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Apple Releases New iPod video and iMac. Also iTunes 6 launched.

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remagavon

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Apple

new iMac
Dual Layer DVD Burner Standard
DDR2/PCI Express (Radeon x600/x600xt graphics)
Speed bumps to 1.9GHz (17") and 2.1GHz (20")
Front row software described later
Intuitive Remote
Built in iSight camera

new iPod
30Gb and 60Gb models
Supports syncing with iTunes for tv shows/music videos/music
Slightly larger screen size
Longer battery life (20 hrs claimed) for music playback

iTunes 6
Supports tv show downloads (only 1.99 each!)
Over 2,000 music videos available for download

Front Row New media center type program bundled with the iMac (and also a remote).

Looking good. Apple's doing a very good job of targeting the home market with the new iMac. A simple remote adds a ton of functionality that aids lounging around in the family room.
 
so the rumor sights were both right and wrong it seems, also the Apple stre must be getting hammered, as it seems down right now.
 
quote: Originally posted by: Anubis new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative.
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Thinner and faster CPU too

forgot the remote
 
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: Anubis
new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it
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DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative. Also a built in iSight camera.
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Front row? Music, photos, videos, and DVD? Sounds like something I'd use Xbox Media Center for... which existed prior, making this not so innovative. Woo hoo, glorified file browsing media player. Score 1 for Apple. I wonder if that little remote takes proprietary batteries?
 
Originally posted by: Lyfer
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Wow, nice. I was just thinking I should get an iMac for the woman. 😀
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For $1.3k you could get 7800GTX+20"LCD goodneeds.🙂
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I can do a lot more with a computer than I can with a video card and monitor. 😉
 
Originally posted by: ribbon13
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: Anubis
new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it
Click to expand...

DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative. Also a built in iSight camera.
Click to expand...

Front row? Music, photos, videos, and DVD? Sounds like something I'd use Xbox Media Center for... which existed prior, making this not so innovative. Woo hoo, glorified file browsing media player. Score 1 for Apple. I wonder if that little remote takes proprietary batteries?
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Take flaming to OT. This is for a homer user, not a technogeek. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: manly
So much for dual-core Power Macs. Maybe soon?
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Powerbooks and Powermacs are supposed to be updated later this week or early next according to rumors. I would expect big upgrades to the powermacs especially; the iMac having pci express and ddr2 support is certianly a foreshadowing of what the powermacs will get.
 
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: ribbon13
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: Anubis
new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it
Click to expand...

DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative. Also a built in iSight camera.
Click to expand...

Front row? Music, photos, videos, and DVD? Sounds like something I'd use Xbox Media Center for... which existed prior, making this not so innovative. Woo hoo, glorified file browsing media player. Score 1 for Apple. I wonder if that little remote takes proprietary batteries?
Click to expand...

Take flaming to OT. This is for a homer user, not a technogeek. 🙂
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IMO it is still pointless for the home user, how hard is it to open a folder and click on a file?
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: ribbon13
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: Anubis
new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it
Click to expand...

DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative. Also a built in iSight camera.
Click to expand...

Front row? Music, photos, videos, and DVD? Sounds like something I'd use Xbox Media Center for... which existed prior, making this not so innovative. Woo hoo, glorified file browsing media player. Score 1 for Apple. I wonder if that little remote takes proprietary batteries?
Click to expand...

Take flaming to OT. This is for a homer user, not a technogeek. 🙂
Click to expand...

IMO it is still pointless for the home user, how hard is it to open a folder and click on a file?
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Not hard at all. It's about not only ease of use, but accessibility. This is a great computer for the living room or family room, like I said before. A lot of people don't have an high tech PC setup in their rooms as the main computer in the house, many people have a 'family pc' that is off to the side in the central area of their home. And this will help in bringing that computer into the main areas of at home living.

Want to change songs quickly? Hit a button on your remote, rather than walking across the room to do it. Want to show off some pictures while you have friends over? Hit a button on the remote. Video clip? You get the picture. As far as sitting on your couch and watching a dvd on the iMac; nobody is going to do that. But the 'home' style software they're introducing will see great acceptance, especially among people that already have an iMac to reduce clutter.

This isn't a professional machine, but they're doing a great job at making it a personal computer.
 
" Watch in high-quality, H.264 QuickTime format "

Bout time they have started doing this. I cannot believe how long it has taken these companies to create video on demand..

Needs more support for more shows than merely disney and some abc. Also no thanks to Quicktime...

A step in the right direction perhaps?

I still refuse to use Itunes however.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: ribbon13
Originally posted by: remagavon
Originally posted by: Anubis
new imac? it looks the same as the old one, whats new about it
Click to expand...

DDR2, pci-express graphics, and software called front row that is fairly innovative. Also a built in iSight camera.
Click to expand...

Front row? Music, photos, videos, and DVD? Sounds like something I'd use Xbox Media Center for... which existed prior, making this not so innovative. Woo hoo, glorified file browsing media player. Score 1 for Apple. I wonder if that little remote takes proprietary batteries?
Click to expand...

Take flaming to OT. This is for a homer user, not a technogeek. 🙂
Click to expand...

IMO it is still pointless for the home user, how hard is it to open a folder and click on a file?
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Pretty darned hard if you're trying to read filenames on a screen from across the room.
 
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