toddybody
Apr 6, 12:10 PM
The better tidbit from Wikipedia is that Data from Star Trek had a capacity of 100 petabytes. So, Apple has a ways to go until they get something really interesting. iData?
I found this while on the wki page...coolest website ever. Ha ha ha! You can even order a personalized autographed CD of his! Poor Brent, things are that bad:(
http://www.therealbrentspiner.com/
I found this while on the wki page...coolest website ever. Ha ha ha! You can even order a personalized autographed CD of his! Poor Brent, things are that bad:(
http://www.therealbrentspiner.com/
bigrobb
Feb 4, 06:45 PM
here is mine
Gavroche62
Jan 11, 01:37 AM
It does raise the bar for other manufacturers, but this isn't the portable media player market. In business you either have to be the first, or the cheapest (neither applies to iPhone), simply being the best doesn't cut it. Apple and its devotees have argued for ages that MacOS is so superior to Windows it's ridiculous, but they've never managed to even put a dent in Microsoft's market share.
With the iPod Apple was able to hog 60% of the market before the competition even woke up, but here they're up against Nokia, SonyEricsson, Motorola, Siemens, Blackberry, Palm/Treo, HP and a bunch of other giants with well established distribution channels and deals with every carrier on earth. I hope for Apple's sake they've patented the crap out of this thing because the first SonyEricsson iPhone killer is probably being designed as we speak.
You're right this isn't the portable media market - those devices are primitive compared to what's being offered here and yet the heavy weights were NEVER able to even dent THAT market. You would think the likes of SONY, HP MOTOROLA, M$SOFT and all the other consumer electronics giants, with all of their resources, could come up with something smart enough to compete with the iPod over the years, right? Wrong! The iPod was revolutionary in its design and usability (and not the first portable media device by the way). Paired with the best online music store experience distanced it even further from the rest. That's what revolutionary means: a new playing field - a new system - a new product. Apple does this better than anyone in the world. I'm not sure the competition is just Nokia, SonyEricsson, and Motorola any more. Listen closely, Apple is attempting to reinvent the mobile phone by marrying what we traditionally associate with a smartphone (smartERphone actually) under a totally new "human friendly" and intuitive package. Those things tend to have mass appeal.
If it ends up just being yet another slick mobile smartphone then yes, the competition will be a bear. On the other hand, if the mobile connectivity paradigm is changing as Apple wants it to, then its an (almost) level playing field again. Some may even argue that Apple has another head start on some of those technologies (mobile OS X for one - the best desktop OS now the best mobile OS)
In the end, we all win. Competition is great. So lets just sit back, watch the race and hope the world doesn't meltdown before we can play with all of these toys.
With the iPod Apple was able to hog 60% of the market before the competition even woke up, but here they're up against Nokia, SonyEricsson, Motorola, Siemens, Blackberry, Palm/Treo, HP and a bunch of other giants with well established distribution channels and deals with every carrier on earth. I hope for Apple's sake they've patented the crap out of this thing because the first SonyEricsson iPhone killer is probably being designed as we speak.
You're right this isn't the portable media market - those devices are primitive compared to what's being offered here and yet the heavy weights were NEVER able to even dent THAT market. You would think the likes of SONY, HP MOTOROLA, M$SOFT and all the other consumer electronics giants, with all of their resources, could come up with something smart enough to compete with the iPod over the years, right? Wrong! The iPod was revolutionary in its design and usability (and not the first portable media device by the way). Paired with the best online music store experience distanced it even further from the rest. That's what revolutionary means: a new playing field - a new system - a new product. Apple does this better than anyone in the world. I'm not sure the competition is just Nokia, SonyEricsson, and Motorola any more. Listen closely, Apple is attempting to reinvent the mobile phone by marrying what we traditionally associate with a smartphone (smartERphone actually) under a totally new "human friendly" and intuitive package. Those things tend to have mass appeal.
If it ends up just being yet another slick mobile smartphone then yes, the competition will be a bear. On the other hand, if the mobile connectivity paradigm is changing as Apple wants it to, then its an (almost) level playing field again. Some may even argue that Apple has another head start on some of those technologies (mobile OS X for one - the best desktop OS now the best mobile OS)
In the end, we all win. Competition is great. So lets just sit back, watch the race and hope the world doesn't meltdown before we can play with all of these toys.
dosers
Jul 26, 09:27 PM
My understanding is, that is not 'quite' right:
Apple is firmly in the Blu-Ray camp (as Microsoft is firmly in HD-DVD).
While there is theoretical HD-DVD support in DVD Studio Pro (and DVD Player), this is ONLY for encoding and decoding mpeg-2 (or H.264). HD-DVD spec 'includes' those codes, but is designed for VC-1 (incidentally, a Microsoft-originated codec). Apple Software, at this time, cannot play VC-1 Video spec - regardless of the media.
It remains to be seen how Leopard changes that; since Apple IS in the Blu-Ray camp, but not HD DVD, I would argue they will probably not going to support VC-1 decoding, and certainly not encoding (why would they? They would have no hardware to burn it), while a Blu-Ray drive will certainly be supported by player and DVD Studio Pro; Blu-Ray does not use VC-1 (in fact, one could argue, currently they are behind the times as they still use mpeg-2, since the H. code, while written into Blu-Ray spec, is not efficient enough yet, and no Sony video release currently supports it, making for - at this time anyway - less efficient compression than HD-DVD).
cheers,
d
There is already a universal version.
The original poster is talking about support in general. The original summary incorrectly states that Apple is preferring Blu-Ray over HD-DVD, when in reality they're in both camps.
Apple is firmly in the Blu-Ray camp (as Microsoft is firmly in HD-DVD).
While there is theoretical HD-DVD support in DVD Studio Pro (and DVD Player), this is ONLY for encoding and decoding mpeg-2 (or H.264). HD-DVD spec 'includes' those codes, but is designed for VC-1 (incidentally, a Microsoft-originated codec). Apple Software, at this time, cannot play VC-1 Video spec - regardless of the media.
It remains to be seen how Leopard changes that; since Apple IS in the Blu-Ray camp, but not HD DVD, I would argue they will probably not going to support VC-1 decoding, and certainly not encoding (why would they? They would have no hardware to burn it), while a Blu-Ray drive will certainly be supported by player and DVD Studio Pro; Blu-Ray does not use VC-1 (in fact, one could argue, currently they are behind the times as they still use mpeg-2, since the H. code, while written into Blu-Ray spec, is not efficient enough yet, and no Sony video release currently supports it, making for - at this time anyway - less efficient compression than HD-DVD).
cheers,
d
There is already a universal version.
The original poster is talking about support in general. The original summary incorrectly states that Apple is preferring Blu-Ray over HD-DVD, when in reality they're in both camps.
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ECUpirate44
Mar 23, 09:53 AM
Ahh the man with the shaky hand from the Lion demonstration.
sporadicMotion
Dec 26, 02:20 PM
http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/MagicPad.jpg
http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/money.jpg
http://jakemcmillan.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/men_s_combed_socks-preview.jpg
http://www.rodengray.com/shop/images/W/WH%20charcoal%20cashmere%20toque.jpg
http://www.debatethat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Future-Shop-Gift-Card-150x150.PNG
http://trueslant.com/jennaweber/files/2009/09/Chocolate.png
http://www.bswusa.com/assets/product_images/large/krk_rp6g2.jpg
http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/money.jpg
http://jakemcmillan.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/men_s_combed_socks-preview.jpg
http://www.rodengray.com/shop/images/W/WH%20charcoal%20cashmere%20toque.jpg
http://www.debatethat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Future-Shop-Gift-Card-150x150.PNG
http://trueslant.com/jennaweber/files/2009/09/Chocolate.png
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aurichie
Apr 20, 06:05 PM
We're winning! We're really winning this time!
Suck on these :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: fandroids.
Suck on these :apple: :apple: :apple: :apple: fandroids.
WildPalms
Jul 26, 11:08 PM
At this point, I couldn't really care less about Blu Ray or HD-DVD. I'd be more excited if Apple included Lightscribe or equivalent capability in their drives. Unlabeled discs are piled high on my desk.
Just replace your burner with a LightScribe unit and use the HP burning s/w.
....unless you have a laptop and dont wish to lug around an external burner?
Just replace your burner with a LightScribe unit and use the HP burning s/w.
....unless you have a laptop and dont wish to lug around an external burner?
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LOLWinner
Mar 28, 02:26 PM
LOL it amazes me how little you guys know about the law. Please report me to the authorities, there is absolutely nothing they can do legally. I even discussed it with my professor who monitored my bar and he got a kick out of it as well haha.
So please, humor me that I'm not a real law student and don't know what I'm talking about. Sorry Apple geeks your area of expertise obviously isn't the political discourse of America. :P
Try my other theories too, like entering my home, etc. Seriously, just humor me. (more so than I already am) LOL
<3 little idiots <3
So please, humor me that I'm not a real law student and don't know what I'm talking about. Sorry Apple geeks your area of expertise obviously isn't the political discourse of America. :P
Try my other theories too, like entering my home, etc. Seriously, just humor me. (more so than I already am) LOL
<3 little idiots <3
brock2621
Aug 3, 01:23 PM
Don't have my second monitor hooked up right now, otherwise my contacts list would be over there.
http://grab.by/5IPq
I JUST found that thread and have been crying for 15 minutes straight :D:D:eek::D
http://grab.by/5IPq
I JUST found that thread and have been crying for 15 minutes straight :D:D:eek::D
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kwjohns
Oct 9, 07:04 PM
Wasn't this supposed to have push notifications?
Hans Brix
Aug 15, 03:21 AM
That wallpaper is standard on mac's lol
My Mac noobness manifesting itself. :D
My Mac noobness manifesting itself. :D
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Full of Win
Apr 29, 12:29 AM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8F190 Safari/6533.18.5)
The concept for an Apple phone/computer from 1983.
Image (http://www.frogdesign.com/images/1983_iphone.jpg)
I want an iPad dock like that for the office.
Write a check big enough to The Silicon Bank and it can be yours.
The concept for an Apple phone/computer from 1983.
Image (http://www.frogdesign.com/images/1983_iphone.jpg)
I want an iPad dock like that for the office.
Write a check big enough to The Silicon Bank and it can be yours.
DeSnousa
May 26, 12:56 AM
The G4 will be slow but if its sitting idle it still will get the job done. As for the iBook thats what i use to to fold and it does get a bit warm but is okay as long as the processor is set to automatic in the energy preferences.
Welcome to the team. :)
Welcome to the team. :)
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arimp
Oct 12, 03:38 PM
What do you think of this...?
http://www.cherryos.com
Emulating MacOS X on Windows at G4 speed....for $50
Too good to be true, me thinks
http://www.cherryos.com
Emulating MacOS X on Windows at G4 speed....for $50
Too good to be true, me thinks
idesign245
Oct 3, 01:18 PM
was bored so I decided to design myself a new desktop and hard drive icon for fall...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5048267970_5a2b055350_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5048267970_5a2b055350_z.jpg
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zildjansg
Dec 1, 11:34 PM
Go Marvel!
Here's mine:
haaylaviit!can you share a link please?thanks
Here's mine:
haaylaviit!can you share a link please?thanks
spicyapple
Nov 29, 12:19 PM
People who pirate movies wouldn't have bought the movie in the first place. Adding usage restrictions only hurts the customers who bought the movie. If the studios are worried people will transfer movies to their friend's iPods, then they probably have their heads in the sand regarding the swapping of DVDs.
Still, the concept of limiting consumers' rights is the issue at hand.
Still, the concept of limiting consumers' rights is the issue at hand.
PlaceofDis
Mar 20, 10:48 PM
its actually for 3rd party accessories for the ipod
the thread is here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115768
the thread is here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115768
JBG87
Apr 25, 03:44 PM
i got new internet/wifi and it keeps remember my old wifi i want it to just remember my new set up i went through network settings and cant seem to figure it out
CaptMurdock
Feb 2, 12:58 AM
The wallpaper was screencapped from the opening of Time Bandits:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/CaptMurdock/Screengrabs/Desktop2-11.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/CaptMurdock/Screengrabs/Desktop2-11.jpg
iJonWitham
Jun 19, 01:56 AM
have a personal shop booked for 10am, so will be gone by 11, I hope.
Good good !! See you there !
:apple:
Good good !! See you there !
:apple:
vartanarsen
Apr 7, 02:40 PM
Now if we could only get Super Mario Bros, I would be in heaven.
Remember that nostalgic mushrooms and fire flower? LOL, I would love to see the entire suite....Super Marior Bros. 1, 2, 3, and all of the subsequent ones on the subsequent Nintendo consoles.....
Remember that nostalgic mushrooms and fire flower? LOL, I would love to see the entire suite....Super Marior Bros. 1, 2, 3, and all of the subsequent ones on the subsequent Nintendo consoles.....
Heavy Fluid
Oct 1, 12:09 PM
Continuing with my Heat theme.
Question...anyone know where i can change the SD card and jumpdrive icons in Candybar?
You don't. You change the icon when the drive is plugged in. It should let you.
Question...anyone know where i can change the SD card and jumpdrive icons in Candybar?
You don't. You change the icon when the drive is plugged in. It should let you.
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