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Red iPod, MacBook on Tuesday?
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Does anyone else think Bono will show up at the press event if the Red iPod is introduced? It's his charity afterall...
Macrumors said:
Red iPod may be coming this Tuesday.
This is based on this day being an otherwise big one for the Product Red charity which the red iPod is supposed to be a part of.
This whole 'Red' thing is a complete con, from the world's biggest self-publicist Bono. I hate this guy. You have to spend £5000 on your selfish self on your Red Amex, buying Red t-shirts from Gap, Emporio Armani and the like, and even that amount will yield only 1% or £50 to the good cause. Why not just donate the money directly, and not line the pockets of these global brands who could care less about someone dying in poverty?
Before anyone retorts 'at least he's doing something' that is crap, and this is clearly driven by profit for the brands involved. If anyone involved in this self-serving money grab really cared about the suffering of AIDS victims, they would put pressure on the drug companies who make the therapies, to deliver them to those in need AT COST.
At least Bill Gates (yes the one you all hate) gave $50 million of his own cash to AIDS charities in Africa. And no, I don't think he did it to sell more copies of Windows.
Feel free to slate me....
mutantteenager said:
If the world`s wealthiest person doesnt give away money to charity then who else would? Bill Gates might be the most hated man on these forums but personally I second your thoughts. He`s donated so much in Africa and Asia. Not only for AIDS but other things too. But then it`s not something he`s not supposed to be doing. I mean he has more money than any one else in the world. He has to do atleast this bit.
http://www.joinred.com/
This is the site to the charity. I totally believe there will be a red iPod, but I for one will not be buying it.
This is the site to the charity. I totally believe there will be a red iPod, but I for one will not be buying it.
I think the macbook should come in white and black. I don't like multi color computers.. This is a business laptop or personal laptop, not a gaming machine 
I honestly want a white one. I have a imac and it's white, I would like to stay with the white style. My 20gig ipod is white, my ipod shuffles are white and I want a white macbook when it comes out AND I HOPE IT's COMING SOON!
Oh yea, that mockup looks nice Wish it was on apple.com right now.
I honestly want a white one. I have a imac and it's white, I would like to stay with the white style. My 20gig ipod is white, my ipod shuffles are white and I want a white macbook when it comes out
AND I HOPE IT's COMING SOON!Oh yea, that mockup looks nice
Wish it was on apple.com right now.i dont think so. the macbook without the pro, will be the next gen ibook, with intel, it may not dissapoint, but let wait and seeChundles said:
So when you scroll through this thread and pass the mockup image that you posted your browser buttons & bars look the same as mine (faded in comparison)?markkk! said:
I don't understand colors.... black and white maybe.. I mean, honestly who doesn't by a case? and cases come in every shape and color you could imagine. What kind of case isn't gonna look completely ridiculous on a red ipod?
Nice mockup, but unfortunately it's not going to be $999. It'll be $1099 at the cheapest--and that will be for a core solo, not a duo.
AppleInsider has said core duo across the entire MacBook line. So let's see, should I believe AI, who has been right with all rumors this year, or your uninformed speculation? That's a tough one ...wordmunger said:
I think a bright red iBook/MacBook would be the perfect accompaniment to a bright yellow Nextel phone.
Maybe they can design it so it makes that "Boo-boop!" noise whenever it puts up a selector followed by the selector's contents being read out aloud with a large amount of background static. The volume could be automatically adjusting so the user can still hear it, even in a loud area like a restaurant.
The red Macbook could also speak each key pressed through the loudspeakers, y'know, just to help the owner know which key they pressed.
Maybe they can design it so it makes that "Boo-boop!" noise whenever it puts up a selector followed by the selector's contents being read out aloud with a large amount of background static. The volume could be automatically adjusting so the user can still hear it, even in a loud area like a restaurant.
The red Macbook could also speak each key pressed through the loudspeakers, y'know, just to help the owner know which key they pressed.
I wouldn't buy a red macbook, or ipod, but the important thing is that they just release the darn things already. They've already missed most of edu buying season... what are they waiting for?