The Tuesday Apple Event!!

[BFG]

Here we go hehe

latest rumor which i would love to see come true was this:
New Mac-- Core Solo. sub 800 US... black.
Stereo Station...Airport, Ethernet, 3 inch LCD...standard remote...
There may be an update to iPod Shuffle and iPod Video. Not screen size but capacity.
Also the new Mac will be available in April or May only. It seems the new Mac has "interesting software"...?

I will not reveal any more and I believe my source.
Personally I am very happy with the new Mac and can't wait to see it. I hated the mini. Stereo Station must be seen


Wayheeey 2 minutes to go!!

[Civrock]

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"Good morning, thank you for joining us this morning. We've got some fun things and some medium scale things. All of us want all of them, we hope our customers do too. Let's start with the Mac, biggest thing these days, transition to Intel. We're ahead of schedule, we're converting entire product line to intel over this calendar year."

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New Mac mini
Based on Intel
Intel Core Solo, Intel Core Duo versions
2.5x - 3.2x faster
Same exact form factor
Front Row software
IR sensor on right of disc slot
Six button Apple remote

Jobs introduced the new Intel-based Mac mini, Apple's low-cost consumer desktop system. The base model features an Intel Core Solo CPU -- a single-processor, single-core CPU. But the company is also introducing a Mac mini that features Intel's Core Duo processor -- the same kind of CPU that powers the iMac and MacBook Pro.

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[BFG]

Lovely Lovely mac mini. Allready seriously considering picking up one of the DP ones. what a great start

Also comes with Front Row software... AND a Six button Apple remote hehe... wish they would do a few more buttons on those things if they really gonna let us use them as DVRs

[Civrock]

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The redesigned Mac mini features gigabit Ethernet, a total of four USB 2.0 ports, analog and SPDIF audio outputs and more.

"And, of course, you can also hook it up to televisions," Jobs told the audience. It's been widely speculated that Apple might use today's event to introduce a Mac model with better home entertainment integration.

The new Mac mini, like its iMac sibling, features Front Row, an application that makes it possible to view movies, listen to audio, watch music videos and more from your Mac, in full-screen, using an infrared remote control from across the room. The Mac mini now sports an infrared sensor in the front of the Mac min, next to the machine's optical disk drive slot.

As demonstrated by Jobs, Front Row now has a new feature -- the ability to support shared music libraries accessible through iTunes. So using Front Row, you can listen to the contents of other machines running iTunes on the same subnetwork.

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[BFG]

Gigabit Ethernet is fantastic, another step in the direction as a media hub... really pleased to see the expanded audio ouptuts. (not to mention the TV hookup)

- Just shared music librarys i wonder? what about video too?

[Civrock]

-- New Features --
Shared Music - Bonjour technology, allows devices to find themselves automatically over a network, access music library wirelessly.
Shared Photos and Video - Same idea only for photos and videos.
"Front row with Bonjour" is the software's name.
Media from any other mac or windows computer running iTunes will be piped over to the Mac mini hooked up to your television set.
Mac mini comes with iLife '06.

[BFG]

As you know, the Mac Mini has always been BYODKM, and it continues to be that way, you can use it without products if you want, looks the best of course, or you can use it with anyone's. Of course you can always hook it up to televisions. It doesn't plug into cellphones though. One of the other things we're adding to the Mac mini is Front Row, which means we have to add a remote control.10:09am PT - Introduced the iMac, doing really well out there, MacBook Pro reviews are off the charts, two of the things helping this transition are universal applications. Rosetta turned out to be much stronger than we thought it would be, running most PowerPC apps. Today we're introducing our third machine, the mac mini based on Intel's Core Solo processo

[BFG]

Can stream iTunes TV shows. Ok hehe So in theory it can stream any movie media thats gone via itunes... awsome
- Not so awesome considering the res of the iTunes TV shows and how they are going to look on large hires screens though

- looks like the chips will be clocking as high as the ones in the new macbooks if they are quoting the same speeds... pretty inpressive.

[Civrock]

Standard features: Tiger + iLife '06, Apple Remote + Front Row, Airport Extreme + Bluetooth, DVI Video Out, USB, FireWire, Gigabit Ethernet.
1.5ghz Core Solo 667 mhz fsb, 512mb memory, integrated graphics 60GB drive, combo drive - $599
Second model with Core Duo - 1.67, 80GB drive + SuperDrive - $799

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'Let's talk about music.'
Jobs discussing iPod and iTunes numbers.
"It took McDonalds 8 years to sell a billion burgers."
Leather iPod cases - black for 5G and nano - $99 each - mid-March.
No screen or control access.
$99 each - mid-March.

[BFG]

... Um Integrated Graphics and only a 60 GB HD? I can understand the small HD if the idea is that you can stream media from elsewhere... Ok so you could put an external HD in but its FW400 and not 800 so its not going to be super fast... and what if you just wnat to use it as a mac and not a media hub box type thingy eh? I really don't like the sound of 'integrated graphics'

Nice to see the 80GB HD is SATA and that its a 8X Drive


.. The Graphics card inside the new MacMini appears to be the ATI Radeon 9200 graphics chip with 32MB dedicated DDR.. Thats pretty painful. Not even a 64MB card im pretty shocked!!

[BFG]

Now's time to add In the Home. People like to use iPods with groups inside. Problem with these products - stereo products - is that they don't offer home stereo quality.

here comes the boombox

[Civrock]

iPod Hi-Fi
Home stereo. Reinvented.
Looks like a center channel speaker with iPod dock on top.
Comes with inserts for every iPod. Two buttons - volume control.
Pull black grille off of white box to reveal three speaker drivers.
Integrated power supply - no brick.
Power it off of six D-size batteries if you want. "Several hours outside."
Two 80mm mid-range drivers in sealed acoustic suspension.
In center is 130mm dual voice coil woofer, ported bass reflex design.
Great bass, doesn't distort when cranked up.
Universal Dock connector and integrated handles.
It's a sealed resin enclosure, and doesn't vibrate.
IPod integration: there's a software update for iPods that puts a speaker menu item in the main menu.
Tone control, backlight always on or off, large album art on or off.
Screen can go black and just show album art.
Controlled with the Apple Remote.
Price: $349 - Goes on sale today.

Jobs: We have some rooms upstairs - sample a kitchen, dorm room, living room, study.

[BFG]

You know what that sounds like an insanely good price. All depends on the real quality of the audio produced but for £200 quid or so it sounds damn good to someone who's hi-fi recently packed up!!

(pity there is no wireless streaming )

It can also accept input through an auxiliary jack and SPDIF optical audio input. Im sold allready


Oh wow, apple site has been updated

[BFG]

[Civrock]

http://www.apple.com/macmini/

http://www.apple.com/ipodhifi/

[Macuber]

Who knows BFG.. maybe claim you as a "Family" member and get this to you at cost.

[BFG]

Macuber my brother did i ever mention how wonderful you are?

[Civrock]

And how wonderful the costs of the shipping would be... and the customs.

[:MoD:Shade]

The iPod Hi-Fi is nothing to be shocked about.  I personally can't stand personal iPod stereo's because . .

1) iPod sizes change, the base connector does not.
2) A cable connecting the iPod to a set of stereo speakers is not only better sounding quality but also much much much cheaper.
3) Portability maybe . . but not for long on 3 D Cell batteries.
                     - probably not though, who wants to lug around a boombox looking thing that       costs $350 - $350 can get me a pretty massive desktop speaker or surround sound speaker set.
4) Speaking of speakers if Apple is making speakers . . how about some desktop speakers
5) With surround sound
6) About the optical/digital output, again you can already connect the iPod to speakers, connecting it to a DVD player would be pointless since two speakers are better than one center speaker.

I got all worked up about that, all I have to say about the Mini is that it's a "step" in the right direction of living room computer sets.

[Macuber]

BFG..I'm sending you my business email addy. We'll keep in touch on this.