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-hh said:
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 :)

hh,

My advice for you would be to go for the 12" iBook, which is a great value and will continue to be a great value after Wednesday. If the 12" is updated along with the other Powerbooks on Wednesday, the update will be significant. I think a switch to the 7448 G4, even at 1.7 GHz, would be great. But for your needs, the iBook might actually be a better value, especially if the 12" update isn't as significant as the 15" and 17" updates (assuming any of them happen).

The chances of a Sony dual booting to OS X in a year are very, very slim.

Good luck either way.
 
This is getting insane...
 

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rjc said:
hh,

My advice for you would be to go for the 12" iBook, which is a great value and will continue to be a great value after Wednesday.


Agreed. I just have a spare cash burning a hole in my pocket, and if the 12" PB does make a good features leap, I'd be more strongly tempted to not simply be "practical" with settling for merely the 12" iBook.


-hh
 
davidgilmour said:
a friend of mine ... 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...
Would you believe a rumor that had a source described that way? I have yet to meet any employee in an Apple Store that new more about what announcements were coming up than I did, or at least one willing to say so.
 
I wonder if steve jobs knows about the mighty mouse yet...

Also, what the point of a video iPod would be, if there was a processor available for the iPod that could view movies with a reasonable battery life it would prolly be expensive to make or buy off another company... (of course one could always hope for a iPod Cell) maybe all we are really looking at is a iPod with a bigger hard drive.
 
Ummmm....Steve has said lots of things aren't going to happen and they did.

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..
 
Can someone run down the realistic options of what could be anounced next week? Realistic, not hopes and dreams.

Break it down into corporate, software and hardware.

Some aspects to think of:

Shipping - we're already in the fourth quarter. In order to supply all the vendors it has to be made and ready to go or something that will not be shipped. Technically, they are late if they are shooting for the Holiday shopping season.

Timing (1) - It can't be something that would compete for the same $$ that the Nano is attracting.

Timing (2) - What product upgrades (hardware and software) are due and would fit in with the scheduled Intel upgrades mid 2006?

Products - Where are the holes in the product line (again keep it realistic) that they could have been working on (software and hardware).

Has something happened on the corporate side that we all missed?
 
Doctor Q said:
Would you believe a rumor that had a source described that way? I have yet to meet any employee in an Apple Store that new more about what announcements were coming up than I did, or at least one willing to say so.

From what i hear... the way Apple manages to get new products into the apple store without Apple employee's knowing what it was... is in a large non descript shipping box with the words DO NOT OPEN UNTIL: (insert date) of course I did hear it from someone who I've never seen working at an apple store.
 
SiliconAddict said:
The thing is this could just as easily be a new device that links your desktop to your home theatre. There is no reason it HAS to be iPods. Oh and there still wasn't a reason why Sony's head boss was on stage at MWSF In Jan. Bring in Sony's big wig for a freaking video camera? I think not. Maybe a new Apple / Sony alliance?



This is the only post on here that makes sense to me. I agree with this reasoning.
 
what would make sense to me is what has been posted (something about all models of computers having High Def Screens) except of course the eMac maybe they will re-introduce the 15" all-in-one to help bridge the gap betwen the mac mini and the eMac....


what I would like to see is the following: a "docking station" for the mac mini on the eMac (so the mac mini can use the eMac's screen while acting as a s econd processor and such)


Video iPod? I doubt it.
 
I have something to add:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/tex...8&view=text&node=47:4.0.1.1.4.11.3.15&idno=47

(4) Cable operators shall:

(i) Effective April 1, 2004, upon request of a customer, replace any leased high definition set-top box, which does not include a functional IEEE 1394 interface, with one that includes a functional IEEE 1394 interface or upgrade the customer's set-top box by download or other means to ensure that the IEEE 1394 interface is functional.

(ii) Effective July 1, 2005, include both a DVI or HDMI interface and an IEEE 1394 interface on all high definition set-top boxes acquired by a cable operator for distribution to customers.

This would mean that any HD box in the US has firewire(IEEE 1394) as of july. anything with a firewire cable can conect to one of these devices and, assuming they have the right drivers, communicate with your home entertainment center. anyone got anyideas what this could mean?
 
Heiro said:
anyone got anyideas what this could mean?
Besides Apple getting a FireWire licensing fee (A fraction of $0.25) for each firewire enabled unit? :p

Could it be the year of HD?

B
 
MacsRgr8 said:
It still baffers me why it's "one more thing..."

Is a Pro-update "one more thing..."?

What was "one more thing..." intro of:
- Cube
- G5
- PowerBook G4 Ti
- iMac G4

So, some seriously new & brilliant stuff.

IMHO only a Dual Core Power Mac lives up to the "one more thing..." standard.

Dual Core PMs may live up to "one more thing" at MW or WWDC, but NOT at a Special Apple Event. These are always reserved for consumer products. The reason Apple does these Special Events is because they want the PR. PM are a very limited audience + the Windows world already has dual core machines, so it would hardly be earth shattering for Jobs to say Macs now have dual core machines. That won't make the front pages anymore than "dog bites postal worker."
 
Detlev said:
Can someone run down the realistic options of what could be anounced next week? Realistic, not hopes and dreams.

Break it down into corporate, software and hardware.

Sure:

The rumor mills won't get serious about leaking what they have until they're:

a) Confident that its not a plant from Apple to help reveal the leaking source(s)

b) The MacRumors-type websites are confident that they'll get several hours of webtime exposure before Apple Legal can contact them to pull the offending material.


Since Monday's a holiday, the latter suggests waiting after Close-of-Business for Apple Legal on Friday...around 6 hours from now :)


-hh
 
shyataroo said:
From what i hear... the way Apple manages to get new products into the apple store without Apple employee's knowing what it was... is in a large non descript shipping box with the words DO NOT OPEN UNTIL: (insert date) of course I did hear it from someone who I've never seen working at an apple store.


While that is how a lot of products like CDs and software are delivered, I don't think Apple does this. If it did then all the Apple Stores would have had the nano in stock the day of the announcement. I think only the SF store had them and those were delivered during the announcement. All the other stores were delayed 1-3 days. In fact, I called up the local store after Jobs said they were available immediately and the guys there thought I was from Mars. They never heard of an iPod nano.
 
-hh said:
Sure:

The rumor mills won't get serious about leaking what they have until they're:

a) Confident that its not a plant from Apple to help reveal the leaking source(s)

b) The MacRumors-type websites are confident that they'll get several hours of webtime exposure before Apple Legal can contact them to pull the offending material.


Since Monday's a holiday, the latter suggests waiting after Close-of-Business for Apple Legal on Friday...around 6 hours from now :)


-hh

Smart thinking there! I bet we see a lot more "informed speculation" from the big media guns tomorrow.
 
ZLurker said:
The more i think about it, the more i tend to think this will be a pro event only.
Thats where apple really have to put in some effort.
It will be really interesting to see how he will present them.
New powerfull machines that will last for ages.... and they must survive the intel transition....
Hmm interesting...


That's where my hope is. the powerbooks and powermacs have to last until 2nd gen intel. The reason is it would take at least that long for all of the high end applications to be ported over.

here's praying for dual core revision of PB :) HD screen. That would make up for the 0.05 MHz speed bump.

ugh... a man can dream.
 
-hh said:
Since Monday's a holiday, the latter suggests waiting after Close-of-Business for Apple Legal on Friday...around 6 hours from now :)

-hh


Apple legal never closes and Apple lawyers never sleep.
 
Ooh it's great to be back on MacRumors discussing an actual rumour for a change :) I'm getting excited already.

I'm curious as to what we can expect next week and I too question the likelihood of a video ipod but you the curtains on the invitation do seem to suggest something to do with movies I feel. Whether it be an iTunes Movie Store or some kind of hardware I don't know but the curtains just keep nagging away at me.
 
davidgilmour said:
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 !

We don't have any Apple Stores in Holland.
We have a couple of Apple Centres (look a bit like an Apple Store, but are run independantly), and those salespersons know even less than a sales person at, say, the Regent Street, London.... a real Apple Store.
A marketing assistant also will not know alot. Usually only the head of Apple Holland will know what will come along, because he has to make an estimate in sales for that product right after the announcement.
 
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