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'iTunes + iPod Video' Sighting

izzle22 said:
Yea Same Here! The S710a is the best phone on the market!!
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I didn't say there was anything wrong with the S710A. I don't have an opinion on it.

I'm just pointing out that, if Cingular isn't bound by any exclusive agreement to offer only the Rokr as a phone that can play MP3s (beyond the common ringtone feature), then Apple most likely isn't bound to any exclusivity with Cingular. Consequently, if they wanted to team up with another network (eg. T-mobile) to introduce an Apple-designed phone, they could do so.
 
Apple Mac mini HomeTheatre...

mac mini with HDMI output (HD... I mean it's the year of HD but nothing spectacular had made an appearance) TV tuner/recorder nice Surround speakers (maybe Wireless)

the cheapest mac got BIG ;-)

but that's just me thinking.

Video iPod, not something I'm waiting for... nor is apple I guess... or they have to team up with SONY to make an iPod wich works like the PSP but lacks the game features but is all about music & video... looks 'the apple way' thus reads allso the VIDEO disks they sell for the PSP...

but I don't think indeed it will all be about updates to existing systems...

something new? iAirbubble... a product nobody needs, that has no use but everybody wants???
just kidding ;-)
 
steve_hill4 said:
I think SiliconAddict has it there, if people are happy enough to listen to lower quality music, why not watch lower quality video? Okay, we all want the best quality video there is, but on a screen that size it isn't an issue.

Taking a seperate issue though, with all these speculations on wild things it might be other than an iPod AV, (still the coolest sounding name I think), any more news on the development of iWork? Is it still coming along nicely and becoming a serious contender to the use of Office for Mac? It would be nice if Steve could announce one or two enhancements between now and June and then when the first Macintels come along, really bill it up as the Mac Office package. That way the average people that are likely to be buying Mac Minis and such would be able to see that the Macs are different to PCs in more than just the operating system. So many still need the hardware differences explained to them and when you have the same processor in each, they could see a different design, different OS and think that it isn't worth the extra money. I'd like to see more apple products aimed at the average consumer, without affecting their core market at the moment.
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Someone was saying somewhere that the Apple equivalent of Excel is comming out sooner (rather than later)
 
I think ...



Oh, what's the use ...


I'll just wait ... um ... pat ... [sweat] ... patient ... [twitch] ... er ... um ... patiently ... [whew, said it so I know I can do it] ... 4 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes, 37 seconds for the event and then enjoy it calmly with the rest of the world.

I'm not really [4 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes, 13 seconds] anxious or in a hurry [4 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes, 2 seconds] for anything new from Apple right now anyway, as I'm sure [4 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes, 47 seconds] their timing will be close to perfect ... as usual. [4 days, 2 hours, 34 minutes, 33 seconds]

Breathe ... breathe ... inhale ... exhale ...

:D
 
Jo-Kun said:
something new? iAirbubble... a product nobody needs, that has no use but everybody wants???
just kidding ;-)
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Sounds like a jealous PC holdout ... trying not to convert. ;)
 
I don't know if anyone has said this already but if apple were to release a new iPod this close to the release date of the nano, wouldn't it be MORE likely to be an iPod video? A new iPod without video capabilities would have a price point close enough to the nano that some people would say,"I can spend a little more on the regular iPod and get more out of it." We all know that if apple is going to release a video iPod, it isn't going to be cheap (the photo when it first came out was 499 wasn't it?)

I just don't understand why apple would be releasing another music player without it being able to do something different than the nano, such as playing videos. I'm sure that if it is a video iPod, it will have a lot more features than any of us are anticipating that make it worth while...
 
sbrhwkp3 said:
I don't know if anyone has said this already but if apple were to release a new iPod this close to the release date of the nano, wouldn't it be MORE likely to be an iPod video? A new iPod without video capabilities would have a price point close enough to the nano that some people would say,"I can spend a little more on the regular iPod and get more out of it." We all know that if apple is going to release a video iPod, it isn't going to be cheap (the photo when it first came out was 499 wasn't it?)

I just don't understand why apple would be releasing another music player without it being able to do something different than the nano, such as playing videos. I'm sure that if it is a video iPod, it will have a lot more features than any of us are anticipating that make it worth while...
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You're right. Moreover, SJ's repeated refrain that video on such a small screen won't sell also makes sense to me. That's why it's not going to be an iPod. It's going to be a new kind of device altogether, with video capabilities (remember, it's the year of HD).

My vote still goes for a Phone/PDA/Mac Nano ... something roughly the size of an iPaq, running a version of OS-X, with an integrated PHONE, touch screen and, for those times when you need it, the ability to interface with a little fold-up wireless keyboard, like those available for other PDAs.

The killer app here wouldn't be the video ... although it would have a screen large enough to watch a movie on a flight, or perhaps to have a video conference (built-in video camera would be nifty.) The killer app would be the phone. Phone software out there is generally pretty awful. Much as Apple set the gold standard for MP3 players and jukeboxes with the iPod and iTunes and shook up a market rife with poor designs, they may decide to do the same thing with cellphones.

Incidentally, that's my biggest issue with the Rokr. It's not that it's ugly or a candy-bar phone (although those are both drawbacks in my view. I hate to have to lock/unlock keypads). Rather, it's the Motorola phone software interface that kills it.
 
davidgilmour said:
The curtain means movie.
Movie in 2005 means HD.
HD means Hgh Resolution Widescreen.

3 new PowerBooks with HD Res Widescreen and Built in Webcam/Wifi etc.


Wanna bet? :D
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that's a pretty damn good guess

I'm looking forward to the 12th!
 
Originally Posted by davidgilmour
The curtain means movie.
Movie in 2005 means HD.
HD means Hgh Resolution Widescreen.

3 new PowerBooks with HD Res Widescreen and Built in Webcam/Wifi etc.


Wanna bet?
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Someone asked this question...
"What do people usually hide things behind...a red curtain perhaps?"
I'm not saying it won't be a iPod movie, but I dont think the red curtain may be a hint. Now a projector...that would of been a give-away!
 
I Want a Video device from Apple!

I am a huge mac fan, and all I have to say is that there better be a video playing device. How cool would it be to watch music videos on you're ipod, than if you want, plug it into you're tv. This will be a great product for amature movie makers, and would be a huge hit this xmas. And what would be extremly awesome would be the ablility to watch family guy on my ipod!! :D
 
I would love to have a DVR/IHome device that could do the following:

•the device is Wireless, so I can download my songs from my computer using itunes and wirelessly send it to the device that's connect to my stereo and TV. The device then store it's information on the HD.
• do the same for videos and movies. In Hi-Def if required.
• the device has a DVR, I can make schedules of the shows on my computer (using a new software develop by Apple) that I want to record and wirelessly send it to the appliance HD.
• Huge hard drive so I can store all my songs, videos and photos.

I think will be better to have a mac computer programming such device wirelessly. So I could use my Itunes, maybe tv/movies store to purchase and download content and then wirelessly transfer these data to the device HD.

That way this device could be simple and small like the minimac have all the connections to plug into your stereo and tv. Who knows, maybe you could connect your laserdisc, dvd, cd player etc. all into this thing. So it would be the heart of your digital entertainment system. And the best of all you would have total control using your Mac. That would be very cool.
 
strummert

I want a new ibook 12" with is faster, has a built in cam, 1gig ram, and an intel processor.
Please make it happen. Now I think I'll wait till june to buy a mac :( Oh no, my XP tells me I've a virus... It isn't possible. Everyday the same.
 
one more thing...

steve jobs is announcing his retirement and apple is now being bought out by microsoft chairman bill gates in a sublateral move. :eek:
 
strummert said:
I want a new ibook 12" with is faster, has a built in cam, 1gig ram, and an intel processor.
Please make it happen. Now I think I'll wait till june to buy a mac :( Oh no, my XP tells me I've a virus... It isn't possible. Everyday the same.
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Built in camera? Iew. Sony did that a while ago and was a total bomb...Apple isn't a camera maker and would have a hard time competing with image qualities of camera makers (canon, nikon) that have been in the business for decades. Let Apple stick to making computers and we'll buy our own cameras. :cool:
 
If they bring out a video iPod then I hope they also bring out a new iSight cable of better resolution, wide angle, better low light etc for making Vpodcasts.
 
ass seen on net

why should apple propose a new ibook? they updated it not long ago. who needs a new ipod. I'm waiting for sth special, nothing to do with what we have sod before.
isomething
 
strummert said:
oh I have seen something on the internet I shoudn't :)
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Ya right you have... I bet you, that you haven't, so proove it and tell us!!!! I double dog dare you!!!
 
iPod Video Hint in iTunes

I was looking through the localized italian version of iTunes (5.0.1) and I found something that suggest a video capable iPod (or at least a video service from ITMS. this is the string (as found in localized.src)

Advanced General Preferences
Setup Goto Store Add Video Buy Video
Gift Video Gift Work Gift Book
Gift Album Gift Song
Gift Pre-Order

Something big is around the corner...

Ghibli
 
Ghibli said:
I was looking through the localized italian version of iTunes (5.0.1) and I found something that suggest a video capable iPod (or at least a video service from ITMS. this is the string (as found in localized.src)

Advanced General Preferences
Setup Goto Store Add Video Buy Video
Gift Video Gift Work Gift Book
Gift Album Gift Song
Gift Pre-Order

Something big is around the corner...

Ghibli
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There has been a bit of speculation about this being just for music videos.
 
Maybe the iPod Video will be optimized for music videos? What else are you gonna watch while listening to 1000 songs in your pocket?
 
Even after months of speculation, I don't think anyone will predict the new products accurately. I'm beginning to doubt there will be a video dedicated or branded iPod.
 
ronrosell said:
I didn't say there was anything wrong with the S710A. I don't have an opinion on it.

I'm just pointing out that, if Cingular isn't bound by any exclusive agreement to offer only the Rokr as a phone that can play MP3s (beyond the common ringtone feature), then Apple most likely isn't bound to any exclusivity with Cingular. Consequently, if they wanted to team up with another network (eg. T-mobile) to introduce an Apple-designed phone, they could do so.
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What's interesting about this is Cingular is bound by agreement with Motorola and Apple. The ROKR phone is the only phone allowed to be marketed as an MP3 phone until feb/march...Sony Ericsson has an MP3 phone coming out via Cingular (W600) however it is not allowed to be marketed as music... interesting huh
 
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