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New iPod Next Week?
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I think the video ipod is ready for prime time, contrary to what Steve Jobs and everyone else says. The hard drive capacities are there, and there's always the external video option. As far as AV content goes: music videos and "home movies" (made with iMovie) would be sufficient for the time being. When they work out the details of DRM and content delivery, then we'll see more offerings coming from the iPod Video Store.BRLawyer said:
Btw, I hope this post isn't repetitive. I didn't have the time to read all the previous posts.
zv470 said:hehe, Pro iPods... toroidal transformer, audio optical out, midi interface, 64 track playback, hmm, Organic LED Screen, biometric security, fuel cell, etc...
How bout PowerPods
yucateco said:I think the video ipod is ready for prime time, contrary to what Steve Jobs and everyone else says. The hard drive capacities are there, and there's always the external video option. As far as AV content goes: music videos and "home movies" (made with iMovie) would be sufficient for the time being. When they work out the details of DRM and content delivery, then we'll see more offerings coming from the iPod Video Store.
Btw, I hope this post isn't repetitive. I didn't have the time to read all the previous posts.
After two days of bizarre speculation ALL posts are repetitive by now
nagromme said:
Reasons not to:
* Demand is very small. Do you have any idea how poorly the 60GB iPods are selling right now? Do you seriously think that upping it by 20GB will make it that much better a product. There is virtually no demand for that additional 20GB. Sure there are a few people. Most of them probally posted here. So, Apple should release a product whose market is 100 people? Great. You misunderstand what the iPod is for. The iPod is a mainstream consumer product, aimed towards the general population. The people that Apple targets think 1000 songs are a lot. Unlike the Mac, Apple shouldn't care about the 1.5% that have so much music it doesn't fit on thier 60GB iPod.
* The clincher: price. The reason the 60GB is selling so poorly is not because it is too small but because it is too big. They should kill the 60GB line and offer a 40 or 50 that's $20 or $30 more than the 20GB iPod.
BZZZZT! If you really do work for Nokia....
You just violated your Nokia employment contract/NDA and posisibly the NDA Nokia signed to see Apple's product.
You just violated your Nokia employment contract/NDA and posisibly the NDA Nokia signed to see Apple's product.
Good luck keeping your job.Swissboy said:
Mr Maui said:I might be there with you if my 5300ce case hadn't cracked, screen came apart, etc. Took a year to get that one resolved. Still presently content with my 500MHz Titanium, and I work in an industry where much more would be much better. Oh well, till I see something I really like (don't like the aluminum books), I'll just plug along (and use the more powerful computers at work).
Whoop, might have one here....
Swissboy said:
You're not the only Nokia developer on these boards -- perhaps you're the same person posting under a different name.
Interesting stuff, though.
I'm really beginning to like you peace.Peace said:After two days of bizarre speculation ALL posts are repetitive by now
What about the BBC thing?
Has anyone thought about linking this up with the leaked BBC story? The BBC is currently trialing a video on demand service so maybe they will be supplying some kind of exclusive content to an Apple Movie/Video service?
There is meant to be an announcement of something being broadcast on the beeb on the 12th.
--Jon
Has anyone thought about linking this up with the leaked BBC story? The BBC is currently trialing a video on demand service so maybe they will be supplying some kind of exclusive content to an Apple Movie/Video service?
There is meant to be an announcement of something being broadcast on the beeb on the 12th.
--Jon
ctachme said:
Something tells me there are more than 100 of us waiting for higher capacity. I bet you thought the origianl 5gb ipod was unnecessary too - People only need 64mb, or 128mb at most, right? You probably think a computer with 1995 specs is more than anyone could possibly need too.
Look forward man, progress - It's the future!
Let's see..
Christmas is coming up..
Mainstream consumers are gonna want a new toy.
The operative word here is mainstream consumer ok?
NOT pros or scientist or musicians.Mainstream consumers..
you know those folks..The ones that like to take pictures of the family,listen to music,make home movies,surf the web and do email..
Visualize..Visualize.Visualize and most important.Think Different..
Think the new low-end eMac,iMac and perhaps even MacMini ( remember the one that got weird speed bumps with NO fanfare?)
I'll just spit it out...
Low-end "consumer oriented" macs..
iLife,OSX and a few other apps have been natively ported to Intel already..
The apps that "mainstream consumers" will want to use over the holidays.
I'd be willing to bet Office for the Mac has been ported to Intel from the same time OSX was..
Visualize and Think Different..
The first Macintel low-end machines for Christmas.Who wouldn't want one??
Christmas is coming up..
Mainstream consumers are gonna want a new toy.
The operative word here is mainstream consumer ok?
NOT pros or scientist or musicians.Mainstream consumers..
you know those folks..The ones that like to take pictures of the family,listen to music,make home movies,surf the web and do email..
Visualize..Visualize.Visualize and most important.Think Different..
Think the new low-end eMac,iMac and perhaps even MacMini ( remember the one that got weird speed bumps with NO fanfare?)
I'll just spit it out...
Low-end "consumer oriented" macs..
iLife,OSX and a few other apps have been natively ported to Intel already..
The apps that "mainstream consumers" will want to use over the holidays.
I'd be willing to bet Office for the Mac has been ported to Intel from the same time OSX was..
Visualize and Think Different..
The first Macintel low-end machines for Christmas.Who wouldn't want one??
Either we're gonna see routine product updates Tuesday and/or Wednesday morning at their normal time (8AMish Eastern, 5AM ish Pacific) and something unexpected Wednesday at the press conference.
Or the press conference will be a full keynote style presentation and have several things announced with a one more thing at the end.
As for possibilitues:
* I may as well add to the speculation, so: At this point would a tablet be PowerPC based, or with a stripped down OS X, could it be an Intel based tablet?
Or the press conference will be a full keynote style presentation and have several things announced with a one more thing at the end.
As for possibilitues:
- Upgraded PowerBooks
- Upgraded PowerMacs
- Announce the Mac Mini upgrades that have been in stealth mode so far.
- Larger capacity iPods.
- One more thing - tablet*? AirPort Express A/V? Video iPod? Movie Store? some combination?
* I may as well add to the speculation, so: At this point would a tablet be PowerPC based, or with a stripped down OS X, could it be an Intel based tablet?
WRXHokie said:
How about those crappy little flash-based players he talked about? Jobs says something is not right for reason 'x' then has the engineers create a reason to outweigh problem 'x'. If you could read everything he's said about a possible video iPod, they all have an out. No content? Make content. Full-length movie on small screen? Make shorter video content available. Poor UI? Make it better. That's one of his genius-like qualities.
Squire
ctachme said:
Well enough that any other player maker would kill for those numbers
People like to call the 60 GB iPods a "failure" because they sell in lower numbers. Of course they do. That's what a high-end model IS. That doesn't mean it makes no profit. (And a high-end model is also useful for mindshare, when people compare Apple's lineup with other companies.) YOU don't need 60 GB. Most people don't. But thousands of people have bought them. Do you think I should have to carry an iPod PLUS a separate portable hard disk? Compact storage has value.No. Going from 60 to 80, if that's the only change, would make it only a slightly better product. But if 80 GB costs Apple the same as 60, then why not make it a slightly better product?ctachme said:
Only if a 40 or 50 COSTS Apple just slightly more. That's assuming a lot. And even if so, then why have the 20 at all? And then you don't have a sub-$300 player.ctachme said:
You're assuming you know the costs of HD components better than Apple does. But remember when the 10 and 15 went away and we only had 20? Very odd if you look at just demand: 10 would be fine for most people. But if 20 doesn't COST Apple more--or even costs LESS because it's a newer and higher-volume component--then selling less than 20 no longer makes sense. We saw that happen.