Who knows. They just said they'll have more for us this weekend. That could be more stupid clues or some actual information. I don't want any more clues. They need to just tell us what they know and stop toying with us. Are they just looking to get more hits on their website?
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Who knows. They just said they'll have more for us this weekend. That could be more stupid clues or some actual information. I don't want any more clues. They need to just tell us what they know and stop toying with us. Are they just looking to get more hits on their website?
I think they were just looking for some traffic
Son of a BITCH! They dont have any information. If they had a real good piece of info, they wouldnt spin a riddle out of it. They would want to be the first site to spill the news. They suck.
I'm really doubting they'll be out on the 14th. This entire traffic scam to get attention was very rude and unprofessional. If you don't have info, don't say you have it!
It most likely has nothing to do with a brick.
It most likely has nothing to do with a brick.
9to5 must have the real info, I don't believe they will risk their 'growing' reputation with a joke just to generate traffic for traffic's sake.
It must be about the macbook and not an external element.
If it is about the way the aluminum will be laser cut, maybe they will follow the same strategy as with the new ipods, meaning a solid shell in which you slide all the internals in? But is that 'huge'? I don't think so... Give me the laser projector thingy.
It must be about the macbook and not an external element.
If it is about the way the aluminum will be laser cut, maybe they will follow the same strategy as with the new ipods, meaning a solid shell in which you slide all the internals in? But is that 'huge'? I don't think so... Give me the laser projector thingy.
That is just WAY too far out there. Too many science fiction books for you, I would say. Laser projects onto titanium screens? That makes no sense. Where would you mount the laser? If you tried to point at the "screen" you'd block your image. And a laser image would be absolute garbage compared to a real display. That would just be awful. And you can't reduce the thickness by much because you still have to have all of the internal hardware.
Everyone is reading too much into this laser stuff. Remember, that picture is over a year old. 9to5 is just using it as a clue. It's not a direct link.
The MB/MBP lines are not going to have some drastic change to the point where they no longer look like notebooks. They're going to look pretty similar to what they look like now. I'm sure we'll see improved tech specs, an aluminum case, and some nice upgrades like LED screens on the MB, etc. The biggest stretch is something like this glass trackpad we've heard about. Even that is pretty far fetched but not like all these other crazy things being tossed around in this thread.
Yeah, I would imagine they have something, but I still say it's just about the aluminum casing, which is in no way "huge" and would hurt their reputation in many people's eyes.
The MACBOOK Brick
http://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u121/macbook-brick_0.jpg
http://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u121/macbook-brick.jpg
Never before have they mentioned that the brick has something to do with a macbook.
Now clue #3 clearly states that the brick is all about the macbook.
Those of you that are still trying to come up with something about the book.. For the 50th time: Clue #2 has nothing to do with the book in the picture. The original picture isn't from the article about some boys shooting a green laser at a plane. The picture in that article is too small. The image is taken from http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/06/ohgizmo-review-dragon-lasers-250mw-hulk/
So now we know that the brick has something to do with the macbook. Its not a new gaming device or encryption method or anything of that sort. The brick has to be something with a macbook, a (green) laser and a brick of aluminium in it.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u121/macbook-brick_0.jpg
http://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u121/macbook-brick.jpg
Never before have they mentioned that the brick has something to do with a macbook.
Now clue #3 clearly states that the brick is all about the macbook.
Those of you that are still trying to come up with something about the book.. For the 50th time: Clue #2 has nothing to do with the book in the picture. The original picture isn't from the article about some boys shooting a green laser at a plane. The picture in that article is too small. The image is taken from http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/06/ohgizmo-review-dragon-lasers-250mw-hulk/
So now we know that the brick has something to do with the macbook. Its not a new gaming device or encryption method or anything of that sort. The brick has to be something with a macbook, a (green) laser and a brick of aluminium in it.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/sites/default/themes/cw_blogs/cache/files/u121/macbook-brick.jpg
Can anyone see what the text in that image is?
Is it "Lighter than Air, Make the cables disappear"?
Can anyone see what the text in that image is?
Is it "Lighter than Air, Make the cables disappear"?
I really do not understand people such as yourself who are disregarding this as a "scam to get attention". You're talking about a website which DOES have credibility, and credibility is much harder to gain than to lose. The riddles seem like a pretty obvious way to keep their source out of hot water, by finding other ways to avoid blatantly breaking the NDA which Apple makes every employee sign. I would say the odds are in favour of authenticity, in my opinion. From the perspective of 9to5, as I mentioned, they have much more to lose from faking this than to gain from being truthful.
Brick+laser+cube of aluminum= hate 9to5mac
Tuaw and appleinsider are both releasing that nVidia employees are now seeing MacBooks with the nVidia chip we all want. Probably coming with aluminum case.
Tuaw and appleinsider are both releasing that nVidia employees are now seeing MacBooks with the nVidia chip we all want. Probably coming with aluminum case.
If and when Apple releases Blu-ray, they will do so at a price that makes them a very tidy profit.
Sony, on the other hand, has been taking a bath with every Blu-ray device they sell just to try and get it into the market. And their success pushing Blu-ray playback devices outside of the PS/3 has been very poor. And while the PS/3 is one of the least-expensive and most capable Blu-ray playback devices available, I doubt most people who buy it do so with the intent to solely watch Blu-ray movies on it.
I'm sorry, but if Sony cannot make Blu-ray successful selling it at a loss, I don't see how Apple will make it successful selling it for hundreds of dollars more.
As to 9to5Mac, we should remember that their two big "scoops" involved the iPod Nano. They successfully scooped the Generation 3 "fatty" form factor plus it's color scheme and they also successfully scooped the additional colors of the current Generation 4 model. They seem to have a source inside Apple's Chinese sourcing factory for at least the Nanos.
It is quite possible the "Brick" is also a consumer device, though something new and different from the iPhone and iPod lines. We've heard rumors of a larger, UMPC-sized device that would bridge the gap between the MacBook Air and the iPhone. Perhaps something like that?
It is quite possible the "Brick" is also a consumer device, though something new and different from the iPhone and iPod lines. We've heard rumors of a larger, UMPC-sized device that would bridge the gap between the MacBook Air and the iPhone. Perhaps something like that?
If Apple put a BR player into its Apple TV as an option, it will surely be selling like hot cakes. I just imagine people say: '' Ho, look! If I just had $200 more, I can have a BR player WITH my Apple TV!'' They'll click BUY NOW
You misread several things I wrote.
It would project from nearer the back, perhaps, onto a distanced screen (via hinges or something)... it doesn't have to be very far away.
It's not a laser per se, but projector. Articles say those tiny projectors are good for images up to 12" diagonal... perfect for a laptop.
And the reduced thickness comes from the top half of the clamshell... instead of a lit LCD, there is nothing but a surface onto which to project. A very thin sheet of titanium is not at all fanciful... after all, the original PowerBook G4 was mostly titanium.
I understand your idea about the projector. It still doesn't work. I know about the projectors and you will not get the same picture quality as an actual LED screen. And since they max out at 12", they're not perfect for any MB or MBP since they're all bigger than that. Even if this were used in a notebook smaller than 12", Apple would not use such a huge diversion from the norm for something all their notebooks could not use.
As far as the thickness, look at a closed MB. It's not a half and half split. It's more like 1/3 and 2/3. And it's not like you can just have a half a mm thick piece of titanium on hinges. There would have to be some kind of reinforcement, so you're not going to save much space.
Again, everyone is going overboard with the whole laser thing. Remember the laser is just a CLUE; it doesn't mean there's going to be a laser mounted on the MB. Don't take everything so literally. Same thing applies to the picture of a block of aluminum. There's not going to be a big chunk of aluminum somewhere. You have to actually get past the picture and see the aluminum casing.
If they actually had something that was important and we actually cared about, they would have just released it and counted on getting views that way. Even if they were simply sourced, they can still be sourced now...
They wouldn't have us playing a stupid game, for them to simply generate revenue. Besides, the hints they are giving now are pretty much going to happen either way. Even if the MacBooks don't go aluminum, the MacBook Pro's may get a small tweak of a aluminum proving them somewhat correct.
So, if it was an Aluminium laptop - two things
1) Wouldn't that suggest a potential change in the thermal dynamics/TDP it can take, or volume inside?
2) Wouldn't this affect the MacBook Pro's facade? The plastic vs aluminium has been one factor in the differential between the two models. So does this lead to the MBP changing how it looks?
1) Wouldn't that suggest a potential change in the thermal dynamics/TDP it can take, or volume inside?
2) Wouldn't this affect the MacBook Pro's facade? The plastic vs aluminium has been one factor in the differential between the two models. So does this lead to the MBP changing how it looks?
They made us run through all of those stupid clues for this? I mean, that does increase speculation of a redesign.