Posted by
michael
on from the we-love-the-leader dept.
An Anonymous Coward writes: "Pictures of what would appear to be Apple's forthcoming PDA, the "iWalk" have slipped onto the net, and this time they don't seem fake, as evidenced by the quicktime movies also included. Those interested can check out the pictures here, apparently courtesy of SpyMac."
apple churns out more glorified toys! man.. they're right up there with nintendo now in my book.
let's see some specs on this thing.. which overpriced/underpowered cpu are they using this time? this thing is slated to be more expensive that comparable units by how many orders of magnitude? oh, and it's running MacOS LE (or some crap) making sure that all your compatibility needs are attended to.
It's the same thing evey quarter, pffffff. Long live apple and their fanatics, they add a bit of fun to this serious world. However, I don't know what they will invent IF apple really makes a pda one day.
-- Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. Bertrand Russel
Re:There's a good chance it's fake...
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 0, Flamebait
Well, a PDA wouldn't exactly be 'groundbreaking'
So it's obvious what the new product is.
It's a...
...two-button mouse!
Re:delightful.....yes, it is(?)
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bo0push3r
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you're right.. i've never used an iPod. but, judging by my experiences with other Mac hardware within the last 12 months (selling apple hardware) i can say this:
Apple was, is, and by all appearances will continue going about everything the wrong way. making sure that all Apple hardware works togeather flawlessly is great for the less than 5% of you who are die-hard apple fanatics.. problem is, in order to survive, they NEED to be concentrating on at least taking a stab at making their shit work with everyone else's.
jobs is not THE silver bullet that Apple needs to maintain or improve their little toehold of the market share. while his iMac was a great rollout, it's taken hits for being (yep!) overpriced and underpowered..
the idea to license their tech to 3rd party vendors was the best move that apple ever (almost) made. too bad that bullheaded Mac-centric reasoning killed that idea before it could start to steer them in the right direction..
Apple will probably continue to make very cute computers for 14-year-old girls and graphic artists who just can't be bothered until they're run into the ground by tiny profit margins and alarmingly fanatical incompatibility.
i've recommended, sold, serviced, and used Macs of all types for 8 years. i'm not a PC junkie who's so mired that i can's see a lot of the great features of some Macs for what they are. i would have even bought a cube just for the geek chic factor if they weren't so rediculously overpriced and worthless for my purposes.
give me something off-white, comparable, and endlessly upgradeable for 60% of the price, thanks.. =)
Apple already bombed with the Newton. I don't think this'll go over any better. Besides, Apple's business plan seems to be 1) release item X, 2) sell item X for a year or so, then 3) drop item X and all support while stating the mantra "We want to concentrate on our more profitable Mac line".
Did someone hire Sculley back?
by
scoove
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Apple "we're totally getting out of the PDA business for good" is getting back after trashing the Newton and permanantly pissing off customers like me? And then there was WebObjects (or whatever the heck it was called) that we bought for a nice chunk of change that never really worked and finally got abandoned. Oh, we ran A/UX too... And I should have learned when they dumped the IIgs line.
Yup, nobody abandons customers better than Apple. Nice to see they've got another "lack of focus" they'll be able to kill off a few more customers with.
*scoove*
Re:SPAM ALERT!! - same one I got!
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AragornSonOfArathorn
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I also got the same user/pass!! What a crock... too bad this is fake; I would really love an Apple PDA. Oh well, my HP Jornada 720 is doing quite well, anyway
-- sudo eat my shorts
Re:There's a good chance it's fake...
by
kilgore_47
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
My 4 year old uses my computer but does not understand a keyboard. My 7 year old hasn't fully figured out the keyboard.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Apple "entire mouse is a button" mouse is the best kid's mouse ever created. The only way it could be better would be for it to have a second optical tracker.
Maybe you should start sending your kids to school on the short bus or something, cause I've seen 5 year olds using two (or even *gasp* THREE) button mice without problems. If your 7 year old can't handle more than one mouse button, the confusion must be overwhelming when he/she tries to use a VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER with their friends. Man, those things have more than TEN buttons!
Seriously, though, I think this whole thread is kind of silly. If you don't like two button mice, don't buy one. Same for one button mice. Just don't try to tell me kids can't figure out the extra buttons, cause thats just insulting to them.
-- ___ The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. --Ben Franklin
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...Apple sues these guys.
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oh yeah, this is a good idea
There are 01 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and me.
apple churns out more glorified toys! man.. they're right up there with nintendo now in my book.
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let's see some specs on this thing.. which overpriced/underpowered cpu are they using this time? this thing is slated to be more expensive that comparable units by how many orders of magnitude? oh, and it's running MacOS LE (or some crap) making sure that all your compatibility needs are attended to.
yawn..
-j0nah
It's the same thing evey quarter, pffffff. Long live apple and their fanatics, they add a bit of fun to this serious world. However, I don't know what they will invent IF apple really makes a pda one day.
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education. Bertrand Russel
Well, a PDA wouldn't exactly be 'groundbreaking'
So it's obvious what the new product is.
It's a...
...two-button mouse!
you're right.. i've never used an iPod. but, judging by my experiences with other Mac hardware within the last 12 months (selling apple hardware) i can say this:
Apple was, is, and by all appearances will continue going about everything the wrong way. making sure that all Apple hardware works togeather flawlessly is great for the less than 5% of you who are die-hard apple fanatics.. problem is, in order to survive, they NEED to be concentrating on at least taking a stab at making their shit work with everyone else's.
jobs is not THE silver bullet that Apple needs to maintain or improve their little toehold of the market share. while his iMac was a great rollout, it's taken hits for being (yep!) overpriced and underpowered..
the idea to license their tech to 3rd party vendors was the best move that apple ever (almost) made. too bad that bullheaded Mac-centric reasoning killed that idea before it could start to steer them in the right direction..
Apple will probably continue to make very cute computers for 14-year-old girls and graphic artists who just can't be bothered until they're run into the ground by tiny profit margins and alarmingly fanatical incompatibility.
i've recommended, sold, serviced, and used Macs of all types for 8 years. i'm not a PC junkie who's so mired that i can's see a lot of the great features of some Macs for what they are. i would have even bought a cube just for the geek chic factor if they weren't so rediculously overpriced and worthless for my purposes.
give me something off-white, comparable, and endlessly upgradeable for 60% of the price, thanks.. =)
Apple already bombed with the Newton. I don't think this'll go over any better. Besides, Apple's business plan seems to be 1) release item X, 2) sell item X for a year or so, then 3) drop item X and all support while stating the mantra "We want to concentrate on our more profitable Mac line".
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Steve's Computer Service, Hobbs, NM
Apple "we're totally getting out of the PDA business for good" is getting back after trashing the Newton and permanantly pissing off customers like me? And then there was WebObjects (or whatever the heck it was called) that we bought for a nice chunk of change that never really worked and finally got abandoned. Oh, we ran A/UX too... And I should have learned when they dumped the IIgs line.
Yup, nobody abandons customers better than Apple. Nice to see they've got another "lack of focus" they'll be able to kill off a few more customers with.
*scoove*
I also got the same user/pass!! What a crock... too bad this is fake; I would really love an Apple PDA. Oh well, my HP Jornada 720 is doing quite well, anyway
sudo eat my shorts
My 4 year old uses my computer but does not understand a keyboard. My 7 year old hasn't fully figured out the keyboard.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Apple "entire mouse is a button" mouse is the best kid's mouse ever created. The only way it could be better would be for it to have a second optical tracker.
Maybe you should start sending your kids to school on the short bus or something, cause I've seen 5 year olds using two (or even *gasp* THREE) button mice without problems. If your 7 year old can't handle more than one mouse button, the confusion must be overwhelming when he/she tries to use a VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER with their friends. Man, those things have more than TEN buttons!
Seriously, though, I think this whole thread is kind of silly. If you don't like two button mice, don't buy one. Same for one button mice. Just don't try to tell me kids can't figure out the extra buttons, cause thats just insulting to them.
___
The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. --Ben Franklin