bandwidth? In any case, it's gone. I have the pic if anyone wants it.


http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/dontask/

 

[gr986s]

I hate it!!!!

This is a fxcking Wintel PC. I dont believe it will show up at WWDC. If it does, I'll keeping my G4 Tower for next 5 years till apple change the design!!!

 

[blueflame]

I need the picture

TJWETT
I would love if you could email me the picture to andreas@wpi.edu
thanks
Andreas

 

[GregGomer]

Pics gone now

The pictures gone now, wonder if that's because the site had 1000's of hits, or if it got pulled by Apple Legal.

All I know, is the last two cases got leaked, I didn't like either in picture, but loved them when I saw them in person. So lets hope this holds true if this is a new case.

I will be disapointed however if they don't keep the front ports. I.e. at least the headphone, and a firewire or USB one would be just awesome. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Foxer]

Well, I hope all of you are serious about boycotting this machine. It'll just make it easier for me to get mine.

First, who cares, really, what it looks like. It's what's inside that has us all drooling.

Second, it ain't that bad, when you fix it up and look at from another angle - as some on this forum have done.

 

[GregGomer]

Pics gone now

The pictures gone now, wonder if that's because the site had 1000's of hits, or if it got pulled by Apple Legal.

All I know, is the last two cases got leaked, I didn't like either in picture, but loved them when I saw them in person. So lets hope this holds true if this is a new case.

I will be disapointed however if they don't keep the front ports. I.e. at least the headphone, and a firewire or USB one would be just awesome. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[mrjamin]

Originally posted by tjwett
The image and page have been removed from the original server. Yanked by Apple, or just ran out of bandwidth? In any case, it's gone. I have the pic if anyone wants it.


http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/dontask/

can you attatch it?

 

[ennerseed]

hahaha

Good call on the halftone screen. it doesn't change where the wrinkles are either.

 

[noverflow]

The file its self is now gone... if you go to /dontask2.jpg
or 1
or just dontask.jpg
it gives a 404 error... wondering if it was taken down.
if so by whom

 

[TmTg]

Originally posted by Raiden
Remember people-

When the last major powermac revision came, at MWNY02, everyone magically turned into photoshop experts who could instantly judge if something was real or fake. Everyone's "expert oppinions" dictated that the new PM pic was fake.

The conclusion? It turned out to be real. So just because a few pixels line up perfectly, or a few colors dont match up, doesnt mean this one is fake.

First off - some of us don't just "magically turn into photoshop experts." My job, day in, day out, is to create images that ARE believable fakes. Blockbuster, Mazda, and Owens Corning all seem to trust my "expert opinion," so be careful with your assumptions regarding the level of expertise of other posters.

Next - I wasn't stating that a few pixels lined up - that would be coincidence - I was pointing out that ALL of the pixels lined up, through the entire image. There was no shifting in the angle of the halftone no matter how much the image appeared to be wrinkled, which is totally inconsistent with how an actual printed piece that was later scanned would look.


So - for this to be real, someone would have to have taken a legitimate, non-halftoned picture, possibly wrinkled, possibly not, and then ran the photoshop halftone filter over it in order to achieve that level of precision. My thought is that if this were legit, the poster would have no interest in making it -appear- as though it were a printed piece. If this is for real, why would the poster not just post it as is and not doctor it to make it look like something it's not?


Regardless, back on topic a bit, I'm all for having an actual SQUARE enclouse for the next round of powermacs. I'm thoroughly annoyed by the current enclosure that sacrifices practicality for style. Have you ever tried to stack two powermac G4s? Or tried to place it on a surface that is not quite long enough for the two feet on the bottom? or just accidentally pushed it too far one direction and had one of the feet pop off the bottom?

Square, Brushed Aluminum. I wish this pic WERE for real.

 

[3G4N]

reminds me very much of the old pre-PPC Quadra's (700,800s)

 

[chubakka]

Nice image analysis but...

If you were emailed a digital photo of say a discarded proof... then print it out at 65 dpi... and for some reason had to scan it... I would think it would look like this. The original image would have no moirŽ pattern.

 

[Mudbug]

http://home.sport.rr.com/chestymcbigguns/PS uploads/dontask2.jpg

please click link for original photo

<edit> I took my own link down, since arn posted the local mirror. I was not contacted by apple legal, nor do I feel that it was real in the first place. </edit>

 

[Mal]

One question. Is that supposed to be a slot loading cd drive on the front? There's no way Apple will go back to those until the problems with them are resolved, at least not on the desktop machines.

JW

 

[pyrotoaster]

He shoved the thing in his pants...?

Seriously, the story is fishy, as is the picture. While it has a legit look to it, why would Apple use a printing press to put together a picture of the new Powermac?

Plus, the top handle seems odd. It kinda drifts off, without reattaching to the machine. And one person in the IRC noted that the Apple isn't really level comared to rest of the machine.

Also, the pic has been taken offline, but there's no evidence that it was done at the request of Apple Legal.

My vote: Fake.

 

[Sonofhaig]

Re: curvey?

Originally posted by COS
>>>"Everything Apple has done has been "curvey"."

You might want to take a second look at the ibook, powerbook and Xserve lineup again...

Sorry. I wasn't referring to the "Books".

 

[mikeyredk]

Originally posted by skywalker
One question. Is that supposed to be a slot loading cd drive on the front? There's no way Apple will go back to those until the problems with them are resolved, at least not on the desktop machines.

JW

what about the slot loading imac?
thats a desktop

okay this is what i think if anyone gives about my opinions

the indentations on the top and bottom are just like the handes that we have they are just recesed the slot is probably a slot loading drive

 

[tazznb]

PLEEEEEZ!!!

will someone please email that image to nbrown178@comcast.net

I was at work, and missed it.

There is also no way I can make it to an Apple store to see the stream, either.