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MWSF: New Product?
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Why would you want to burn a CD, when you already have an iPod? Unless you want to give your music to someone else, then this would at least legit reason. I'm sure the RIAA will disapprove
With ubiquitous external HD and ever increasing storage capacity, I honestly don't see a need for a an optical drive storage media (CD, DVD). I find it weird that people still ask for this in their computer. I wish my TiBook has a removable DVD drive. I like a second battery in its place. I'm going off on a tangent
Originally posted by Chomolungma
Why would you want to burn a CD, when you already have an iPod? Unless you want to give your music to someone else, then this would at least legit reason. I'm sure the RIAA will disapprove
With ubiquitous external HD and ever increasing storage capacity, I honestly don't see a need for a an optical drive storage media (CD, DVD). I find it weird that people still ask for this in their computer. I wish my TiBook has a removable DVD drive. I like a second battery in its place. I'm going off on a tangent
I dunno, I got my iBook instead of a Sony Vaio superslim was *because* it included a built-in DVD player. I haven't watched a DVD on a regular screen since I got my iBook - I just pop it into the iBook. Makes a great portable DVD player.
And I agree, a small external HD (like the iPod itself, for example) makes a great and portable file backup solution. Sometimes you don't even want to clutter your external drive, though, and really just want to archive stuff to a CD/DVD and stash it away...
If Apple was to ship a 970 equipped X-Serve before the PowerMacs, they can expect to sell zero desktop units until they put the new chips in the PowerMacs.
Well, considering that PowerMac sales were down 18% last year, and the dropoff is accelerating, Apple has to show something with the 970 before they actually start shipping 970 PowerMacs. Rumor has it that Apple already has 970 prototypes sitting at Cupertino. Why not demo one at MWSF? Sure, it would kill PowerMac sales for the next 6 months, but Apple does NOT want to lose pro users to WinTel, and at the current pace PowerMac sales would've probably been down by at least 30% this year anyway.
I just wanted to make a point by correcting "MacKid," who said that new laptops could arrive at MWSF or MWNY.
Two things:
1. There won't be new laptops at MWSF. It's too soon, and Apple's product line isn't ready for G4 iBooks.
2. There won't be a MWNY this year. Apple pulled out of all summer shows a few months ago. While Apple doesn't organize and run the show (IDG does), there wouldn't be a high enough attendance at an Apple-less show.
Two things:
1. There won't be new laptops at MWSF. It's too soon, and Apple's product line isn't ready for G4 iBooks.
2. There won't be a MWNY this year. Apple pulled out of all summer shows a few months ago. While Apple doesn't organize and run the show (IDG does), there wouldn't be a high enough attendance at an Apple-less show.
iPod and Bluetooth
Adding to the bluetooth discussion, I just remembered that I sumitted a thread back in October about the job description for an iPod engineer over at Apple.
Interesting info on iPod Lead Systems Engineer Job description...
Adding to the bluetooth discussion, I just remembered that I sumitted a thread back in October about the job description for an iPod engineer over at Apple.
Interesting info on iPod Lead Systems Engineer Job description...
How do you KNOW that? MacWorld isn't all about Apple, ya know. It's all about Apple and peripherals that work with Macintoshes.
Besides, we haven't had an Apple-less MWNY yet, to my recollection; therefore, we have to wait and see if attendance drops.
Don't know... Macworld without Apple is like PlaystationWorld without Sony.
Attendance will drop- it's just a matter of how much.
the point about Apple not being at Macworlds other than SF is that it frees them from some one elses schedule. If they don't go to NY or Tokyo then they don't have to come up with something big for those events. they can release things when they are ready.
the big thing so far about streaming of SF keynote was that Apple France has rented the Pompidou Centre to show it live.
the big thing so far about streaming of SF keynote was that Apple France has rented the Pompidou Centre to show it live.
Never mind if attendance drops, although two major trade shows a year is excessive if the company the show revolves around only appears at one, but IDG won't have a show if it can't make a nice profit.
It only makes some good business sense if they account for how soon competitors will have the same or superior functions. There's also not exactly a huge market looking for other audio formats. I'm sure they'll include whatever Quicktime supports at some point in the future but for now, mp3 is what sells these things.
Frankly I would expect them to incorporate bluetooth in it some time soon to allow for wireless headphones. It would also open up a new 3rd party market to help popularize the ipod if you can also connect mics by way of bluetooth. Many folks want bluetooth for data transfer to their Macs and PC's but tend to forget that bluetooth is too slow for that as well as then they would probably forget to keep the unit charged.
Originally posted by Cappy
It only makes some good business sense if they account for how soon competitors will have the same or superior functions. There's also not exactly a huge market looking for other audio formats. I'm sure they'll include whatever Quicktime supports at some point in the future but for now, mp3 is what sells these things.
Frankly I would expect them to incorporate bluetooth in it some time soon to allow for wireless headphones. It would also open up a new 3rd party market to help popularize the ipod if you can also connect mics by way of bluetooth. Many folks want bluetooth for data transfer to their Macs and PC's but tend to forget that bluetooth is too slow for that as well as then they would probably forget to keep the unit charged.
That's a very good point - Apple has to integrate Bluetooth in the iPods ASAP in order to accomodate future use (like wireless headphones), since the iPods aren't exactly upgradeable. I mean, you can't just go out and buy a USB dongle for your iPod the same way I will for my iBook as soon as someone comes out with Bluetooth headphones....
iPod
The iPods WILL be updated...I doubt this is the 'New device' seeing as it is just an update but I am 99.9% sure the iPods will be updated...
Why do i Know?
Well I was going to buy a 5GB iPod for my Friend
When I called apple...and the repesentative that answered told me that there will be no more 5GB iPods available in January.
When I asked if they were updating them he replies 'You will have to wait and see'.
Oh and BTW First POST!
The iPods WILL be updated...I doubt this is the 'New device' seeing as it is just an update but I am 99.9% sure the iPods will be updated...
Why do i Know?
Well I was going to buy a 5GB iPod for my Friend
When I called apple...and the repesentative that answered told me that there will be no more 5GB iPods available in January.
When I asked if they were updating them he replies 'You will have to wait and see'.
Oh and BTW First POST!
iPod becomes iPad
This thought:
How about an iPod which doesn't have to have a keyboard but a microphone? Why not simply enlarge the screen, give its OS the capability to have an organizer, calendar, address book, similar to the Palm Pilot...
AND THEN (drum roll please), instead of needing a keyboard or special short strokes, have a good Viavoice program native to iPod OS with a record button on it. Store your dictations into the iPod as MP3s, have the ones that you mark later to be transferred into notes into the iPod for later download into your computer? Why drive and write when you can simply dictate and TRANSCRIBE later? The iPod would become your virtual secretary...
And isn't making life more simple what Apple's all about? And guess, what? No keyboard. Huh. So simple.
SECOND: Make iPod also into a phone.
As an "iPhone" capability to the iPod so you can use it as a phone, voicemail box, tape recorder to tape conversations, notes to yourself, etc. And then transcribe the notes into your computer.
Anyway, to have both of these would be wonderful. Of course, you wouldn't record any conversations illegally (just like you wouldn't swap other people's music without their consent...)
Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
This thought:
How about an iPod which doesn't have to have a keyboard but a microphone? Why not simply enlarge the screen, give its OS the capability to have an organizer, calendar, address book, similar to the Palm Pilot...
AND THEN (drum roll please), instead of needing a keyboard or special short strokes, have a good Viavoice program native to iPod OS with a record button on it. Store your dictations into the iPod as MP3s, have the ones that you mark later to be transferred into notes into the iPod for later download into your computer? Why drive and write when you can simply dictate and TRANSCRIBE later? The iPod would become your virtual secretary...
And isn't making life more simple what Apple's all about? And guess, what? No keyboard. Huh. So simple.
SECOND: Make iPod also into a phone.
As an "iPhone" capability to the iPod so you can use it as a phone, voicemail box, tape recorder to tape conversations, notes to yourself, etc. And then transcribe the notes into your computer.
Anyway, to have both of these would be wonderful. Of course, you wouldn't record any conversations illegally (just like you wouldn't swap other people's music without their consent...)
Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
All the ideas to extend the functionality of the ipod are great but as far as I'm concerned until Apple sort out the ipod's battery life-expectancy problems, it's all wishfull thinking.
I bought a 10gb ipod in October and after only a few months use I'm getting only about 2 hours max use from the battery - it's advertised as having 10 hours!. Check on any of the ipod sites that are around and you'll find that lots of people are having the same problem.
I love my ipod and don't regret for a minute the money I spent on it, but if you wanted to add any extra features- especially recording, or colour screens- I can only see battery life expectancy plummeting to something that would make the unit practically useless!
This battery life issue is a problem that Apple need to address and which they overtly have not done so (there is NO official mention of the issue anywhere on the Apple site)- it is also an issue that could harm sales of the current model, and any future 'enhanced' models, should rumour of it get out to mainstream consumers...
I bought a 10gb ipod in October and after only a few months use I'm getting only about 2 hours max use from the battery - it's advertised as having 10 hours!. Check on any of the ipod sites that are around and you'll find that lots of people are having the same problem.
I love my ipod and don't regret for a minute the money I spent on it, but if you wanted to add any extra features- especially recording, or colour screens- I can only see battery life expectancy plummeting to something that would make the unit practically useless!
This battery life issue is a problem that Apple need to address and which they overtly have not done so (there is NO official mention of the issue anywhere on the Apple site)- it is also an issue that could harm sales of the current model, and any future 'enhanced' models, should rumour of it get out to mainstream consumers...
I don't know what you're talking about - I already have wireless headphones - except they're not Bluetooth, they use radio and thus require a base station transmitter. I'm talking any 3rd party Bluetooth headphones from Sony or whoever, not necessarily the little earbuds that the iPod currently come with. I don't have any problem with my wireless headphones falling off....
Yeah, at the very least they should make the battery removable and sell replacements, so you could easily swap a new one in when the old one started acting up.
Re: iPod becomes iPad
I like the idea but voice recognition still belongs to the future, I think. At the moment handwriting recognition has the edge over voice in terms of ease of editing/accuracy and then we're back into Palm Pilot territory. Even so, I can still type quicker on a full size keyboard than I can either talk or graffiti...
How about a flexible full size keyboard (and/or screen) that could roll up into pocket size tube?
Originally posted by GeneR
This thought:
How about an iPod which doesn't have to have a keyboard but a microphone?
AND THEN (drum roll please), instead of needing a keyboard or special short strokes, have a good Viavoice program native to iPod OS with a record button on it.
I like the idea but voice recognition still belongs to the future, I think. At the moment handwriting recognition has the edge over voice in terms of ease of editing/accuracy and then we're back into Palm Pilot territory. Even so, I can still type quicker on a full size keyboard than I can either talk or graffiti...
How about a flexible full size keyboard (and/or screen) that could roll up into pocket size tube?
iPod Update
Has anyone considered adding cell capabilites to the iPod to allow for the new sherlock to be a part of the capabilites. Sherlock is pretty useless now with internet explorer next to it on the Dock on my iBook, but would be pretty nifty as a PDA web browser . . .
Has anyone considered adding cell capabilites to the iPod to allow for the new sherlock to be a part of the capabilites. Sherlock is pretty useless now with internet explorer next to it on the Dock on my iBook, but would be pretty nifty as a PDA web browser . . .