iBox (the hardware) iBox Box mini Box Pro BoxBook BoxBook Pro The more the boxes change, the more they stay the same... or don't. (talk about the hardware here) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,2093#msg-2093 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:05:39 -0400 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42564#msg-42564 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42564#msg-42564 johnny k Spork Central Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:32:04 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42560#msg-42560 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42560#msg-42560 Tony Leggett Spork Central Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:47:45 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42557#msg-42557 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42557#msg-42557 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct]]> johnny k Spork Central Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:03:44 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42555#msg-42555 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42555#msg-42555 Tony Leggett Spork Central Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:26:04 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42554#msg-42554 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42554#msg-42554 Interested to see how much gets taken out for my iPad 2. Not complaining - it's a workhorse.]]> johnny k Spork Central Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:17:22 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42553#msg-42553 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42553#msg-42553 Tony Leggett Spork Central Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:19:01 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42551#msg-42551 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42551#msg-42551 Cloudscout Spork Central Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:24:45 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42550#msg-42550 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42550#msg-42550
And later he just matter-of-factly calls it the "Darth Pro" in a sentence, and moves on.

Should this thread be renamed "iBoxes and iTubes"?

ddt]]> ddt Spork Central Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:38:23 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42549#msg-42549 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42549#msg-42549
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Ask any Mac Pro users where “small size” sits on their list of workstation needs and they will tell you it's down at the bottom, squarely between “should make my bed in the morning” and “covered in fur.”
]]> Cloudscout Spork Central Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:36:01 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42546#msg-42546 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,42546#msg-42546 http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/06/a-critical-look-at-the-new-mac-pro/]]> porruka Spork Central Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:12:08 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41554#msg-41554 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41554#msg-41554
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intels-next-gen-thunderbolt-doubles-in-speed-and-adds-4k-support/]]> porruka Spork Central Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:21:56 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41144#msg-41144 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41144#msg-41144
Anyway, I'm not married to the idea of fitness being one/the added spiff. It just seems like one of a few strong candidates to speculate about.]]> porruka Spork Central Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:51:09 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41142#msg-41142 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41142#msg-41142
ddt]]> ddt Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:37:55 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41141#msg-41141 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41141#msg-41141
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Can't imagine that we wouldn't have heard about hires or patents regarding fitness hardware (detection, transmitting) or software (visualization, partnering with major players). It's a tough user problem to do right, though many companies such as Strava and FitBit would be tough to break.

ddt

Same was said for Creative and MP3 players at the time too... the main reason I throw the fitness stuff (probably as a BTLE peripheral actually, implemented locally with the accelerometer for some features) is that _synthesis_ is really what Apple does best.

If it really is just a timepiece, it will have style but that's not enough. What will Apple synthesize into the device that is going on your wrist? Don't forget, assuming Apple is really going for an official wearable, they'll be competing with the Google Glass mindshare as well, so don't expect it to just tell time, and I think *just* a remote display for another device you carry would be Cook's Cube. Remember RCKR? When the iPhone came out, you didn't need to carry an iPod anymore if you had the phone.

What will you be able to eliminate if you're wearing an (ugh) iWatch?]]> porruka Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:29:56 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41138#msg-41138 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41138#msg-41138
ddt]]> ddt Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:55:07 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41136#msg-41136 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41136#msg-41136
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* (Calling Dick Tracy) It actually is a new iPhone form factor?

Yeah, I think it's really the iPhone Mini. Maybe there's also a Bluetooth/WiFi-only version that works as a peripheral for a full-size iPhone, but that's not what most people will buy it for. Instead of a pocket-filling phone, maybe you take only the wrist version when you're travelling light and pack an iPad when you want to mess with apps or do any real reading.]]> Roger Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:00:56 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41133#msg-41133 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41133#msg-41133 El Jeffe Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:55:33 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41132#msg-41132 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41132#msg-41132 John Willoughby Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:06:41 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41131#msg-41131 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41131#msg-41131
Here are some of the possibilities occurring to me these days:

* remote display for important notices from your actual phone
* health sensors (Mio has a wrist heart rate monitor that is apparently a breakthrough due to marrying blood flow sensing with accelerometer data, and health sensing devices are exploding)
* the advent of NFC or Bluetooth/wireless payment functions in Apple devices?
* kinetic/solar recharging?

And the big one that is out there but has me drooling a bit at the thought,...

* (Calling Dick Tracy) It actually is a new iPhone form factor?]]> porruka Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:10:07 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41123#msg-41123 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41123#msg-41123 They dropped the FF I saw, too. VIDEO: somewhere http://bit.ly/Zft9Uk]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:31:55 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41115#msg-41115 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,41115#msg-41115 Best iPad accessory ever.]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:45:22 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40909#msg-40909 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40909#msg-40909 http://mashable.com/2013/02/13/apple-retina-macbook-upgrades/]]> porruka Spork Central Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:28:48 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40331#msg-40331 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40331#msg-40331 Cloudscout Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:22:05 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40326#msg-40326 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40326#msg-40326 John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:56:24 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40324#msg-40324 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40324#msg-40324 John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:04:09 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40323#msg-40323 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40323#msg-40323 ]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:45:50 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40322#msg-40322 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40322#msg-40322 Bruce Robertson Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:05:28 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40321#msg-40321 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40321#msg-40321 Cloudscout Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:57:34 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40320#msg-40320 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40320#msg-40320 El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:40:30 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40319#msg-40319 Re: iBox (the hardware) http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,2093,40319#msg-40319 Looks like it's getting official; more Apple manufacturing is coming home:


"It's not known well that the engine for the iPhone and iPad is made in the U.S., and many of these are also exported-the engine, the processor. The glass is made in Kentucky. And next year we are going to bring some production to the U.S. on the Mac. We've been working on this for a long time, and we were getting closer to it. It will happen in 2013. We're really proud of it. We could have quickly maybe done just assembly, but it's broader because we wanted to do something more substantial. So we'll literally invest over $100 million. This doesn't mean that Apple will do it ourselves, but we'll be working with people, and we'll be investing our money."]]> John Willoughby Spork Central Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:28:19 -0500