“Ever since the company touted an Oct. 12 event with an invitation featuring a photo of a curtain-shrouded movie screen, the Apple rumor mill has been cranking at full tilt. Now, I know what most people are saying: that Steve Jobs will unveil a video iPod. In fact, the BBC evidently leaked the news yesterday that such a product would be introduced at its BBC Television Centre on that day. That’s pretty compelling evidence,” Peter Burrows writes for BusinessWeek.
Burrows writes, “Here’s some reasons why I think [Macs] could be the focus of the event: With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Apple would like to give a big blast of publicity to its computers–which, after all, still bring in the bulk of its sales. The iPod had its turn a month ago, on nano day. Now, it could be the Mac’s turn… Jobs has frequently argued in the past that people do not want to watch movies on a tiny screen. His argument has been that if you want to watch a movie when you’re on the road, there’s already a great way to do it: on a notebook PC. So maybe the company will unveil new Powerbooks with this application in mind… Or who knows: maybe Apple has worked out the licensing complexities with Hollywood to enable it to launch a much-rumored iMovies Online Store, so it could sell flicks just as it sells songs today. Certainly, as chairman of Pixar, Jobs could get the ball rolling by making that studios’ famous flicks available on Blu-ray discs, via an online store, or both.”
Burrows writes, “The news doesn’t have to be limited to PowerBooks, of course. The iMac could also get a facelift with these video-enhancing technologies, as well. And if Apple does indeed launch an online movie store, the possibilities become even more interesting. Apple, as many have pointed out, is as well positioned as any company to figure out how to deliver video from the PC to the living room.”
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This is right on the money – it’s a new PowerBook with HD 1080i aspect ratio and some device that will allow streaming moview to a home theater from a Mac.
MDN word: doing
The reason for the curtain is obvious:
Steve’s coming out party.
He will also announce that he’ll be starting in a gay TV soap opera titled ” Adam’s Apple
He’s fairly close in my opinion – but it would never be 1080i (gasp). 720P, if anything.
Think different, think Scratch-resitant Nanos.
Steve Jobs will host a new version of the Survivor:Cupertino.
Apple isn’t going to hold a media event to introduce ANY new Mac with a PPC chip inside. The new Mac innovations aren’t coming until 2006 when they have “Intel Inside.” Didn’t anyone pay any attention to Steve’s keynote at WWDC?!?
There are rumors that Madonna is designing a new ipod.
My guess is that they will launch a new ipod and a special edition Madonna ipod and tie that into her new album similar to the U2 promotion last year.
Besides, it is time to can the ipod U2!
Flash drive ipod photos a 16 gb and a 32 gb
Of course, the one thing that everyone has missed is maybe this has something to do with the Beatles. U2 was on stage last year at this venue, so it would make sense. What do you think, everyone?
it would be cool to see Quicktime become the equivalent of iTunes but for movies. Same basic layout, etc…
I think it is interesting that Xserves, XRAIDs and their related software are not listed in my university’s Apple Education Store today. Could their be a connection?
The Beatles would be awesome…if Apple bought Apple, and artists could directly sign with the iTunes Music Store and the Beatles’ catalog made available through iTunes…
Whoof.
The Beatles are dead guys. I too love to have them even if I have to manage them from jail.
Don’t do the oldies unless you are designing an iPod for the geriatric. It could double as medicine container but must have large print screens and be resistant to shaking.
If apple is coming out with newer ipods and its a video ipod then i think its time for labels (such as the one I represent) to start charging at least $5.00 for music videos. It seems like a good place to start and once the market picks up we can increase the price. It is too bad that Microsoft cannot join us in making the criminals that steal music pay. I have to think that Apple will bear the weight of our efforts but I fear that they are too small a company and do not have a proven track record as the fan-favorite Micro- (Play HALO theme music here) -Soft.
Its with the advise from my good friend Rob Enderle that my music label is approaching the unstable Apple with caution.
Lets face it Apple just cant be trusted to give the world what they want which is good music at a price to keep the artists inspired.
MW: TRUST
David… I know that is you.
I told you that you had to continue taking your medication. Get back to your Zolft regime or I’ll have to get you committed. You leave no choice. You are beginning to scare the kids.
I am not David. I am fighting to get what my company deserves more money to make better music.
MW SHALL: as in you shall pay me more than 99 cents!
OK, here is the final word:
Set top box with media center software (backwardly compatible with Mac Mini) that utilizes the H264 Quicktime codec to buy/play video content (remember back to MWSF Jan 2005- year of HD- how much emphasis was placed on the “scalability” of this codec). Updated Airport Express to wirelessly play such content on any Mac/PC in the home (opening the way to a “Tablet” device, and one more thing-
Video iPod.
MW- New
It´s going to be bumped-speed Macs and Steve is going to try to spin why we all should buy these new PowerPCMacs when he knows we are all waiting for the Intel Macs to arrive.
He will tell us how great these new PowerPC macs are (the bestest, fastest, coolest) and we will be be sitting here thinking if he thinks PowerPC chips are so great, why is he dumping them and going to Intel?
Steve´s got new inventory coming and he´s got to find buyers of yesterday´s stuff.
P.S. He won´t be taking any questions.
am not David…
Not David??
Aren’t you tired of playing your dilusional games?
What would you like to be called this week?
Lord and master of the label executives?
Didn’t the nurses played that with you las week?
Now please take your Zoloft and behave sweetie.
MW- children – as in stop acting like one
New killer app called iDeath.
It won’t be a Video iPod, it’ll be an eyePod!
A Madonna iPod?
Is it also a vibrator / sex toy? (That’s right, steve doesn’t beleive in convergence.)
She always was a skanky broad.
MW = Paid. As in she’d do anything as long as it paid.
EV1, do you actually know what you’re talking about? Because I really don’t think so. I recall steve saying that there will still be PPC updates leading to the intel switch. Too bad you can’t watch the keynote again to prove me right.
They’re not called Scratch-resistant nanos..
they’re called Idiot-proof
Apple doesn’t hold special media events just for us Macheads. It has to be something with broader appeal.