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'It's Only Rock and Roll' Rumor Roundup

Apple TV

I'm hoping the Apple TV is updated, per the rumors. I have held out from buying one for a long while now as I was waiting for it to offer just a little bit more. The biggest thing for me and my trusty macbook pro is keeping my HDD free and movies in iTunes are doing some serious damage in that regard. I've heard and read that you can throw your entire iTunes library on the Time Machine (or comparable networked HDD setup), but I'd like to see that developed into something more robust with communication with an apple tv. My understanding right now is that it would work (in a source to laptop stream then again streamed to apple tv - whew...) But wouldn't it be awesome if the apple tv could talk directly to a time capsule like a media server or even sit on the network itself with all the media, and be accessable by the itunes on your computer AND your home theater? Netflix? Or (this really means AND because I don't really just want them to pick ONE) how about letting Apple TV stream your DESKTOP to your TV and let you operate in the living room? :D
 
Spoiler free link?

Usually by this time there's already a post about it on the MacRumors front page.

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kavika411 said:
One of the banners says, "OSX - No longer just a Mac thing."
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That'd be one hell of an announcement. If Apple could pull of OSX on non-Apple boxes and somehow make the experience even close to that on an Apple machine (that's a whole other debate) I would support it... ultimately it makes no difference to me so I don't really care, as long as they can pull it off.. but again, despite the armchair quarterbacking on these forums about Apple's decision, I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing.
 
MacKiwis Top 5 predictions for the Apple Media event on Sep 9th 2009:

1. Ipod Touch upgrade:

- 3.2 camera with video & tap to focus
- GPS
- Faster processor (same as iphone 3GS)
- 16gig, 32gig & 64 gig.

2. IPod Nano Major upgrade

Essentially a slimed down current generation ipod touch:
- Touch screen (goodbye scroll wheel) same res as ipod touch, but slightly smaller (higher density.)
- 2mp camera
- can run app store apps
- 8gig & 16gig

3. Itunes 9

- New exclusive Album feature, Interative content
- New freinds integration (see what your freinds bought/listen too)
- 64 bit support

4. Apple TV update

- 40gb model replaced with 120gig, higher end model will have 320gigs.
- new subscription TV service (through itunes)
- 1080p support

5. one more thing....Beatles on itunes

- all beatles albums and exclusive interactive album content for itunes store
- 64gig yellow or strawberry ipod touch with all 14 beatles albums preloaded

...and steve jobs.
 
My predictions

Obviously the new iPods which have been heavily discussed. The idea being to restore the iPod touch to being basically an iPhone without the phone. Bring it up to date with gps, video camera, etc. Colour choice as well/

iPod Nanos with cameras seem a pointless gimick, but i guess that is all it is, a gimick to boost sales.

No idea about the iPod classic, I mean it has to stay the same to fulfill its name.

The Beatles will debut on iTunes, they will be the launch pad for Cocktail. People have said it makes no sense to launch the Beatles on iTunes at the same time as the physical albums as one will be able to buy the individual tracks rather than the albums.

I believe that you will only be able to buy the albums in their entirety on iTunes, in the Cocktail format.

I also believe that Cocktail can also be used by the film industry to provide a more DVD like experience through iTunes. Extras, artwork, Director's commentary, etc.

That's my lot.
 
"Friends"

You've nailed it. Apple has finally found a way for Apple users to pretend, much the same way others do, that they have more than a couple of good friends, or even more than 10 or 12 acquaintances with whom they might share the time of day, let alone their "status."


mackiwi said:
3. Itunes 9

- New exclusive Album feature, Interative content
- New freinds integration (see what your freinds bought/listen too)
- 64 bit support
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Achillyse said:
...I also believe that Cocktail can also be used by the film industry to provide a more DVD like experience through iTunes. Extras, artwork, Director's commentary, etc...
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From what I've read about the speculation on the cocktail format, that sounds exactly would it could be used for. I think that's what I miss the most with my DVDs being ripped... now imagine if they somehow worked it out so you could rip your own DVDs into this cocktail format (if it'll even be used for DVDs) and keep all of the menus, extras, etc
 
HowEver said:
You've nailed it. Apple has finally found a way for Apple users to pretend, much the same way others do, that they have more than a couple of good friends, or even more than 10 or 12 acquaintances with whom they might share the time of day, let alone their "status."
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This is an aside, sorry, but I think AN aspect of social networking that I like is that it allows me to be a part of more people's lives that I wouldn't otherwise be. By that I mean that like most people I probably have a handful or two of friends that I speak with and see regularly and then a secondary circle of ther friends I occasionally talk with but rarely see and probably even a third circle of people that I have nothing against but just don't talk to or see. With things like Facebook and Twitter I can see what they're up to (or what they're sharing at least) without having to speak with them one on one. It's not the same as your close friends, but just a different type of relationship. Just my opinion though, I get what you're saying.
 
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Can't wait to see what is in store. Only a few more hours now.
 
masse said:
runs slow for me. cover flow is slow, album art view is painfully slow. I want album art view to work just like finder does with icons. I want to pinch zoom, and I want album art to be rendered instantly. I want it to launch instantly.

I'm needy.
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tell you what i would want and have wanted for a bloody long time is when in full screen cover flow to do what the ipod/iphone does and flip the album cover and show songs? plus i have a lot of live sets by djs which are several hours long i would like to be able to seek easily within full screen cover flow - FIX THE ***** ITUNES!!!!
 
Of course you're right, but I never intended to tell Apple Inc. what music I listened to this morning, and I may not tell my closest longtime friend also.


JonHimself said:
This is an aside, sorry, but I think AN aspect of social networking that I like is that it allows me to be a part of more people's lives that I wouldn't otherwise be. By that I mean that like most people I probably have a handful or two of friends that I speak with and see regularly and then a secondary circle of ther friends I occasionally talk with but rarely see and probably even a third circle of people that I have nothing against but just don't talk to or see. With things like Facebook and Twitter I can see what they're up to (or what they're sharing at least) without having to speak with them one on one. It's not the same as your close friends, but just a different type of relationship. Just my opinion though, I get what you're saying.
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HowEver said:
Of course you're right, but I never intended to tell Apple Inc. what music I listened to this morning, and I may not tell my closest longtime friend also.
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Yeah true. There are some friends that I would like to know what they're listening to because I might find out about new bands, but others that I don't care to hear (similarly, friends that I would like to share with, other friends that I don't care if they know). Generally it's not something I would go out of my way to tell anyone but if it's automated I might make use of it.
 
zw-gator said:
Maybe it was sarcasm. No other sites are picking up on this, and it sounds HUGE.
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Yeah I keep refreshing 3 or 4 other rumor sites, but nothing. It's not like I would bet money on it (it's just a random post on a forum) but I'm more surprised that more people didn't react to it... I guess some people probably read it, didn't take it seriously and ignored it.. I probably should have done that too :cool:
 
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