Comments on: Apple announces October 23rd special media event: ‘We’ve got a little more to show you’

By: korgri

korgri — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:30:55 +0000

Hey! I don’t smoke nuthin;, d’yhear?
The most that I can lay claim to is elvish meditative solace.
(rimshot, bass drum, cymbal crash)

By: AppleVideoReviews.com

AppleVideoReviews.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:11:18 +0000

Reblogged this on Apple Video Reviews - The Apple Product Review Directory.

By: Banjo

Banjo — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:37:47 +0000

I’m already jammed full of crow. I’ve said all along, “not gunna happen. Why do it? Make zero sense to me.”

This from the same guy that watched the entire keynote for the first iPad and didn’t get it. I literally did utter, meh. Dipshit. Yes I get it now. Big time.

I am in a wait and see posture but am looking forward to it.

Belch…………christ am I full

By: bibleguys

bibleguys — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:58:03 +0000

This is what I was thinking too. I remembered seeing this on MDN a while back. A fully functional iPad, with ePaper hybrid screen? So it doesn’t have to be “Retina”, but it address a whole other demographic. I figure they’ll highlight the book angle, but show that it’s not just for content consumption.

I’m still hoping the bombshell announcement will be “available at Apple.com … today. Pre-orders today. Ships on the 26th” or something super close. Microsoft has to announce something months in advance. Apple… days, and sometimes hours.

By: Now, Now...

Now, Now... — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:23:21 +0000

I agree… Apple users are purrrrrrrrfect!

Sorry, just had to say it…

By: †

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:28:34 +0000

Will the iPhone 5 Dock officially be announced ?

By: GM

GM — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:57:40 +0000

How about naked algorithms? Just saying. That’s some strong stuff you’re smoking brother. Hope you’re not driving.

By: mxnt41

mxnt41 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:38:59 +0000

Could it be that colour changing iMac that they won some patent for some time ago? Probably not.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:40:37 +0000

Agree with both of you – nice homage and a mini-themed line-up.

By: HTML5 Gordon

HTML5 Gordon — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:01:24 +0000

It will be the lithePad. Ok, it won’t.

By: Macerroneous

Macerroneous — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:18:39 +0000

To emphasize that it’s worth more than an iPod touch, and that it’s bigger than 7″, and that a real ipad is worth more, and most importantly to position against windows 8, call it …. iPod 8! That’s right, not iPad!

By: korgri

korgri — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:50:41 +0000

I never worked at Apple…. but it’s interesting – if perhaps not a little overly revealing into your psyche – that you came to that conclusion just because I was speaking to someone who did work there.
So working at Apple is something you fantasize about?
My fantasies usually involve naked gals and complex algorithms best explained via oral (trying to think of some term to follow ‘oral’ that sounds scientific but really only puts in your mind some lewd visualization). Now see, if I had worked at Apple I would have been able to come up with that creatively sordid term.
Alas, I can only recount to you the sheer magic that rubbed off from one of my visits!
(Korgri pauses as if about to deliver some stunning realization)
Most of their creative magic really comes from what looked to me to be about 80 or 90 elves they keep locked up in the cellar.
“What’n the heck are all these elves doing in these cages?”
“Look, Korgri,” – my host spoke somewhat threateningly – “I just need your help for a minute feeding the bunch over there near where the cave moss is growing on the wall. Just grab a handful of moss for each elf and toss it through the bars. Do not hand anything directly to any of the elves, and make no eye contact longer than two or three seconds.”
“We’re feeding elves in cages?”
“And what was the non-disclosure document you signed?” He paused for a half a sec while I thought that one over. “See that table over there? The design teams bring their ideas down here and brainstorm while in the midst of these elves; I dunno, it’s some kind of telepathy thing Big Steve discovered back when he was a kid – you got great ideas just being in close proximity to magical beings. You can’t say it hasn’t worked, right?”
“You mean Woz was – ” Some of the elves within earshot began to murmur menacingly and stared daggers at us.
“Shhh, idiot…don’t say that name down here.” he took me by the arm out of earshot. “The big guy got his top job back in the late 90′s by demonstrably proving he could capture and imprison elves. His former associate had shown him years before the entrance to the cave from whence his ancestors had traversed forth from to mix with humans. Savvy? Avoid openly speaking names aloud down here, okay?”
I had glanced back at the cages, the elves had returned to their meditative solace, or what we humans might call incessant masturbation. “Jeez, I bet it gets messy down here after a few hours.”
My host patted the brace of firehoses on the wall. “Well, that’s where these come in pretty handy. Look, count yourself lucky. Before Jobs came back we had to deal with Sculley’s mountain trolls and then Gil’s fire pixies. You think these elves make a mess, you don’t want to know the problems you get from just one troll and any number of fire pixies. Seriously, it’s just like in the old European fairy tales. For the most consistently magical – as in pleasing-the-stockholders kind of magical – you gotta stick with elves. Just ask any old shoe cobbler.”

By: mimimax

mimimax — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:11 +0000

A smaller iPad at a 1024×768 resolution makes a lot of sense for young users, who have smaller fingers than adults, and who greatly benefit from carrying a lightweight, networking-capable, constantly up-to-date device, instead of multiple heavy printed textbooks that are re-written every year. I feel that no device manufacturer other than Apple has the wish and talent to revolutionize the education market. It’s clear to me that iPad mini is going to be very successful, likely even more than all generations of iPads combined.

By: macaholic

macaholic — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:53:18 +0000

kittens! now that’s funny!

By: Mikie

Mikie — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:31 +0000

I’m expecting an atv size Mac mini with a hybrid os(iOS Full OSX) or some variation of iOS for the desktop/htpc
Starts at $149 or priced well priced to send all the junk win machines to retirement. Post pc-era take 2!
Extras…maybe a new touch pad with a touch keyboard to control atv

By: MacDaddyMaster

MacDaddyMaster — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:58:54 +0000

Korgri… go back to the cage and stop your fantasy about working at Apple. I will bring your pills in a few min. I hope you feel better soon.

By: Radio Moscow

Radio Moscow — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:34:24 +0000

I still can’t see the price point? The iPod touch is priced up to 350 then the ipad 2 at 399
If its 199 then what does that do to the iPod touch?
Kills it

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:18:22 +0000

By: korgri

korgri — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:14:40 +0000

A few years back I had the occasion to speak with one of the upper echelon Apple execs, and I looked to point out the merits of continuing to manufacture a number of computers based on PPC chips, alongside the (then) new Intel line. My reasoning was that there were plenty of Apple users who would actually buy both an Intel and a PPC version of the same computer, just so they could say they had both in online forums or at MUG meetings.
“I tell ya, (his name), those dorks go goofy over the gear. You guys could easily make extra dough by running a 30% capacity PPC line (of 100% of the Intel line) and charge MORE for the PPC version, and those dorks will line up outside your stores to buy them.”
“Korgri,” he said (meaning me), “it’ll be a cold day in hell before people are stupid enough to stand in line to buy a product at a store when it will be continuously available anywhere for the duration of it’s production lifespan. Plus, if Big Steve walks by try not to let him hear you call our customer base ‘dorks’.”
“Why, what dos he call them?”
“He prefers to think of them as ‘kittens’.”
“Because any string you guys dangle they will bat at it?”
“Right. Oh hey, here comes the cart. We have a new flavor of kool aid today…want some?”

By: currentinterest

currentinterest — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:04:59 +0000

And here is why there will be a major focus on books and why the low end version will be worth at least $299:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/04/apple-devising-smart-hybrid-e-papervideo-ios-displays.html

By: korgri

korgri — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:56:58 +0000

Let’s hope it ends there…. be careful what you post

Who keeps drinking all this kool aid?

By: Wise Guy

Wise Guy — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:43:23 +0000

Yeah, that’s why I travel light; I have my wife carry all of my junk in her purse. Of course, I’m screwed if I have to find anything in there myself.

By: Road Warrior

Road Warrior — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:22:07 +0000

All rightie then, we have a date and have more leaks about Apple’s new device, with crow recipes being tossed out over the supposedly “iPad mini” BUT, not surprisingly we do not have a speculative barrage of alternative device names.

Everyone has been calling it the “iPad mini” but will it be what Apple calls it. This is our last chance MDN addicts from around the world to put forth some possible names for the new device and gain incredible bragging rights from everyone here.

I’ll put forth some suggestions. I am sure the device will not be named:

- iPad micro or any size variation (iPad deci, centi, milli, nano, pico, femto, or atto).
- iPad vapo (in case it is vaporware).
- iPad light days.
- inotePad

All rightie then, that should get your creative juices flowing. Just what is going to be the real name of the iPad mini, if there is indeed such a thing.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:59:58 +0000

I don’t have blue glasses. What do you see?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:57:45 +0000

This is a little disappointing if true. My 2011 Mac Mini server will no longer be the latest or greatest.

/s/

By: NHL

NHL — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:57:40 +0000

“LilyPad”?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:52:54 +0000

Yet more and more we see men carrying around these Gucci shoulder bags that look like those fold-over suit bags that were popular with road warriors 20 years ago.

By: iSundanceTaos

iSundanceTaos — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:46:00 +0000

California Theater @ San Jose, CA is a bit small place (seating is around ~1120) and I am wondering where Apple is going to hang all the huge banners.

By: skylark

skylark — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Agreed, the focus on the Apple leaf, distils it, transforming to symbolise an “eye” … an i for iPad.

By: Sari

Sari — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:58:09 +0000

This is why women (that is 50% of the population) are smart – rather than trying to cram things in various pockets, they carry a purse/bag. Problem solved!

By: Whatever

Whatever — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:55:13 +0000

Look at the invite with Blue glasses and it reveals something really cool

By: therealspike

therealspike — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:53:28 +0000

iPad little guys!

Its gonna be iPad little!!

By: iWatcher

iWatcher — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:48:35 +0000

Astrologers used to watch the positions of the planets in relation to the star constellations to predict the future.

Now they attempt to divine the meaning of colors and individual words in Apple event announcements…

By: GM

GM — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:43:23 +0000

And they’ll sell like hot cakes!

By: Whatever

Whatever — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:40:57 +0000

Filing my fingers now….

By: Weekend

Weekend — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:38:11 +0000

Nice Jersey.

By: Apple is Always Right

Apple is Always Right — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:27:19 +0000

speculation is for losers (media need$). just wait

By: Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:25:55 +0000

This is great news for Ballmers Left nut, i am hoping i get good news for myself too in the form of a new imac, cant wait to ditch the pos windows laptop. Got the iphone 4s, ipad 3 retina, apple tv, old gen ipod touch, so its the imac i need to complete the circle, and wash my hands on windows

By: wzinc

wzinc — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:11:43 +0000

iPod pico

By: Trevor Jacques

Trevor Jacques — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:37 +0000

“little”

Littler iMac (thinner)
Littler MacBook Pro (13″)
Littler iPad (~8″)
Littler mini (size of ATv)

Did I miss anything wrt hardware?

By: Weekend

Weekend — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:07:32 +0000

Sure, you’re right. It’s not happening. Uh huh. Yeah of course. Just ask D.C..

By: Gm

Gm — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:01:32 +0000

Yup. One big poster on this site for sure. Wonder if he will step forward? Well……….

By: 24january1984

24january1984 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:56:35 +0000

Precisely.

By: feral

feral — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:42:04 +0000

1 want a 21″ iPad maxi…great for heavy work flows…ummm
wups!

By: MacRaven

MacRaven — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:36:24 +0000

I think I had posted that I thought they shouldn’t do it not I believed they definitely wouldn’t. But you guys have presented many convincing reasons as to why it’s a good thing to have a mini so I’m already convinced you’re probably right.

By: bah

bah — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:32:52 +0000

Yeah, well, I still deny it. I say a 7 inch iPad makes no sense.

With the iPhone(or iTouch) you get a pocket-sized device with the trade-off of a cramped screen.

With an iPad, you get a nice spacious screen with the trade-off of it being too big to cary around in your pocket.

Wth a 7 inch iPad, you’d get… A device with a cramped screen that’s too big to fit in your pocket. It would have all the trade-offs of the iPad and iPhone with none of the advantages. It’s insane.

By: Am3ricanJo3

Am3ricanJo3 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:27:41 +0000

[chew, chew, chew...] man I hate the taste of crow… The feathers are getting stuck in my throat [GAG]

By: IT22

IT22 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:27:02 +0000

I think tomL works for Microsoft’s naming department.

By: Jersey_Trader

Jersey_Trader — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:25:24 +0000

Yes, but what if it is a “little” more? What would you call a “new Mac mini” that has a solid state drive and an iOS 6 ARM chip in it? What if it had a cable or HD input? It could be the entertainment hub we all have been looking for. Put a standard remote’s infer red on the new iPad mini. It would be the game controller / TV remote control.

Think different. Think a “little” bigger!

By: ed

ed — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:16:05 +0000

I just got word the new mac mini will be the same size and shape, but not color as the appletv