Two New iPods, Four New Mac Configurations

[Lynxpro]

I have no trust in Thinksecret anymore. They don't have any better info than the other rumor sites since the lawsuit. They keep saying their info is so reliable but then they get info from someone else so they change their prediction. I think they are just like all the other rumor sites, only its harder to trust Thinksecret anymore.

Funny how Kevin Rose scooped ThinkSecret and the other sites about the iPod Nano a couple of months ago.

 

[jmelrose]

One More Thing...

I think "One More Thing..." either means:

1. THe last major announcements of 2005

OR

2. The last PPC Products pre-Intel changeover.

 

[JW8725]

How about growing up a bit and respecting the Christians in the room. ????

Thats a shallow remark! This is a global forum with people from all walks with a plethora of religions and then some without religion!

 

[plinden]

Wow. Four newbies with a combined post count of 32 have managed to implode this thread. Way to go!

 

[clcnyc]

Apple is going to fall behind...

If they don't release something video-related soon! I read this morning that EchoStar just released their portable video player/recorder. looks pretty cool, but I know Apple could do better...

 

[mac-er]

UBS (financial company) is predicting a Media Center/Tivo-like product.

 

[berkleeboy210]

It's VERY strange that the music store hasn't gotten an update yet. Clearly something is on the way. The last tiime this happened, Madonna's catalog was added after the announcement (on a Wednesday).

Notably, I was reading on a U2 new site that the band is expected shortly to start selling ALL its shows on ITMS. That rumor started floating when the digital box set was announced, but it seems a lot more likely with the current tour as the band is changing up the setlist fairly regularly. They also have a live DVD coming out in a month.

Does anyone know if this is a "music" announcement or an "Apple Event"? If the music industry was invited, that might give us a little better idea as to what market Apple's announcing for tomorrow.

Having just bought an iPod, I'd love to see some of the next-gen features make it into the iPod photos. It seems to me like all these color-screened iPods would be capable of handling much the same OS software, although movies are questionable.

I would LOVE to see a "visualizer" on the ipod however, especially if it could be output to video like a slideshow.

A Visualizer on the iPod would be indeed sweetttt, 24 hours and we'll find out

 

[hattey]

A Visualizer on the iPod would be indeed sweetttt, 24 hours and we'll find out

i have been saying that since the days of the birth of the iPod Photo, i hooked it up to my DVD/Navigation screen in my truck, and wished that the ipod would mirror the titles and album art instead of only showing activated slideshows throw the AV out, and also did visualizations..... that would honestly kick ass... and if there was ever a time to fix and add this it would be with a video model

 

[berkleeboy210]

i have been saying that since the days of the birth of the iPod Photo, i hooked it up to my DVD/Navigation screen in my truck, and wished that the ipod would mirror the titles and album art instead of only showing activated slideshows throw the AV out, and also did visualizations..... that would honestly kick ass... and if there was ever a time to fix and add this it would be with a video model

Hell, I'd buy a new one just for that

 

[firebox]

UBS (financial company) is predicting a Media Center/Tivo-like product.

PLEASE let this be ! it's definately my prediction

 

[jfmartin]

In summary - just before the D day

Well, here is the plan for tomorrow.

Steve Jobs gets on stage. He talks about (in that order):

* how great fiscal year 2005 and in particular, how great was the last quarter that ended of sept 30 2005. He will essentially repeat what the numbers are (known since oct 11th, 5 PM EST);
* how great the sales of the nano are;
* he may talk about the halo effect on Mac sales if it is real;
* he may talk about any non-effect the Intel annoucement has on the Mac sales (sales keep going up)
* he may talk about the state of the Intel transition

then, is here we go, a few announcements:

* Steve will confirm the new Mac Mini configs (1.5 ghz PPC G4);
* Steve will present the new PowerMac with PowerPC dual cores, showing that the current PowerPC technology is still GREAT; has room to grow and confirm Apple is still commited to bring new technologies to the MAC PPC plateform;
* Steve will then talk about the state of the PowerBooks. Introduces PowerBook HD with updated HD screen, a few more mhz
* Steve will also present a new iBook HD added to the current iBook line-up so lower-end portables can enjoy HD screens.
* all new Macs comes with Tiger 10.4.3.
* Steve will then talk about why he wants us to go with the new PowerBooks HD and introduce iTunes Movie Store Rental service and talk about how much more integrated and complete the store is compared to the competitors. He will talk about the use of H.264 encoding available for PC + Mac.
* Steve will finally introduce the AirPort Extreve AV edition that will allow streaming of digital video from a Mac - PC to a HD TV set in the living room.

In summary: no new iPod, just a Mac event with HD content in mind. No video iPod. Rental service for video content.

 

[mongoos150]

Thats a shallow remark! This is a global forum with people from all walks with a plethora of religions and then some without religion!

Just because you might not be Christian doesn't mean you shouldn't RESPECT them, just like you should respect all religions (ESPECIALLY on a forum with a plethora of religions). Grow up.

 

[jfmartin]

In summary - before the D day

It's gunna be more than this........... no doubt about it...............

Well, here is the plan for tomorrow.

Steve Jobs gets on stage. He talks about (in that order):

* how great fiscal year 2005 and in particular, how great was the last quarter that ended of sept 30 2005. He will essentially repeat what the numbers are (known since oct 11th, 5 PM EST);
* how great the sales of the nano are;
* he may talk about the halo effect on Mac sales if it is real;
* he may talk about any non-effect the Intel annoucement has on the Mac sales (sales keep going up)
* he may talk about the state of the Intel transition

then, is here we go, a few announcements:

* Steve will confirm the new Mac Mini configs (1.5 ghz PPC G4);
* Steve will present the new PowerMac with PowerPC dual cores, showing that the current PowerPC technology is still GREAT; has room to grow and confirm Apple is still commited to bring new technologies to the MAC PPC plateform;
* Steve will then talk about the state of the PowerBooks. Introduces PowerBook HD with updated HD screen, a few more mhz
* Steve will also present a new iBook HD added to the current iBook line-up so lower-end portables can enjoy HD screens.
* all new Macs comes with Tiger 10.4.3.
* Steve will then talk about why he wants us to go with the new PowerBooks HD and introduce iTunes Movie Store Rental service and talk about how much more integrated and complete the store is compared to the competitors. He will talk about the use of H.264 encoding available for PC + Mac.
* Steve will finally introduce the AirPort Extreve AV edition that will allow streaming of digital video from a Mac - PC to a HD TV set in the living room.

In summary: no new iPod, just a Mac event with HD content in mind. No video iPod. Rental service for video content.

 

[ccrandall77]

I think its gone... maybe there will be a new special edition iPod.

<edit> just read the Think Secret article... Modanna fans are predicting a Pink Nano Special Edition. That will sell like crazy IMO.

I'm listening to the latest TWiT now and if I heard correctly, one of the last "One More Thing..." announcements had something to do with the stupid U2 iPod. Pray to God that this announcement is not just to unveil a Madonna iPod Nano.

Leo's prediction is an Intel Powerbook.

And kinda unrelated, they were discussing the rumor of a Mac Mini killer that M$ is sitting on that apparently costs $60 for the parts. As long as it'll run OS X, I'd consider buying one.

 

[Peace]

I'm listening to the latest TWiT now and if I heard correctly, one of the last "One More Thing..." announcements had something to do with the stupid U2 iPod. Pray to God that this announcement is not just to unveil a Madonna iPod Nano.

Leo's prediction is an Intel Powerbook.

And kinda unrelated, they were discussing the rumor of a Mac Mini killer that M$ is sitting on that apparently costs $60 for the parts. As long as it'll run OS X, I'd consider buying one.

If you're referring to Leo LePort I'd say there's a good chance of an Macintel coming out tomorrow..

 

[firebox]

And kinda unrelated, they were discussing the rumor of a Mac Mini killer that M$ is sitting on that apparently costs $60 for the parts. As long as it'll run OS X, I'd consider buying one.

*barf* ahhhhhhhhhhh!

 

[AC_99]

Well, here is the plan for tomorrow.

Steve Jobs gets on stage. He talks about (in that order):

* how great fiscal year 2005 and in particular, how great was the last quarter that ended of sept 30 2005. He will essentially repeat what the numbers are (known since oct 11th, 5 PM EST);
* how great the sales of the nano are;
* he may talk about the halo effect on Mac sales if it is real;
* he may talk about any non-effect the Intel annoucement has on the Mac sales (sales keep going up)
* he may talk about the state of the Intel transition

then, is here we go, a few announcements:

* Steve will confirm the new Mac Mini configs (1.5 ghz PPC G4);
* Steve will present the new PowerMac with PowerPC dual cores, showing that the current PowerPC technology is still GREAT; has room to grow and confirm Apple is still commited to bring new technologies to the MAC PPC plateform;
* Steve will then talk about the state of the PowerBooks. Introduces PowerBook HD with updated HD screen, a few more mhz
* Steve will also present a new iBook HD added to the current iBook line-up so lower-end portables can enjoy HD screens.
* all new Macs comes with Tiger 10.4.3.
* Steve will then talk about why he wants us to go with the new PowerBooks HD and introduce iTunes Movie Store Rental service and talk about how much more integrated and complete the store is compared to the competitors. He will talk about the use of H.264 encoding available for PC + Mac.
* Steve will finally introduce the AirPort Extreve AV edition that will allow streaming of digital video from a Mac - PC to a HD TV set in the living room.

In summary: no new iPod, just a Mac event with HD content in mind. No video iPod. Rental service for video content.

This seems like a fairly realistic expectation of whats going to happen. Canadians are always on the ball.

 

[AC_99]

If you're referring to Leo LePort I'd say there's a good chance of an Macintel coming out tomorrow..

Who is Leo LePort ? URL or anything to this information ?

 

[Peace]

Who is Leo LePort ? URL or anything to this information ?

Leo LaPort has been a Mac AND PC junkie for 30 years and did a tv show called TechTV for a long time.He know's just about everybody in the computer business..

http://www.leoville.com/blog/

 

[hattey]

Who is Leo LePort ? URL or anything to this information ?

hand in your geek membership.... you have just commited one of the 10 sins of nerdhood.....
but if you are that sheltered...
leo leport is the guy on G4-TechTV that hosts "screen savers" and a couple other shows (or used to before the horrible merge of G4 into the TechTV world)
he is an avid mac usuer, and the man with the apple plan who relays the good word to people like us

 

[texasmafia]

Who is Leo LePort ? URL or anything to this information ?

How is it that people who hang out on a forum about technology don't know how to use Google to look up a name or story??? My mother hardly knows anything about computers but at least she can go to a search engine and look something up instead of being lazy and waiting for someone else to do your homework.

 

[ccrandall77]

If you're referring to Leo LePort I'd say there's a good chance of an Macintel coming out tomorrow..

Yes, I was referring to Leo Laporte. They had some other comments concerning a home media center, etc. Might be an interesting listen to anyone who is dying to hear the latest rumors.

At first, I didn't think there'd be any chance of a Mactel until MWSF. But why not... Pentium-Ms are here now and they are better than the current G4 lineup. Why couldn't they release a Mactel Powerbook and/or iBook and then release ones with the Yonah (or whatever the big processor for laptops Intel is releasing next year) later.

If any machine needs an upgrade, it's the Powerbook line. This is really now the flagship line of machines from Apple as I believe it is their best selling line. The PowerMacs are plenty powerful enough, relatively speaking. The iMacs are also pretty powerful and the eMacs fit their niche well for now. And Minis are supposed to be low-end.

So, I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see a Mactel Powerbook. And hopefully, it'll sport a new design with HD widescreens. And please, let there be a 10.6" model!!! Although I'll be happy with a 13.3".

 

[Peace]

Yes, I was referring to Leo Laporte. They had some other comments concerning a home media center, etc. Might be an interesting listen to anyone who is dying to hear the latest rumors.

At first, I didn't think there'd be any chance of a Mactel until MWSF. But why not... Pentium-Ms are here now and they are better than the current G4 lineup. Why couldn't they release a Mactel Powerbook and/or iBook and then release ones with the Yonah (or whatever the big processor for laptops Intel is releasing next year) later.

If any machine needs an upgrade, it's the Powerbook line. This is really now the flagship line of machines from Apple as I believe it is their best selling line. The PowerMacs are plenty powerful enough, relatively speaking. The iMacs are also pretty powerful and the eMacs fit their niche well for now. And Minis are supposed to be low-end.

So, I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see a Mactel Powerbook. And hopefully, it'll sport a new design with HD widescreens. And please, let there be a 10.6" model!!! Although I'll be happy with a 13.3".

Ok I can't spell...
But I've been a Leo fan for 20 years since his first "BBS"

 

[aikomhoch]

They think that I am willing to pay any more for some stupid G bump and a new color. Better have video, and better have bluetooth. Otherwise its a waste of money for those who already have one. My 15G Gen 2 is still working fine for me. I'm sure Apple wont let us down on the ipod. New colors and more gigs... who cares?

I care. My 30 gig is full, and I have 20 gigs in iTunes that have no place to go. I would love an 80 gig pod. New colors don't mean as much to me, but the size is crucial. I can easily fill an 80 gig iPod.

 

[cr2sh]

Is anyone else kind of nervous about tomorrow?

Are our expectations too high?

Have we built this up, so much so, that nothing less than a dual core 3GHz will make us happy? Are we expecting a completely new product?

What happens if this, like every other ****ing non-ipod-update, is a complete dissapointment? Do we all just sit back and wait for January?

I will be so dissapointed if tomorrow yields single core 2.9 powermacs, single core 1.75 GHz g4 powerbook, and a slimmer ipod 40 and 80gb models.

But I'd hinge the odds, of such a Wednesday, at about 40%.

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I realize that its just a electronics release. It bares no wait in real life... but as a hobby, its one of my larger.. and I'm hedging my bets for tomorrow, for fear Apple will let us down... again.