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huh?
What, are you Steve Jobs or something? Its cool that you know, considering you wouldnt make a statement like that unless you had pure insider information. Unless you would just jerk our chain to get some fun out of it.
So, if you know, prove it.
What, are you Steve Jobs or something? Its cool that you know, considering you wouldnt make a statement like that unless you had pure insider information. Unless you would just jerk our chain to get some fun out of it.
So, if you know, prove it.
Thats what I already said
Check some of the first couple posts on this discussion, and you'll see me saying something very similar. Mac users tend to predict their little brains out, and nothing ever comes of it. However, the iMac prediction is more of a safe bet because its practically common knowledge. The real suprise will be what it looks like, and its specs.
As far as a new digital device like iPod, who knows? And who cares. Lets just see what it is when they release it, and enjoy it then.
Check some of the first couple posts on this discussion, and you'll see me saying something very similar. Mac users tend to predict their little brains out, and nothing ever comes of it. However, the iMac prediction is more of a safe bet because its practically common knowledge. The real suprise will be what it looks like, and its specs.
As far as a new digital device like iPod, who knows? And who cares. Lets just see what it is when they release it, and enjoy it then.
Does anyone know if the i* naming convention is going to be left behind at any time in the near future? It seems to be getting a little long in the tooth... When it first came about with the iMac it was a new and different sort of name, but surely apple could update that at the same time as the revamp to the consumer model computer?
iProducts
At least with the iCraze...Apple has a brand association with their company...
iMac
iBook
iPod
iTunes
iTools
I feel like I'm missing some here....
At least with the iCraze...Apple has a brand association with their company...
iMac
iBook
iPod
iTunes
iTools
I feel like I'm missing some here....
You Jobs must be talking about that brand new thing that everyone at macrumors.com have been talking about all this time. He's going to release iDONTKNOW
My guess...
...IF anyone cares is that the article is not talking about a new iMac. The few words that described this new mystery product speak of something different and revolutionary. A flat panel iMac would certainly be new, cool, and eye catching and all, but...
How about the suggestion earlier that this is a tablet. A 15" draw-on graphics tablet. Like a smaller version of the one that Intuos makes, but... different.
Say, it's free standing, has an iBook battery for power, the 5gig hard drive that iPod has for storing your work, airport ready so you can connect it wirelessly to your network, a Firewire connector for data transfer and recharging or saving data to peripherals. Also, give it earphone jacks so you can play MP3s while you work or play.
Pretty much a thin, keyboard-less, CD-less, stylus-based iBook, but built as a digital peripheral aimed at Mac owners. It has no modem or ethernet, but you can use airport, so you can surf the web with it or use it in a classroom network or just around the airport equipped house.
You can draw, write, load games and educational material, wireless web surfing, maybe have a USB port so you can download pictures from your digital camera, store, edit, and display them. For this, the device also hangs on your wall or sits upright to view your photo slideshows.
It won't be cheap, but less than an iBook. Say, $599.
Heck, I want one already
...IF anyone cares is that the article is not talking about a new iMac. The few words that described this new mystery product speak of something different and revolutionary. A flat panel iMac would certainly be new, cool, and eye catching and all, but...
How about the suggestion earlier that this is a tablet. A 15" draw-on graphics tablet. Like a smaller version of the one that Intuos makes, but... different.
Say, it's free standing, has an iBook battery for power, the 5gig hard drive that iPod has for storing your work, airport ready so you can connect it wirelessly to your network, a Firewire connector for data transfer and recharging or saving data to peripherals. Also, give it earphone jacks so you can play MP3s while you work or play.
Pretty much a thin, keyboard-less, CD-less, stylus-based iBook, but built as a digital peripheral aimed at Mac owners. It has no modem or ethernet, but you can use airport, so you can surf the web with it or use it in a classroom network or just around the airport equipped house.
You can draw, write, load games and educational material, wireless web surfing, maybe have a USB port so you can download pictures from your digital camera, store, edit, and display them. For this, the device also hangs on your wall or sits upright to view your photo slideshows.
It won't be cheap, but less than an iBook. Say, $599.
Heck, I want one already
M
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iTrack - iMac with iPod trackpad!
I just got one of these iPods - very, very fast Firewire transfer of my backup files.
The touch pad is a marvel of design and function. I would love to see it replace the mundane touch pad on the iBook & PowerBook & maybe see it on a keyboard for the iMac.
This touch pad could really blow away the competiton if it was on an iBook/Powerbook - iTouch?
Moby 1
I just got one of these iPods - very, very fast Firewire transfer of my backup files.
The touch pad is a marvel of design and function. I would love to see it replace the mundane touch pad on the iBook & PowerBook & maybe see it on a keyboard for the iMac.
This touch pad could really blow away the competiton if it was on an iBook/Powerbook - iTouch?
Moby 1
i-stuff
Yeah, I think the i naming convention has been overdone as well. Primarily because Apple was the first to start it, but since has been picked up by any product or service available, by non-Apple providers.
Hell, there's even a porn site called iTeens.com
Yeah, I think the i naming convention has been overdone as well. Primarily because Apple was the first to start it, but since has been picked up by any product or service available, by non-Apple providers.
Hell, there's even a porn site called iTeens.com
CHess:
Bingo, You only forgot 2 things:
-IR to control all your existing home entertainment stuff.
-Optical drive options: CDRW/Combo drive/Superdrive
and of course, models:
Basic:599.99 / G3 500 / 256Mb / 10Gb / CDRW
Standard:799.99 / G3 600 / 512Mb / 15Gb / Combo
SE: 999.99 / G3 700 / 768Mb / 20Gb / Superdrive
Which means that the iMacs'd have to come up:
G4 across the board @+50-100Mhz above current speeds. Everybody gets Airport as standard equipment.
Consensus on Ports: 2xUSB, 2x FW (if not Wireless Firewire), IR, Airport. figure on 2 of the iBook batteries.
no stylus.
Bingo, You only forgot 2 things:
-IR to control all your existing home entertainment stuff.
-Optical drive options: CDRW/Combo drive/Superdrive
and of course, models:
Basic:599.99 / G3 500 / 256Mb / 10Gb / CDRW
Standard:799.99 / G3 600 / 512Mb / 15Gb / Combo
SE: 999.99 / G3 700 / 768Mb / 20Gb / Superdrive
Which means that the iMacs'd have to come up:
G4 across the board @+50-100Mhz above current speeds. Everybody gets Airport as standard equipment.
Consensus on Ports: 2xUSB, 2x FW (if not Wireless Firewire), IR, Airport. figure on 2 of the iBook batteries.
no stylus.
cplmd
You may have something there. After the tablet, something like what you are talking about. Perhaps not marketed as a digital hub, but still a peripheral device. After all, the Mac is still supposed to be the digital hub.
So, second guess (since that's all we can do and this is all just for fun), is a kind of a non-mobile iPod. Serves as a kind of home entertainment system. CD/DVD player with good speaker system, so you can play CDs or listen to the radio through the built-in AM/FM tuner, hook it up to your TV to watch DVDs or watch psychidelic displays from the iTunes style visuals. The unit has a built-in hard disk to store your MP3s, WAVs or whatever. Has a firewire connector to hook up to your Mac (your digital hub), a small LCD display (in case you don't hook it up to your TV), and remote control. Built-in iTunes software also lets you download your music collection to your iPod through the built-in firewire.
Built-in airport support, so you can add the ability to transfer files to and from it wirelessly. Add-in cable modem, so you can download streaming MP3s, surf the internet using your TV, or use built-in airport software/hardware to use it as your airport base station. Also, the cable connector allows you to hook up to the TV like a standard VCR. Oh, yes, the hard disk allows you to record your shows for later viewing (so it must have a built-in TV tuner as well).
Video connector allows you to hook up to flat panel displays that will hang on your wall. All in all a very cool looking stylish package.
The basic package is around $699 without the external display, cable modem, or airport card.
You may have something there. After the tablet, something like what you are talking about. Perhaps not marketed as a digital hub, but still a peripheral device. After all, the Mac is still supposed to be the digital hub.
So, second guess (since that's all we can do and this is all just for fun), is a kind of a non-mobile iPod. Serves as a kind of home entertainment system. CD/DVD player with good speaker system, so you can play CDs or listen to the radio through the built-in AM/FM tuner, hook it up to your TV to watch DVDs or watch psychidelic displays from the iTunes style visuals. The unit has a built-in hard disk to store your MP3s, WAVs or whatever. Has a firewire connector to hook up to your Mac (your digital hub), a small LCD display (in case you don't hook it up to your TV), and remote control. Built-in iTunes software also lets you download your music collection to your iPod through the built-in firewire.
Built-in airport support, so you can add the ability to transfer files to and from it wirelessly. Add-in cable modem, so you can download streaming MP3s, surf the internet using your TV, or use built-in airport software/hardware to use it as your airport base station. Also, the cable connector allows you to hook up to the TV like a standard VCR. Oh, yes, the hard disk allows you to record your shows for later viewing (so it must have a built-in TV tuner as well).
Video connector allows you to hook up to flat panel displays that will hang on your wall. All in all a very cool looking stylish package.
The basic package is around $699 without the external display, cable modem, or airport card.
Mystic (the tablet)
mischief, I don't agree with you there. It's an appliance, not really a replacement for a full-on computer. After all, it might cut in to iMac or iBook sales that way.
No optical drive options, just a CDROM so you could update firmware or listen to/rip CDs. It's a tablet that sits on your lap. You might have a DVD so you could watch movies on it.
It's more of something to keep kids entertained and for adults to be able to do some creative stuff on it. Even hang it on the wall to display changing art or photos or whatever.
Just one model - no processor/memory differentiation. It should not cause confusion in the line-up of stand-alone computers.
mischief, I don't agree with you there. It's an appliance, not really a replacement for a full-on computer. After all, it might cut in to iMac or iBook sales that way.
No optical drive options, just a CDROM so you could update firmware or listen to/rip CDs. It's a tablet that sits on your lap. You might have a DVD so you could watch movies on it.
It's more of something to keep kids entertained and for adults to be able to do some creative stuff on it. Even hang it on the wall to display changing art or photos or whatever.
Just one model - no processor/memory differentiation. It should not cause confusion in the line-up of stand-alone computers.
DVR +
Well CHess this is what I had in mind:
http://products.hp-at-home.com/products/detail.php?id=L1410A&j=2
HP's DEC 100 as in Digital Entertainment Center.
But what would be revolutionary and powerful would be adding Apple's SuperDrive to it. Think about it. FireWire I/O so you can import video for any DV camera and sync audio tracks with an iPod. Throw in an Ethernet port and AirPort card and you had a wireless broadband gateway as well.
A 60 GB harddrive with TV tuner for cable/sat input allows a TiVo type device as well. What limits HP's product is it's an audio-only device. Apple can add video with a new QuickTime 6/MPEG 4 release as well.
So, a box with standard A/V port to intigrate it into you present home theatre and FireWire and a SuperDrive to take digital media to the next level. With an AirPort card and Ethernet you have one hell of a box that is powerful, revolutionary and slick as hell. I am already making room for it in my A/V stack.
Well CHess this is what I had in mind:
http://products.hp-at-home.com/products/detail.php?id=L1410A&j=2
HP's DEC 100 as in Digital Entertainment Center.
But what would be revolutionary and powerful would be adding Apple's SuperDrive to it. Think about it. FireWire I/O so you can import video for any DV camera and sync audio tracks with an iPod. Throw in an Ethernet port and AirPort card and you had a wireless broadband gateway as well.
A 60 GB harddrive with TV tuner for cable/sat input allows a TiVo type device as well. What limits HP's product is it's an audio-only device. Apple can add video with a new QuickTime 6/MPEG 4 release as well.
So, a box with standard A/V port to intigrate it into you present home theatre and FireWire and a SuperDrive to take digital media to the next level. With an AirPort card and Ethernet you have one hell of a box that is powerful, revolutionary and slick as hell. I am already making room for it in my A/V stack.