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iWalk

I think it's real...

I've watched the movies over and over. I set the "say hello" movie to loop and watched it for about 5 minutes.

I think it's real. This looks very similar to how my Newton looked when it recognized text...a bit smoother, as I would expect 5 years later.

When the unit moves, the text moves along with it. I don't see the "stationary" text that others claim to see.

There is nothing that I can see that is an obvious fake...and I am well versed in Final Cut Pro and Photoshop use. I'm not saying it's impossible, but this looks pretty good to me.
 
things worth noting

•Look at the shadows in still 4, they don't match up with what that hand is doing.
•There appears to be the reflection of a face, (outline of chin, hair etc.) but I don't see the outline of a camera.
•In still 10, the angle of the reflection does not appear to be accurate with respect to the orientation of the device (nor does it match the orientation of shadows in other images).
•In the bootup movie, as others have said, the dial turning does not look natural.
•The dial does not look like it would fit correctly in the case.
•I would expect apple to use the more elegant iPod style dial.
•They never show it moving while it is on

While I would LOVE for this movie to be real, and this is exactly what I want (Im sick of my palm, and their joke of mac support), I still love my Newtons (all four: MP, 110, 130 and 2100), I just don't think this is real
-Paul MacDougall
pmacd [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
 
If this is a fake, then whoever made it did a good job of thinking through the materials for the mockup and the way things worked.

Notice in the boot up video, he pushs the white button on the base under the wheel to turn it on, then after it boots he spins the job wheel to change orientation, tapping that white button again to make it take effect. So the jog wheel alone does not seem to spin it, but rather a jog and tap - makes sense so you do not accidently spin directions.

Also in several shots the hand reflection on the jog wheel materials is well done if fake - they it reflects like the steel used on the back of the iPod.
 
Page Update time

Apple may not update their page until afternoon tomarow. The Image that is there now reads a 2:42 creation date. It's possible that apple may not change the message anyway.
 
notice how in the already-controversial sayhello movie, the entire screen is made up of lines. all of the changes that actually take place "on-screen", take place above a certain line. all of the reflections that are still convincing you that this is not a fake, appear below this line. an easy one to doctor.

not saying whether or not I believe it...

also, someone posted a link to a mock apple iWalk ad. I opened the link in a new window and then closed it. when I reloaded the post page 30-mis later, the post was gone. what happened?
 
look at the turnaround video

the desk gets bigger just before he puts it down. Look at the bottom right corner and you will see the desk shift before the object is placed down.

 
If they are real....

why hasn't Apple requested them to be taken offline like they do with everyother mock-up that is too close to the real deal!?!??!
 
iwalk is a fake!!!!!

check out the hand writing recognition video closely. the iwalk moves but the text does not. it's composited on. a different layer. and the thumbnail with a screenshot of the browser the url is spymac.com thats just lame. come on people if your gonna pull the wool over our eyes at least don't insult our intelligence!
 
Undecided

Granted, the videos are lacking a sort of quality we've come to expect when we see our bright, shiny new Apple products, but does anyone recall the cries of "fake" when the Quicksilver G4 case was revealed in those spy photos that were all discolored? A few days later and it turned out to be truth. I don't need an all white background to see the quality of work that's gone into this product, fake or not. If it's the real deal, I think the videos speak for themselves, if it's fake, good on whomever did it.
I don't knw which way to lean on this one, but having done a sufficient amount of work with video and motion compression in the past, I'm thinking real.
Anyone else notice that most of the "definitely fake" people are also first time posters and guests? Of course the same could be said for me, I suppose, but I prefer to sit back and read rather than enter the fray. I'm thinking Herr Jobs has some folks working late at Cupertino tonight while he fumes and considers what else he might offer as his "one more thing" next Monday.
 
Desk does not get bigger...

The "desk" does not get bigger...that is the case for the unit sliding slightly to the right as it gets bumped.
 
cease and desist?

Hmmm...I don't think even apple could respond at 10 p.m. at night to a company that is likely "closed" and not answering their phones. Now, if it is removed tomorrow, then that might tell us something...
 
A few things to note... I've read comments on this as well as other messageboards...

Apple doesn't own iwalk.com - but Apple also didn't own ipod.com until the day of the announcement of the ipod

iWalk may not be the name despite it being on the back of the unit.

The original Newton Messagepad was actually dubbed the Newton Notepad originally... and was even printed on the prototypes - and was eventually changed to Message pad.

notepad.jpg


prototype Newton Notepad

arn
 
Timothy

look at the turnaround video. look at the bottom right side and look at the area that borders the desk 9the black area) it clearly moves before putting down the iWalk.
 
Burger...look again...

that "black" area is the "case" as seen in other movies. You can clearly see his hand bumps it, causing it to move. It looks like a part of the desk at first glance, but it's clearly the case upon further reflection.
 
Text moves correctly...

Again...I think the text on the say hello movie moves in perfect sync with the slight movements of the unit. I don't see any separation between the two as others are reporting.
 
More fake hints

Another fake hint is that the screen prior to being turned on is grey. It would be black on a TFT screen, not grey.
 
another detail to consider...

I say it's a fake. For this simple reason: the typography on the back of the depicted unit is all in BLACK. All of Apple's recent hardware has had much more subtle colored typography denoting the ports, and other misc. info about the hardware itself. I also doubt we will see anything called the iWalk...eventually a PowerPod makes sense...but a PowerWalk?!
 
all those little abreviations and patent number-type things like FCC that you can pretty clearly see on the back, is there any way we can check with the FCC to see if apple has had any devices tested by them for compliance recently?


and:
why does the movie get darker when the thing is brought up closer to the camera lense in the turnaround.mov?
is that from refocusing or something?
 
New Apple Message @ 12:00AM PST

We should get a new message on Apple.com at midnight pacific time. I was online last night at 2:00am central and the new message appeared like clockwork. This is being extremely well-orchestrated.

- Ash
 
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