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New Apple Device In Route To US?

EagerDragon said:
Regardless of weight, 504 units is a very low number of items for one of these containers if the size of the boxes are anywhere twice the size of a normal iPhone box.

Sounds like some kind of computer and not an iPhone, the bulk size and weight point to an item other than an iPhone.

Maybe that Mini-Tower that a lot of people are looking for!!!!!!!!
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hmmm.... Lets see here, some of the rumors circulating over the past few months....

1. new Iphones
2. Revamped macbooks
3. Wishful thinking on revamped macbook pros
4. revamp of mac-mini which many people thought was dead.

oh yea, and lets add in the fact of all the people complaining that the cinema displays needed revamping, and all the complaints that the mini does not come with a keyboard, mouse, display.

Oh and don't forget all the crying about people wanting a sub $1000 computer, a lap top dock, etc

So leads me to beleive - Steve Jobs is Steve Jobs and will pull something out of his sleeve (or a inter-office envelope - ha ha). Looks like some interesting times may be ahead, and like apple as usual - leaves us drooling in anticipation and has all the photoshop people sending out markups....
 
Wouldn't we have seen something at the FCC before now though? I know that they'll keep things secret for companies, but they still at least acknowledge that they tested something, and even still they only keep it secret for so long.

I know that we rarely hear of FCC denials as well, but I don't think that Apple would manufacture 2.8 million of something on the finite chance that it wouldn't be approved. Just some things to think about.

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nagromme said:
I hope this means the end of steam computers. Long overdue.

(Maybe some of those numbers are typos... or else it's some kind of equipment for use in retail stores, factories, customer service, or some other specialized thing that isn't for sale or made by Apple?)
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Don't forget that the AT&T call routing centers have to have some Apple hardware there to help along the iPhone, for what, who knows, but it could be replacements for the call routing centers so that they can support 3G.
 
Rot'nApple said:
Steve said the iPhone didn't go 3G until phone usage times could get back up in the 5 to 6 hour range... that 30 lbs is the iPhone with new larger capacity battery to ensure that 5 to 6 hours! :)

Know what they are going to call those new arm muscles people will obtain lugging a 30 lb iPhone up to their ears???? Are you ready....

iCeps!:D

Edit: I know... CHEEEEEZZZZZYYYY, as I get yanked off stage with massive hook... It's the weekend, folks!
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It comes with a car battery, that is why.

Peace said:
These could be new Cinema displays folks.;)
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Yea that would certainly come close in weight and bulk to fill one of those containers. Also it is something that developers can use, so WWDC would make sense.
 
Revised Mac Mini?

Think about it. if you go the MBA route and dump the redundant CD/DVD drive you could make a real fancy living room/small form factor box that can access your media library on your main machine while also doing what the Apple TV can't - act as a full up Mac attached to your media center.

All in a machine not much bigger than an iPhone :cool:
 
New Apple fold up iCar?

Weighs just 30 pounds. Vs. hundreds of pounds for any other common car.

Comes with ulta-smart computer. Car gets a personality. Great GPS navigation system. Gamers will just live in their car because the entire windshield can be used as an ultradef 19,200 x 10,800 10' touchscreen.

No one ever saw it coming.

...

lol, someone aught to install a perspective pixel screen as a windshield for their car.

Edit: Woah, woah, woah. I meant this as a joke... but suddenly I just realized... throw the idea of the car out the window. Leave just the idea of that perspective pixel. Maybe that's what Apple's releasing? Their own giant touch screen computer? Think tablet but 10' long instead of 10".
 
MrFrankly said:
Exactly what I was thinking, or hoping - not entirely sure which one.
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Here's the 3 weights for the current displays. Seems to fit

30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display Weight: 27.5 pounds (12.5 kg)
23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display Weight: 15.5 pounds (7.03 kg)
20-inch Apple Cinema Display Weight: 14.5 pounds (6.6 kg)
 
Here's my analysis of this rumor with help from the late, great Christopher Farley:

"Well, Lah Dee FRICKIN' Dah!"
 
Maybe new Macbooks with lager LED screens :)... but seriously I think it's new cinema displays
 
IF and that is a BIG if, the 30lbs a piece thing is true, this is pointing to some sort of server, desktop or display device. no way would I want a 30lb laptop or Iphone. Come on people, a 30lb phone?

this is not the early 1980's where a portable cell phone was a full handset with a shoulder bag. Unless? true mobile computing, basically an on-the-go super-server/processor and 20 inch screen with a 24 hr battery, phone, printer, fax, scanner, etc all in one. :p

You know, I wonder something.... Large screen hi-def LCD TV's are big business these days, especially with the federal government compliance to go all digital by 2009.

Given the fact that Apple is moving into other consumer electronics, has Apple TV, and the cinema display needed a refresh..... could it be Apple may surprise us and release a totally awesome LCD or plasma TV that encompasses Mac OS X to use Front Row, Apple TV built in, connections for our laptops/desktops for allowing gaming capabilities, and other media as well???

If anyone can do it, Steve can..... :D
 
First of all, this is getting insane lol. Can we get a count to compare how many stories we had for the original iPhone versus this new 3G one? It seems like there has been more hype on this site for the 3G iPhone than the original one lol wow.

Second, either those 504 "units" represent a bundle of multiple items or something is way off.

If not 3G iPhones, the second most probable thing I think would be Cinema Displays. But for it to be Cinema Displays hell would have had to freeze over for them to actually refresh those. :rolleyes: Here's to hoping though!!!
 
Sounds to me like it is a new Mac Pro or iMac. 504 units per shipping container means they are large size boxes. Not to mention, 30lbs per box sounds like it could be either of those.

I don't think this is a shipment of iPhones, just doens't make sense.
 
/dev/toaster said:
Sounds to me like it is a new Mac Pro or iMac. 504 units per shipping container means they are large size boxes. Not to mention, 30lbs per box sounds like it could be either of those.

I don't think this is a shipment of iPhones, just doens't make sense.
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Could be the iMac but the typical Mac Pro weighs in at 50 lbs.
 
Kindof surprised people are making a big deal out of: "Electric computer".

Just another rumor from Phil Schiller.
 
Volume of a shipping container

If these are 40 foot containers, the internal volume is 2,258 cubic feet. Which leads us to assume that each box in the shipment is about 4.5 cubic feet, which would be a 2x2x1.1 foot box (or a 4x1.2x1 box)

If it's a 20 foot container, it would be a 2x1x1 box.
 
Last year, the iPhones were flown from China, on Cathay Pacific Cargo I believe. I'm sure they eventually switched over to the slow boat, but the planes took of on the Tuesday before the launch from China.
 
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