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."
I can make a few guesses about this little mysterty
"Big, even for our standards"
"Count the days, count the minutes, count on >>being blown away"
"Beyond the rumour sites, way beyond"
"A backstage pass to the future"
How about:
Apple has finally regained its lost sanity and ported OS/X to x86 architecture. In an astounding jump, Apple, like Sega, has discovered it is better off as a pure software shop.
Or better yet:
This just in: Apple is not out of the hardware business entirely, they are also releasing an entirely new games system, called the iBox. Its going to cost over a thousand dollars and will only work with Apple brand televisions, which will be released later.
Okay, I'm just kidding, okay. JUST KIDDING. Comprende?
-- www.avacal.com -- the home page of pete shaw
Re:There's a good chance it's fake...
by
Bob+Abooey
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· Score: 2, Funny
BLASPHEMY !!!
The assumption there is that Mac users can somehow manage to figure out how to use a keyboard with over one hundred little tiny keys yet they are too stupid to be able to figure out how to use a mouse with more than one button. I mean Sweet Jeusus at the bus stop, it would have been more innovative for them to sell mice with a great big "L" on the left button and a great big "R" on the right button. That way the Mac user could figure out the difference between a right click and a left click.
The whole "one button mouse is easier to figure out than a two button mouse" is one of the biggest urban myths ever propagated.
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All the best, --Bob
Apple secrets revealed
by
briggsb
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· Score: 3, Funny
It's not a PDA or a giant robot that's going to be revealed at the expo. Finally Apple will be taking the wraps off the next generation dMac. There's pictures on this site an everything.
Re:If it stays up is probably a fake
by
bribecka
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· Score: 5, Funny
"Beyond the rumor sites. Way beyond."
I figured out what it is. Jobs was so enamoured with the IT/Ginger/Segway, he's integrating everything into it. It's a scooter that can hold 1000 MP3s but only has one button.
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Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
This rumor has an unfair monopoly; we all know how much monopolies suck! So all you free market champions out there: I challenge you to produce evidence of an equally compelling new Apple product that is going to change the face computing. Whip out your Gimps, Photoshops, and other varied authoring tools and whip up a new and improved rumor! We can't in good conscience let this one take over the market;-)!
-ghostis
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Computer Science is all about trying to find the right wrench to bang in the right screw. -T.Cumbo?
Re:There's a good chance it's fake...
by
zsazsa
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· Score: 5, Funny
I remember the last so-called Apple product fake - the G4 Cube. The now-defunct site The Mac Junkie claimed that the leaked photo of the Cube was an utter fabrication. He gave some "evidence" of why he thought he was right, such as "Photoshop fingerprints."
Courtesy of archive.org's cached copy: "To conclude, I will eat my hat if Jobs unveils this very machine tomorrow. No, wait - I'll eat my hockey puck mouse."
The following morning, after Jobs announced it at MacWorld, the site went down temporarily and then permanently not long after. Oh well!
Maybe they're planning to announce the iSegway -- it comes in four different colors!
-- On stereophonic equipment, the monaural sound obtained through multiple channels will enhance your listening pleasure.
Re:There's a good chance it's fake...
by
msouth
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· Score: 5, Funny
The following morning, after Jobs announced it at MacWorld, the site went down temporarily and
then permanently not long after. Oh well!
Geez, what do you expect? He's going to be in any kind of shape to keep a website running after eating a mouse? Even a translucent cute one? And just what would he be using to update his website?
That guy is probably sitting there right now, integrity intact, mouse in digestive system, with no way to interact with his iMac. You should be honoring him, not flaming him.
-- Liberty uber alles.
Re:hope this does better than the newton!
by
motherhead
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· Score: 3, Funny
First of all unless you rushed right out to buy a newton in it's premature birth, the newton rocked. very hard.
as for platform dependancy... well i would think apple would want to be able to jack these things on every box sold on the planet since they are up against the likes of the Compaq iPaq and the HP Journada (which don't have Mac Client apps. Apple seems serious about the gadget market and jobs hinted at a windows version of iTunes.I am just guessing that it will be more fulfilling if used with apple OSs'.
I hate to say it as a very long time Palm user, but i have been taking a long hard look at the journada 565 and i am glad i didn't blow coin on it just yet. apple makes slick toys. this may be just what i have been looking for.
oh yeah... you realize that if the videos download too fast... you can hit that arrow pointing right button, and like magic you can see the video again and again and again...
Re:logo there for a reason
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oliverk
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· Score: 2, Funny
Besides, would YOU want a huge, single function button..."
Have you seen the mac mouse? It *IS* a huge, single function button:)
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e-walk, but some guy named Lucas threatened to sue. (Also couldn't get NSYNC to agree to perform at product launch.)
Would anyone consider this iWalk thing to match these descriptions?
No, but then I remember all the hype about Ginger, and we all know how earth-shattering that was.
- fader
I can make a few guesses about this little mysterty
"Big, even for our standards"
"Count the days, count the minutes, count on >>being blown away"
"Beyond the rumour sites, way beyond"
"A backstage pass to the future"
How about:
Apple has finally regained its lost sanity and ported OS/X to x86 architecture. In an astounding jump, Apple, like Sega, has discovered it is better off as a pure software shop.
Or better yet:
This just in: Apple is not out of the hardware business entirely, they are also releasing an entirely new games system, called the iBox. Its going to cost over a thousand dollars and will only work with Apple brand televisions, which will be released later.
Okay, I'm just kidding, okay. JUST KIDDING. Comprende?
www.avacal.com -- the home page of pete shaw
The assumption there is that Mac users can somehow manage to figure out how to use a keyboard with over one hundred little tiny keys yet they are too stupid to be able to figure out how to use a mouse with more than one button. I mean Sweet Jeusus at the bus stop, it would have been more innovative for them to sell mice with a great big "L" on the left button and a great big "R" on the right button. That way the Mac user could figure out the difference between a right click and a left click.
The whole "one button mouse is easier to figure out than a two button mouse" is one of the biggest urban myths ever propagated.
All the best,
--Bob
It's not a PDA or a giant robot that's going to be revealed at the expo. Finally Apple will be taking the wraps off the next generation dMac. There's pictures on this site an everything.
"Beyond the rumor sites. Way beyond."
I figured out what it is. Jobs was so enamoured with the IT/Ginger/Segway, he's integrating everything into it. It's a scooter that can hold 1000 MP3s but only has one button.
Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?
This rumor has an unfair monopoly; we all know how much monopolies suck! So all you free market champions out there: I challenge you to produce evidence of an equally compelling new Apple product that is going to change the face computing. Whip out your Gimps, Photoshops, and other varied authoring tools and whip up a new and improved rumor! We can't in good conscience let this one take over the market ;-)!
-ghostis
Computer Science is all about trying to find the right wrench to bang in the right screw. -T.Cumbo?
I remember the last so-called Apple product fake - the G4 Cube. The now-defunct site The Mac Junkie claimed that the leaked photo of the Cube was an utter fabrication. He gave some "evidence" of why he thought he was right, such as "Photoshop fingerprints."
Courtesy of archive.org's cached copy: "To conclude, I will eat my hat if Jobs unveils this very machine tomorrow. No, wait - I'll eat my hockey puck mouse."
The following morning, after Jobs announced it at MacWorld, the site went down temporarily and then permanently not long after. Oh well!
Ian
Maybe they're planning to announce the iSegway -- it comes in four different colors!
On stereophonic equipment, the monaural sound obtained through multiple channels will enhance your listening pleasure.
Geez, what do you expect? He's going to be in any kind of shape to keep a website running after eating a mouse? Even a translucent cute one? And just what would he be using to update his website?
That guy is probably sitting there right now, integrity intact, mouse in digestive system, with no way to interact with his iMac. You should be honoring him, not flaming him.
Liberty uber alles.
First of all unless you rushed right out to buy a newton in it's premature birth, the newton rocked. very hard.
as for platform dependancy... well i would think apple would want to be able to jack these things on every box sold on the planet since they are up against the likes of the Compaq iPaq and the HP Journada (which don't have Mac Client apps. Apple seems serious about the gadget market and jobs hinted at a windows version of iTunes.I am just guessing that it will be more fulfilling if used with apple OSs'.
I hate to say it as a very long time Palm user, but i have been taking a long hard look at the journada 565 and i am glad i didn't blow coin on it just yet. apple makes slick toys. this may be just what i have been looking for.
oh yeah... you realize that if the videos download too fast... you can hit that arrow pointing right button, and like magic you can see the video again and again and again...
Have you seen the mac mouse? It *IS* a huge, single function button :)
---- Please be nice in case my Slashdot karma ~= my real life karma.