Hi-Tech Tattoo

I am so confused.
I will check my old PBG4 which should be travelling somewhere in the world... If it needs replacement then it's ok.
So, I will sit still for the next 2 months, call apple care after that and relax.

Apple care = Worry Free

Ironic how the Sony Handycams had that "Worry Free" ad in their batteries.

I think Mac sales are directly tied to the Halo affect of the iOS devices. The more they sell there, the more people open up to Mac as an alternative. With Lion having more iOS like interfaces, it will make it even more natural for new customers.

Anecdotal evidence to support your theory...? Me.

Started with an iPod Touch...which led to an iPhone 3GS (Now an iPhone 4)...which led to an iPad...which led to a base model 13" Macbook Pro.

Oh, rinse and repeat for the Mrs. except replace her laptop with an i7 15" Macbook Pro.

And the kid went from an iPod Touch to an iPhone.

All that to say...the Halo affect is in full force at the Ironworker compound! :D We are pretty much an Apple household now.

The iOS like interfaces coming up in Lion helped push us to the MBP's, though I had decided more than a year ago that my next computer was going to be a Mac. And having almost two years of 'experience' with Apple's touch interfaces has made the MBP's trackpad a breeze to get used to. I don't even use a mouse anymore!

And when was the last time ThinkSecret got a rumor right???
seriously.

since the got sued they're rumors have been crap. :(

Who the hell wants to watch movie on an iPod. You can't even watch 2 hours of video on the current iPod...think...the battery like will be even WORSE with a larger screen?!?!?:eek:

I want to watch a movie on an iPod. I have a video iPod that I use frequently and enjoy very much. I even watch movies on it. There are many, many people for varying reasons who want to and do watch movies on their iPod.

I want a merom macbook pro...right now!!!!:mad: I might buy a freeken dell if i have to wait any longer...and I hate windows... I am hoping they will update it on the website tomorrow...tues. sept. 5th....not likely though since they will need a new logic boards because they soldered the core duo chips in...how stupid. Hopefully they will make some other updates since they have to re-do stuff anyway.

I also want a new C2D MBP. I can't wait to get one, and as soon as they're available, I'm there. But please, for the love of god and all things holy, if you don't have the patience to wait a while longer, go buy a Dell and relieve us of your tantrums.

I did phone in and after a mere 30 minutes on hold, spoke w/ a rather angry man (who is actually an iPod tech who got called over to handle this battery business) and he said my battery falls within the recall range, but to just re-try the website later.

I tried, and the web-app is still telling me I have an invalid battery. Argh.

Anyone tell me what good is a 64-bit processor other than being able to address more RAM. I know a 64-bit address bus alone doesn't make a 64-bit processor.


Not a lot of difference at the moment is the short answer. Usually the benefit of 64 bit chips is that they also come wwith more registers or bigger caches, or more fucntional units etc etc which is where the performance increase is.


I also heard these are not "true" 64-bit processors, just the same old x86 processors w/ 64-bitty goodness added on. Any truth to this?

You're a died in the wool macophile right? :D These C2D (the real Core architecture, the CD was a beefed up pentium M) are pretty highly developed chips with some very nice features. Go and read arstechnica.com you'll be impressed.

The Zune will die in a very slow and painfull way.
I am sorry for Microsoft. They are just too late and too little in the game.

long live the iPod.:D

I'd bet a large part of the negotiations are how the OTA updates would be billed. Apple wants the OTA update transparent and free for metered internet plans. Verizon wants money for each OTA update.

Huh? No one thought that the MBP at the end of the banner was a phone...


read this somewhere- not sure if it has been posted here yet. Seems like the MBP at the end of the banner has a different (thinner) speaker design than both the current MBP 15' & 17'

Here are some images of the banner, MBP 15 & 17

"Something in the air" was a popular phrase used in the 30's and 40's to describe radio... it became popular again with the advent of television and it denoted that there was something special being played on either radio or TV.... presenters on either medium would say when they were about to play a new track or introduce a performance; "There's something in the air"..... so from this I would suggest it has to do with Apple TV and maybe radio/TV for iPod / iPhone.... then again it could be a floating multi-touch keyboard !

Id also like to add that I increased spending on veterans, so you can save the "you don't support the troops" crap, I dont want to hear it.

The funny thing is that our current war spending doesn't put anything aside or even factor in the serious cash we're gonna have to drop on veteran benefits down the road. Thats a huge unaccounted for money pit, that MUST be paid for.

I never understood this whole 3D thing...

I guess this means that the event on the 12th will be iPod/Media device + movie store only.

What does this update mean for MacBook C2Ds?

am i crazy or did apple completely leave this out of itunes 7...my booklets are mixed up with the music and so are the music videos...also no more search bar???

Lets just say someone got lucky that night!:p
Icky... :o

Just an ordinary Mac Setup:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger/sets/72157594228629049/

WOW!
Curious to know what is your idea of an extra-ordinary Mac Setup?

Since the thought is wireless... maybe an updated 802.11n Airport Express?

Just thought I'd throw it out there on the off chance it is true.

The amount of crap in this thread is amazing:

1) Flash could never be a normal 'App' because it has to operate as a plugin for Safari since it's not a stand alone product on its own. For this reason, it would at the very least HAVE to be co-developed by Apple and included in a software update.



Quite amazing is also the amount of misinformation.

Apparently you have not heard of AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime). It is an instance of the Flash player that has more functionality and runs outside of the browser.

http://www.adobe.com/products/air/

Of course if you mean in the context of the iPhone only, then the above does not apply.

How is this system implemented? As our iPhones are online (unless manually disengaged) 24/7, Apple must be communicating with it to determine whether your iPhone needs an incremental update. As such, the user has to engage the update, correct? It is not automatic?

As I quickly read the article my first (knee jerk) reaction was control and jailbroken iPhones being tracked and harder to use if Apple implements such a feature.

Apple is primarily an American company and they know that the news cycle will be heavy with Election Results. They can wait until next week and get more bang for the same buck. Europe (Australia, Asia, etc. ) will be just as happy with a Nov. 14 release as Nov. 7.

My response was more tongue in cheek - knowing full well the US-Centricity of Apple.

I think this is a cool idea but I dont think that the screen is big enough to read a book, youll only be able to get a few lines on the screnn, sony's idea looks cool but its too big.

If it was to come out I think that you would have to have free downloads or downloads at a very little cost eg $0.10 for a downloadable newspaper, that is the only way I can see it working.

PS. I think Apple will have to do more with this iPod with all the features coming with Microsoft's Zune, I cant wait to see.

that is exactly what it means. those posts are funny from the ipod thread in 2001. look at where the ipod is now. i bet they all feel like losers.


No I bet they all own at least one now :p

Can you add movies to your library that are already on your HD?

I choose file > add to library and selected a bunch of AVI files and it just did nothing.

I was just able to do that. I grabbed an old Quicktime video from an apple keynote done in 1998.

I NOW understand what that dialog box is for that I posted earlier. You can now encode any video iTunes will accept, for your ipod, within iTunes.

You no longer need Quicktime Pro, iMovie, or 3rd party applications to do so!

Rock on!!!

:)

You forgot:

Apple is only a hype machine

Apple is evil

Apple only cares about money

Apple is money grabbing Steve Jobs ruling with an iron fist

Apple is a moral dictator

Apple should invest in cancer research

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