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OK, after reading this piece, my mind got to racing, and this just came out of left field:

Image of curtains implies visual entertainment (theater/cinema).

"One more thing..." implies a BIG announcement, something that will trump the nano.


Imagine this: Apple announces an agreement in principle to be acquired by Sony, and will produce media devices (music, games, and video) with exclusive access to content by Sony Entertainment. The PS3 is rebadged as an "Apple Entertainment/Media" device and brought out with much fanfare next year. The VAIO line of computers is eliminated and replaced with the current/future Macintosh lineup.


A little far-fetched, I know... but it kinda makes sense in a vague sorta way...or does it?

Last edited by CaptKevMan (2005-10-05 10:15 am)

The theater curtains also tend to make me believe it will be a video related announcement.  Steve has repeatedly said that video on an iPod would be worthless, yet everyone still seems insistant that it be an iPod feature.  Why?  Steve has never said he didn't believe in portable video, he has just stated it needs to come with a bigger screen.  My guess would be that Apple will release a completely new product for portable video purposes, and that it will follow a tablet pc/laptop styled form factor.  Of course, maybe Apple wants to release its own video camera or gaming system, that could be cool, too

volk wrote:

The theater curtains also tend to make me believe it will be a video related announcement.  Steve has repeatedly said that video on an iPod would be worthless, yet everyone still seems insistant that it be an iPod feature.  Why?  Steve has never said he didn't believe in portable video, he has just stated it needs to come with a bigger screen.  My guess would be that Apple will release a completely new product for portable video purposes, and that it will follow a tablet pc/laptop styled form factor.  Of course, maybe Apple wants to release its own video camera or gaming system, that could be cool, too

So Steve has said it won't work.  You know what else doesn't work?  The ROKR.

They're just milking the iPod now.

lord funk wrote:

volk wrote:

The theater curtains also tend to make me believe it will be a video related announcement.  Steve has repeatedly said that video on an iPod would be worthless, yet everyone still seems insistant that it be an iPod feature.  Why?  Steve has never said he didn't believe in portable video, he has just stated it needs to come with a bigger screen.  My guess would be that Apple will release a completely new product for portable video purposes, and that it will follow a tablet pc/laptop styled form factor.  Of course, maybe Apple wants to release its own video camera or gaming system, that could be cool, too

So Steve has said it won't work.  You know what else doesn't work?  The ROKR.

They're just milking the iPod now.

Steve has openly stated that the ROKR was an experiment.  I think Apple was looking for a low risk venture into the cell phone market to test the waters...enter the ROKR.  The failures of the ROKR have taught them alot while Motorola carries all the risk.  Remember, the ROKR is a Motorola product licensing some Apple software, not an Apple product licensing Motorola hardware.  Big difference. 

Not quite sure what you mean by "milking" the iPod?  The iPod is the most ubiquitous consumer device on the market.  Each iPod release has brought something new or worthy to the table.  The Nano is actually a hugely significant product advancement in the iPod line.  If by "milking" you really mean "improving", then I agree. 

I still contend that this announcement could be the long fantasized iTablet or home media center, complete with specialized software and an Intel processor.

fingerjello wrote:

If it IS another iGadget instead of a major upgrade to an actual computer, I will cry.

Could you, like, be eating something at the same time, and film it for us?

Jobs also said iPod video doesn't make sense (at the time) because there was no content for it. He often gave the example of not being able to jog and watch movies at the same time.

If Apple could get the right interface, screen size, legitimate content, find themselves a reason for it, it could happen.

CaptKevMan wrote:

OK, so Steve-o has dismissed the idea of video on the iPod in the past, writing it off by saying "why would anyone want to watch video so small?" or something of that nature.

Remember how he also used to talk badly about flash players?

Oh yeah, it's totally an Apple PDA.

MB38 wrote:

Phydeaux wrote:

MB38 wrote:

Don't know what an SKU is.

I'm sorry; I was trying to come off cooler than what I really am.

From your inventory receivables -- stuff that belongs to the same family of products that's carried right now, or anything that's completely new?

Oh.  We don't call them SKUs.

And no.

Stock Keeping Unit. A common term for a unique numeric identifier, used most commonly in online business to refer to a specific product in inventory or in a catalog.

Freezer mac wrote:

MB38 wrote:

Phydeaux wrote:

I'm sorry; I was trying to come off cooler than what I really am.

From your inventory receivables -- stuff that belongs to the same family of products that's carried right now, or anything that's completely new?

Oh.  We don't call them SKUs.

And no.

Stock Keeping Unit. A common term for a unique numeric identifier, used most commonly in online business to refer to a specific product in inventory or in a catalog.

So therefore every single retail outlet in the entire world uses it... right?  Even Apple?

Rumors are flying all over the 'net, and apparently people know that its a video iPod, with a smaller wheel located lower on the body, to make room for a larger screen.  They're saying its a couple of mm's thinner than the 60GB color iPod.

There are rumors everywhere.  Think Secret thinks it's new PowerBooks and PowerMacs... my guess is that they're on the right track.