His record isn't that bad, although some of them are obvious.His track record regarding Mac predictions suggests that he pulls data out of his a$$ for purposes of click-through traffic.
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iPod Nano Case Leaks, iPod Touch to Have GPS?
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Hate to break it to you, however Apple is slowly killing the MacMini with no updates or updates that make it look like a joke when comparing it to the MacBook or even some generic PC. I believe Apple knows there is not much of a profit margin with the MacMini and is only keeping it alive because of "suggestions" and the product fan-base. When you look at the MacMini it looks outdated and overpriced no matter what spin you put on it. The Shuffle has already reached it point of small, thin and light. No other improvement can really be made unless you are look at nano-tech and that is still some years away (iPod Invisa)
Shuffle is seems to be EOL, at this point.
Face it reality kicks in.
Last time I checked the Shuffle was an iPod.
On a serious note, the Shuffle is pointless, the marketing gimmick that fueled its introduction has fizzled out awhile ago. Merging the Shuffle and Nano line is the only next logical step. It would reduce cost, marketing, shipping and I can go on and on and on. I believe Apple has found a solution to the screen durability by making it a little curved and possible OLED.
Want to apply your logical thinking when Apple dropped PPC for Intel. Sure now you look at it is a good or even great thing, however a year or so more and people here were complaining what would happen to all the PPC SW developers and hardware manufactures.
Face it this is Apple, they do not care if 3rd party iPod add-on manufactures get cut out of the deal since they do not control Apples design and vision practices. Sure Apple obtains some royalties however its not going to bankrupt the company by developing a product that will sell even more. If you have not learned anything about Apple thus far, it is that they are not controlled by 3rd party as Microsoft is. This is the difference. I am sure those 3rd party developers will adapt to the constant changing gizmo market or close shop for good. This benefits us all.
And yet your comment on the Shuffle connector, I see many add-on available for it, just means more money for developer to squeeze out of the iPod user base.
It was rumored in March that the Mac mini would get a Penryn update. What happened to it? Maybe it got cancelled.
And I don't think capacity can be increased too much more.The Shuffle has already reached it point of small, thin and light. No other improvement can really be made unless you are look at nano-tech and that is still some years away (iPod Invisa)
Yeah, that looks like the only way to go, unless Apple wants to make the iPod shuffle dirt-cheap. The iPod nano would have to get smaller though, and that could be accomplished by differing display sizes, as well as the click wheel being on the other side of the iPod.Merging the Shuffle and Nano line is the only next logical step. It would reduce cost, marketing, shipping and I can go on and on and on.
IDealsChina.com's "leaked new real version" sure looks like a cut-rate Photoshopped version of the real knock-off models sold.
http://i34.tinypic.com/5lyqet.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/5lyqet.jpg
It came from a Mac version of Photoshop CS3
Just downloaded the image and then checked properties...
And the colors of the inner cirkels don't match the color of the ipod itself!
ya'h kno you couldha just said photoshop intead of getting all visiual with me
His track record regarding Mac predictions suggests that he pulls data out of his a$$ for purposes of click-through traffic.
i only though he had a track record for the iphone??????
OMG, if I read another post claiming that "GPS on the touch is useless because it needs internet to load Google maps" or words to that effect, I'm just going to go postal. I can't believe people can't think outside of the box or even take a peek outside of it. How do you people, the GPS touch naysayers, think that stand alone GPS devices work without internets? Some newfangled technology? a thingamajigy loads the maps through the ether? MAPS ARE PRELOADED!!!!!!!
And true GPS doesn't require an Internet connection, since it uses the positions of the satellites.
OT: Why do people use the term "going postal"? There's been far more school shootings that post office workplace shootings. They should call it "going River City Ransom" (calling it "going Columbine" is a little too raw).
I suppose I'm more sensitive about this because my dad was an employee for 2 decades w/ not one workplace shooting.P.S. If I don't get a new MacBook update, I'm going River City Ransom!
Apple dropped PPC largely because they had reached a dead end as far as notebooks were concerned. There is no comparable reason for losing the dock connector in favour of a mini-USB.
And true GPS doesn't require an Internet connection, since it uses the positions of the satellites.
OT: Why do people use the term "going postal"? There's been far more school shootings that post office workplace shootings. They should call it "going River City Ransom" (calling it "going Columbine" is a little too raw).
P.S. If I don't get a new MacBook update, I'm going River City Ransom!
'Going academic' ???
P.S. If I don't get a new MacBook update, I'm going River City Ransom!
Wow, that's just awesome, I'm totally using that. Although I'm holding out on beating up high schoolers for no MBP case redesign.
Having used Google maps a bit recently, and seeing how much work Google is putting into their system, I wouldn't be surprised if Google is working on vector based street maps, so that they send much simpler street information which is then converted into a useful visual. Zoom would work much more cleanly ... and the maps could be stored locally without taking much storage space.
The hybrid satellite maps might already use vectors for the street details.
I believe Google is doing this anyway, and I agree that an iPod with GPS would need offline maps (as does my iPhone when in remote areas too!). TeleNav, Garmin etc may also be doing turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone. It's certainly something Apple will have considered... hopefully they have an interesting solution to compete with the in car nav systems.
Google apparently recently upgraded their mapping to help pedestrians move around in cities. One way streets don't matter, malls are fair game, and there are other walkways that can be used.
I think that's a great improvement. I'd like to see them integrate entirely with public transport too. I rarely use buses for several reasons
1) I don't always know which routes I need
2) I don't always know where to change buses
3) I don't know whether it's worth going to the express stops or just use my local stop
4) I don't know what I'll be charged (and many buses require you to buy your tickets before boarding)
There are websites that help us sort this out - but imagine if our iPhone/iPodTouch maps could walk you to the stop, tell you the bus, costs, where to change to a train, etc. It could tell you what time you'll arrive, or when you'd need to leave. Better still if it notices the bus I'm on is late and updates (or even knows your NEXT bus is late).
My wife and I don't have a simple to-from work need, our destinations and timing change frequently... but we might be able to sell a car if we had a better idea of public transport. Save money, save environment, use a taxi occasionally.
Of course... the more it does, the more chance it requires internet access. (We need Apple to make EVERY Mac on earth an iPodTouch access point for minimal data updates!)
I don't want maps preloaded for the following reason:
1GB gone? That's a movie, almost. I might go for 1/2 a GB, or around there, but that's seriously a lot to ask.
EDIT: With a capacity bump (16GB min.) I wouldn't mind.
LMAO! Best post of the day!
maybe kevin rose was right all along...
noooo! that would make him more right than not instead of on the fence! then people would start believing his suggestions about dual-battery iphones and blu-ray!
jk
I don't think that this is the ipod nano. the omission of a dock connector makes it almost non-apple. apple reaps tons of profit through that dock connector, and it is an "ipod feature." much similar to that infuriating backing that apple refuses to get rid of and the lack of an am/fm tuner.
IMHO i think apple would be reluctant to drop the fatty design so soon after its introduction. unless there was MASSIVE opposition to it and love for the previous design.
gps for the ipod touch would be sweet. I think they'd have to add an external speaker to enable voice-guided directions, but i personally doubt it.
umm, how hard is it just to call nike up and just say "yo Nike, where makin a new ipod, you should make new assesories with mni usb"
and nike would say somethin along the lines off "totally dude, mini usb is a totally awsome choice seeing as the can use it for OTHER devices that dosent happen to use ipods patent dock connector"
PROBLEM SOLVED
but then apple would have to call up EVERY ipod accessory manufacturer and tell them to make new accessories with mini-usb. and i doubt steve jobs has that many minutes on his iphone!
That's on machines that never update their maps. They stick the whole country on the navigator. I'd be happy with my current city cached and a couple of favourites - much less space!
Of course occasionally it would fail, and need to load up the cache when it next gets the opportunity. If it was really smart, then when you look up an address it'd make sure it cached that city/town for a while.
Oooooh... I like that. I mean, how often are new subdivisions or new streets added anyway? Cached would be good. I sure don't need the maps Vancouver, BC or PEI or stupid Torontocentric TO (Toronto Ontario to you non-Canadians) in it if I'm in London and never plan on going there (although never say never).
Even if it cached EVERY map you ever looked up (or went to) and kept it for 2 years, it would take up a much smaller amount of space than a system that records all of North America (etc).
That's assuming a vector map, not a graphical representation (like google has now) or satellite pictures - of course. They could still be cached but would need much more space.