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haha isn't that a gag from 30rock

btw guys, I don't think Jobs cracking the television issue was Siri+Apple TV

love the dramatic scene of jobs on his deathbed going "i finally... cracked it"

SHOWMAN TO THE END.

do you think he recorded video at the end so he could deliver keynotes from beyond the grave

how spectacular would that be

btw guys, I don't think Jobs cracking the television issue was Siri+Apple TV

― avant-garde heterosexuals (mh), Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:27 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark

probably not but it definitely solves the issue of control imo. tv remotes are junk, using a keyboard to control your TV or media center is junk, using a mouse with a TV is junk. who the hell wants to do that when they are chillin on the big sofa

the big tv stumbling block is that ITV won't let them call it an iTV

Apple could just buy ITV with their cash reserves to get the trademark.

true but steve jobs hated downton abbey

Apple TV is pretty sweet with the remote and when you use an iPad as a library searching/typing device for it, it's pretty fucking awesome.

do you think he recorded video at the end so he could deliver keynotes from beyond the grave

Hahah, great, Isaac Asimov's Apple Foundation Trilogy

"I am Steve Jobs..."

Apple TV is pretty sweet with the remote and when you use an iPad as a library searching/typing device for it, it's pretty fucking awesome.

Agreed on all this BTW -- when I moved recently I got one to work with the new home setup and TV, and both my girlfriend and I love it; she uses an iPad, I use my iPhone and damn if it ain't handy.

Would currently kill for Hulu on Apple TV, and I know Spotify will never be on there, but if they could make an iPad version that'd be sweet.

so apparently I have a free 24" samsung monitor (sisters). should this affect my imminent purchasing decisions y/n

do you think he recorded video at the end so he could deliver keynotes from beyond the grave

how spectacular would that be

― lukas, Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:42 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark

i was actually trying to convince a friend to believe this

still think he "is" siri tho

Would currently kill for Hulu on Apple TV

The inclusion of Vimeo is nice but yeah -- also, YouTube/Vimeo playlist playing.

(Actually am I completely missing something or is there a reason why AppleTV just doesn't let you browse the web?)

gbx mac mini? but unless the samsung is amazing the display in the imac would be way better.

well I was thinking more about another laptop...

well yeah if you can afford the processing power you need in laptop form then i am all for them. if you're actually going to tote it around and can afford the top of the line MBA then get that.

that is what i just bought

that is what work just bought for me i mean.

see that's the dilemma (about which I have posted ad nauseum). I want portability and power and a big display at home. that's why I was considering an iMac + 11" combo (I've got a technology loan I can use...not free, but a drop in the bucket compared to my total med school debt). but that's excessive, and would outstrip my loan by a lot.

cognitive overhead of dealing with two computers too much for me.

well this is why i'm wondering if an ipad would actually suit my mobile purposes just fine. all i REALLY do is email and surf the web. i'm trying to imagine scenarios where i'd want to do anything that required ~horsepower~ and they're all sorta fringe cases. if anything, i'd just miss my customizable stuff

I stopped missing my customisable stuff as soon as it stopped being customisable, tyranny of choice etc.

If all you want is email and a web browser, keep in mind that ipads don't do flash.

ah fuck, flash :(

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljwkhlKu9t1qbsh2yo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1319836357&Signature=tU9PxMzEl81ssO9Qin5F7zZeYLU%3D

Why are people surprised that Apple's getting into TV?

who is surprised?

wankosphere

I use a mbp 'desktop' and a 11" air and it's fine imo. dropbox + google chrome sync + mail keep almost everything sync'd

flash shrinks ur balls anyway gbx

You need at least one flash-capable device so you can look at restaurant menus. Some Android tablets cope all right with flash iirc.

Kindle Fire ;)

omg is that vim on ipad????????

via ssh, ja. if ipad is sufficient for you then there is plenty of scope for timewasting via unix fun.

i would get ipad + imac in yr shoes.

Huh:

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/27/apples-lossless-audio-codec-alac-now-open-source/

http://consumerist.com/2011/10/apple-manager-makes-exception-and-makes-10-year-old-girls-dreams-come-true.html

that makes me uncomfortable on several levels

ok maybe just one level

Apple getting into televisions would surprise me because:
- Apple's monitors are so unvaried and somewhat glitchy in support. You can get iMacs in more sizes than the monitors ffs
- They have never fucked with sourcing large, lower resolution screens. They're constantly getting higher res screens, and the mid/high res ones are probably going to do pixel doubling in the next few years

Really, the perfect Apple TV box/set top box that does all television needs and connects to a display makes more sense.

I agree. If the Apple TV were, you know, good, it would reinvent television.

It would be great if it reinvented television, but it would also have to be popular enough to force Comcast to reinvent their business model. I am not placing any bets on Comcast trying the smart, forward-looking thing before they try the evil thing first.

Appointment viewing is dead.

i think apple's international market is sufficiently important to them now that not all their business decisions come down to "how do we do this with the fcc in some broken us market with at&t/comcast/terrible lol 90s american company".

That and "how do we cut through this int'l division of rights artificial divide & conquer old media bullshit"

yeah they have bigger problems and much bigger opportunities than the u.s. market if they want to do tv. wish there were writers that realised this, e.g. i have the feeling gruber doesn't even have a passport.

uh it's called the "internet" you herb god

gbx i'd look at the cost of a mini + ipad if you've already got the monitor. recall that imac hard drives cannot be upgraded. (minis can.) of course the airs are incredibly sweet. i am biased cause i just got a mini but i have to say that after like a decade+ of using a laptop as my main computer there is something nice about not constantly plugging/unplugging/moving my main computer. it's just there. i wake it up.

Really, the perfect Apple TV box/set top box that does all television needs and connects to a display makes more sense.

― avant-garde heterosexuals (mh), Friday, October 28, 2011 12:43 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

~thunderbolt~

But with a laptop you get all the advantages of a mini, plus you can take it around with you if you need to. Also, you have a in built secondary monitor should you need the real estate. The only disadvantage I can see is paying a larger price for that,