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Say Hello Video Is Definitely Fake
Watch this video again and make sure you look up in the top left hand corner of the QT player as he is writing on the screen. You will see a blinking horizontal line that has the same blinking consistency as the caret on the iWalk screen. It also moves down and to the right as he writes on the iWalk.
Watch this video again and make sure you look up in the top left hand corner of the QT player as he is writing on the screen. You will see a blinking horizontal line that has the same blinking consistency as the caret on the iWalk screen. It also moves down and to the right as he writes on the iWalk.
MacAztec
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What are we thinking?
Why would apple make a PDA? They have already said they dont think they will make one. I am thinking something REVOLUTIONARY, and a PDA is not that. Maybe a new chip, or something. I truley think apple is going to have some sort of computer that you wear, like glasses. That is WAY more futuristic than an iWalk. C'mon guys, think "the future"...
Why would apple make a PDA? They have already said they dont think they will make one. I am thinking something REVOLUTIONARY, and a PDA is not that. Maybe a new chip, or something. I truley think apple is going to have some sort of computer that you wear, like glasses. That is WAY more futuristic than an iWalk. C'mon guys, think "the future"...
The iWalk is Fake
1 Apple's marketing is way to good to release something with as dumb a name as "iWalk"
2 If Apple did make such a product, they wouldn't give it to Macspy.
3 If these videos were made by apple they would be in better quality and wouldn't feature a page off Macspy's server.
Apple is going to do something even greater than a PDA. First their going to shoot Steve out of a cannon, then they'll announce that they've captured Bin Laden. Then, if there's time, they may present a colony of Bill Gates clones living on Mars.
What's with you people. Not enough sleep could be the problem. I think all you're going to see is an extremely fast G5.
1 Apple's marketing is way to good to release something with as dumb a name as "iWalk"
2 If Apple did make such a product, they wouldn't give it to Macspy.
3 If these videos were made by apple they would be in better quality and wouldn't feature a page off Macspy's server.
Apple is going to do something even greater than a PDA. First their going to shoot Steve out of a cannon, then they'll announce that they've captured Bin Laden. Then, if there's time, they may present a colony of Bill Gates clones living on Mars.
What's with you people. Not enough sleep could be the problem. I think all you're going to see is an extremely fast G5.
NOT TO SOUND LIKE A KNOW IT ALL, BUT IT'S GOT TO BE FAKE!!
Sure the QT movie is real, but the product probably isn't...
1) For starters, the iPod design is much cooler and slicker. Sure, it's minimal, but this "iWalk" thing doesn't even come close to the beauty that Apple's industrial design team has been creating lately.
2) The Apple LOGO on that thing is HUGE. GIGANTIC even. Since when did Apple start branding their products so garishly?
3) It blatantly says "iWalk" on the back. I mean, c'mon! Does the iPod say "iPod" on it's back? Has ANY Apple product in recent memory worn a "nametag" like this alleged product?
4) The presence of the TiBook and the power supply all seem to try to make the movie appear more authentic. PLUS, it's the OLD, ROUND POWER SUPPLY, NOT THE NEW SQUARE ONE!!!!!
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think it's fake. An interesting decoy.
Still, all this is pretty exciting!
Sure the QT movie is real, but the product probably isn't...
1) For starters, the iPod design is much cooler and slicker. Sure, it's minimal, but this "iWalk" thing doesn't even come close to the beauty that Apple's industrial design team has been creating lately.
2) The Apple LOGO on that thing is HUGE. GIGANTIC even. Since when did Apple start branding their products so garishly?
3) It blatantly says "iWalk" on the back. I mean, c'mon! Does the iPod say "iPod" on it's back? Has ANY Apple product in recent memory worn a "nametag" like this alleged product?
4) The presence of the TiBook and the power supply all seem to try to make the movie appear more authentic. PLUS, it's the OLD, ROUND POWER SUPPLY, NOT THE NEW SQUARE ONE!!!!!
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think it's fake. An interesting decoy.
Still, all this is pretty exciting!
Avid?
There's a little talk going on about Apple buying Avid, the manufaturer of Softimage which is responsible for some of the most revolutionary special effects content in the movie making business. If Apple bought Avid, nothing could stop them.
There's a little talk going on about Apple buying Avid, the manufaturer of Softimage which is responsible for some of the most revolutionary special effects content in the movie making business. If Apple bought Avid, nothing could stop them.
Fake Fake Fake Fake Fake Fake
I'm sorry but some of you people are so blinded by hopefulness that you can't see this is a fake. Just look at the screen while he/she is writing on it. While the "iWalk" is moving around the screen stays still, I sure wouldn't want a pda that does that. And a few other things: when the screen boots up I do believe some of the "screen" overlaps the case, and if it doesn't, it still looks fake. And didn't spymac release an "iWalk" before when all the hoopla surrounding the iPod was going on? Why would Apple bust out something with the same name? Sorry, I had to get this off my chest; however I do give credit to the hoaxers, they had me fooled for a while.
I'm sorry but some of you people are so blinded by hopefulness that you can't see this is a fake. Just look at the screen while he/she is writing on it. While the "iWalk" is moving around the screen stays still, I sure wouldn't want a pda that does that. And a few other things: when the screen boots up I do believe some of the "screen" overlaps the case, and if it doesn't, it still looks fake. And didn't spymac release an "iWalk" before when all the hoopla surrounding the iPod was going on? Why would Apple bust out something with the same name? Sorry, I had to get this off my chest; however I do give credit to the hoaxers, they had me fooled for a while.
FAKE
I am completely convinced that this is a fake. Here's why:
- Apple does not overbrand its products. The "iWalk" is labeled iWalk on the back, there's an Apple logo here there and everywhere, when the iWalk "boots up" it has the apple logo then underneath it says "Apple iWalk" AGAIN! Since when have you seen an Apple product with the Apple logo (one of the most recognisable logos around) and then the word "Apple" written underneath?
- The OS is very non-apple looking. After Apple's revolutionary Aqua interface, why would they take a step back towards the ugly OS featured in the videos??
- Why would you need a wheel with an apple logo to rotate the display 90 degrees. Apple has always been famous for good design - that wheel thing with the apple logo on it is ugly. There is no way that we'd see that ugly wheel thing at MWSF
- The iWalk - why? If apple was to make a PDA, I'm sure they'd incorporate "Newton" into the naming. Why the iWalk? Apple's marketing team would certaintly not come up with a name so stupid
- Apple legal would have seen this and killed spymac.com - Spymac.com have been talking about this mysterious iWalk device for a long time now, just look at their archives. I'm sure there's someone at apple trying to prevent leaks and keeping a *very* close eye on product rumors. spymac.com would be down today if the iWalk was true
- The video evidence is a load of $#!+. Why have *just* video + some additional bad quality photos? If this was real, they would have got a state-of-the-art digital camera and loads of pictures of it from different angles. All the videos and photos are shot with a really bad camera in really bad light. If this device was genuine, there'd be better evidence.
My 2cents,
j763
[Edited by j763 on 01-03-2002 at 08:55 AM]
I am completely convinced that this is a fake. Here's why:
- Apple does not overbrand its products. The "iWalk" is labeled iWalk on the back, there's an Apple logo here there and everywhere, when the iWalk "boots up" it has the apple logo then underneath it says "Apple iWalk" AGAIN! Since when have you seen an Apple product with the Apple logo (one of the most recognisable logos around) and then the word "Apple" written underneath?
- The OS is very non-apple looking. After Apple's revolutionary Aqua interface, why would they take a step back towards the ugly OS featured in the videos??
- Why would you need a wheel with an apple logo to rotate the display 90 degrees. Apple has always been famous for good design - that wheel thing with the apple logo on it is ugly. There is no way that we'd see that ugly wheel thing at MWSF
- The iWalk - why? If apple was to make a PDA, I'm sure they'd incorporate "Newton" into the naming. Why the iWalk? Apple's marketing team would certaintly not come up with a name so stupid
- Apple legal would have seen this and killed spymac.com - Spymac.com have been talking about this mysterious iWalk device for a long time now, just look at their archives. I'm sure there's someone at apple trying to prevent leaks and keeping a *very* close eye on product rumors. spymac.com would be down today if the iWalk was true
- The video evidence is a load of $#!+. Why have *just* video + some additional bad quality photos? If this was real, they would have got a state-of-the-art digital camera and loads of pictures of it from different angles. All the videos and photos are shot with a really bad camera in really bad light. If this device was genuine, there'd be better evidence.
My 2cents,
j763
[Edited by j763 on 01-03-2002 at 08:55 AM]
iWalk fake???
It´s so hard to believe so I search for fault in the movies from Spymac. In sayhello.mov there is different times in the app "Notebook" and the system-clock up in the right corner.
What do you think? A sign of fake?
It´s so hard to believe so I search for fault in the movies from Spymac. In sayhello.mov there is different times in the app "Notebook" and the system-clock up in the right corner.
What do you think? A sign of fake?
why Apple would make a PDA
People keep saying Apple won't release a PDA because it is a bad market to be in, isn't revolutionary, etc. But think about the iPod- it has given Apple a HUGE amount of positive publicity and helped round out Apple as the 'digital hub' they want to be, in the low margin, crowded MP3 market. It wasn't a breakthrough, however, because it's just music oriented. My Clie plays music as well, but i listen to that about 1/100th the time I spend looking up data, making notes, etc on it. A PDA that has Apple's ease of use with wireless capability *would* be a breakthrough- look at the competition. And there's still a large following of Newton devotees (myself included) who would JUMP at a chance for another similar PDA- so *there's* a guaranteed market. I say if it isn't real for MWSF, then it will be soon, regardless of what Apple says. You can't be the hub of someone's digital world without helping them take their information with them (and my Newton in my pocket scares off the chicks😉
People keep saying Apple won't release a PDA because it is a bad market to be in, isn't revolutionary, etc. But think about the iPod- it has given Apple a HUGE amount of positive publicity and helped round out Apple as the 'digital hub' they want to be, in the low margin, crowded MP3 market. It wasn't a breakthrough, however, because it's just music oriented. My Clie plays music as well, but i listen to that about 1/100th the time I spend looking up data, making notes, etc on it. A PDA that has Apple's ease of use with wireless capability *would* be a breakthrough- look at the competition. And there's still a large following of Newton devotees (myself included) who would JUMP at a chance for another similar PDA- so *there's* a guaranteed market. I say if it isn't real for MWSF, then it will be soon, regardless of what Apple says. You can't be the hub of someone's digital world without helping them take their information with them (and my Newton in my pocket scares off the chicks😉
GeeYouEye
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If it is fake
It's REALLY GOOD fake. The only thing that bothers me is the scroll wheel jumping. But I don't see the text problem. anyway, consider that on, say, the eMate, the writing was one pixel thick. Maybe they overlayed the writing with a thicker line, for effect. That wouldn't be hard, and 1 pixel thick writing makes FAR more sense than the writing demonstrated. Also, is it possible 1. that the grey screen before start-up was the result of it NOT being a TFT, or at least not a backlit one? In fact, a GameBoy Color looks that way when it is off. or 2. They got their hands on a prototype rather than a shipping model? That would explain the black on the back instead of etched in, as well as the enormous scroll wheel
It's REALLY GOOD fake. The only thing that bothers me is the scroll wheel jumping. But I don't see the text problem. anyway, consider that on, say, the eMate, the writing was one pixel thick. Maybe they overlayed the writing with a thicker line, for effect. That wouldn't be hard, and 1 pixel thick writing makes FAR more sense than the writing demonstrated. Also, is it possible 1. that the grey screen before start-up was the result of it NOT being a TFT, or at least not a backlit one? In fact, a GameBoy Color looks that way when it is off. or 2. They got their hands on a prototype rather than a shipping model? That would explain the black on the back instead of etched in, as well as the enormous scroll wheel
Fake
Another Spymac fake job. Those people have no credibility left. For one thing, Apple knows that if they wanted to get back into the PDA market they'd have to have something MUCH smaller than the size of this "iWalk." And for another thing the "scroll wheel" on this "iWalk" would not be that ugly. A very nice example of what can be done with some fine construction and video work but it's simply not a real prototype. That's another thing...an Apple employee might be able to leak WORD of a new product but there's no chance in a frozen hell that they'd ever be able to organize a "secret meeting" to deliever a working prototype.
Another Spymac fake job. Those people have no credibility left. For one thing, Apple knows that if they wanted to get back into the PDA market they'd have to have something MUCH smaller than the size of this "iWalk." And for another thing the "scroll wheel" on this "iWalk" would not be that ugly. A very nice example of what can be done with some fine construction and video work but it's simply not a real prototype. That's another thing...an Apple employee might be able to leak WORD of a new product but there's no chance in a frozen hell that they'd ever be able to organize a "secret meeting" to deliever a working prototype.
Proto?
For those saying it doesn't look quite right or the jog wheel is clunky, which would you think would be easier to get your hands on for some illicit footage, an earlier prototype version or the latest from the factory that Steve is reviewing his speech on in bed right now? I'm just wondering why the heck you would need/want a microphone jack?!? How about putting the IR where it would be useful, like on top?
And I bet the other port on top is just for a docking station- so you can use a keyboard/mouse/etc like the Newton's have.
My Newton is whimpering and my Clie is sobbing uncontrollably right now... PLEASE BE TRUE!!!!
For those saying it doesn't look quite right or the jog wheel is clunky, which would you think would be easier to get your hands on for some illicit footage, an earlier prototype version or the latest from the factory that Steve is reviewing his speech on in bed right now? I'm just wondering why the heck you would need/want a microphone jack?!? How about putting the IR where it would be useful, like on top?
And I bet the other port on top is just for a docking station- so you can use a keyboard/mouse/etc like the Newton's have.
My Newton is whimpering and my Clie is sobbing uncontrollably right now... PLEASE BE TRUE!!!!
I do remember a friend telling me that he saw an apple guy writing notes on a PDA type of a thing with the Apple Logo on it and when he asked what that was, the guy responded with, "you're going to have to wait to find out."
I heard this report form many people who went to the same conference.
I will call up my friend and tell him to have a look to see if it is the same thing...
I heard this report form many people who went to the same conference.
I will call up my friend and tell him to have a look to see if it is the same thing...
Lots of good speculation here.
What are the chances it's an internal Apple item in development; everything is roughly right, but it's not finished yet. We've seen another iWalk previously that didn't hit the streets; this could be another version; working on technologies through to a prototype, just to keep everything moving forwards. It sure looks real, but as a few have noted, it doesn't seem quite right for an Apple release.
Such a "work in progress" would make an ideal decoy, as suggested previously, to keep us all busy and avoid a genuine spill.
What are the chances it's an internal Apple item in development; everything is roughly right, but it's not finished yet. We've seen another iWalk previously that didn't hit the streets; this could be another version; working on technologies through to a prototype, just to keep everything moving forwards. It sure looks real, but as a few have noted, it doesn't seem quite right for an Apple release.
Such a "work in progress" would make an ideal decoy, as suggested previously, to keep us all busy and avoid a genuine spill.
Logo on leather case gives it away
Apple has been centering their logo on products for quite some time now. What product in recent times has the Apple logo in the corner position? Not since the Snow White design language.
That does it for me. It's a fake.
Bertakamous
Apple has been centering their logo on products for quite some time now. What product in recent times has the Apple logo in the corner position? Not since the Snow White design language.
That does it for me. It's a fake.
Bertakamous
This is possibly the best fake ever,
But it is still a fake. Yes, almost seems real but two things keep me from saying it's real.
1: Apple would use such a crappy name. iPad, Newton2, iNewton, not iWalk. Sound like a sony Walkman.
2: It's from spymac. They have not been too reputable.
Kudos to the creators though. It's an awesome feat.
But it is still a fake. Yes, almost seems real but two things keep me from saying it's real.
1: Apple would use such a crappy name. iPad, Newton2, iNewton, not iWalk. Sound like a sony Walkman.
2: It's from spymac. They have not been too reputable.
Kudos to the creators though. It's an awesome feat.
Here's the true test of whether it's a fake or not:
If this site and Spymac are presented with cease and desist orders from Apple to take down the QT's and pics, then we know that there is some merit to these rumors. Otherwise, we're still waaaay off.
If this site and Spymac are presented with cease and desist orders from Apple to take down the QT's and pics, then we know that there is some merit to these rumors. Otherwise, we're still waaaay off.
We all know Steve Jobs is vegetarian, and we all know Steve Jobs has a lot of influence at Apple. But then why would the iWalk come with a leather case? Doesn't sound logical to me...
For loads of great mock-ups go to http://homepage.mac.com/benvp/
For loads of great mock-ups go to http://homepage.mac.com/benvp/
Ensign Paris
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Fake or not?
The only think that makes me this its a fake is that it has that large 'Apple' at the bottom. I also don't think you could get such a product out of Apple.
The only think that makes me this its a fake is that it has that large 'Apple' at the bottom. I also don't think you could get such a product out of Apple.
Fake
Soz guys, i really thought at first glance it was real, but watch carefully the text in the movie during the hand writing recognition. The whole unit moves very very slightly, while the text stays exactly in the same place. Really looks like it was super imposed !
And the whole product does have a somewhat flimsey look about it....i think this is probably a fake ! :-(
Soz guys, i really thought at first glance it was real, but watch carefully the text in the movie during the hand writing recognition. The whole unit moves very very slightly, while the text stays exactly in the same place. Really looks like it was super imposed !
And the whole product does have a somewhat flimsey look about it....i think this is probably a fake ! :-(