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New Apple Device In Route To US?

SirOmega said:
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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I was just about to bring that up myself.

Since when has Apple started shipping via ocean container?

Average transit time from Ningbo to Long Beach, CA is 13-14 days plus a couple of days on either end for loading/unloading. Way, way, way too much time to be shipping iPhones.

I'll buy the idea that they're Cinema Displays or computers, but nothing else. The 3G iPhone will go via a securely guarded cargo plane.
 
Duh.

dpodley said:
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.
If it's a 20 foot container, it would be a 2x1x1 box.
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Oh. Well, I guess that confirms it. Small dimensions, thirty pound weight: it's the Mac Book Lead.
 
It's not really a surprise - to ship in the kind of volumes we know the 3G iphone is going to ship at launch there would need to be a boatload (literally, in this case) sitting around ready to go.

As far as the date goes it's not inconceivable that the hardware was made ages ago and it's just waiting for the v2 OS to be flashed onto it.

OTOH it could be unrelated like a Steve Jobs talking doll or something.. gotta love rumours :p
 
TonyHoyle said:
It's not really a surprise - to ship in the kind of volumes we know the 3G iphone is going to ship at launch there would need to be a boatload (literally, in this case) sitting around ready to go.

As far as the date goes it's not inconceivable that the hardware was made ages ago and it's just waiting for the v2 OS to be flashed onto it.

OTOH it could be unrelated like a Steve Jobs talking doll or something.. gotta love rumours :p
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how do you suggest flashing ~2M iphones?
 
No computers/tablet until Fall.

I think the return of the Newton - iPad?

Just over twice the size of the iPhone, with EDGE and 3G (has a SIM slot, and will work with any carrier). Compatible with all iPhone Apps. Maybe phone features? (Must use a Bluetooth headset, though).
 
Down with AT&T

I could care less about all the speculation of what will be in the 3G iPhone I jsut want to see the phone on Verizon. To bad it wont happen. AT&T - Cingular's service sucks.
 
iPhote frame

I have said before that I predict a iPhoto frame to be a real device. An Apple digital picture frame would be a wake up call to the rest of the industry just like the iphone was.
 
Update on the product weights from ImportGenius.com

Hi,

Our database only returns the number of shipments down to the carton level, so there were 504 cartons of the new product in the container, weighing a total of 7140 kg. The best way to find out how many units are in each box is probably to call an Apple store and ask how many iPhones come in a carton...

They may have orders to keep that a secret by now, however...


Ryan Petersen
ImportGenius.com
 
cthomet said:
lets not forget that this shipment was in march. way back thats why i dont think it is iphone related, its gotta be cinemas
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Anyone remember this rumor from March:


Mac Mini Not Dead Yet?
Friday March 21, 2008 03:37 PM EST; Category: Mac mini, iMac
Written by Arnold Kim


Appleinsider is backtracking on their claims from last year that the Mac mini was set to be discontinued. According to the rumor site, they've received word to the contrary:
For the first time in nearly a year, however, people familiar with the matter tell AppleInsider there's new life in the Mac mini department, where a small team of engineers have recently been tasked with gutting the diminutive desktop and applying fresh internals.


The Mac mini is expected to accompany the rest of the Mac line to the new Penryn Core 2 Duo processors. Specs are expected to start at 2.1GHz with the same GMA X3100 graphics processor used in the current MacBooks. The Mac mini was last updated in August 2007.

MacScoop was first to predict Penryn Mac mini updates in the coming weeks. Apple is also expected to also refresh their iMac line with the latest Intel processors.
 
My money is they are new 3G iPhones and the extra weight is the lead shielding to prevent folks with X-Ray cameras getting a sneak peak before the public unveiling at WWDC. :p :D
 
madrobby said:
Probably the new iPhone can brew coffee.
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OMG that is sooo cool! I want an iPhone that can brew coffee =)

Based on what was given, I highly doubt that the iPhone was shipped to the US in ocean freight containers, especially in March. Look for something new to be coming as well as new iPhones next month. The pallet notion doesnt work out either because 504 pallets would literally take up the entire container without any space for product.

I think if we start seeing a jump in FedEx and UPS shipments from China to California (or other major Apple Store Distribution Points) THOSE are going to be iPhones. The price they charge for them warrants the security and speed of air freight, and FedEx and Apple have a very strong relationship.

Finally, I don't care HOW the iPhone comes to Hawaii, I just want it to be on June 9th!

C-Dubs
 
MacRumors said:
Since mid-March, Apple Inc. and its logistics partners have imported 188 ocean containers of a product type never before declared on its shipping manifests. [...] On March 19 Quanta delivered 20 ocean containers of merchandise, described on the Bills of Lading as "electric computers," to Apple, Inc. Neither Apple, Quanta, nor any other company has ever used this product description for any shipments to the U.S.
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This can clearly only mean one thing: non-electric computers by this time next year! How does Apple do it?!
 
ryanpetersen said:
Hi,

Our database only returns the number of shipments down to the carton level, so there were 504 cartons of the new product in the container, weighing a total of 7140 kg. The best way to find out how many units are in each box is probably to call an Apple store and ask how many iPhones come in a carton...

They may have orders to keep that a secret by now, however...


Ryan Petersen
ImportGenius.com
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Ryan. Trust me on this.

You are going to regret you ever came on here if there isn't a special new gadget coming in June.:p
 
Where are they holding them? I want to steal one. Someone should steal one. Can you imagine how much the thing would go for on eBay? Pictures alone would score a lot of money.

I declare a fan-boy mission, entitled "operation iPhone2" where we all go and deploy our devotion to recover the phone early. Naturally, I'm mission leader, and aside from having no idea how to do this or any reconnaissance experience at all, I think I deserve it...
 
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