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WWDC Product Releases?

LaMerVipere said:
Well not that I will be buying any of the aforementioned potential releases, but I'd love to see something like a new iPod come out, I would buy that :rolleyes:
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Not even Tiger?
 
Other unconfirmed whispers include a partnership with TiVO
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Can anyone say set top box from apple? I love my tivo and the way they improve and lead the market in their field would be a great fit with apple.

The 30 inch display would be nice in my new home office too... :)
 
AppleMatt said:
I don't suppose you could confirm if the processor was a 970 or 970FX could you?

AppleMatt
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Apple said all the new models are 970FX, even the 1.8 and 2.0
 
970 or 970fx

AppleMatt said:
I don't suppose you could confirm if the processor was a 970 or 970FX could you?

AppleMatt
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is there a way to tell w/o taking the machine/heat sinks apart? system profiler reads:

CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (2.2)
 
sorryiwasdreami said:
I'm gonna get a new iMac G5 equipped 10.4 and wireless keyboard and mouse, ALL WHICH HANGS ON THE WALL! :rolleyes:
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It's hard to find chairs that hang on the wall too so you can sit down tho.
 
sorryiwasdreami said:
You think the iMacs will have wireless networking (bluetooth of course) integration built in (airport)? At this point, no computer manufacturer should sell a machine that doesn't - notebook or other.
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Honestly, do you need to ask? :p
 
Random A-Team Reference

silvergunuk said:
My sources have told me that Apple will name Mac OSX 10.4 iOfTheTiger. The box will have a huge picture of BA Baracas with a huge golden X hanging from one of his thick golden chains. Don't ask me for anymore information as my source could be sued and possibly fired by Apple.

He also tells me the ipod will be renamed Tarquin as dedication to the British Apple designer Jonathan Ive.
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I don't see Steve Jobs stooping to the level of "1-800-COLLECT" advertising by getting Mr. T involved. Tiger will sell quite nicely without 80's catch-phrases, mohawks, and big golden chains. Funny stuff, though.

Also, I am really anxious to see this new case design for the iMac. Aluminum would be cash money. I sure hope they can figure a way to slap a 23" display on one of these bad boys to go along with maybe a 2 ghz G5. Wireless keyboard and mouse would be just gravy, too. Can't wait for next week!

-Joe Pike
 
My thoughts exactly

soosy said:
Viva la headless iMac!
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Maybe one of the reasons Apple has held the release of the new LCD's is because the new iMac G5 will be headless??? I may be wronge (happens all the time), but it's a dream that I'll be holding on to for the next 6 days. :)
 
DGFan said:
Sounds almost like the design for the original LCD iMac that Jobs supposedly didn't like, doesn't it?
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That's exactly what I was thinking . . .

And, if you can attach a G5 motherboard to a screen, so it can be mounted to a wall, why can't you put it in a laptop? It doesn't make sense to me, why would you put your computer on your wall? A Tablet like device, I can understand, but a computer that you can hang on a wall, why?

I would never use such a device, unless the monitor was at least 30". Anything below 30" would not be of any use, further than say 5 feet away.
 
yeah the point of the iMac was to be able to angle the monitor for best viewing. Having it mounted on a wall is just nonsense. But I wouldnt mind seeing one.
Laslo Panaflex said:
That's exactly what I was thinking . . .

And, if you can attach a G5 motherboard to a screen, so it can be mounted to a wall, why can't you put it in a laptop? It doesn't make sense to me, I really don't think a wall mountable iMac is makes much sense, why would you put your computer on your wall?
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Bhennies said:
Of course I know why someone would buy it...I'm referring to the price point to speculate that we shoudln't anticipate much of a price drop on the 23".
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My point is that the "power user" will pay a premium for the 30-incher, even if all they "need" is two 23-inchers (or even ONE 23-incher). Even if it were more than double the price of a 23-incher, I suspect a LOT of people will buy.

Some people just need to have the biggest monitor on the block. Heck, who knew so many americans would pony up $10K plus for an HDTV? By comparison, 3 grand for a 30-inch monitor is cheap.
 
Laslo Panaflex said:
That's exactly what I was thinking . . .

And, if you can attach a G5 motherboard to a screen, so it can be mounted to a wall, why can't you put it in a laptop? It doesn't make sense to me, why would you put your computer on your wall? A Tablet like device, I can understand, but a computer that you can hang on a wall, why?

I would never use such a device, unless the monitor was at least 30". Anything below 30" would not be of any use, further than say 5 feet away.
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If this thing is, say, in the neighborhood of ten-fifteen pounds, then it might work as a "luggable" home computer, but not as a true laptop. I've actually speculated in the past that that might be the form factor of a new iMac--something that will fit in a stereo rack, but can easily be transported around the house. You might mount it only to use for slide shows, or as an interactive, removable picture frame. Then you take it down and use it like a regular computer.
 
DGFan said:
from AppleInsider



Sounds almost like the design for the original LCD iMac that Jobs supposedly didn't like, doesn't it?
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OH MY!@ He is flip flopping. We can't have that! Time for Steve Jobs to go. We canm't have him at the helm. He will lead us to disaster with is flip flopping!

Soory couldn't resist :D
 
I would love a 30" cinema display that can double as a TV.

Bang and Olufsen, a company with many similar design sensibilties to Apple, have recently released a 22" LCD display that has a absolutely fabulous speakers built-in, and can be used in conjunction with your computer. (albeit, through VGA, i think). This screen costs 4000€ and worth every penny if you ask me.

a 3000€ 30" apple display that can be hung on a wall and can be used as a TV. would buy it in a heartbeat.

edit: it is, in fact, DVI (The B&O display I mean)
 
iMac G5

FWIW, I was on the phone just yesterday with a local Apple rep in sales, looking to get some quotes on a large number of new computers for the company I work for. One of the items we were looking to get was the 20" iMac. When I mentioned it, he basically stated that there was a revision coming at WWDC for the iMac. New form factor and G5, but he said nothing else and I didn't push it.

He told me this, while asking me not to quote him, because he wanted me to know the options that will open up for this system in the next month, not just because he felt like saying it. We are looking to order a number of new systems, so he was being as honest as possible here. He was also pretty certain this was happening at the WWDC Steve-note next week.

Anyway, I know that this is probably old news, but I thought I'd mention that the G5 iMac is a sure bet to be released next week.
 
agreenster said:
I can see a G5 iMac. That'll happen sooner than later.

3000 bucks for a monitor is just a plain ol waste of money. Only if it is holographic would I drop 3k on a monitor. Or if I were rich...
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You should seriously consider animating for money. Food won´t buy you a display :)
 
wordmunger said:
If this thing is, say, in the neighborhood of ten-fifteen pounds, then it might work as a "luggable" home computer, but not as a true laptop. I've actually speculated in the past that that might be the form factor of a new iMac--something that will fit in a stereo rack, but can easily be transported around the house. You might mount it only to use for slide shows, or as an interactive, removable picture frame. Then you take it down and use it like a regular computer.
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If they came out with something like this I for one would definitely buy one. It would be cool if it had 2 HD bays, so it could act like a media server too.
 
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