On the other hand if Apple can make a 99$ Time Capsule with a slot for HDD (let's say 2.5" maing it smaller. Those come in 1 TB too, right?). It's not a far fetched scenario. 99$ Time Capsule (with empty slot for HDD) with a one year of service included in that price (i have no idea if it's economically viable) would be a hit in my opinion, because it still boils down to Apple selling more Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads. Just a stupid guess.
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New Time Capsules Rather Than Apple's Servers to Act as Hub for iCloud Data Syncing?
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Ahhhh I want FiOS.
I get just under 1 Mbps up with Time Warner Cable in my NYC apartment, which is located immediately next to a Verizon building. I can get Verizon DSL (no thanks) but FiOS isn't available. I guess it's hard for them to put it into older apartment buildings. The 16 Mbps down or whatever it is I get with TWC is okay, but still.
Hard for them? They're not even expanding the FiOS network anymore. Whoever has it is a lucky bastard.
Fail++
This basically sounds like "Back To My Mac" on steroids, and we know how well that works - NOT!
This basically sounds like "Back To My Mac" on steroids, and we know how well that works - NOT!
in the UK, altho it claims 20Mb download, you only get that if you're close to the exchange, which most people aren't, i'm supposedly on 20Mb, i only get 4MB and just get 756kbps uploading, so it's not so great for us here!
You won't buy any hardware to get a Home Media Server, you want that Home Media Server to materialise out of thin air?
See, if you don't want or need a Home Media Server, you don't have to buy one but if you want one, you can buy one.
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If apple begins using time Capsule as a hub for all media and opens up the possibility for AppleTV to stream stuff from Time Capsule --> I'm getting the Media Center I've always wanted 
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
No. The passage would be between your owned home iCloud device and your receiving device. It would not have to touch (ideally it wouldn't be routed through) Apple's servers as it flows to wherever you are. Thus, if you're streaming pirated stuff, Apple can claim "arms length."
2xFAIL if Time Capsule still got the same power supply module, which is failing after 18 months because of intensive overheating.
/golfclap
They had seven years (since the 2004 Airport Express with audio out port) to add an audio out port to the Airport Extremes and TCs. They did not because why sell only an Airport Extreme when you can sell also an Airport Express.
So bastards are overselling their service. No way this would fly in my village.
I like this. I hope this is true. I have been waiting for something like this ever since HP came out with their home server.I have looked into other NAS but I'm not very savvy with network kinds of things and I want something 'futz proof" and secure. You know, I plug it in, and it just work. (Ok im sure there will be a bit more than that...)
However, if I have to pay $250 for a Time Capsule, I may have to wait for a refurb. Hopefully, the $99 AppleTV will be a guide for Apple. I think it should be pretty obvious to them that a $250 back-up/syncing solution may be a hard sell for the majority of people. Apple does seem to compete pretty well price wise with their iOS products so maybe this will to. Fingers crossed.
However, if I have to pay $250 for a Time Capsule, I may have to wait for a refurb. Hopefully, the $99 AppleTV will be a guide for Apple. I think it should be pretty obvious to them that a $250 back-up/syncing solution may be a hard sell for the majority of people. Apple does seem to compete pretty well price wise with their iOS products so maybe this will to. Fingers crossed.
And better than both Audiogalaxy and Spotify is Subsonic if you want to create your own server. A bit harder to set up for the noob, but overall a better quality streaming server. The iSub app for the iPhone is awesome for music too.
Is the plan perhaps that a Time Capsule will be all you need to serve, sync, update and charge your iOS devices, making a conventional computer redundant for many users?
Why you need duplication? It's in the cloud as well, forget that? In case that the time capsule fails, when you got the replacement ready it will probably download the files you need first through iCloud that aren't synced yet and it's like you're up again in a matter of minutes..
the other files of yours are most likely have a local copy - let say in your iMac/macbook, time capsule will just copy that locally in the background and eventually it will be back to normal.
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HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I'd really prefer it to be Apple's variation of this: http://www.pogoplug.com/, except Apple easy, reliable etc. That way, each user can add whatever storage they need and it's easy to replace a drive when it dies. I don't expect this (I expect Apple to arbitrarily decide how much hard drive storage we need and rigidly build it in), but it sure would be nice to allow the storage to scale per the needs of the user.
The HDD in a TC is easily user-replaceable if you know how to use a screwdriver.
You cannot run dyndns.org on your TC, therefore if your TC IP changes, you would need to have a computer running on your LAN to tell any service of your new IP. And if you keep your computer running, you might as well just serve everything from it.
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i dunno, i get brilliant quality on spotify, access to pretty much any song i want, including anything new that comes out and the app on both the pc and phone can store stuff offline, i've replaced using the iPod app on the iPhone totally.
Major fail!! WTF???? Apple screws up again. The end is near. or...
We could just wait another day and find out the truth instead of basing things of of rumors...just a crazy thought.