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'iTunes + iPod Video' Sighting
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I reckon there will be an announcement about movies of some sort. Was the Mini able to play movies with ease before the 'silent' update? It would make sense to update the hardware that would look nice next to my TV to play the H264 movie I've just downloaded.
I reckon there will be an announcement about movies of some sort. Was the Mini able to play movies with ease before the 'silent' update? It would make sense to update the hardware that would look nice next to my TV to play the H264 movie I've just downloaded.
Hyde said:
I hope so - that looks like what you find in a baby's nappy, the back side, not the front I might add.
If Apple does do a iPod video / vPod / iPod AV it would look better than that.
And I am loosing track of what I post and to which thread I post it? Anyone else having the same problem? I could have sworn I read half of what has been said in this thread in another thread
All i got to say is 'TELL US ALREADY'
Did you even read the whole thing? Or did you just comment after seeing the link? It says right up there tha it was just the pointer to an old iTunes+iPod video.BWhaler said:
Everyone move along, there's nothing to see here... or anywhere for the moments. Appleinsider.com hasn't been relevant to any news or predictions since the Carter Administration, ThinkSecret has had a pretty high 85-90% reliability rating, if they're saying nothing is happening, sorry to burst people's bubbles but, uh, well... nothing is happening (I mean, aside from some speed bumps, which is fine).
Photorun said:
I don't know what part of this to criticize first. There IS something happening other than mere speed bumps, AppleInsider is right all the time, and ThinkSecret was right abuot 100% until the iPod mini update thing, which I think was false info intentionally planted by Apple.
Veldek said:
Word. The posted rumor was about as weak as the my-friend's-unkle-work-at-apple rumors you see people post in here.
The comments by NBC Universal chief Bob Wright about Universal having movies online before the end of this year seems like a bigger indication to me that Apple has a deal in place with some of the studios.
Photorun said:
Yeah, um... so a few weeks ago when ThinkSecret said there would be no new PowerBooks until 2006 that was reliable? How about a couple weeks before that when they said other than new PowerMacs at Paris there would be no more hardware annoncements at all for the rest of the year? Then came the iPod nano, Mac mini update and soon PowerBooks and PowerMacs too. LOL. I love the part where they say just days before the event last month and despite the invite evidence that no new iPods would be announced there. Their track record has gone down the tubes and fast. They don't seem to have sources anymore. Everything they report on is already being talked about by other websites, analysts, etc. who at least stick to their stories instead of constantly revising them. I can't wait to see revision #3 where they go from no new iPods at all to iPods without video to iPods with video but no wireless. Wait for it... Here is comes...
Porchland said:
No, it's a fake. The screenshot is from a Toshiba PDA, while the rest of the unit is from something else (it does not match the Toshiba PDA).
Hyde said:
I hope so - that looks like what you find in a baby's nappy, the back side, not the front I might add.
If Apple does do a iPod video / vPod / iPod AV it would look better than that.
And I am loosing track of what I post and to which thread I post it? Anyone else having the same problem? I could have sworn I read half of what has been said in this thread in another thread
All i got to say is 'TELL US ALREADY'
Seriously, DaftUnion is starting to think that somehow either everybody needs to just go in hibernation for a little under a week, or just super glue themselves to a chair, and have somebody peel them off when the time comes. Whatever's coming, it's on it's way, and it'll be here soon enough. We don't know what it is, so we can speculate all we want...but that just brings us back to square one...so option 1. hibernation or option 2. superglue.
Added note: Poster to thread (DaftUnion) likes to talk in third person when he pulls an all nighter and doesn't go to sleep.
Added note: Poster to thread (DaftUnion) likes to talk in third person when he pulls an all nighter and doesn't go to sleep.
Man someone, be it TS or any of the other news sites claiming iPod Video imminent, sure is going to have major egg on their face after this. Personally I hope its TS and Apple finally found the leak. Consequently they have been dicking with them.
Hyde said:
Last time. YES. The screen being displayed on there is the startup screen of a Toshiba Pocket PC. Someone dropped a cardboard cutout around the screen to make it widescreen and then dimmed the lights. Discussion over. Unless the video iPod is being co produced by Toshiba and is using Windows CE...Its a total fake.
the below pict is the startup screen of the Tosh Pocket PC.
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Chaszmyr said:It's sad that something like this had to be posted on the front page
Boy. This is a Mac Rumors site. If you want facts go to another Mac website. You are the weakeast link. Good bye.
Hibernation....and light reading!
While we are hibernating, let's take in some recent articles, shall we?
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc2005107_3021_tc024.htm
http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback35.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9597131/
DaftUnion said:
While we are hibernating, let's take in some recent articles, shall we?
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2005/tc2005107_3021_tc024.htm
http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback35.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9597131/
podfuture, my money's on you until you're wrong.
To those who think minor speed bumps are all that will happen, I ask this: Why would Apple ever bother to have a special event to announce speed bumps? They might unveil them at a planned event like MWSF or WWDC, but otherwise they will just bring the web Store down and update. They wouldn't be holding a special event and put "one more thing" on the invite unless it was pretty big.
We users might think that going to dual 970MP processors in the Power Mac line is big, but Apple wouldn't. Moving to Intel is big to them. 970MP is just an overdue upgrade, as is anything they do with the PowerBook line.
Airport Express video and an iPod that can store and then play video to your TV? Now that is worthy of a special event.
To those who think minor speed bumps are all that will happen, I ask this: Why would Apple ever bother to have a special event to announce speed bumps? They might unveil them at a planned event like MWSF or WWDC, but otherwise they will just bring the web Store down and update. They wouldn't be holding a special event and put "one more thing" on the invite unless it was pretty big.
We users might think that going to dual 970MP processors in the Power Mac line is big, but Apple wouldn't. Moving to Intel is big to them. 970MP is just an overdue upgrade, as is anything they do with the PowerBook line.
Airport Express video and an iPod that can store and then play video to your TV? Now that is worthy of a special event.
Why the Nano reference?
I've seen quite a few people imply that a new full-size iPod is not going to happen, or at least not one that has major improvements/additions. They say it's because this would cut into Nano sales too deeply.
I don't really see much of an impact there. It's like saying that a new 15" iBook (top end) would hurt sales of the 12" iBook. There might be a few people that would shell out the extra ~$400, but if you were in the market for a 12" iBook, chances are that there are many other reasons you'd stick to it. Every person I know with a 12" iBook/Powerbook and some of the 15" Powerbook owners would not buy a 17" Powerbook, no matter how many goodies were packed into it. It doesn't fit their overall needs for a portable computer.
When the Nano was rolled out, like many, I thought - "This is cool! Should I . . .?" Then I remembered that I've been waiting to pull the trigger on the next full-size iPod, and that 4 gigs of storage isn't even close to what I want or need. Chances are, there are many Nano buyers who (like the mini buyers before them), chose that unit because it does fit their needs and anything significantly larger is overkill.
Lastly, I seem to recall that when the iPod Photo was introduced, the 20Gb model was not initially updated with that capability or the color screen. Could it be that if a video version was in the works, they might not simply save it for the 80 gig model since storage space for video might be a perceived issue for smaller capacity units?
I realize that a divergence in the line would occur when it seems they made it a point to converge the features on all the full-size units this past summer. But with 16 gig flash units on the horizon, it could be that the 20 gig full-size player will soon be put out to pasture, and with the line starting at 40 gig, video capability could exist on every unit in the lineup (full-size).
Oh well, just thought I'd add my newbie 2 cents. Can't wait to see what happens either way!
ft
I've seen quite a few people imply that a new full-size iPod is not going to happen, or at least not one that has major improvements/additions. They say it's because this would cut into Nano sales too deeply.
I don't really see much of an impact there. It's like saying that a new 15" iBook (top end) would hurt sales of the 12" iBook. There might be a few people that would shell out the extra ~$400, but if you were in the market for a 12" iBook, chances are that there are many other reasons you'd stick to it. Every person I know with a 12" iBook/Powerbook and some of the 15" Powerbook owners would not buy a 17" Powerbook, no matter how many goodies were packed into it. It doesn't fit their overall needs for a portable computer.
When the Nano was rolled out, like many, I thought - "This is cool! Should I . . .?" Then I remembered that I've been waiting to pull the trigger on the next full-size iPod, and that 4 gigs of storage isn't even close to what I want or need. Chances are, there are many Nano buyers who (like the mini buyers before them), chose that unit because it does fit their needs and anything significantly larger is overkill.
Lastly, I seem to recall that when the iPod Photo was introduced, the 20Gb model was not initially updated with that capability or the color screen. Could it be that if a video version was in the works, they might not simply save it for the 80 gig model since storage space for video might be a perceived issue for smaller capacity units?
I realize that a divergence in the line would occur when it seems they made it a point to converge the features on all the full-size units this past summer. But with 16 gig flash units on the horizon, it could be that the 20 gig full-size player will soon be put out to pasture, and with the line starting at 40 gig, video capability could exist on every unit in the lineup (full-size).
Oh well, just thought I'd add my newbie 2 cents. Can't wait to see what happens either way!
ft
I don't think anyone is getting what this event will probably be about. I can't see Apple calling for a special event just to announce some product bumps. Dual Core/New Powerbooks or not. Can there be, sure, ThinkSecret has a high accuracy with their leads. But still, in my mind, not something Apple will call a special session for, not when they know the ranks are looking under every suspicious looking rock we come across that seems to have been touched by hand of Jobs. New machines, maybe. Video iPod, Maybe. A mac as your complete digital hub? I think so. A Video iPod is nothing without a complete end-user experience already planned out. Thats how the iPod+iTMS was able to explode like it did. Apple has to come up with a way to do it right and I think they have it and we will see it next Wednesday.