I didn't ask about speculation or what other people thought, I just asked for an official press release. I was interested in reading it. All I have found so far is a bunch of confirmations fro all the Mac rumor sites.
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I didn't ask about speculation or what other people thought, I just asked for an official press release. I was interested in reading it. All I have found so far is a bunch of confirmations fro all the Mac rumor sites.
there is no press release for the invite... there's just the invite.
the press release comes after the announcements...
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A couple of ideas.
First, just because Apple asked that the fat-pod image be pulled because it was their property, does not mean that it represents the final version. It may well be that the image was a preliminary design workup, and the final may be something completely different. Even if it did not represent a final design, it would still be their property, and I don't doubt they want it controled One idea I like would be to take a nano, make it a little wider, and re-orient the click wheel to be used in a horizontal orientation. That would keep the same basic (long, narrow) form factor as well as provide a "widescreen" view.
Second: Leo Laporte (praised be his name) noted that the event is happening at the Mosconi center, a much larger hall than used at the recent Mac event. Holds a couple thousand folks apparently. WHat better use of a nice hall than to have a little music by the remaining Beatles, and introduce a new Beatles ipod of some sort...
First, just because Apple asked that the fat-pod image be pulled because it was their property, does not mean that it represents the final version. It may well be that the image was a preliminary design workup, and the final may be something completely different. Even if it did not represent a final design, it would still be their property, and I don't doubt they want it controled One idea I like would be to take a nano, make it a little wider, and re-orient the click wheel to be used in a horizontal orientation. That would keep the same basic (long, narrow) form factor as well as provide a "widescreen" view.
Second: Leo Laporte (praised be his name) noted that the event is happening at the Mosconi center, a much larger hall than used at the recent Mac event. Holds a couple thousand folks apparently. WHat better use of a nice hall than to have a little music by the remaining Beatles, and introduce a new Beatles ipod of some sort...
It's the battery
The most likely reason there MAY be no HDD in the iPod touch is battery life, and anytime one removes moving parts one saves on warranty repairs. NAND Flash also allows for thinner, more durable devices. The iPhone has been quite successful as a video device with 8GB and to a somewhat lessor extent 4GB. Apple might feel 16GBs, or perhaps 32GBs is sufficient for the first device in the all NAND Flash transition.
The most likely reason there MAY be no HDD in the iPod touch is battery life, and anytime one removes moving parts one saves on warranty repairs. NAND Flash also allows for thinner, more durable devices. The iPhone has been quite successful as a video device with 8GB and to a somewhat lessor extent 4GB. Apple might feel 16GBs, or perhaps 32GBs is sufficient for the first device in the all NAND Flash transition.
The marketing concept is call "captive audience." Get people in with what THEY want to see and then show them what YOU want them to see when they get in.
Just thought I'd throw my predictions in...
- No "phoneless iPhone". WiFi and OS X, if they make their way to the iPod, will be used for specific features, not for web/email/etc. iPhone is your "breakthrough Internet communicator"; iPod is your music in your pocket.
- Steve really likes Cover Flow, so album art is going to be very prominent; if you don't use album art in your library, that's your choice, but understand that you're left in the dust like a black and white TV set.
- OS X is what's needed to get the iTunes Store to the iPod, so if they announce the former, the latter could easily follow.
There are more and more newbies on the forum, which in itself is not bad, but let's restate some ground rules of Apple announcements:
- Just because YOU would LOVE a certain feature doesn't mean it will be announced
- Just because it CAN be done doesn't mean Apple will do it
- Low expectations lead to pleasant surprises; high expectations lead to disappointment
P.S. One particular person's comments stand out as unduly abrasive - newguineafan. Take it easy, dude.
- No "phoneless iPhone". WiFi and OS X, if they make their way to the iPod, will be used for specific features, not for web/email/etc. iPhone is your "breakthrough Internet communicator"; iPod is your music in your pocket.
- Steve really likes Cover Flow, so album art is going to be very prominent; if you don't use album art in your library, that's your choice, but understand that you're left in the dust like a black and white TV set.
- OS X is what's needed to get the iTunes Store to the iPod, so if they announce the former, the latter could easily follow.
There are more and more newbies on the forum, which in itself is not bad, but let's restate some ground rules of Apple announcements:
- Just because YOU would LOVE a certain feature doesn't mean it will be announced
- Just because it CAN be done doesn't mean Apple will do it
- Low expectations lead to pleasant surprises; high expectations lead to disappointment
P.S. One particular person's comments stand out as unduly abrasive - newguineafan. Take it easy, dude.
Get those credit cards ready people! It's so close i can feel it. Why is it that i feel so drawn to MacRumors around any special event! I end up checking the site every five minutes!
I, take it easy? Who's the one picking a fight by naming names and writing unneccesary things?
I really don't know how my comments are "unduly abrasive", can you give me a few examples? I mean seriously, if it helps me as a forum member, go for it.
I only have a few rules for myself when posting replies. They are:
- Keep it simple
- Remember the big picture
- No wild theories - just smart speculation
But my number one rule is always use common sense. Seriously, some people on this thread aren't using any.
Again, can you please give me some examples? The truth isn't always soft and fuzzy
.Open Our Eyes? Yes we get it... iPods... but why would he rent out the moscone center to tell the audience about the new iPods only???
I can tell you right now that I know there will be one other thing announced at least. It deals with a major company and the company's chairman will be at the event tomorrow. If I am not right... then feel free to never listen to me again.
Why would they not mention ANY other product than the i-Pod??? That would be a waste of space and time. I am sure they will speak of leopard's release next month and maybe some last minute upgrades? I can't believe people in here have even said that they wouldn't speak of anything else because most i-Pod users are not Mac OS users... what's the logic in that? The reason you speak to people that aren't OSX users is to convince them to buy the new product. I guaruntee apple already knows anyone with a Mac will buy the new OS. It would be less logical to not talk about Leapord when all eyes are on them.
I never said that they won't have other things, I just think that things like Logic Pro express are out of the question.
There is no "official press release". There is however an official invitation, which you can see in the story this thread is linked from. You can interpret the invitation to be for a Logic event or whatever. But there is widespread agreement that it's an ipod event, you're in a tiny minority.
Of course, I think this is a given. But as with the iPhone, there will be expected hacks to make things that Apple didn't add up front, work.
If we get OSX and WiFi on the new iPod, I bet it will be pretty quick when we'll see the various hacks to add functionality.
He was banned. He's now at ThinkSecret making trouble.
We will find out tomorrow if he is full of sh** or not.
Learning from the Zune
If they add wifi lets hope they allow it to be used for downloading music etc. The inability to use the Zune's wifi except to communicate with another Zune has proven to me Microsoft is clueless as far as user needs and wants are concerned.
If they add wifi lets hope they allow it to be used for downloading music etc. The inability to use the Zune's wifi except to communicate with another Zune has proven to me Microsoft is clueless as far as user needs and wants are concerned.