People do not not seem to get that the plain $100 iPhone 3G IS the iPhone Nano. Would you rather have a scaled down iPhone for $100, or a real iPhone for $100?
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New 'iProd1,1' Reference Found in iPhone OS 3.1 Beta Configuration File
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Because it's the only way to compete with on open development cycle like Windows 7 ???
wouldn't that be called the icrap then? Besides wouldn't the Iprod be pronouced as the "Iplod" there? Just asking.
If that is the case, it would be called the "iClap."
On another note, I believe the iProd will be a personal protection device for people moving around in public. Think of it as a combo, Taser, iPod and iPhone for calling 911.
"Stand back, I have an iProd and I'm not afraid to use it!"
I wonder if it will have a bright, shiny LED backlit Apple logo for the posers at Starbucks to show off....
hmmm.... Interesting. This explains the iProd name. Where did the name come from? The articles say it's called iProd, but don't say if that's Apple's name or the nickname techies gave it.
This makes no sense on at least 3 levels.
1) Having an "open development cycle" on OS/X is already happening. Check out Darwin. It's more open than Win 7. Apple has been touting Snow Leopard features for what seems like forever. OS/X is on no more a closed development cycle than windows is.
2) Microsoft does NOT use an an open development cycle for any of its hardware products either. Zune HD wasn't open. Neither was any of the XBox systems. Rumors swirled around those products. Is that a bad thing?
3) What does a rumor site have to gain by apple moving to an open development cycle, anyway. This place gets traffic because people are interested in what apple is doing, and apple is not completely forthcoming about its upcoming technology.
MacRumors thrives because nobody knows what Apple is doing, and people care. ZuneRumors would fail not because everyone knows what the next gen Zune is going to do, but simply because nobody cares.
People who break NDA give this site something interesting to post, which drives traffic. Its as simple as that.
because apple feeds the rumor sites intentionally. if they wanted to keep it secret, they would not have put the iprod in the dev version of the OS
Then where are the public 10.6 beta and release candidates being hosted for download from Apple's servers?
Why has there been confusion about whether 10.6 will support PPC or even the early Yonah Intel systems?
Why is there still debate about which systems will have True 64-bit support in 10.6, and which will have the bastardized 10.5 style support?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/zune-hd-hands-on/
Where are the Iprod stories to match?
What does that have to do with the topic?
Not sure about the others but the iPhone3,1 is incorrect. "China" iPhone? They wouldn't designate an entire update to china. Especially a 2,1 to 3,1 update.
The 3,1 is the next year's iPhone. The 2,1 to 3,1 goes along with a new processor much like the 3G to 3GS was 1,2 to 2,1. An integer upgrade seems to indicate a processor change, and I would expect it to be the new dual core processor.
Unknown Hardware...
Is it just me, or is everyone else wondering what this so-called "Unknown Hardware" is
I mean, the possibilities are endless... maybe it's a touchscreen rubix cube, or a multi-touch iRack like the one featured in the YouTube video.
Is it just me, or is everyone else wondering what this so-called "Unknown Hardware" is
I mean, the possibilities are endless... maybe it's a touchscreen rubix cube, or a multi-touch iRack like the one featured in the YouTube video.
Unlikely, but maybe it's an at&t based competitor for Verizon's new MiFi. Think of an Airport Express that has a built in 3G connection that can be shared with up to 5 other computers. Not sure who would buy it other then businesses, the target audience of Verizon's MiFi.
iProd= iProductivity
iProd= iProductivity
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/facepalm.gif @half the people in this thread.
"It appears that it's going to be running some version of OS X iPhone instead of Mac"
Duh, it hasn't been showing in OS X Mac updates only in iPhone software. It's blatantly obvious it will be running iPhone software and not Mac. Don't act like you came to a conclusion worth writing about.
"It appears that it's going to be running some version of OS X iPhone instead of Mac"
Duh, it hasn't been showing in OS X Mac updates only in iPhone software. It's blatantly obvious it will be running iPhone software and not Mac. Don't act like you came to a conclusion worth writing about.
no, its just an iPhone.
Define a "Real" iPhone.
a scaled down version won't be bad, after all, thats what the mac mini and shuffle are.
not everyone wants the fancy bells and whistles.
But I guess that's pretty unlikely...
who says its a media player?
Really? I thought I saw you at Starbucks this morning
but its not fully intergrated. not made for it, as good old Stevie thinks multi-touch macs are not "hip" these days
My guesses...
It has been proven that iPhone2,1 is the iPhone 3GS, as many predicted. So that's one mystery of these product identifiers solved.
But then Apple just HAD to throw in another iProd....
iPhone3,1 = The next major revision of the iPhone, likely coming next June. Possibly the iPhone prototype that the Chinese worker lost...?
I, personally, doubt that a change like the China-specific version of the iPhone would take the 3,1 tag, which suggests a major change that would normally be reserved for a significant upgrade.
iProd0,1 = Most likely a prototype device of whatever the "iProd" turns out to be. As far as I know, all Apple first-gen products have the 1,1 identifier, which fits with...
iProd1,1 = Likely the near-final first gen version of the "iProd," which some speculate to be the fabled tablet or some kind of exercise-assisting divice. I'm no expert in these string identifiers, so I have no idea what the addition of "Ethernet" to the USB connection string means. This product's appearance in a recent iPhone software beta could mean:
1. Apple has been trying to keep it quiet, thus keeping references to it out of iPhone software up until "the last minute" (ie September/October release);
2. The device has just reached a stage in development where it is able to run the iPhone software, which means it is likely a long way from release.
The iPod2,2 and 3,1 are the parts of this that confuse me the most. Someone mentioned earlier that iPod 2,2 could be the next iPod nano, which would have to mean that the next nano will run the iPhone software, which I strongly doubt.
These identifiers suggest to me that the next (September) iPod will be the 2,2 upgrade, leaving the 3,1 upgrade to be a more major change in the next product cycle. This would mean that the next iPod touch will be a more minor revision, which seems to contradict the Apple's marketing of the touch as a game device (wouldn't they want it to at least match the 3GS performance-wise?) and the nearly-confirmed additions of a camera and microphone, which (I think) would usually qualify for the kind of large upgrade that would use the 3,1 branding.
So 2,2 could be an internal thing that may never see the light of day, or it could just be the next revision of the iPod touch.
Oh, and the iFGPA.... no clue.
It has been proven that iPhone2,1 is the iPhone 3GS, as many predicted. So that's one mystery of these product identifiers solved.
But then Apple just HAD to throw in another iProd....
iPhone3,1 = The next major revision of the iPhone, likely coming next June. Possibly the iPhone prototype that the Chinese worker lost...?
I, personally, doubt that a change like the China-specific version of the iPhone would take the 3,1 tag, which suggests a major change that would normally be reserved for a significant upgrade.
iProd0,1 = Most likely a prototype device of whatever the "iProd" turns out to be. As far as I know, all Apple first-gen products have the 1,1 identifier, which fits with...
iProd1,1 = Likely the near-final first gen version of the "iProd," which some speculate to be the fabled tablet or some kind of exercise-assisting divice. I'm no expert in these string identifiers, so I have no idea what the addition of "Ethernet" to the USB connection string means. This product's appearance in a recent iPhone software beta could mean:
1. Apple has been trying to keep it quiet, thus keeping references to it out of iPhone software up until "the last minute" (ie September/October release);
2. The device has just reached a stage in development where it is able to run the iPhone software, which means it is likely a long way from release.
The iPod2,2 and 3,1 are the parts of this that confuse me the most. Someone mentioned earlier that iPod 2,2 could be the next iPod nano, which would have to mean that the next nano will run the iPhone software, which I strongly doubt.
These identifiers suggest to me that the next (September) iPod will be the 2,2 upgrade, leaving the 3,1 upgrade to be a more major change in the next product cycle. This would mean that the next iPod touch will be a more minor revision, which seems to contradict the Apple's marketing of the touch as a game device (wouldn't they want it to at least match the 3GS performance-wise?) and the nearly-confirmed additions of a camera and microphone, which (I think) would usually qualify for the kind of large upgrade that would use the 3,1 branding.
So 2,2 could be an internal thing that may never see the light of day, or it could just be the next revision of the iPod touch.
Oh, and the iFGPA.... no clue.