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Originally posted by mbperk:
<STRONG>I have thought long and hard on this and I think it will be a Digital Picture Frame that displays Pictures as well as Q…
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Originally posted by gotterdamm:
<STRONG>This would be easily done by a AppleTalk based stream server using the AMP protocol.</STRONG>
I co…
just letting the imagination flow.....
what if its an all in one combo unit like those all over japan that incorporates a cell phone with pda, with a video screen and mp3 player …
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... I think it will be a Digital Picture Frame that displays Pictures as well as Quicktime Movies created in iMovie. You will be able to send the pictures/movies …
I'll throw out my own crazy theory....
I think it may be somehow related to satellite radio. Maybe a device
that will automatically download and encode songs (TiVo-like).
Intere…
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And that makes it profitable for Apple because...
You see, Apple could put together such a device for around $150, this device could then be sold for a much…
Apple could use the IBM MicroDrive, up to one gigabyte, and that could store a fair amount of songs. It would not push the item too much out.
USB will connect it and allow one to …
Does Apple always come out with something revolutionary that no other company has attempted? Some of the ideas above are great but they have been done before, so let's hope for so…
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You see, Apple could put together such a device for around $150, this device could then be sold for a much as $200-$350 and still be the cheapest product of it's …
Out of the three rumors I have read:
1) Apple PDA (ghost of newton, Mac OSX)
2) Digital Picture Frame w/ iPhoto & Airport
3) Home Stereo MP3 Device w/ Airport, streaming
I am…
Gotterdamm...
You're quite right, whatever this "device" is it does not have to use QTSS, but if it does not we're still talking about a company is based squarely on QuickTime for…
AFAIK, Apple's not had a digital camera for a while. At least since the Quicktakes from a few years back.
The pic on Apple's front page (which has been there since the launch of …
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Originally posted by gotterdamm:
<STRONG>And yes, this is profitable. Linn is making a similar product that will cost several thousand dollars, this unit co…
According to the register it is a collaboration between the Quicktime and iTunes groups along with another self contained group:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/22319.html …
OK, all indications are STREAMING and MUSIC. A little transmitter for your computer and recievers for your stereos perhaps?
The name will prob be a fusion of to words (think Power…
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Originally posted by Brit Ben:
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Plus firewire can provide enough
power to recharge some kind of portable peripheral.
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I n…
Frankly pretty much none of the above ideas are all that revoluationary. A new Newton? Who would buy the thing and why would Apple even want to enter a handheld market in the mid…
Given that plenty of portable MP3 players exist could it be possible that the device receiving MP3's then decodes them itself. The MP3's come using the shoutcast protocol.
AirPo…
From MacNN frontpage:
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MacNN reader Urs Alscher writes about changes to Apple's iDisk setup, which he says may hint at the new "digital device" expected to be in…
Personally, I'm hoping for the MP3 player.
Well, actually, if they toss in DVD/CD capability as well, there's your hot seller.
Think about the possibilities..... people want to b…
Personally, I'm hoping everyone has it backwards. I dont want a box to stream mp3's from my computer, I want a box with hard drive that I can stream to my computers. I have three…
Personally, I'm hoping everyone has it backwards. I dont want a box to stream mp3's from my computer, I want a box with hard drive that I can stream to my computers. I have three…
I've read about devices in the pipeline that incorporate DVD players, hard drives and the ability to hit the pause button on your TV remote control (whilst watching normal TV) whic…