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Two New iPods, Four New Mac Configurations

iQuit said:
They can't have a G6 due to Pontiac named a car named the G6. So G7 anyone?
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Sure they can. There's no trademark problem there. One is a computer and the other is a car. Without cause for public confusion, they'd have a hard time making a case--which isn't to say they wouldn't try.

EDIT: That's not to say I think that there will be a G6 this week or ever...but you know.
 
Now.. This is funny!! Good job..

peharri said:
"And just one more thing. Today we're saying goodbye to Apple and hello to two new companies" (...Michael Dell steps onto the stage...) "Dell-Macintosh, and iTunes. We're selling the entire Macintosh business to Dell, who'll be making the new Intel-based Macs and OS X. And I'm staying on with the rest of Apple, we're now called iTunes, and we're going to be making new generations of iPod, upgrading our iTunes music store, and becoming a completely music oriented company!"

*crowd sits in stunned silence*

Michael Dell *cough* "Well, just one thing to add, we're actually going to be loading Windows XP onto the new Macs. We took a look at OS X, and it's nice and everything, but, I mean, it doesn't have many games for it. And what's the deal with the menu bar on the top of the screen? Man, that confused the hell of us when Steve came over to demonstrate the Mac for us. We'll be keeping the most distinctive feature of the Mac though, the one button mouse. We think it's cute. Though we'll, obviously, include a two button mouse in every box. The one button one will be... er... more of a decoration."

*several members of crowd keel over*

Dell: "Oh yeah, I forgot, we bought the Newton too."

*some members of crowd look up, temporarily full of hope*

Dell: "We're going to revive the platform. I mean, it was good, had a lot of mindshare at the time. Steve told me it was awful, but, y'know, some of our staff say they had one and they were kind of neat. Much better than Palms."

*crowd begins to revive, beginning to believe*

Dell: "We'll be upgrading the technology of course. It'll have a color screen. Be a little bit smaller. And we're going to get rid of that horrible NewtonOS and put Windows CE on it instead."

*crowd is now chewing on the theater carpet.*

Jobs: "Well, thanks Mike. Anyway, let's talk about iTunes, the new company that'll be selling you music and the players to play them. Now, I should stress that we're probably going to be Sony's biggest division..."

Dell: "Er, Steve, you didn't tell them Sony was buying the iTunes half of Apple."

Jobs: "I didn't? Sorry about that. Anyway..."
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not sure if anyone has prior experience with this or not, but I just purchased a 20gig color Ipod around August20th. What are the chances they will replace mine with the one which is supposedly replacing the 20gig color? Feel like I got screwed out of 20gigs of space. thanks in advance.
 
Sorry but "one more thing" means one more thing folks. It's clearly a follow up to the previous event. It seems everyone here is treating "one more thing" as if it means one more event at which they will unveil several new products. There is no logic in it. Look at all the times this was done in the past. One more thing means one new product along with accessories and content to go with it. Think new iPods with video capability along with a wireless dock and iTMS video updates. There is your product, accessory and content.

They can announce new computer hardware with a press release any time they want. I see no reason to highlight the end of the PowerPC platform. What is going to be their selling point? Hurry up and get one before they are obsolete? Yes, we know the last of the PowerPC models should be the most stable and have a long enough life but most will not see it that way, certainly not the press. They will only be wondering what all they hype was about and go on to write about Steve Jobs' ego or the infamous RDF or whatever.
 
I'd like to see and buy JTHM or Jhonen Vasquez iPod SE (the first would look good-as Jhonen did the comic in black and white and it's the 10th anniversary, and Apple offers a nano in black)-SLG does have a deal with Disney (and Apple did sign something do with Disney Records.) Or a Pixar SE. Maybe a Madonna iPod nano SE is most likely.
 
Intel

nagromme said:
There's a rumor that Apple's Mac teams have been hard at work on a HUGE project... something so big it started 5 years ago and will come to fruition next year. I could be wrong ;)
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One thing that would fit this description is the Intel transition! So you're not wrong - that is a project that started about 5 years ago with the original OS X.

Here's hoping this event is about another 5 year project...

1984 said:
Sorry but "one more thing" means one more thing folks. It's clearly a follow up to the previous event. It seems everyone here is treating "one more thing" as if it means one more event at which they will unveil several new products. There is no logic in it.
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1984, you da man...
 
1984 said:
They can announce new computer hardware with a press release any time they want. I see no reason to highlight the end of the PowerPC platform. What is going to be their selling point? Hurry up and get one before they are obsolete? Yes, we know the last of the PowerPC models should be the most stable and have a long enough life but most will not see it that way, certainly not the press. They will only be wondering what all they hype was about and go on to write about Steve Jobs' ego or the infamous RDF or whatever.
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But who is this press we keep talking about? Do we even know who have been invited and how big of a hype Apple is making over the event?

The rumor sites are the only sites that I have seen that seem to be making a big deal of this Apple event. The main stream press has said nada except that there were rumors Apple might soon release a video ipod type device.

Apple has said they want to get away from product announcements at conferences and expos. Maybe the event is just a way for Apple to get a little christmas buying season publicity for an updated line of products.
 
One More Thing...

Been reading a lot of the posts about what product could be the "One More Thing"... Anybody think it could be the Wireless BT Mighty Mouse... bundled with upgraded PowerMacs and iMacs?

Just a thought...

O.
 
conradzoo said:
It's Intel Mini's. For Sure. That 1.42/1.5 gamble was just to get rid of old stock. Didn't Steve at the Intel switch say OsX was living a double life for years? Is it that farfedged iLife didn't do the same? Pro apps not ready, who cares? The mini is for starters. Well Steve decides to start.
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If it were not for the information posted by podfuture regarding the iPod AV I would say this would almost certainly be it. It is the only new product I can think of that would be worthy of a special event. The only other would be a dual dual-core PowerMac but I don't see Apple wanting that much attention drawn to a platform in the process of being phased out. The Mac mini is supposed to be the first to go Intel. As the entry level system it does not even need Yonah (though the single core version may very well be shipping in time) and iLife for Intel could be ready. That pretty much satisfies the core Mac mini market and Rosetta takes care of any other applications likely to be used. I'd much rather see this than yet another iPod honestly.
 
DEXTERITY said:
not sure if anyone has prior experience with this or not, but I just purchased a 20gig color Ipod around August20th. What are the chances they will replace mine with the one which is supposedly replacing the 20gig color?
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None. Even for a generous return policy, August 20 is way too long ago. And Apple's return policy is not very generous (10% restocking fee, 30 days? Check the website for sure).

Edit: checked the site and it's 14 days, 10% restocking fee. Like I said, Apple's policy is not the most generous out there.
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html

Feel like I got screwed out of 20gigs of space.
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Welcome to the world of computers and consumer electronics. :rolleyes: Something bigger, better, faster is always just around the corner...
 
DEXTERITY said:
not sure if anyone has prior experience with this or not, but I just purchased a 20gig color Ipod around August20th. What are the chances they will replace mine with the one which is supposedly replacing the 20gig color? Feel like I got screwed out of 20gigs of space. thanks in advance.
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I would say you have no chance. Why do you feel you got screwed? You got exactly what you were paying for. Technology products always change and improve. I would say be happy with your new ipod and if you really need 20, 30, or 40 more gigs, sell the old one and buy a new one.
 
DEXTERITY said:
not sure if anyone has prior experience with this or not, but I just purchased a 20gig color Ipod around August20th. What are the chances they will replace mine with the one which is supposedly replacing the 20gig color? Feel like I got screwed out of 20gigs of space. thanks in advance.
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Soon that will be two months ago. 1/6 of the year! You got exactly what you thought you'd get. There is nothing wrong with your iPod.

The good news? iPods hold a good value on ebay, so if you really want a new one you can sell yours, put an extra $50-$100 with it, and get the new one.
 
Nooooooooooooooooooo..................

If this happens i will kill myself!!

peharri said:
"And just one more thing. Today we're saying goodbye to Apple and hello to two new companies" (...Michael Dell steps onto the stage...) "Dell-Macintosh, and iTunes. We're selling the entire Macintosh business to Dell, who'll be making the new Intel-based Macs and OS X. And I'm staying on with the rest of Apple, we're now called iTunes, and we're going to be making new generations of iPod, upgrading our iTunes music store, and becoming a completely music oriented company!"

*crowd sits in stunned silence*

Michael Dell *cough* "Well, just one thing to add, we're actually going to be loading Windows XP onto the new Macs. We took a look at OS X, and it's nice and everything, but, I mean, it doesn't have many games for it. And what's the deal with the menu bar on the top of the screen? Man, that confused the hell of us when Steve came over to demonstrate the Mac for us. We'll be keeping the most distinctive feature of the Mac though, the one button mouse. We think it's cute. Though we'll, obviously, include a two button mouse in every box. The one button one will be... er... more of a decoration."

*several members of crowd keel over*

Dell: "Oh yeah, I forgot, we bought the Newton too."

*some members of crowd look up, temporarily full of hope*

Dell: "We're going to revive the platform. I mean, it was good, had a lot of mindshare at the time. Steve told me it was awful, but, y'know, some of our staff say they had one and they were kind of neat. Much better than Palms."

*crowd begins to revive, beginning to believe*

Dell: "We'll be upgrading the technology of course. It'll have a color screen. Be a little bit smaller. And we're going to get rid of that horrible NewtonOS and put Windows CE on it instead."

*crowd is now chewing on the theater carpet.*

Jobs: "Well, thanks Mike. Anyway, let's talk about iTunes, the new company that'll be selling you music and the players to play them. Now, I should stress that we're probably going to be Sony's biggest division..."

Dell: "Er, Steve, you didn't tell them Sony was buying the iTunes half of Apple."

Jobs: "I didn't? Sorry about that. Anyway..."
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digitalbiker said:
Thanks for the post. I hadn't seen that. I guess that Apple is hyping this event on a large scale.
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Wow. Business Week cites ThinkSecret.com as an important source. What is the world coming to?
 
osarda said:
Been reading a lot of the posts about what product could be the "One More Thing"... Anybody think it could be the Wireless BT Mighty Mouse... bundled with upgraded PowerMacs and iMacs?

Just a thought...

O.
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One more thing.... an iBook/PowerBook mini [the long awaited tablet]

Why has nobody gone there yet? If there is any area there the PowerPC trumps Intel it is in embedded systems, and wouldn't you know it, BSD comes in embedded flavors. If Apple was serious about nobody wanting to watch video on a tiny screen, then a tablet is the only way to go for video. Think about the Inkwell technology that has been sitting around since the Newton. If I were to try to tie together decent video playback, WiFi, and streaming A/V via AirPort, I'd go for a tablet rather than a bloated iPod. Once they add video to the iPod, they can't very well take it back, but a tablet form factor (if done right) might have legs. The top of the line iPod is just at the line where I'd expect more than just audio playback anyway. Toss in a decent processor (either embedded PowerPC or Intel Xcale), a new 80GB hard drive, and a really good battery and that's all you need. If it is thin enough (after the nano, thin is certainly a design priority), it should sell well. I'd like to see a slot loading DVD drive too, but with the hard drive and firewire/WiFi, that might be unnecessary.

I wouldn't put it past Apple to have the option to slide the iPod nano entirely into the tablet (or future laptop) for syncing (the nano certainly is small enough to fit all the way in, maybe with just the screen exposed). Don't they have a patent on this type of interface anyway?

Let even more rampant speculation ensue... :D
 
I want a Dual Core Imac G5. My new Nikon D70s is bringing my 600 Imac G3 to its knees. So maybe that will be the "one more thing"...

If not, well, its fun to guess anyways.
 
my 2 cents

one more thing....
this is apples chance to get something completely new and unexpected on the market...
what i feel it would be (though it is probably just a video i-pod "which isnt such a bad thing, i would still buy one") is a PDA style mini computer. roughly the same size as a fullsize ipod now, but the face is all screen. You could use this with iLife2go, Safari-lite, Office, Mail, and third party apps.
the size would allow a full HD and the room to store and run things like a full OS. (wishful thinking, i know, but a good stratagy,

It would be ridiculous to call a press event (lets face it the press doesnt get excited about apple (look how they reacted to Kanye at the Nano reveal).
they would be annoyed if it were just minor upgrades to existing products.
this is going to be something major. apple wouldnt let it simmer in the rumor mill for a week of uncertainty, it would only let the whole mac community down.

i would love to see itunes add a movie store with episodes of daily show, south park, hannity and combs, laguna beach, etc on my own time where ever i want.


btw.... to those of you who keep nixing the idea of movies 2" screen....... did everyone forget that you house these files on a computer that has at least a 12 inch screen (or in my case 30"). people who travel alot do carry laptops, tv and movies arent such a bad idea then. this is perhaps my biggest pet peeve of the entire iPod Video Debate. their motto for the store should be "its not just for the Ipod AV" with a picture of a laptop

i would expect some quiet speed updates to powermac and powerbook lines the morning of the press reveal.
-hattey
 
aafuss1 said:
I'd like to see and buy JTHM or Jhonen Vasquez iPod SE (the first would look good-as Jhonen did the comic in black and white and it's the 10th anniversary, and Apple offers a nano in black)-SLG does have a deal with Disney (and Apple did sign something do with Disney Records.) Or a Pixar SE. Maybe a Madonna iPod nano SE is most likely.
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Apart from Madonna and Pixar, who are these people?

Now a Rolling Stones iPod - that would be cool.
 
From what I understand, making a portable video device than can display TV/DVD resolution compressed (MPEG4/Divx/H264) video is actually pretty tough. As in the technology to create something like a video-enabled iPod with quality TV out is only just coming into being.

I don't think Apple will roll out a video-enabled iPod until it can output a good picture to TV screen (wired or wirelessly.) It may be that this type of hardware is just now becoming available. I've read some stories about new chips by companies like Sharp, PortalPlayer, and Sigma, but there is very little information on the actual resolution or bitrate of video they are able to display. Anybody that wants HD quality output, come back in a 1 or 2 years...

A wireless output would make the most sense, but a wireless iPod constantly streaming video off the hard drive is going to kill the battery.

I would expect Apple not to introduce something until they have the whole package well-thought out. That's what they did with the original iPod, and why it is a big success even if it wasn't the first.

So we'll see where the technology is right now, and what is feasible in a reasonably priced device.

Wednesday will certainly be interesting...
 
Jobs said this past summer during the Intel presentation that the G4/G5 processors were still doing good, and that 'new products' were due to come out later this year that uses them. Anyone remember this?
 
I'd like to see lower PowerMac prices. The G5 is clearly not what it was supposed to be. Give me a $1000 G5 tower with an upgradeable video card. The iMac is $1300 with a monitor bluetooth and AE, they could make a g5 tower easily be $1000.

The sad thing is that it takes Apple 4 years to try something again if it failed the first time. Take the expensive cube, great idea but too high priced... then they came out with the Mac Mini, what the cube should have been all along.

We see it happening again with the single 1.8, didn't do very well because it was too expensive. Give the Prosumer a real machine to use Apple, and make it a prosumer price. I find it ridiculous that if you want a powermac you have to throw down $2,000 when they have had 1,300 Power Macs before. I sure hope apple isn't scratching their heads as to why the powermacs aren't selling worth a crap.
 
scottlinux said:
Jobs said this past summer during the Intel presentation that the G4/G5 processors were still doing good, and that 'new products' were due to come out later this year that uses them. Anyone remember this?
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Thanks for reminding me i remember i would have newer thought about that till now also what about that tablet designe they turned in for a patent?
 
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