More info on the new Digital Device

macblasterg4 · February 25, 2002 8:58PM

Hey yourdailymac.com just updated again.

Go <a href="http://www.yourdailymac.com/mwtypred2.html"; target="_blank">HERE</a>

to see the new info they added about the device. I hope it is true!

matsu · February 25, 2002 9:26PM

Hope all you want. It ain't true.

eugene · February 25, 2002 10:07PM

iPhoto Pro, ahahhaa... iMovie Pro! iTunes Pro! iDVD Pro! Oh wait, that's not how Apple names things...

tjm · February 25, 2002 10:09PM

What makes it suspicious to me is that they claim they just got this reply back from their "source". He talks about the Foveon X3 chip which "won't be announced until I believe the 11th..." Well it was indeed announced on Feb.11 - so why is he talking about it in the future tense? If this just arrived today (Feb. 25th) shouldn't he be referring to it as "was announced on the 11th?" <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

Then, he talks about Quicktime 6 being held back - which Phil Schiller announced on the 12th of Feb. Now, how is it that the 11th of Feb. is still in the future, but the 12th is in the past????? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

I think I smell a rat here... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />

[ 02-25-2002: Message edited by: TJM ]

flounder · February 25, 2002 10:20PM

I love how the speculation on rumors posted on these boards (such as the Foveon X3 chip) always suddenly wind up in the next "update" of the rumor

It makes me chuckle

So, what member of these boards is feeding them?

Fess up I say!

But hey, that's why I love it here

the cool gut · February 25, 2002 10:42PM

I just love how all letters sent to that site start with "Hello yourdailymac.com"

eugene · February 26, 2002 3:03AM

Heh, well, on this board, it was me who first mentioned Foveon. Oh well. Crazy guys.

jutus · February 26, 2002 7:12AM

[quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

iPhoto Pro, ahahhaa... iMovie Pro! iTunes Pro! iDVD Pro! Oh wait, that's not how Apple names things...

<hr></blockquote>

You fool! You've never heard of "Final Cut", the consumer alternative to Final Cut Pro

apple.otaku · February 26, 2002 12:48PM

I don't think "yourdailymac" has been right once. Why put any faith into this?

macblasterg4 · February 26, 2002 3:33PM

guys i just post what i see but i have emailed the guys there and they said all of the email is sent to them anonomusly with all of the senders properties stripped out. Who here knows how to do that? I sure done

. Please let me know how to do this. They were one of the first sites to post the new imac pics and give away all of the info on januarys announcements. But hey doesnt everyone else make rumors too?

mac sack black · February 27, 2002 2:15AM

[quote]Originally posted by TJM:

What makes it suspicious to me is that they claim they just got this reply back from their "source". He talks about the Foveon X3 chip which "won't be announced until I believe the 11th..." Well it was indeed announced on Feb.11 - so why is he talki

ng about it in the future tense? If this just arrived today (Feb. 25th) shouldn't he be referring to it as "was announced on the 11th?" <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

Then, he talks about Quicktime 6 being held back - which Phil Schiller announced on the 12th of Feb. Now, how is it that the 11th of Feb. is still in the future, but the 12th is in the past????? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

I think I smell a rat here... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />

[ 02-25-2002: Message edited by: TJM ]<hr></blockquote>

Schiller `announced' it, as you said, which is vastly different to its

being released (`being held back'). Hasn't Apple held back the release of

QT6 over per-stream MPEG-4 licencing costs?

vinney57 · February 27, 2002 6:00AM

It's complete and utter bollocks.

vinney57 · February 27, 2002 6:01AM

oops....

[ 02-27-2002: Message edited by: vinney57 ]

jasonpp · February 27, 2002 8:31AM

Apple had better release this soon, IF it's real(and that's a BIG if...) becuasue I know I'm very close to getting this sweet sweet digital device next month...

<a href="http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/pressroom/cont2.asp?Filter=12&cont_id=86"; target="_blank">http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/pressroom/cont2.asp?Filter=12&cont_id=86</a>;

I saw it in a CNet video durring CES... wow this thing can hide behind a business card... sure the video is not 500 lines, and it's only 640x480 pics, but I've got an SLR for "real" photos.

I found the video..

<a href="http://video.cnet.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=cnet_news&template=template.html&que ry=panasonic+ces&submit=Go%21#" target="_blank">http://video.cnet.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=cnet_news&template=template.html&que ry=panasonic+ces&submit=Go%21#</a>

If that does not work, go here first

<a href="http://video.cnet.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=cnet_news&template=template.html&que ry=panasonic+ces&submit=Go%21" target="_blank">http://video.cnet.com/cgi-bin/visearch?user=cnet_news&template=template.html&que ry=panasonic+ces&submit=Go%21</a>

[ 02-27-2002: Message edited by: JasonPP ]

fireants22 · February 27, 2002 9:11AM

jason>> that thing is already out in Japan [approx. 400US$]...

I wanted one too, until I played around with it. Really cheaply made and the button/control configurations are poorly layed-out. Ive got tiny oriental fingers and hands, so it wasnT so bad, but good luck if youVe got average-sized northAmerican sized digits.

[on an off-topic: I saw Bill Gates at the Tokyo launch of XBox last week- the bastard wore black-turtle neck and jeans!....Jap-version of XBox comes with smaller controllers and an optional limited edition XBox unit]

jasonpp · February 27, 2002 12:24PM

Yeah, I know it's been out in Japan for a while as the D-Snap:

<a href="http://www.panasonic.co.jp/products/dvc/DIGICAM/av10/index.html"; target="_blank">http://www.panasonic.co.jp/products/dvc/DIGICAM/av10/index.html</a>;

I'm a huge origami hobbyest and so I'm used to using my "average-sized north American sized digits"

to work with small folds and such (octopus fold out of gum wrapper can really drive you nuts) so that won't be a problem, but I wonder about your impressions of the quality of the capture, both images and video?

ludwigvan · February 27, 2002 12:31PM

"Allot of people were misunderstood about the new book."

Holy buckets! Should the grammar and spelling mistakes be taken into account when deciding the validity of a news/rumor site or news item?

anders · February 27, 2002 12:35PM

[quote]Originally posted by jutus:



You fool! You've never heard of "Final Cut", the consumer alternative to Final Cut Pro

<hr></blockquote>

Hmm for some reason it doesn´t work on macs (and it isn´t even an Apple program). I bought the cd in my local PC/Stereo store but when I pop it in my CD drive its like there isn´t any programs on it only "track01.cdda" etc and it doesn´t come with any documentation.

I tried to contact the software company Pink Floyd but it doesn´t exist anymore.

Any suggestions?

kcmac · February 27, 2002 9:54PM

yourdailymac also says the 12.1 iBook will be discontinued...yeah, right. Like the 14 inch model is blazing a trail.

tjm · February 27, 2002 10:36PM

[quote]Originally posted by Mac Sack Black:



Schiller `announced' it, as you said, which is vastly different to its

being released (`being held back'). Hasn't Apple held back the release of

QT6 over per-stream MPEG-4 licencing costs?<hr></blockquote>

That's what I meant - Schiller announced that it was ready but being held back (due to the MPEG-4 licensing, yes) on the 12th. Sorry for the confusion. My point was that this "source" seemed to know about Schiller's announcement on the 12th, but was still talking about the 11th in the future tense (while it was supposedly written on the 25th). It just doesn't make any sense as written - which strongly suggests to me that it is a phony.

greyisgood · February 28, 2002 12:03AM

[quote]Originally posted by jutus:



You fool! You've never heard of "Final Cut", the consumer alternative to Final Cut Pro

<hr></blockquote>

hey buddy!.... final cut is not an apple product... add the pro, and that's apple. there might be a "final cut" program somewhere, but for all i know, apple has always had "final cut pro."

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