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More 'Brick' Info Coming...

puffnstuff said:
even if that is so how would going green be seen as HUGE?
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Keep in mind whether or not something is huge is completely subjective. 9to5mac are just trying to drum up traffic.

And then when they reveal it to be a Macbook transition to Aluminium, their credibility won't be tarnished because they confirmed something.
 
dandroid said:
Keep in mind whether or not something is huge is completely subjective. 9to5mac are just trying to drum up traffic.
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Knew that part

And then when they reveal it to be a Macbook transition to Aluminium, their credibility won't be tarnished because they confirmed something.
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Hmm guess your right we will see tomorrow for sure though
 
to play along with the "riddle"

ok 9to5 mac, I'll play along.
riddle clues: "brick", "laser", "solid block of aluminium".

My conclusion to the cryptic and information-challenged rumor - the new laptop range to be cut by laser from solid blocks of aluminium.
 
barneyhanway said:
ok 9to5 mac, I'll play along.
riddle clues: "brick", "laser", "solid block of aluminium".

My conclusion to the cryptic and information-challenged rumor - the new laptop range to be cut by laser from solid blocks of aluminium.
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I think you're right... :)
 
The clue #3 shows a block of aluminum in what seems to be a car trunk. This may imply an automotive environment Mac product. For example, I totally enjoy my laptop until I get into my car and leave all of it's utility behind.

If the new Mac were to be more automobile friendly that would be a huge plus to me.

This fits with the brick clue in that a more robust design would be called for and a brick is a metaphor for durable.

As for the green ray, I think everyone has been misdirected. I think it's how one could make an infra-red light visible through night vision goggles. This could mean a way that the new Mac will communicate wirelessly to other devices in our environment or with each other. The infra-red is more likely a metaphor for bluetooth. Imagine a new accesssory that would plug into your existing iPod docks in your home or car that would be a bluetooth data converter for that device.
 
OK. In my opinion, the book in the picture could have something to do with the clue. According to the book description (http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060512804/Cryptonomicon/index.aspx), the book has someone trying to create a "data haven" where data can be kept, protected. This is very vague but what if this is just another Time Capsule concept from Apple? But made for the laptops. Somewhere where you can store your data and it is protected from the outside world. If your laptop gets stolen, connect your brick to another computer to get all your files, setting etc - you could even set up a new laptop with all your settings. I really like the idea of some sort of docking system. I don't mind if it is wireless or uses 1 cable (like the HP system). I would so buy one.
 
My thoughts:

Green = Nvidia
The second clue was a "Brick" of Al. Obviously something is made out of it.
Brick = ???

I'm thinking new MacBooks/MacBook Pros with Nvidia motherboards in them. That explains why there wasn't anything new when Intel came out with their new boards.

As for the brick, I have no idea. Maybe something with the power supply or something that will be like a dock. Something that connects all your USB devices, firewire, ethernet, ect. Just something small that sits on the desk. That would enable the overall size of the laptop to be cut down a bit. Bluetooth it to the laptop with a 3/4 ft. range.
 
fleshman03 said:
My thoughts:
I'm thinking new MacBooks/MacBook Pros with Nvidia motherboards in them. That explains why there wasn't anything new when Intel came out with their new boards.

As for the brick, I have no idea. Maybe something with the power supply or something that will be like a dock. Something that connects all your USB devices, firewire, ethernet, ect. Just something small that sits on the desk. That would enable the overall size of the laptop to be cut down a bit. Bluetooth it to the laptop with a 3/4 ft. range.
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I agree with the nVidia idea - also matches other recent rumors...

With the dock idea - how about something the size of 2 current MBA superdrives, on top of each other. Leave the superdrive part and add a part with all the ports. Makes it reasonably portable, so if you need to you can take your superdrive or extra USB or firewire ports, you can take them with you. Also, I'm debating if bluetooth or WIFI would work better. I am leaning towards WIFI, then you could plug it into the back of the TV, leave your laptop in another room, or if you're doing a presentation, you could have your laptop on the table infront of you with the dock plugged into the projector 5 meters away.
 
barneyhanway said:
ok 9to5 mac, I'll play along.
riddle clues: "brick", "laser", "solid block of aluminium".

My conclusion to the cryptic and information-challenged rumor - the new laptop range to be cut by laser from solid blocks of aluminium.
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This sounds like the most likely possibility. I imagine it would allow for a more curvy design.
 
Here's an interesting story that may coincide with the green laser:
http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/4003126-1.html

Green lasers used in mobile devices for projection purposes.

Previously, only the red and blue spectrums were available. With green available, companies are now able to put projection capability in anything inexpensively, even something as small as a cellphone.

Additionally, corning's current PR shows a green laser coming from what appears to be a brick of aluminum:
http://www.corning.com/r_d/emerging_technologies/green_laser.aspx

Here is a very brief summary of their recently showcased tech...

Corning's Green Laser G-1000 enables brighter, more vibrant, full-color images and a much longer battery life than LED-based solutions. Green laser technology truly creates a new user experience – one where consumers can view, share and interact with mobile multi-media content such as user-generated images and video, mobile television and internet," said Thomas Mills, business director, green lasers.
 
Agreed

cowpaintings said:
Here's an interesting story that may coincide with the green laser:
http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/4003126-1.html

Green lasers used in mobile devices for projection purposes.

Previously, only the red and blue spectrums were available. With green available, companies are now able to put projection capability in anything inexpensively, even something as small as a cellphone.

Additionally, corning's current PR shows a green laser coming from what appears to be a brick of aluminum:
http://www.corning.com/r_d/emerging_technologies/green_laser.aspx

Here is a very brief summary of their recently showcased tech...

Corning's Green Laser G-1000 enables brighter, more vibrant, full-color images and a much longer battery life than LED-based solutions. Green laser technology truly creates a new user experience – one where consumers can view, share and interact with mobile multi-media content such as user-generated images and video, mobile television and internet," said Thomas Mills, business director, green lasers.
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I think you may very well be onto something here. This to me is a very possible "groundbreaking" type of technology that would wow consumers and is something that everyone would use and want. If it exists, is cheap, and doesn't use tremendous power it would almost be idiotic not to put this in a laptop.

On a side note I want to re-enforce the fact that the "Brick" in no way refers to a totally new product line. It is about the Macbook specifically, 100%. Read the posts around here, I say, to all those who are dreaming of home-servers and what not.
 
A green laser projection TV housed in a brick-size aluminum enclosure? It's small enough to be ultra portable so people could pair it to the MacBook Pro for doing keynote presentations. :D

Alright, that does sound ridiculous.
 
photos-green-light-for-portable-projectors_GreenLaserCorning_1.jpg


http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/hardware/soa/Photos-Green-light-for-portable-projectors/0,139023759,339277919,00.htm
 
dandroid said:
Ok, the last "clue" makes it obvious.

You guys are thinking way too big. Seeing as this relates directly to Macbooks, it's clearly just the fact that the new Macbooks will be made of aluminium, rather than plastic, thus making the whole Mac computer line-up aluminium.

The images are are just alluding to a laser machining the Macbook shells out of Aluminium blocks. Like they did with bits of the iPod Mini or whatever. Perhaps the green hue of the laser is meant to highlight the environmental aspects of moving away from plastics.
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Agreed, well, except for the machining part. It would be too expensive.
 
iMacmatician said:
I hope 9 to 5 mac gets more news to counter this: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/574337/

November or later. :(
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MacSoda has "confirmed" the new MacBook will use the new nVidia MCP7A-U chipset which has "the world's fastest" integrated GPU and will support HDMI (should Apple enable it, of course).

nVidia has also pushed the announcement of this new chipset from late September to October 14th, which implies Apple and nVidia will announce together.

So it is looking more and more like new MacBooks (and likely MacBook Airs) with nVidia chipsets and high-end integrated GPUs are coming on the 14th.
 
Projector = THIN

Look at the specs on those micro-projectors. They can only effectively show an image about 12" diagonal.

So don't think of an integrated projector as for presentations. Instead, think of it as a replacement for the LCD screen.

Imagine a MacBook, but where the optical drive is, there is the circuitry for a projector. Now get rid of the entire top half of the MacBook and replace it with a very, very thin sheet of titanium. That acts as the screen for the projector.

The end result would be an extremely thin, very lightweight 'Book.

Though I'm not sure how you could prevent the user's hands from interrupting the projector beam...

Maybe you could put the beam in the back, and make the screen pull away from the 'Book a little. But then it wouldn't really work as a laptop.
 
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