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New Apple 'Communicating Device'?
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Makes sense to provide a way to sell your subscription service without requiring a $2000 computer.. built in modem, ethernet, optional airport card. Streams internet radio in standalone mode. Various audio I/O and connection to iPod for about $100-$200, bundled with or subsidized by the subscription service (buy 3 years of deluxe membership prepaid, get the iStation free).....
http://www.sejus.com/earth2willi/forums/viewtopic.php?t=252
Makes sense to provide a way to sell your subscription service without requiring a $2000 computer.. built in modem, ethernet, optional airport card. Streams internet radio in standalone mode. Various audio I/O and connection to iPod for about $100-$200, bundled with or subsidized by the subscription service (buy 3 years of deluxe membership prepaid, get the iStation free).....
Kind of cool, but it's not a comunication device. You would need a means to communicate out as well as in. I still think it will be a tablet idea utillising inkwell ( I have been practicing with my wacom tablet), but I don't think what ever it is is coming out on monday, unless it has a direct tie in with the iPod.
Re: intel
No! no, no, no, no, NO! Haven't you been paying attention? Intel = bad! 970 = PPC = Good!
No! no, no, no, no, NO! Haven't you been paying attention? Intel = bad! 970 = PPC = Good!
Re: Re: intel
I've heard the hype 🙂 Is this not however a perfect device on which to deploy OSX on Intel? It's bound to be their least expensive computer (if it is a computer). Cheap power - that's Intel.
- Bob
I've heard the hype 🙂 Is this not however a perfect device on which to deploy OSX on Intel? It's bound to be their least expensive computer (if it is a computer). Cheap power - that's Intel.
- Bob
If you think about who would benifit in an item like this, current mac users (since it seems like what ever it is, it needs to interact with other macs) they would be hesitant about supporting a intel-based mac product. In fact, i know that as much as I would love a iTablet, or what ever it is, I would not buy it if it had an Intel chip, and i am sure i am not alone.
What if they make something that would stick the family together , remember tv and before that , radio?
What if it becomes the center of our lives??
What could this be??
What if it becomes the center of our lives??
What could this be??
Re: Re: Re: intel
cheap yes. power???
come on dude, if you use a Mac for more than 3 days you will understand why we love our Macs while the pc world can only barely stand their machines,
"i use a pc because i need to , not because i want to"
That is what they tell me
cheap yes. power???
come on dude, if you use a Mac for more than 3 days you will understand why we love our Macs while the pc world can only barely stand their machines,
"i use a pc because i need to , not because i want to"
That is what they tell me
too true. And as soon as u modify OSX to any pc hardware, what is to stop someone from buying a beige x86 ***** box and using that as there mac. There goes Mac sales. Apple is not prepared to shot themselves in the foot over a device with as yet undetemined following.
Re: Re: Re: Re: intel
I am a Mac user since 1984. I love it but not because it has an AIM chip.
- Bob
I am a Mac user since 1984. I love it but not because it has an AIM chip.
- Bob
This reminds mean of all the buzz about the Segway before it was finally unveiled, and that was pretty much a let-down, as far as I'm concerned.
Re: Re: Re: intel
Not cheap enough, and generates far too much heat. Even the Centrino would require a fan. No, if you want cheap, low power, cool running, you want an IBM G3.
Not cheap enough, and generates far too much heat. Even the Centrino would require a fan. No, if you want cheap, low power, cool running, you want an IBM G3.
Flowbee
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Re: iStation Picture
Don't forget, at it's core (no pun intended) Apple is still a computer hardware company. All of their services, software, and gadgets are designed to entice people to buy *more* $2000 (and up) computers. That's where Apple's highest profit margins are.
Don't forget, at it's core (no pun intended) Apple is still a computer hardware company. All of their services, software, and gadgets are designed to entice people to buy *more* $2000 (and up) computers. That's where Apple's highest profit margins are.
Bengt77
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It wil DEFINITELY be Framistan!
I wholeheartedly agree with the one person before me who suggested it will finally be Framistan that's to be announced! Framistan rules! (Or better: it will rule once it's released... 🙂
Bring it on, Apple! We've waited far too long; we (well, at least I do) want Framistan NOW!
😀
I wholeheartedly agree with the one person before me who suggested it will finally be Framistan that's to be announced! Framistan rules! (Or better: it will rule once it's released... 🙂
Bring it on, Apple! We've waited far too long; we (well, at least I do) want Framistan NOW!
😀
Re: Re: Re: intel
You mean cheap and uses lots of power?
Couldn't resist.
I actually sat down with a group of my friends (well via iChat) and we discussed without any specific rumor what the next big thing from apple was. What device is there that no one has, but everyone wants. And months before any of the rumors were out we decided on a device, one with a small 6" diagonal 16:9 LCD screen. Technically more PDA than anything, but with the CPU power of a small laptop. Note i said CPU power, we're not talking full I/O. Probably headphone jack, 802.11g, ideally BT (seems to be the rave with rumors now), FireWire400, and that's it. Emphasis on low cost (above PDA, below PC laptop cost) and amazing battery life. No cell phone, no satellite radio/interenet.
SO why? Well simple, it's large enough to view a web page in real HTML, which current PDAs/Cell phone lack. It's small enough to fit in your pocket (keep in mind a 6" widescreen gives you a device the size of a checkbook but taller). Take it on the couch, browse the web, it connects right into your LAN. With rendezvous it's easy to network into your home machine. With Panther rumors abound I'm sure you can all imagine fun things to do, like iTunes4 streaming onto this device, a home folder that follows you between computers, etc.
I'd price it right around $599. Kill the $499 iPod, move to a $199, $349, $599 "mobile" lineup. iPod 10gb, iPod 15gb, mobile device 30gb. Sounds good to me. It should, since it plays MP3s ;-)
You mean cheap and uses lots of power?
Couldn't resist.
I actually sat down with a group of my friends (well via iChat) and we discussed without any specific rumor what the next big thing from apple was. What device is there that no one has, but everyone wants. And months before any of the rumors were out we decided on a device, one with a small 6" diagonal 16:9 LCD screen. Technically more PDA than anything, but with the CPU power of a small laptop. Note i said CPU power, we're not talking full I/O. Probably headphone jack, 802.11g, ideally BT (seems to be the rave with rumors now), FireWire400, and that's it. Emphasis on low cost (above PDA, below PC laptop cost) and amazing battery life. No cell phone, no satellite radio/interenet.
SO why? Well simple, it's large enough to view a web page in real HTML, which current PDAs/Cell phone lack. It's small enough to fit in your pocket (keep in mind a 6" widescreen gives you a device the size of a checkbook but taller). Take it on the couch, browse the web, it connects right into your LAN. With rendezvous it's easy to network into your home machine. With Panther rumors abound I'm sure you can all imagine fun things to do, like iTunes4 streaming onto this device, a home folder that follows you between computers, etc.
I'd price it right around $599. Kill the $499 iPod, move to a $199, $349, $599 "mobile" lineup. iPod 10gb, iPod 15gb, mobile device 30gb. Sounds good to me. It should, since it plays MP3s ;-)
iPod Camcorder
Perhaps it is an MPEG-4 camcorder similar to Pretec's, but better. With iPod storage of 20 or 30 Gb, such a camcorder could hold a great deal of video, take good stills (4 megapixels?), and record excellent audio. It would make a good addition to the apple line up. As everyone should know, MPEG-4 is based on Quicktime. I'll buy one!
Perhaps it is an MPEG-4 camcorder similar to Pretec's, but better. With iPod storage of 20 or 30 Gb, such a camcorder could hold a great deal of video, take good stills (4 megapixels?), and record excellent audio. It would make a good addition to the apple line up. As everyone should know, MPEG-4 is based on Quicktime. I'll buy one!
New Ideas
It could also be any kind of media reader (like a portable DVD player) which was designed to read and output video. Studio displays would be some of its possible output devices (it could well come with built in display and speakers) and it could be "syncable" with apple computers. I think that anyone saying a particular device works with a particular computer doesn't realy mean that the device won't work with other computers as well...
Have Fun
gnsr
It could also be any kind of media reader (like a portable DVD player) which was designed to read and output video. Studio displays would be some of its possible output devices (it could well come with built in display and speakers) and it could be "syncable" with apple computers. I think that anyone saying a particular device works with a particular computer doesn't realy mean that the device won't work with other computers as well...
Have Fun
gnsr