It points towards a newer Apple TV box. I can see Apple bringing out a box for total entertainment. Storage on board for PVR. Gaming. iTunes for films, TV and music. The lot... Makes much more sense than bringing out their own TV. I hope it has 4K capabilities and new AC wifi.
Imagine controlling all that lot from your phone, iPad etc....
A 13" iPad would be cool but too large for my needs.
Too big for a portable iOS device and too small for an OSX device leads me to think this is for a set top box. The average cable box consumes around 30W all the time. It's well documented the cable box consumes a lot of energy annually. Given Apple's commitment to the environment and the Energy Star requirement is 45% more efficient than the average device I'm going to speculate a set top box. A box 45% more efficient would be about 14W.
That's not all good news.
If this is the case I can see Apple selling boxes only through cable companies. Just like Apple did with the iPhone Apple will change cable by manage the hardware and software which thankfully will include the UI. This means (1) you have a contract with a cable company and get a subsidized Apple set top box - most likely at an extra monthly fee that never goes away; or (2) no subsidy, so you never "own", the device and of course the monthly Apple tax.
"well connected insider"? WTF? Why would you say such an asinine thing about Gruber? He lives on the wrong cost, is not connected with people at Apple, and is a paid mouthpiece, your competitor, in fact.
He's never given inside info, he just speculates and pretends like it's leaks. And you gotta be pretty ill informed to fall for it.
Most (all?) of the time, he is quite upfront about speculating. He does have some good connections. To wit, when Apple launched Mountain Lion, instead of the usual special event, they invited a few tech journalists/bloggers to showcase the new OS in one-on-one presentations by Phil Schiller. Schiller would count as a connection, right? Gruber was one of the select few to meet him. To his credit, Gruber doesn't work these connections for leaks. I think this is because he doesn't have to. As a former developer, he has certain street cred already. So, he doesn't need to leak anything to build an audience.
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Here, I'll tell you what these parts are for: Its the power supply for the redesigned Airport Express.
I could pretend to know this from inside information and you would call me a "well connected insider"... but I'm more honest and I'll admit it's speculation.
Not a chance. For very simple engineering/design reasons.
Baytrail based device from Apple. Larger ipad with finder app to allow full os x apps? Not sure what the device will do, but expect it to be what Apple wanted to do 5 years ago when Intel wouldn't hit their power envelope for the iPad.
We´re in for a lot of surprise, remember Tim Cook said "we´re gonna have a busy fall" and "we´re introducing new categories"
I think they will announce at least 10 new products software and hardware on the 10th.
Surely you jest OR you are dreaming, unless you are counting a color variation as a different product. What would Apple have left to announce for 2014?
Surely you jest OR you are dreaming, unless you are counting a color variation as a different product. What would Apple have left to announce for 2014?
Sexbot
Big screen TV
Automobile controlled by iOS
Personal space ship with range and speed to carry you to Mars and back in 24 hours
Rosie robot (from the Jetsons) that does everything you'd ever want a personal assistant to do
Flying cars
And so on.
And if Apple fails to produce a single one of those before year end, the stock will plummet.
And if Apple fails to produce a single one of those before year end, the stock will plummet.
I don't see why all of you are that concerned about their stock price. It dipped into the $300s for a little while. If you were interested, you could have bought in at that time.
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"Whatever the mystery product is, there's also a possibility that it could never see the light of day outside of Apple's development labs."
Wow. What an article for nothing!
It points towards a newer Apple TV box. I can see Apple bringing out a box for total entertainment. Storage on board for PVR. Gaming. iTunes for films, TV and music. The lot... Makes much more sense than bringing out their own TV. I hope it has 4K capabilities and new AC wifi.
Imagine controlling all that lot from your phone, iPad etc....
A 13" iPad would be cool but too large for my needs.
Too big for a portable iOS device and too small for an OSX device leads me to think this is for a set top box. The average cable box consumes around 30W all the time. It's well documented the cable box consumes a lot of energy annually. Given Apple's commitment to the environment and the Energy Star requirement is 45% more efficient than the average device I'm going to speculate a set top box. A box 45% more efficient would be about 14W.
That's not all good news.
If this is the case I can see Apple selling boxes only through cable companies. Just like Apple did with the iPhone Apple will change cable by manage the hardware and software which thankfully will include the UI. This means (1) you have a contract with a cable company and get a subsidized Apple set top box - most likely at an extra monthly fee that never goes away; or (2) no subsidy, so you never "own", the device and of course the monthly Apple tax.
13" iPad Max
Yes, customers were demanding more power for their personal devices, and the new device will come in an array of colors...
Wearable?
"well connected insider"? WTF? Why would you say such an asinine thing about Gruber? He lives on the wrong cost, is not connected with people at Apple, and is a paid mouthpiece, your competitor, in fact.
He's never given inside info, he just speculates and pretends like it's leaks. And you gotta be pretty ill informed to fall for it.
Most (all?) of the time, he is quite upfront about speculating. He does have some good connections. To wit, when Apple launched Mountain Lion, instead of the usual special event, they invited a few tech journalists/bloggers to showcase the new OS in one-on-one presentations by Phil Schiller. Schiller would count as a connection, right? Gruber was one of the select few to meet him. To his credit, Gruber doesn't work these connections for leaks. I think this is because he doesn't have to. As a former developer, he has certain street cred already. So, he doesn't need to leak anything to build an audience.
Here, I'll tell you what these parts are for: Its the power supply for the redesigned Airport Express.
I could pretend to know this from inside information and you would call me a "well connected insider"... but I'm more honest and I'll admit it's speculation.
Not a chance. For very simple engineering/design reasons.
which is great news, anyone who likes to read magazines on their ipad will welcome a little more screen size.
I doubt it would be a low power air, too large a power drop.
plus how would an IOS Air be different from a Large iPad? Just add a keyboard, i don't see it.
with AirPlay.
We´re in for a lot of surprise, remember Tim Cook said "we´re gonna have a busy fall" and "we´re introducing new categories"
I think they will announce at least 10 new products software and hardware on the 10th.
Surely you jest OR you are dreaming, unless you are counting a color variation as a different product. What would Apple have left to announce for 2014?
Sexbot
Big screen TV
Automobile controlled by iOS
Personal space ship with range and speed to carry you to Mars and back in 24 hours
Rosie robot (from the Jetsons) that does everything you'd ever want a personal assistant to do
Flying cars
And so on.
And if Apple fails to produce a single one of those before year end, the stock will plummet.
And if Apple fails to produce a single one of those before year end, the stock will plummet.
I don't see why all of you are that concerned about their stock price. It dipped into the $300s for a little while. If you were interested, you could have bought in at that time.
A 17 watt television? Great; it's 15 inches.
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