OSX iPod Video Leaked

MacRumors posted a video showing the "new" iPod interface. An hour later "Apple Legal" asked them to remove. That pretty much means rumor confirmed!

The video (now on YouTube, embedded below) shows the new interface. While it is vastly superior to the current iPod interface, it doesn't come close to the lushness of the iPhone. Also, this interface seems to support the current Click-wheel and not a touch interface that many had been hoping for. Can Apple make an interface that like this using the current Click-wheel as the interface and make as intuitive as people expect from them? I don't think so. Hopefully this video is a fake or at best an early sample interface for the new iPod. In any case we will find out in the next few weeks (Aug 7th is being touted).

On a side note, the demo also highlights "The Beatles". People have been waiting for their cataogue to be released since Apple settled their differences with Apple last year! Expect to see "Special Media Event Invites" going out in the next week or 2. There's a lot on the way and I think Steve will want to present them!

Thoughts On Thought : Site Nearly Complete

Well after 2 weeks of hard work and lots of feedback from people (thanks everyone who helped out) the site is nearly done and ready for presentation.

I've updated all the comments on every page right up until now. Fixed the top_frame so that it can be viewed on 1024 screens without having that bloody scroll bar! Forum background has been changed from black to white to make it easier to read (should I do the same to the Blog (it's white on black at the moment!)).

Googles Analytics impressed me so much that I seem oddly addicted to it now. It's very cool. Might post something in more detail about it soon with some images. Well worth if your trying to keep up to date with whats going on with peoples browsers/screens, habits etc.

So I'll end this post now. Intent to start a running commentary on Apple and their website once I have the site 100% complete. Until then though I have to add in the launch and spec pages from all the major releases that are missing.

Thanks again all who helped.

Cheers,

TD

August 7th the Big Day?

Not much happened this week. Alot of the top 5 rumors have simply been getting more and coverage.

• iMac Revision Update
Word around the campfire is that the update will come on August 7th, possibly in conjunction with the new iLife.

• New games coming to Mac
"Gears of War" and "Unreal Tournament 3" are heading towards a Mac near you according to the president of Epic Games, Mark Rein.

• iPhones and iPods as Remote Devices
A patent has turned up from 2005 where Apple intend using the NEW iPods and iPhones to remote control media devices over a network. Basically allow you to change whats playing on iTunes on your Mac, from your phone.

• Vodafone as Europes Carrier?
After looking like they were out for the count, Vodafone have re-emerged into the battle saying "it has to make sense for our shareholders". Sounds like they are setting up to drop it to me and blame on their shareholders. 02 are probably still the strongest. T-Mobile remain the hot favourite in Germany.

Thoughts On Thought : Progress Update

Been busy refining the interface and especially sorting out the RSS feed for the rumors section. Bloody Frames! Couldn’t think of a simpler way to do it though without the CoverFlow having to refresh every page change.

Added in Launch Pages and Tech Specs for the major revisions of all the iMacs and iPods. Hope to do the same with all other major releases. Also updated the pages from 2003 to today.

Am happy with the new ‘rumor’ page with the faked up Apple homepage. Hope to keep that kind of thing going for each future update.

Thoughts On Thought : Test Site Goes Live

Spent the last few weeks working on the site. Now have done enough to upload it and start testing. Probably won’t have it finished for another few days but it’s a start.

I intend adding background information, and extra web pages to all the entries (97 so far) in the archive. Will start with the big launch items and see how it goes. The Quad Core Mac Pro has a rough sample of how it should go.

Also have to tag each page properly with a date and then go through all the content and make sure it’s ok.

Finally for tonight I will finish writing this up and upload it. Then all I have to do is figure out how a blog works!

Current Top 5 Rumors

• iMac Revision
New iMacs are expected any day now. They are thought to have a slim profile and covered in brushed aluminium. Many sources think they will resemble the current Cinema Displays. A new keyboard, similar to the MacBooks, is expected also.

• End of Mac Mini
File under speculation: the Mini's days are apparently numbered. Does this mean we will be getting the long wished for Mid-Range Mac with some expandability?

• iPhone Nano
The web is going crazy with rumors that Apple will have launched a smaller, and cheaper phone by Christmas.

• iPods with OSX
Steve Jobs has already said there are teams porting OSX to the iPod. Should see some iPhone like iPods within months.

• 02 as Europes Carrier?
Vodafone looked like they had it. But anyday now wait for and official announcement by 02 saying they have exclusive rights in parts of Europe.