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iWalk

First, some weeks ago, Steve told to some Journalists that he did not want to release a PDA, because it was something outdated.
And am I the only one that thinks that instead of all those stuff, Apple should deliver better hardware with decent performance and prices?
Come on guys, everybody complains about how expensive the Powermac line is, and the G4 is not something that everyboy is happy about.
Instead of a PDA even the coolest on earth, I believe that they'd better improve essential things such as the motherboard!
The Powermac runs at 867 vs 2Ghtz for the pc side, we are still using 133 bus, and now we ave a PDA (if it is not a fake), wouah!!!!
 
if fake, i will not be disappointed but angry 🙂

this thing supposedly has audio in/out. firewire. probably 64M RAM. probably 2 Gig FW drive. Probably 20 hour battery life. Is color. Has a browser. Has multimedia. how much would this thing cost? $699? It would HAVE to be expensive. but this thing, if true, looks amazing as HELL to me. I still have my trusty Newton (which eats about 4 batteries a day) - but i will throw my Visor Platinum in the OCEAN if this device hits the streets!!
 
If this is real then my Palm is going straight in the bin. I'm sure there are many Mac users who would pay anything for something like this... And with FireWire it would truly rule!
 
iWalk

For me the greatest release of all time was the Newton 2000. I will never forget that feeling the day it arrived. Nothing has touched it since. I can't help but get that same excited feeling when I see the iWalk. I would walk 1000 miles for this. It looks great.

JOHN
 
Bootup.mov

I've been watching the bootup.mov loop over and over - if you watch the bottom edge of the "iWalk" just before the "startup" screen appears - the entire unit moves up ever so slightly - could be that the image was "still" image then the video starts running or could be that the image is superimposed? Am I the only one seeing this ? I'm still keeping my hopes up for some type of subportable "Mac"
 
Spymac

Has anyone tried logging into http://www.spymac.com this morning - for some odd reason the website appears to have been removed or is down...could this be as a result of Apple's legal team??? Maybe just maybe -- this thing is for real & what SpyMac posted is a development unit and not the final release...they could have added some of the slick "on-screen" animations just to make it look better.....who knows???
 
Fake, in parts only possibly

Okay, apple would have definitely asked for it to have been removed by now.

The screen shots of the iWalk viewing a sample html page (don't forget it doesn't have to be viewing it "live") are well dodge. The curvature of the screen for a start is totally inconsitent with a LCD screen and doesn't even look the same as the movie screens which are a lot flatter.

And why on earth would the "wheel" that changes the position of the screen be a wheel? You wouldn't want to view the screen at any other angle than on multiples of 90 degree? It would be a switch not a very prominant unifunctional dial. Apple's design team wouldn't be so foolish, certainly not Mr Ive.

And if the screen really is that reflective, someone's done a poor job. (see image 04).

One final thing, in the third movie, turning on the iWalk seems to take very little pressure, imagine putting the thing away in the "sleeve" either way round and the slightest brush would turn it on or off and lose precious battery life.

Shame, but it doesn't add up.

Here's to the 7th.





 
iWalk

I have watched the "say Hello" portion of the video, and it looks real to me. I mean, his hand is reflected on the iWalks job wheel. If it's a fake, it's a darn good one.

LOOK CLOSE at the font of the text, it's a Newton Font!!

Could it be real??

JOHN
 
SpyMac Website

Sorry about my last post - I'm not quite awake yet and was about halfway paying attention to the address I was typing & looking out my window @ all the snow that fell overnight - I was typing wwww.spymac.com - one extra "w" is all that it needs to not work...sadly the SpyMac sight is still up and the images are still there - this is one time that I wish Apple would step in and have the images removed....I think that we've all been duped .... oh well; theres always the 7th!!!
 
iWalk

Well, now that I have seen all the video's I must say this must be a fake. It's a well done fake, but a fake none the less.

I think the turnaround video does it in. The Apple Logo appears and disappears every so often, as does the copyright label, like they are superimpossed.

The way the guy turns the unit on without the unit moving is impossible. Unless the on-off button is so sensitive the wind blowing would turn it on.

The job shuttle is an odd design, and an it looks just like the bottom round button thing on the Ti Book power adapter in the photo.

In any of the still photos, the Apple Logo is always the last to load, hinting of a superimposed picture. 🙁

It's too bad, but it's fake.

Very Sad

JOHN



JOHN
 
iWalk

Also, while I don't always agree with Jobs, I would have to agree that a plain PDA is old news, and would fail. If Apple is to introduce a PDA it needs to be something new, and something creative. PDA/PHONE/MP3
 
I still disagree...

I still don't think that you can call this unit a fake due to any "evidence" within the pics or the videos.

For one thing...the unit is a real physical unit. The "logo" and text on the back are physical, not superimposed.

I don't agree that the text on the "sayhello" movie is out of sync with the movement of the unit. I think, in fact that the screen elements move very slightly, in perfect unison with the entire physical unit. This, to me, is a strength of the videos, not a fault.

The "jog" wheel will certainly have multiple functions, not just rotating the screen.

To say that apple has never released a product with an overbearing apple logo is ridiculous. Original Blue G3 tower? How about my powerbook g3 with an upside down backlit logo? Or, how about the huge logo on the powersupply pictured right next to iWalk?

And, there is no way Steve Jobs would ressurect the Newton name. He never liked the Newton. And, iWalk is no dumber a name than iPod. Either way, this could have been a prototype, and the name could be different, but none of this is a reason to call this a "fake."

There are some other things which point to the "completeness" of the unit pictured. For example, look at the turnaround movie on full screen. Look at where the pen sits in the bottom of the unit. The unit is "flanged" beautifully, slightly, where the end of the pen rests. These little things are quality design, not a quick fake prototype.

I just don't think that any of the "reasons" that are being listed as "obvious" are in fact obvious. Again, this does not mean that this is an actual product that Apple will release next tuesday. But to say that this is an obvious fake is unmerited.
 
Fake Fake Fake...

Did anyone notice that in the still pictures, the spymac logo was on the screen? Doctored photos, buncha crap. PLUS Apple would not release a B&W screened PDA, or one that looks even bigger than the Compaq Pocket PC's...
 
Revolucionary????

I think it's a very finest FAKE!!!!

I dont know what to think about iWalk, i mean, a PDA? no matter if it is firewire with Gb HD, or a lot of memory
or maybe million collors; there's a lot of fine PDA's in market, unless it is at least a G3 - 5 Gb - 128 Ram or whatever; The best PDA in the market that is not revolucionary to me... I think there's something more for all the things Apple is saying...

Maybe I'm Right, maybe i'm wrong... just a thought...
 
Another comment about the bootup movie:
Apple would never write "Starting up" with a capital "U" in the word "up", at least from what I've seen they've never done such linguistic mistakes before.
 
Regarding "Big" screen...

As a former Newton fan...I'll tell you what I will NOT buy...

A PDA with a tiny screen. Most of the PDA screens out now are too small to be really useable as a notepad. This is what I loved about my Newton. I could actually use it. I could browse actual web pages. I could write "at length" on the thing. It was a viable, useable product.

Those of you who argue for small screens must not actually use your PDA for anything too complex. For example, what if you wanted to take notes in a class or a meeting? My visor is totally useless for this. The "big" screen on this pictured unit would be perfect for such an application.

PDA screens are currently too small. This unit has what I would consider to be just about the perfect size of screen. I consider its "largeness" a strong plus, not a negative.
 
ya right

Originally posted by x29
Another comment about the bootup movie:
Apple would never write "Starting up" with a capital "U" in the word "up", at least from what I've seen they've never done such linguistic mistakes before.
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ya right ..man

http://www.spyman.com is a german website ... hence the german talking on the iwalk-movies ... hence the mistake in "Starting Up" ... so? ... it's a FAKE ... devised by "dschörmans" ...
 
Re: ya right

Originally posted by evanmarx
Originally posted by x29
Another comment about the bootup movie:
Apple would never write "Starting up" with a capital "U" in the word "up", at least from what I've seen they've never done such linguistic mistakes before.
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just checked under the apple (on X of course). It says "Shut Down"

I´m from Sweden so I might not be the right guy to comment, but isn´t it kinda the same thing?
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Clearly fake

One thing you're all missing is that the device is ugly. The human interface is clunky and complicated, and the whole thing is very un-Apple-like. I'm looking at my PBG4 as I write this, and I simply can't believe the same people designed both things. Anyway, I hope not.
 
impressive (or rather elementary)

my dear holmes!

As far as I'm concerned that clinches it. (the capital 'U')
Together with a selection of the other real evidence (the greyness of the screen, the fuzziness of some of the screen shots and the wheel) and, more to the point, the weakness in strategy of such a device being released.

and would the screen shot of the browser say 'web' on it, together with a ms IE 5 like "go" button, top left also appears to say variously 'iWalk' and other things.

Also the track record of spymac.com is more to do with a jokey how about this type history rather than here's a real exclusive, I can't remember them being right before about anything.

(or mabe I'm being a little unfair!)
 
New movie anti-fake

Spymac must of released another say hello movie cuz in the version i have the iWalk is never picked up so you cant tell if its fake or not
 
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