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FireWire II - Why?!?Just about everyone here (sans the Apple doom sayers perhaps) wants to see Apple finally intro 1394b (aka FireWire II) on the Mac. For the record, I …
... the Mac. For the record, I happily include myself in that ... ? Networking is the only thing I could think of... problem is ... etc.. But this brings up an interesting question... why can't ... provide some cool features... I dunno I'm no EE or systems ... -
Changes in Apple periferals coming?I was just browsing the Apple Store site and I don't know how long this promotion has been going on, but I notice that Apple is offering a $100 insta…
... the Apple Store site and I don't know how long ... has been going on, but I notice that Apple is offering ... system is around the corner? I started a thread earlier this ... . I also noticed a rebate on the iPods in a combo buy ... -
Chickens, eggs, and multiprocessingOK: Apple's chicken and egg problem is that their 5% market share is insufficient for Motorola to invest the resources necessary to develop an Athlon…
... the resources necessary to develop an Athlon-busting desktop CPU. And ... OSX. On the other hand, I also gather that micro-kernel ... to go with this strategy I presume that OSX could have ... architectures and memory controllers. Am I on the right track here? -
Apple event on tuesday? Is it a tablet?Think secret has an article about that....<br /> What do you think it is?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.thinksecret.com/features/jobsscull…
Think secret has an article about that.... What do you think it is? http://www.thinksecret.com/features/jobssculley.html -
HyperTransport and Apple!From Think Secret:<br /> <br /> "Apple will also use Tuesday to announce news of its own. Details of just what will be announced are sketchy, an…
... doesn't appear to be an "earth-shattering" development. We'll ... 4th (Tuesday) through 6th. Hummm.... I apologize for going around the ... shattering as an Apple Tablet PC were on the table. I think ... shattering to us gear heads. I know that there are more ... -
"Apple introduced its new iPad" - Monday[clipping]<br /> Apple Computers introduced its new iPad handheld writing device Monday, calling it "a quantum leap forward in the information-s…
... be used and viewed in an almost infinite number of positions ... -
New LCD display tech -- a la Foveon X3!!!I've been looking for a digital Camera, so I've spent some time reading the reviews and threads at <b>DP Review</b>. As I looked at one on the model…
... for a digital Camera, so I've spent some time ... threads at DP Review. As I looked at one on the models I can't really afford ... more than drool over, I noticed an interesting tidbit on this page ... and possibly better scaling too! I've read just a little ... -
Tommorow: Retail Stores to sell EducationThere will be an announcement, not an Apple Event...<br /> there will be PR for it, thus with the Jobs interviews.<br /> It will be big because it wi…
There will be an announcement, not an Apple Event... there will be ... be big for that reason. I am putting 5% of my ... -
You want an iPad? Check this out...<a href="http://www.moto.com/portfolio/projects/projects_sample_9.html" target="_blank">This is unbelievable</a><br /…
This is unbelievable What are the chances this still runs Mac OS Apps? Of course, if you look on the Manufacturer's website, the thing only costs $6900 :eek: -
The future of Powermac is closer than you thinkFirewire 2 is making news.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.oxsemi.com/press/may02/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.o…
... But with that we need an actual computer to take advantage ... the Xserve architecture. Why do i say this? Well for one ... if it was possible. But i think that this processor will ... of munufacturing but mostly an extended pipeline. I would estimate the pipeline ... -
I want a smaller version of the Ti!!!I'm sitting here longing for a Titanium G4 that is smaller than the PowerBook (a little bit bigger than the 12-inch iBook in size), an inch thick, an…
I'm sitting here longing for a Titanium G4 that is smaller than the PowerBook (a little bit bigger than the 12-inch iBook in size), an inch thick, and so-forth. Can we expect something good like this to greet us at MWNY ? -
Major Stakes? USB2.0 vs FireWireCharles Haddad has penned an interesting and thought-provoking article for Business Week regarding the high-stakes game between USB 2.0 and Firewire.…
Charles Haddad has penned an interesting and thought-provoking article ... -
iPod peripherals - When?!?!?I've just been musing to myself about how long we'll have to wait for 2 things:<br /> <br /> 1. For Apple to release an iPod SDK<br /> <br /> &<…
I've just been musing to ... : 1. For Apple to release an iPod SDK & 2. A third ... -
Reason for APPL Exec. Stock Sell-off...There has been a lot of concern recently about all the Apple execs. selling off stocks or excercising and selling stock options. The sheer number of…
... is a reason to buy a Mac). I'd bet on either ... also have the opportunity to buy more shares at the outset ... Apple shares in order to buy into a bigger chunk of ... -
uh oh... moto needs to get in gear NOW.<a href="http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/937/3.html" target="_blank">http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/937/3.html</a&g…
... /hardware/937/3.html yes, an 800MHz ClawHammer destroys anything within ... -
what Lucida might be (no inside info)Hitachi has just released a DVD camcorder that allows users to record video onto DVD-RAM, edit on their computer and save onto DVD-R discs.<br /> <br…
... imperfect to say the least (I believe it lacks firewire ports ... few creative things of which I cannot think of, but which ... of MPEG 4 video on an inexpenseive DVD-R disc, with ... . Anyhow, you may all think I'm crazy, or brilliant, or ... -
Processor Shopping / CPU-manufacturer`s worldwide1-2 years ago I encouraged you to agnoledge that Intel/AMD/IBM and Motorola are not the only companies in the semiconductor-buisiness who are capabl…
... machine. MIPS is pretty uninteresting I think. Still there are Toshiba and Samsung. I know nothing about the ... lower cost embedded-chips. However I would assume that for ... from what I understand the AMD-chips you can buy now (Athlon ... -
New Panasonic e-wear vs. Apple devicesHas anyone seen the new <a href="http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/ewear/sd_av.asp" target="_blank">Panasonic e…
Has anyone seen the new Panasonic e-wear? This things appears to be a diskless, tapeless video recorder and digital still camera. Can an Apple version of this be the next Digitial Hub device? -
Apple firewire digital camera - **CONFIRMED**Ok, I know I'm a bit new to this site and shouldn't be using priveliged words like **CONFIRMED** already, but this was on the site for apple's new ad…
... .com/switch/questions/ "10. Can I use my Digital Camera? With ... manage your digital images." Gee. I know there are some digital camcorders with firewire, but I don't think any presently ... uses firewire yet. Is this an accidental hint at a future ... -
Silicon Grail rumor is true?Just got off the phone with them and asked them if Apple purchased them. They said we have no comment for you right now. Could this be true?
Just got off the phone with them and asked them if Apple purchased them. They said we have no comment for you right now. Could this be true? -
Will Apple turn to a AMD-style rating scheme?In response to Intel widening their pipelines to win the processor marketing game, AMD a little while ago introduced their own marketing spin, the &q…
... -Rating", in which they brand an AMD chip based on a ... is keeping an eye on this. With the new G4 (i.e ... the next PowerMac is, but I'm curious if Apple-style ... -
New IBM storage method - "millipede"<a href="http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020611/D7K2NC281.html" target="_blank">http://apnews.excite.com/article/2002061…
... them cheaply? As far as I know, STMs are rather expensive. I think I see how the idea works ... a 1 to a 0. I have no idea how fast these arms can move. I don't know how the ... can compare to, say, an SDRAM chip. I also think it would ... -
Swapable Drives on Powermac- Why it's a good ideaI'll put this in as my one and only prediction/suggestion before macworld...<br /> <br /> Swapable drives a la Xserve would be a good idea on new pow…
... "crash proof" to the prosumer. I envision someone sitting in front ... to the apple store to buy another one. That would be ... course, being a cheap bastard, I'd replace the drive in the module myself anyway. -- I am NORDSTROdamus, not that other ... -
Special Edition G4 iBook @ Macworld:confused: I saw somewhere that this was going to happen next month. What does everyone think? The rumor also said it would be the 14" version,…
... confused: I saw somewhere that this was ... you wanted a big sceen, buy a G4 Powerbook! [ 06-12 ... -
my overly-optimistic take on recent eventsthis is something in the nature of wild speculation, but here it goes...let's look at recent events:<br /> <br /> 1) apple continues to acquire compa…
... it genuine? who knows...but i've seen the movie and ... sick. the book-E is an embedded processor and there is ... plus. 4) apple recently began an aggressive marketing campaign aimed directly ... ?" putting all these things together, i'm left with one inescapable ... -
Inkwell stylusI read this comment over a macosrumors and thought I'd post it over here for discussion.<br /> <br /> [quote] When you ponder the purpose of Apple's…
... over a macosrumors and thought I'd post it over here ... . Imagine if you could add an inexpensive stylus pen, and enter ... -
Could this be the future? Oh, I wish...Consider the following: -<br /> <br /> Steve Jobs makes a throwaway comment, which can be paraphrased as "You want performance - wait and see wh…
... , iMac, iBook, iPod (and other i-devices) General Corporate: Power Macintosh ... products Apple would then have an integrated product range, from SoHo ... : MPEG-4 + 3G telephony + enormous I/O = a great package. Apple ... -
What one of Apple's big announcements should be......Speed bump the eMac, cut the margin to 10% (5% of which goes to the reseller) and put those puppies everywhere. It's time to put up or shut up, Stev…
... market in much bigger numbers. (I'd love to see eMacs at Wal*Mart, though I know it will never ... bet is Apple might, too. I think Mac users "grow" ... That settles it, honey, I'm gonna buy one of them Mac ... macs with everyone. "I'd like to buy the world a mac ... -
Apple Server Appliances?What if Xserve isn't the only server in the Steve Jobs bag of tricks?<br /> <br /> OS X makes a hell of a server OS because of its Unix heritage. The…
... at $2995 which comes with an unlimited-users version of OS ... server machines, and even if an office is all-PC on ... Samsung Contact. I would hope that Apple either develops an OpenMail equivalent ... next one will definitely be an Xserve. I'll bet that over ...