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MacWorld San Francisco 2004 Rumor Roundup
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UK versions of iTMS, Sherlock and iPhoto would be delicious, as would a quick update to iBook as my friend has just bought one and she laughed at me when I got mine a month before an iBook revision 
As I am in the market for a new iPod, a price drop on the 20 Gigger would be dandy.
But whatever the keynote holds, I am sure that His Steveness will entertain
As I am in the market for a new iPod, a price drop on the 20 Gigger would be dandy.
But whatever the keynote holds, I am sure that His Steveness will entertain
Anyone kind soul want to convert the time to GMT (British)?
I'd like to see:
- iApp updates. Improvements to iTunes visualiser and iPhoto speed.
- Europe support across apps, Sherlock, iTunes, iPhoto etc etc
- Faster G5's (still won't be able to afford one)
- iPod software update.
-12" PowerBook firmware update
- Home on iPod announced
- A few surprises (maybe new app announcement, new accessory etc)
oh, and Steve Jobs saying "I had a long phone-call with nVidia, they said their rubbish drivers were just an internal joke, here are the real ones" < Made for download immediately from apple.com
AppleMatt
I'd like to see:
- iApp updates. Improvements to iTunes visualiser and iPhoto speed.
- Europe support across apps, Sherlock, iTunes, iPhoto etc etc
- Faster G5's (still won't be able to afford one)
- iPod software update.
-12" PowerBook firmware update
- Home on iPod announced
- A few surprises (maybe new app announcement, new accessory etc)
oh, and Steve Jobs saying "I had a long phone-call with nVidia, they said their rubbish drivers were just an internal joke, here are the real ones" < Made for download immediately from apple.com
AppleMatt
Re: HERE ARE THE FACTS
You seem confident.. however, I will risk being wrong, and state my belief that every single thing you said is wrong. I will of course be happy to apologize, however, if you turn out to be right.Originally posted by NeatGekko
MINI IPOD FACTS:
They are going to be HD based but loaded with RAM so it won't skip.
They will ship with multiple colors.
Small...comes with an armband for runners.
NOT $100!!! Are you kidding me! isights aren't even that cheap! This is Apple we are talking about! Its gunna be good. Look for the price to drop around $250.
And now for the size: NO 2BG (weak) Apple will show off a nice 4.5 GB in multiple colors. 2 models in muli color is a nightmare. They will have the one size only.
G5 speeds:
YUP! You guessed it...3GHZ!!!
Some of you may laugh, but this is whats coming...believe it or not. Its fact now. I will smile on the 6th when I turn out to be EXACTLY right. Who else believes me? I will smile again when I'm right and you're wrong. PEACE
No new Powerbooks next tuesday?
Kidding, couldn't resist....
An yes, I know it is wearing a bit thin now...
Anyway, I am looking forward to the keynote, as rumors or not, it is always great entertainment watching Steve work his magic on the crowd, and I can't help but be affected by it myself.
Kidding, couldn't resist....
An yes, I know it is wearing a bit thin now...
Anyway, I am looking forward to the keynote, as rumors or not, it is always great entertainment watching Steve work his magic on the crowd, and I can't help but be affected by it myself.
G5's?
Ha ha ha!
i am laughing now Neatgekko, I'm glad you are so confident about these G5s, but if you are so sure, then you are probably able to tell us all the rest of the tech specs.. Memory, HD, bus speeds, configurations, Graphic cards, etc etc.
IF you are right, I will publicly congratulate you on that fact and apologize for laughing on this forum ..
Personally IF, there are G5 updates, the speeds will be more moderate , and my guestimate is Dual all the way, 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 , with faster models in June/July, and finally reaching 3Ghz by Sept/Oct.....
980 based G5's in 2005 (MWSF 2005 perhaps....) But now I am startng to drift....
Ha ha ha!
i am laughing now Neatgekko, I'm glad you are so confident about these G5s, but if you are so sure, then you are probably able to tell us all the rest of the tech specs.. Memory, HD, bus speeds, configurations, Graphic cards, etc etc.
IF you are right, I will publicly congratulate you on that fact and apologize for laughing on this forum ..
Personally IF, there are G5 updates, the speeds will be more moderate , and my guestimate is Dual all the way, 1.8, 2.0 and 2.4 , with faster models in June/July, and finally reaching 3Ghz by Sept/Oct.....
980 based G5's in 2005 (MWSF 2005 perhaps....) But now I am startng to drift....
thanks arn
As always, I love these rumor roundups, and the winners and losers one after them. Thanks for going through all the trouble, arn.
I really hope the mini iPods come out. My brother is using the physical size and price as an excuse to not get one, and this would help me convince him. I love mine so much, and so do my friends that have one (actually, I have two, couldn't stand to part with my 1G one)
As always, I love these rumor roundups, and the winners and losers one after them. Thanks for going through all the trouble, arn.
I really hope the mini iPods come out. My brother is using the physical size and price as an excuse to not get one, and this would help me convince him. I love mine so much, and so do my friends that have one (actually, I have two, couldn't stand to part with my 1G one
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Re: thanks arn
Someone's going to do it, so I might as well do it politely before the meaner folks get to you. Do you mean the original 5Gig iPod, or do you mean a 10Gig iPod? (There was no 1G iPod) What size did you get for the second one?Originally posted by Ja Di ksw
As always, I love these rumor roundups, and the winners and losers one after them. Thanks for going through all the trouble, arn.
I really hope the mini iPods come out. My brother is using the physical size and price as an excuse to not get one, and this would help me convince him. I love mine so much, and so do my friends that have one (actually, I have two, couldn't stand to part with my 1G one
Don't you love how major events bring out the experts? I can't believe that Arn's sources would say ~$100 2GB minIpod... and only be half right. This $250 idea is laughable. NeatGekko is unable to even post properly... I certainly wouldn't trust him with Apple announcement secrets.
There's been so much focus on mini-ipods this week that the idea of powermac updates seems kina weird. Apple can get me excited about anything, and while I'm not really shopping for an mp3 player, a $100 2GB portable firewire drive wouldn't be shabby. I'm not entirely sure Apple can do it though... I would believe in a 1GB for $99.
My wish list for SF is a very short one....
1. 30" DISPLAY
but I don't think we'll get a display update till the next g5 revision, and that ain't gonna happen on tuesday.
A 3GHz on 90nm this soon? A 1GHz update? No way! There'll be an announcement of the 90nm g5.. but no release.
If we see a 2.5GHz g5 on tuesday I won't be shocked... but I don't expect it. Just my HO.
There's been so much focus on mini-ipods this week that the idea of powermac updates seems kina weird. Apple can get me excited about anything, and while I'm not really shopping for an mp3 player, a $100 2GB portable firewire drive wouldn't be shabby. I'm not entirely sure Apple can do it though... I would believe in a 1GB for $99.
My wish list for SF is a very short one....
1. 30" DISPLAY
but I don't think we'll get a display update till the next g5 revision, and that ain't gonna happen on tuesday.
A 3GHz on 90nm this soon? A 1GHz update? No way! There'll be an announcement of the 90nm g5.. but no release.
If we see a 2.5GHz g5 on tuesday I won't be shocked... but I don't expect it. Just my HO.
Re: Re: The path to the mini-iPod
Palm Infocenter is reporting that the new Sony CLIEs being released this spring will used OLED displays. Perhaps you are right...
Palm Infocenter is reporting that the new Sony CLIEs being released this spring will used OLED displays. Perhaps you are right...
I'll be at the Keynote next Tuesday. Here are my observations/opinions.
This is the 20th Anniversary of Macintosh. I have to believe that Jobs has something special planned for that.
I also have to believe that Jobs and Co. have to be getting better and better at keeping the lid on special projects. Maybe that's why the rumors of what's coming Tuesday are so lackluster.
Now that Apple only attends one MacWorld a year, this is their one and only moment in a very public spotlight. Sure, Apple releases products now throughout the year and holds special press events when needed, but MacWorld generates a lot of consumer, financial and tech press. And Apple loves to WOW us!
What do I think Apple will spring Tuesday? I have no idea, but I expect to be surprised and happy when I walk out of that keynote hall.
This is the 20th Anniversary of Macintosh. I have to believe that Jobs has something special planned for that.
I also have to believe that Jobs and Co. have to be getting better and better at keeping the lid on special projects. Maybe that's why the rumors of what's coming Tuesday are so lackluster.
Now that Apple only attends one MacWorld a year, this is their one and only moment in a very public spotlight. Sure, Apple releases products now throughout the year and holds special press events when needed, but MacWorld generates a lot of consumer, financial and tech press. And Apple loves to WOW us!
What do I think Apple will spring Tuesday? I have no idea, but I expect to be surprised and happy when I walk out of that keynote hall.
Re: Re: Re: thanks arn
Aha! Good catch. So it would either be a 5 or a 10. I still have a 5, but since I have over 80Gig of MP3's, I don't see the point in replacing it with one that still could hold only half of them.
I agree, you get what you pay for. I expect my dual G5 to be with me for a good three years, I didn't mind spending the $$. I added 2G of Crucal RAM for about $336 - I don't know if the prices went up, but I also had a 5% coupon code. (Just look on the web.)
A little smart shopping works wonders - refurb Dual 2.0's can be had for around $2400, you can easily put together a system like mine (Dual 2.0, 2.5G RAM, 2x160G drives) for under $3K.
More Bluetooth Accessories
I've been surfing the data on Bluetooth, and it seems to me that a great deal of the applications of this technology have already been worked out, they just haven't made it to market. I'm betting 2004 will be the year of Wireless. I'd expect to see bluetooth stereo headsets, maybe a battery-powered external bluetooth LCD (WiFi versions already exist). Also, your bluetooth phones will be able to create a mini "wireles hot spot" for you laptop wherever you go. The updated iPods might even make some use of bluetooth or WiFi. I also wouldn't rule out the shocker of a G5 notebook. I read somewhere that the tighter chips will produce less heat. Above all that i'm more interested in what all the other 3rd party vendors are going to do. They may take up in the Bluetooth area. Wacom could release a bluetooth tablet, or announce a partnership to integrate tablets into the touch pad of notebooks. Hell, what is INK for? I think we'll be able to tap our pBook screens in 2004.
I've been surfing the data on Bluetooth, and it seems to me that a great deal of the applications of this technology have already been worked out, they just haven't made it to market. I'm betting 2004 will be the year of Wireless. I'd expect to see bluetooth stereo headsets, maybe a battery-powered external bluetooth LCD (WiFi versions already exist). Also, your bluetooth phones will be able to create a mini "wireles hot spot" for you laptop wherever you go. The updated iPods might even make some use of bluetooth or WiFi. I also wouldn't rule out the shocker of a G5 notebook. I read somewhere that the tighter chips will produce less heat. Above all that i'm more interested in what all the other 3rd party vendors are going to do. They may take up in the Bluetooth area. Wacom could release a bluetooth tablet, or announce a partnership to integrate tablets into the touch pad of notebooks. Hell, what is INK for? I think we'll be able to tap our pBook screens in 2004.
Re: More Bluetooth Accessories
Keep your grubbie fingerprints off my touch-panel 17" powergbook g5!
Agreed. WiFi is where its at in 2004.
I want bluetooth thumbdrives. I want to be able to drag a file into my "iPocket" on my dock... get up.. drive over to a buddies... and when i pull into his driveway I want his computer to say "hey.. there's chad" and have him access the files, in my pocket, as I'm walking up the sidewalk. So by the time I open the door.. he's listening to my newest mix.
And then I want it embedded in my neck.
Keep your grubbie fingerprints off my touch-panel 17" powergbook g5!
Agreed. WiFi is where its at in 2004.
I want bluetooth thumbdrives. I want to be able to drag a file into my "iPocket" on my dock... get up.. drive over to a buddies... and when i pull into his driveway I want his computer to say "hey.. there's chad" and have him access the files, in my pocket, as I'm walking up the sidewalk. So by the time I open the door.. he's listening to my newest mix.
And then I want it embedded in my neck.
Re: Re: More Bluetooth Accessories
What's next after the iPocket? Hard drives implanted in your brain? Cell phones/iPods built into your ears? Mini-keyboards built into your arm/hand? And wireless communication with others? With these types of advances it won't be too much longer before Apple releases the iBorg...
Originally posted by cr2sh
Keep your grubbie fingerprints off my touch-panel 17" powergbook g5!
Agreed. WiFi is where its at in 2004.
I want bluetooth thumbdrives. I want to be able to drag a file into my "iPocket" on my dock... get up.. drive over to a buddies... and when i pull into his driveway I want his computer to say "hey.. there's chad" and have him access the files, in my pocket, as I'm walking up the sidewalk. So by the time I open the door.. he's listening to my newest mix.
And then I want it embedded in my neck.
What's next after the iPocket? Hard drives implanted in your brain? Cell phones/iPods built into your ears? Mini-keyboards built into your arm/hand? And wireless communication with others? With these types of advances it won't be too much longer before Apple releases the iBorg...
San Fran Expo
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Slightly-modified iMac with 1.6 MHz G5,
FireWire 800. USB 2.x. AirPort Extreme.
20" flat panel. Superdrive. Serial ata HD.
Not a cube. Announced at SanFran., then
Advertised during Superbowl.
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XServe with Dual G5s, Serial ATA HDs
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Slightly-modified iMac with 1.6 MHz G5,
FireWire 800. USB 2.x. AirPort Extreme.
20" flat panel. Superdrive. Serial ata HD.
Not a cube. Announced at SanFran., then
Advertised during Superbowl.
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XServe with Dual G5s, Serial ATA HDs
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I love how, right before an event, a bunch of people come out of the woodwork with bold, detailed predictions. And yet all of them come from people who just registered.
Originally posted by Awimoway
I love how, right before an event, a bunch of people come out of the woodwork with bold, detailed predictions. And yet all of them come from people who just registered.
Damn, you beat me to it - I was just about to make the same comment. Is it just me or are there a lot more newbies on here than usual?