spymac.com for details. kinda neat-o! slashdot is reporting that the image is a fake - i tend to think no. t.
> From: "Eric D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Mac Canada) > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:46:42 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Mac Canada) > Subject: Re: Witness (The new Device?) -- "The Device" > > on 23/10/01 3:04, Steve Kidd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> I'm thinking iMovie & iDVD combined into a hardware set-top box. Could this >>> maybe be a low-cost video editing box for DV video, with a built-in DVD >>> burner? Of course you could also rip MP3s to the built-in HD and burn mixed >>> CDs, as well as watch iTunes visualizations. >>> >>> It would make use of some of Apple's best technologies... Firewire, iDVD, >>> iMovie, iTunes, Quicktime... But it may also detract from Mac sales, so >>> maybe not. We'll find out tomorrow. > > That'd be quite cool: a high-tech "pair" of VCRs plus a partial stereo > system. It would actually make a lot of sense. There is room for such a > device, I think, since it comes from a co with a brand recognition like > Apple's (especially if they keep the cost under $1000-1500 CDN). > > I don't think it'd actually detract from Mac sales that much because they'd > be able to charge a premium for these services that they otherwise couldn't > on their desktop G4s. Of course, I guess it might eat away at their desktop > sales in favour of iMac (instead of buying desktop G4 you'd buy "The Device" > (ta da) plus an iMac (probably for a *greater* combined cost than just > buying the G4 alone)). > > L8r > > > -- > Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> > Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
