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New Apple Products at NAB?

Moving Things??

All the talk with moving things around. There is that slim possibility that it may be the rumored "iBox", or whatever else they may call it that would be the "center" of the digital lifestyle.

I hope I can get one of them and a new 12 inch powerbook.
 
potman said:
Well lets look at the quote "Moving pictures moving sound"

Moving picture....yeah, possibly movie or literally as in moving from your computer to your tv for instance.

Moving sound.....a bit odd, how does one move sound?

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Then again it could just be a picture capable ipod...
and i might be totally off the plot (of which i'm guessing i am😕 )
just my views.
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maybe they'll even throw in one of those cell fone cams.

ps
i hope somebody comments about my spelling.
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
Based on information collected from this and other rumor sites, I'm expecting PowerBook updates at NAB and PowerMac updates at WWDC (both hopefully shipping immediately). I wouldn't be surprised if some other Apple pro applications get updated at either event (I want a Keynote update to V2.0).
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I wish I had your confidence. I think we might see a G4PB speed and feature bump with the real deal coming out as the G5 at WWDC in just under 3 months...
 
Don't get your hopes up

What on Earth would Apple introduce at NAB?

At most, Final Cut (moving picture and sound, i.e., dragging/dropping editing) and Shake updates.

Nothing to see here.
 
Moving is the key

I believe Apple is going to announce something related to moving the FILES of pictures and sound across a network to multiple workstations. NAB is a Pro event and I don't see why Apple would choose it to announce new consumer related hardware or software. In a multiple workstation environment it is currently difficult and expensive to get the bandwidth needed to each workstation from the server.

So I see some kind of networking advance, perhaps Apples' own FibreChannel technology with new RAID array options, or something along those lines.
 
carboncocoa said:
I know this is off topic, but just in case anyone's reading:
WE WANT APPLEWORKS 7 ALREADY!
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I agree, i want the ability to scroll inside a text window, its annoying me to death! Oh yeah, the US version can do this already, sorry for installing the UK version.
 
CrackedButter said:
I agree, i want the ability to scroll inside a text window, its annoying me to death! Oh yeah, the US version can do this already, sorry for installing the UK version.
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I am pretty sure that after January's appearance of Microsoft on stage and the imminent release of new office for mac first, that Apple have done a deal not to work on Appleworks for a few years as long as Microsoft properly support office. Furthermore I expect to see OEM Office versions shipping cheap with Apple's when it appears...
 
The Expatriate said:
... but headlined by the new colour iPod
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For the next generation of the iPod I expect as well colors. Minis are flying of the shelfs. And the reason is mainly because they look cute.

Same for the whole consumer line. I would expect for iBooks and iMacs the return of the color. And I expect mainly the same colors as todays Minis.

For NAB I don't see PMs. There have been to many hints that professional hardware gets updated on WWDC. And because its a professional conference I don't expect consumer hardware products updated neither.

And about SHAKE. I have no idea if its a great product or not. And you know what - I don't care because its so freakin expensive that in my whole life I will not get a copy.

Maybe one day they release something like iShake. How cool would that be ?

Anyway. I am looking forward to NAB.

Cheers
 
john123 said:
I feel about this much like I do the really hot and scantily clad girl at the bar who is smiling just a bit *too* coyly....

I'm tired of being teased!
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Amen. I just don't give a crap anymore. If something is release GREAT! Right now I'm weighing my other options for this summer.
 
aswitcher said:
I am pretty sure that after January's appearance of Microsoft on stage and the imminent release of new office for mac first, that Apple have done a deal not to work on Appleworks for a few years as long as Microsoft properly support office. Furthermore I expect to see OEM Office versions shipping cheap with Apple's when it appears...
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You could be right. But I would expect that Apple is then bundeling Office with new Macs for a nice price. Which wouldn't be the worst.

On the other hand. I would really like to have an iWrite application for easy writing. Not a competitor to Word. More a blown up version of Textedit.

Easy to use like all iApps.

But what I think that someday something must happen with AppleWorks. They can't ship it forever. So either they start bundeling Office or they offer a nice and free iWorks or just a iWrite.
 
CmdrLaForge said:
But what I think that someday something must happen with AppleWorks. They can't ship it forever. So either they start bundeling Office or they offer a nice and free iWorks or just a iWrite.
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I also would be very happy with OEM cheap bundled Office for Mac when its released.

As for iWrite, seems like a good diea to ship a good text editor with all Macs not just the i range.
 
aswitcher said:
As for iWrite, seems like a good diea to ship a good text editor with all Macs not just the i range.
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Do I understand you right, that you think the iApps are not good products ? I think they should ship some iWrite like iDVD and have then Office like DVD pro.

So you get a good product for free and if you want and need more you can purchase it.
 
snahabed said:
What on Earth would Apple introduce at NAB?

At most, Final Cut (moving picture and sound, i.e., dragging/dropping editing) and Shake updates.

Nothing to see here.
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What does that mean? I'm ready to go for FCP 5. One of us hasn't had the cash/need for 4 but I'd like to see what else I could get out of that WONDERFUL program.

Anyways, sounds like Shake, it hasn't been updated in a while. FCP would be nice. As for the "moving sound", it's called Logic.

There's also DVD studio Pro, but I doubt that one . . .

The reason I say FCP is a possibility is this is Broadcasters, as in the news, the don't have much of a need for Shake. They can get a Toaster and just put up some tiny graphics and be just happy. Editing, something they need to do everyday, constantly. A program is needed that they can quickly edit many packages on every day and that program is FCP.
 
Surround sound

Maybe moving sound == multi-chanel surround sound tools or plugins for FCP and/or DVDSP.

FWIW: I hope the have some kind of free upgrades to FCP 4 as opposed to a paid FCP 5 upgrade. I just bought it Dec 31st and don't want to upgrade again too fast! 🙂
 
CmdrLaForge said:
Do I understand you right, that you think the iApps are not good products ? I think they should ship some iWrite like iDVD and have then Office like DVD pro.

So you get a good product for free and if you want and need more you can purchase it.
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Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but the Text Edit application is, basically, what peole are calling for in an "iWrite" app. Heck, the thing even edits non-complex Word documents.
 
If Apple does announce a hardware update, I do not believe it will be major, perhaps some speed bumps in the G4 PB's, and perhaps Final Cut and Shake Updates.
 
CmdrLaForge said:
For the next generation of the iPod I expect as well colors. Minis are flying of the shelfs. And the reason is mainly because they look cute.

Same for the whole consumer line. I would expect for iBooks and iMacs the return of the color. And I expect mainly the same colors as todays Minis.
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If Apple could produce ibooks and imacs with exchangable covering plates like the mobile phone market has adopted I think they would be on a winner for personalised hardware just like the phone market has developed. Not sure how easy it would be to do, messy screws etc, but I think it would allow for everything from a corporate look to student to artist etc
 
CmdrLaForge said:
Do I understand you right, that you think the iApps are not good products ? I think they should ship some iWrite like iDVD and have then Office like DVD pro.

So you get a good product for free and if you want and need more you can purchase it.
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No I think iApps are good products.

I dont think they will ship anything that looks like a serious alternative to
Microsoft Office. I suggest thats part of the deal to keep Microsoft onside.

I think they could get away with a good word processor bundled into Macs like Appleworks is for the i line, but they need to keep it as non-threatneing as possible to Microsoft because if it performed near as good as word then Microsoft would have its Mac makret threatened because thats why most people would own office.
 
eric_n_dfw said:
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but the Text Edit application is, basically, what peole are calling for in an "iWrite" app. Heck, the thing even edits non-complex Word documents.
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I mostly agree. The only real missing feature in TextEdit is some sort of basic table ability. With that added it would be good enough for most users.
 
Ja Di ksw said:
maybe it will have to do with iTunes and the iPod. I mean, really, Apple hasn't put enough effort into those lately. They need to quit worrying so much about their computers and finally pay attention to the iPod/iTunes 🙄
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very funny!

I bet we see the PB G4 speed bumps, and some PM speedbumps. Then at WWDC we see the big updates which will ship like last year's WWDC items did. Perhaps they'll surprise, but I will believe it only when I see it. 🙂
 
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