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'The Beat Goes On' Rumor Wrapup: Winners
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I've just added them to my favourite sites
Same here! It's now in my rss reader, now if MacRumors, posted full or longer posts like Engadget/TUAW does...
I can't quite understand how you could struggle with 30gb of space. That's dozens of days worth of non stop music, 24/7, isn't it?
Half of the success story behind the Apple iPod is its seamless syncing with iTunes, but I get the impression that a lot of people here don't really use it much anyway. Which means we should all go out and buy something else
But seriously, I'm also a bit disappointed with the 8/16gb options in the iPod Touch. Even my 4th gen iPod Photo has 60Gb (of which I'm only able to fill a third with music, and the rest with data).
My favorite leading up to the event was one guy who kept insisting in the forum that it wouldn't be an ipod event, that it was to announce the next version of Logic Pro!
He even kept asking for the "official press release" saying that the event was about iPods.
He even kept asking for the "official press release" saying that the event was about iPods.
Whoever 9to5 Mac has on the inside - be it one guy or a few people - will not be on the inside for much longer, guaranteed. Give it a month and that place will be the new Think Secret - they'll do an entry on the mid-range tower with elevator photos and everything.
9to5 Mac - brought to you by Apple
Apple has a pretty impressive record of keeping new products/ announcements under raps.
I find it hard to believe that Apple have suddenly become clumsy and loose-lipped - well not by accident anyway.
I believe it's much more likely that the latest spate of super accurate rumours is simply a tactic by Apple PR to generate pre-announcement buzz. And like most things from Cupertino - it sure works.
Remember, a certain repressed blogger said this at MWSF 2006... "Hi, I'm Steve Jobs, and welcome to my weekly podcast, Super Secret Apple Rumors, featuring all the latest news from our favorite company." Looks like Steve's got his dream gig at 9to5 Mac.
Apple has a pretty impressive record of keeping new products/ announcements under raps.
I find it hard to believe that Apple have suddenly become clumsy and loose-lipped - well not by accident anyway.
I believe it's much more likely that the latest spate of super accurate rumours is simply a tactic by Apple PR to generate pre-announcement buzz. And like most things from Cupertino - it sure works.
Remember, a certain repressed blogger said this at MWSF 2006... "Hi, I'm Steve Jobs, and welcome to my weekly podcast, Super Secret Apple Rumors, featuring all the latest news from our favorite company." Looks like Steve's got his dream gig at 9to5 Mac.
As a new Mac-adaptee this latest round of refreshes and prices has only made me more happy with my choice to switch. Especially with the good showing by Jobs giving the early adapters the 100 dollars back on their iPhones. It shows that the company actually values its customers. Good round, over all.
(Now if my only my MBP + nano would ship! )
- Kira
(Now if my only my MBP + nano would ship!
)- Kira
right, but that doesn't hold a lot of VIDEO, since one of the major points for having a full sized screen is a bigger picture.
My favorite leading up to the event was one guy who kept insisting in the forum that it wouldn't be an ipod event, that it was to announce the next version of Logic Pro!
He even kept asking for the "official press release" saying that the event was about iPods.
Hahaha, that guy cracked me up too =)
Hi,
I remember the G4 iMac being on Time's front cover on the online edition the night before its release.
s.
aww....
i've been waiting for the ipod touch for more than a year now- but I noticed something on the 360 gallery thingy.
the headphone jack is on the bottom
i hate the nanos that were like that. AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH
i've been waiting for the ipod touch for more than a year now- but I noticed something on the 360 gallery thingy.
the headphone jack is on the bottom
i hate the nanos that were like that. AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH
Doesn't it make more sense to have it that way? Surely that's the natural way to put it in your pocket.
the headphone jack is on the bottom
i hate the nanos that were like that.
Now that you mention it, that is one reason I thought one of the leaked nano photos was fake; I couldn't imagine Apple would make it look bad with the jack out the bottom.
What is up with the AppleTV?
What is up with the AppleTV? Will it suffer the same fate is the iPod HI-FI within a year? I have seen any commerials for it awhile (not since the iPhone release). I was hoping for some news on the Apple TV front this Wednesday like software update and movie rentail service. I just spent $10.58 at Blockbuster to rent two Blu-Ray movies. I whether spend $11 to read three HD movies from iTunes.
What is up with the AppleTV? Will it suffer the same fate is the iPod HI-FI within a year? I have seen any commerials for it awhile (not since the iPhone release). I was hoping for some news on the Apple TV front this Wednesday like software update and movie rentail service. I just spent $10.58 at Blockbuster to rent two Blu-Ray movies. I whether spend $11 to read three HD movies from iTunes.
I couldn't believe that screenshot was genuine either!!
Madness. Just goes to show, you never really can tell
I just got back from the Aple store. The new Nano Video is absolutely amazing!!!!
It's so light, smooth, nice size screen - a real winner.
I will tell you this right now - it will be the hottest item this holiday season. Everyone will be getting the 8gig Nano. The itunes video store sales will be through the roof.
NBC is going to kick themselves in the rear while Steve laughs his way to the bank.
It's so light, smooth, nice size screen - a real winner.
I will tell you this right now - it will be the hottest item this holiday season. Everyone will be getting the 8gig Nano. The itunes video store sales will be through the roof.
NBC is going to kick themselves in the rear while Steve laughs his way to the bank.
Why no HDD?
I suspect it was more for battery life. Flash uses much less power. Just like the iPhone, the iPod Touch has that really large screen it has to power. So not only would the iPod touch have to be bigger for the HDD, it would have to be bigger for the battery. I think they made the right trade-off personally, but your opinion may vary.
What I think is interesting about the $200 price drop on the iPhone is that is the exact amount it costs to get out of my T-Mobile contract... It is a sign!
-PBUser167
I suspect it was more for battery life. Flash uses much less power. Just like the iPhone, the iPod Touch has that really large screen it has to power. So not only would the iPod touch have to be bigger for the HDD, it would have to be bigger for the battery. I think they made the right trade-off personally, but your opinion may vary.
What I think is interesting about the $200 price drop on the iPhone is that is the exact amount it costs to get out of my T-Mobile contract... It is a sign!
-PBUser167
Loose Lips Sink Ships....
Keep in mind that they have been on a hiring spree lately. Obviously hiring some folks that don't mind sharing secrets. Those photos from 9to5Mac look like someone was walking up to workstations at the Campus snapping pics of other peoples work. Apple security is probably all over it. It isn't as if Apple doesn't know who was doing the product artwork like the flower of new Nanos...
-PBUser167
Keep in mind that they have been on a hiring spree lately. Obviously hiring some folks that don't mind sharing secrets. Those photos from 9to5Mac look like someone was walking up to workstations at the Campus snapping pics of other peoples work. Apple security is probably all over it. It isn't as if Apple doesn't know who was doing the product artwork like the flower of new Nanos...
-PBUser167
Well, I for one am glad that the "iPhone without a phone" rumors were right. I have to admit that I was one of the most skeptical about them, though I was so hopeful for it. While the price drop removes half of the purchase barrier of the iPhone($400 is probably the most I'd consider reasonable for a phone), the other half(only AT&T as the carrier) was still there. The iPod touch looks great, except for the lack of a public API and an official way to develop applications. With the ability to make real apps with out a lot of trouble to for the end user to use them(mostly mail and IM), the iPod touch can replace my laptop for casual usage. I just hope they do release that SDK. It would allow Apple to succeed where Palm failed with the Zire to create the consumer PDA, or more accurately with the LifeDrive to create the multimedia PDA. It or the iPhone may never become corporate devices to replace the BlackBerry, but at long last the (broad, not techie)consumer market for PDAs and smart phones could finally be born. Though they will probably materialize with out a real SDK, it won't be quite the PC replacement it could be.
I hear everyone saying how the iPod Hi-Fi is dead ("ThinkSecret predicted the iPod Hi-Fi's demise. - Macrumors"). I really don't think so. Think about it. The webpage is STILL up there. It's been three days now and it's still up there. Sure, the Apple Store has it down, but that's usually the case when a product is getting revamped, not gone for good. If this was the case, there would no longer be a iPod Hi-Fi page at all. Also, the iPod Hi-Fi page has taken the "BUY" button down. If they did that, why not take the whole page down as opposed to making a minor change to it, but still leaving it up.
Mark my words, iPod Hi-Fi is getting revamped, not nixed.
I don't think the iPod HiFi and the AppleTV are really comparable. The HiFi was more of an accessory that duplicated many competitors while the AppleTV is a real member of the main product line that a third party can't match completely. In any case, I hope the see the AppleTV continue to grow, while I see the iPod HiFi as integral part or Apple as the iPods socks.