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iSwift said:
This is the same deal that happened with the last Powerbook update. Nobody knows what is going to happen, so why can't we just wait?

(Yeah I know, I'm read all of this stuff everyday so I'm just as bad)

Wait nothing! BRING ON THE RUMORS!! :0)
What would this site be without rumors?
 
I still think the mythical iPod video should also play Keynote presentations.
It really WILL become a great business tool of the future.
Audio
Video
Notes
Calendar
Alarm Clock
Screen Lock
Games
Keynote

I am a genius. DoofyJobs :D
 
Please, noone post more comments on "One more thing.." being One more thing. Its a figure of speech, so it doesnt mean just one more thing.
 
Me thinks some of the rumors are getting carried away. So whats with the Quicktime viewing in iTunes throw almost any Quicktime file in iTunes and you can view it in the album cover box, a good per cent of the people already knew this. I've got over 10 Quicktime videos in iTunes, hardly ever whatch them, just listen to the music. The link is not a rumor.
 
Of course... it coudn't be... that Apple legal is feeding different stories to different people and or groups of people to narrow down who is leaking trade secrets? Hmmm? Partition say, Americans and other countries, or different branches of the comapny and feed them different rumors to see which ones hit the streets and when. It's a standard divide and conquer strategy.

I think, because of elgato eyeHome rebates, apple will be releasing a video enabled iTunes and possibly a airport express that can play video, but I'm still hesitant to believe that apple would "blaze a trail" into uncharted territory with a vPod. They make things better, they DON'T blaze a trail ( too costly ).
 
iSwift said:
This is the same deal that happened with the last Powerbook update. Nobody knows what is going to happen, so why can't we just wait?

Because it would be nice to be able to plan ahead some.

I've gotten my wife talked into getting a small laptop (~12") in lieu of dropping $500 for a digital wallet (for my dSLR), and since the iBook update, there's IMO absolutely no reason to spend 50% more to get the pragmatically inferior PB.

Since I'm getting near our deadline to get ready in time for our next vacation trip, next week boils down to the "fish or cut bait".

If the PB's refresh sucks (as bad as last time), then I might go for a (non-Apple) digital wallet, since they're much better suited for my needs than an iPod photo...but in the meantime, I've discovered a Sony VAIO 10.x" widescreen for under $2K that looks quite appealing...and lighter than the PB (and perhaps in a year, that Sony will be able to dual boot to OS X :)



(Yeah I know, I'm read all of this stuff everyday so I'm just as bad)

Same here. I don't blame Apple for wanting to keep stuff close-hold - - that's business. But by the same token, there's a highly motivated consumer base here that could be cleverly used to gage what features are more marketable than others and develop their business strategies accordingly.

For example, I have absolutely *no* intention on buying Rev1 MacTel Hardware...just like I was vindicated for no buying a NuBus based PPC Mac.


-hh
 
U.F.IPOD

Look up in the sky.... Was that a freaking alien being? Are they friendly? Do they want to eat our brains? Look its displaying some kind of video image... yes...yes.... it’s last weeks confounding LOST episode. People this is good, break out the champagne, and get NAKED.
Mike :rolleyes:
 
Let's recapitulate

- 2005 "the year of HD"
- Sony president on stage
- "One more thing" press invitation with red curtains on the background (iDVD theme)
- Universal to put movies on-line before the end of the year (which means less than 3 months from now)

It doesn't have to be an iPod video. Heck, lots of people use iTunes on their computer but don't have an iPod. The Mac mini would be a perfect living room computer for movie playback, except for the fact that it's not powerful enough to handle HD content. And we know for a fact that even the still-not-announced-Mac-mini still has a Radeon 9200 (which means no hardware-based H.264 acceleration).

So either Apple thinks people will watch movies on their computers (software-only solution) or they're coming out with some device to connect your computer to your television (software+hardware combo).

It could be a video iPod. Heck, the iPod (and iPod photo) can already display pictures on TV. And there's the rumors about the "one more thing" that recent iPods can do (but has been kept "disabled" until now).

Add iTunes' current ability of video files (music videos), the recent release of Quicktime 7 for Windows (for H.264) and it's pretty obvious IMO.

I predict a new version of iTunes and upgraded iPods (40 and 80GB) on the 12th. And massive sales of the iPod dock (with video output). Those new iPods could even be using Hitachi's new perpendicular recording technology and have the same size (if not the exact same casings) as the previous iPod mini. Just add a color screen and those new drives and you're good to go.

The only question is: will they allow the iPod nano to play videos? (it doesn't have video-out capability, and my guess is that video playback on the iPod display will only be a bonus for those wishing to view content on the bus, subway, train/plane flights, etc).

Edit: just thought about something... control. If the iPod is connected to a dock for video output, will you really want to get up to control the movies? I guess not. So I'll have to add a new dock+remote to my list of predictions. In true Apple style, the dock would include an infrared port and work with your current VHS/TV/DVD player remote (somehow). Or maybe simply include a custom remote. And the iPod cannot be the remote because it doesn't have wireless capabilities and the battery life isn't long enough (audio, video and wireless? You'd be lucky to get 2 hours from a full charge). Unless you want your iPod player/remote to be connected with a 10 meters wire to your television? :rolleyes:
 
deputy_doofy said:
I still think the mythical iPod video should also play Keynote presentations.
It really WILL become a great business tool of the future.
Audio
Video
Notes
Calendar
Alarm Clock
Screen Lock
Games
Keynote

...only if it comes with a swing-out USB port jack so that it can be plugged into the PC that's driving the projector.

I don't particularly see that happening; Bluetooth Wireless is more likely.


The hot business tool currently is (and remains) the Blackberry.

By this paradigm, you would need to add push-based email to the ROKR, and then make it better than the Blueberry...such as making it able to plug into your laptop to form a wireless internet connection for the laptop. This is all so "non-iPod" that it would IMO have to be an entirely new product for Apple.



-hh
 
FunkSpaceMonkey said:
As already mentioned, Steve said it wasn't going to happen.. Movies would be a joke on them..... Too small, why not just watch it on a laptop? Music videos would get boring.. But if video podcasts keep coming, that might get people interested.....

nahhh..

Stupid rumor..
I used to really agree with you, but the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of a video iPod.

Sure, movies would suck. I want it so I can watch TV shows and vidcasts. I subscribe to 4 vidcasts now and I hate that I have to sit at my computer to watch them. Also, I would love to rip my Family Guy collection to H.264 and carry it around with me so I can watch it on the train or hook it up to any home theatre and watch it there.

Besides, my 3G is showing its age. Time to get a new one anyway.

Oh, and so I don't hijack: Yeah, the cached site is stupid. ;)
 
Does anybody here might think that the event might be to announce the new and revolutionary Mighty Mouse with no Tail. :p
 
New Blu-Ray device?

How about some sort of new Blu-Ray recording device?

You can use it to record and playback HD content at home.

There will also be a drive made to fit in the PM for HD iMovies,iDVD content etc.

Then they announce new updated hardware, PM, PB, iMac and updated iTunes. :D
 
I now feel more stupid for having read this thread...

Who cares what it is..."it" will come, and we well love steve for it.

-I am, the metatron
 
ipod never a bad idea but vpod????

SiliconAddict said:
iPod = Stupid idea circa 2001. :rolleyes:

I was around when the iPod was announced and I only remember a small minority who thought that it was a bad idea and a flop. The vast majority loved the product. The ipod mini was thought by many as a possible flop because of the limited initial storage space and high price.

So I don't think this is an analogous situation with the vpod. Even Steve does not believe that a vpod can be marketed as a viable product.

You just can't watch video while doing other activities like you can audio. Therefore it really doesn't have to be a tiny always with you type device. Not like a phone or an mp3 player. It can be larger, as long as it is sturdy, light and portable. It would also have to be extremely well lit otherwise it would only be usable in dim light situations due to glare and screen wash-out in sunlight.
 
not sure if i would like an ipod video version. i must admitt i mainly use mine for music and an occasional photo to show my fireinds and family. thats just me. ;)
 
Clearly something video related is afoot. There is just to much evidence pointing in that direction.
- The video podcasting on itunes.
-Lack of updates to the music video section of itunes
-The talks between apple and entertainment companies regarding video content.
-The movie curtains on the invitiation to the event coming up.
-And Steve Jobs love to dismiss things right before coming out with a new product, likke how he keeps saying it's nopt the right time for video. He loves messing with his competitors.
I defniitly think it has something to do with video content.
 
ijimk said:
not sure if i would like an ipod video version. i must admitt i mainly use mine for music and an occasional photo to show my fireinds and family. thats just me. ;)
of course you do. That's all it can do right now! ;)
 
snowmoon said:
Of course... it coudn't be... that Apple legal is feeding different stories to different people and or groups of people to narrow down who is leaking trade secrets?.

I think this would do more harm to Apple as things get blown way out of proportion - as is the case wit the current batch of rumors.

I wil be honest, I have read most of the posts in the several threads on the announcement next week, and like the rest of you I too need to get a life.

I can't believe we are all so worked up - with most of us probably not in the market for what we are wishing for?

We are going in circle with some posters changing their opinion after reading someone else's post (aka...you might have something there now that i read you post...or...I never thought of that, I think you are spot on...etc)

It is all speculation, but one thing is for sure, in terms of sales and stock value Apple have not put a foot wrong in a while. The company is doing great and i hope they haven't over hyped themselves on this one as it may back fire...
 
I just found this from a mate. It looks a bit hoaxy, but i aint sure! anyways, going back to the new iPod running Keynote mini (what I'd call it). I can just imagine Steve saying, "One more thing.... This whole keynote has been running of our newest iPod: the iPod Pro!" lol. This is what I think this announccement will be:

iPod mini returns with facelift (please!! :D )
iHome
iPod pro
iPod video
Powerbook/mac
Airport AV

Here's the link

http://img321.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newipod80gbonza6bp.png
 
lol

well if it is real, at least it's not that engadget toshiba pic thing :p
 
a friend of mine was in an apple store in holland today and he heard 2 salesguys talking about the update. Apparantly the girlfriend from one of these guys works as a marketing assistant at Apple.nl and she told him that the new powerbooks with built in webcam were being released next week. And they all would be widescreen HD compliant, so the 12 inch is getting a redesign.

I am so very anxious now !
 
davidgilmour said:
[...] new powerbooks with built in webcam were being released next week. And they all would be widescreen HD compliant, so the 12 inch is getting a redesign.

I suddenly have a 12" PowerBook for sale... ;)
 
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