New Apple Digital Device?

Do AppleInsider ever get things right? This rumour has been round a lot yet nothing has materialised. Would Apple be willing to enter another niche market? Here in the UK, I don't think I have any peers who use a TiVO despite being on sale for a few years. Sky Plus is a similar service but I don't know anyone who uses that either.

I always think it'd be nice to have my iTunes playing on my Hi-Fi via a small wireless receiver but if apple are going to make something then surely it wont be a small device, it will have plenty of features meaning plenty of size, something you wouldn't want on top of your HiFi? but under your TV.

Originally posted by SpaceMagic
Do AppleInsider ever get things right? This rumour has been round a lot yet nothing has materialised.

With Appleinsider's more frequent updates, their reliability has been more variable.

They do seem to have some real info, but have had misses too. (PowerMac updates at MWSF for example).

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Personally I'd find something like that completely useless. Surely Apple are doing something more exciting than that (although maybe there are enough people that want it that it would be a good investment for Apple).
I don't take much notice of these types of rumours anymore. Very few of them seem to come true, so I'll wait to get excited about whatever the current rumours are until that product is released, at least until the rumours become more accurate (if that ever happens, after all rumours and accurate are pretty much an oxymoron ;) ).

i wish they'd let this one die, i predict that nothing about it will turn out to be true.

a wireless gizmo for transmitting iPod tunes is reasonable, but that's more on the level of a nifty peripheral than a major new appliance.

I for one, hope this is true. I would love a beautiful and easy way to play my digital music on my stereo while pictures play.

I think it is going to happen, but may not this year given, as others have pointed out, it's still a small market. On the other hand, Apple loves to be first and sooner or later it is going to be a problem that iTunes and only iTunes can play your iTMS music. Apple needs to ensure that Windows media formats don't seem more "open."

Well, if Apple can make a great product, I will welcome it.
I'm a die hard music fan with a huge record collection and I use iTunes more and more while most of my CD's are gathering dust,
so I think other people are getting ready for a product like that as well.

I would have to say, If it allowed us (broadband customers) to use it to wirelessly pipe iTunes radio, and paid music over our A/V system, effectively replacing our old 80+W A/V receiver, we are in.

We have 801.11 throughout and we NEVER use FM anymore.

The Apple logo would just be icing on the cake...

;)

Regards

I reckon apple are going to release a projecter aimed a joe public.. not costing $2,000 (closer to $600) this highly portable projector will be able to project to just 1.5 square metres, but is ideal for travelling and people who want big without having to carry a tv everywhere.... intergration with itunes visualiser and iphoto slideshows.

just an idea

Apple has clearly said there WILL be other "DLDs."

I have no idea whether any real info on them is lurking in the AI report. But don't expect whatever (whenever) "it" is to be something everyone "gets" at first glance. Look at how folks here decried the original iPod :D

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=500

http://www.arcadyan.com/
This box will most likely support streaming from iTunes over Wi-Fi. Not sure when, but soon.

Possibly even iPhoto slideshows.