Intel iBooks with Front Row?
Appleinsider reports that Apple will be extending Front Row to be included with the iBook this spring.
According to the rumor site, Apple will be upgrading the iBook with a 13" wide-screen display alongside Front Row and the Apple Remote. Much like the recently released Intel iMac and MacBook Pro, the iBook will incorporate a built-in iSight and also come bundled with Photo Booth.
The iBooks are said to retain a similar design as currently shipping iBooks, and will retain Firewire 400 connectors contrary to previous reports. The 13" model is expected to consolidate and replace both the 12" and 14" form factors that are presently shipping. The name of the final product remains up for debate. Previous comments raised speculation that the iBook may adopt the "MacBook" name.
A previous report had placed the release of the iBook in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2006. All recent iBook rumors can be reviewed at http://ibook.macrumors.com
According to the rumor site, Apple will be upgrading the iBook with a 13" wide-screen display alongside Front Row and the Apple Remote. Much like the recently released Intel iMac and MacBook Pro, the iBook will incorporate a built-in iSight and also come bundled with Photo Booth.
The iBooks are said to retain a similar design as currently shipping iBooks, and will retain Firewire 400 connectors contrary to previous reports. The 13" model is expected to consolidate and replace both the 12" and 14" form factors that are presently shipping. The name of the final product remains up for debate. Previous comments raised speculation that the iBook may adopt the "MacBook" name.
A previous report had placed the release of the iBook in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2006. All recent iBook rumors can be reviewed at http://ibook.macrumors.com
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79 months ago
I'm buying one. iSight iBook = bargain! Too bad front row won't launch VIDEO_TS files...
79 months ago
I'll be getting my first laptop later this year and those revisions would make it a pretty sweet first purchase. :)
.... well except the MacBook part.
.... well except the MacBook part.
79 months ago
Hopefully, they'll use Core-Duo chips rather than the upcoming Core-Solo chips. Also, Apple should put a higher-rez screen and allow extended-video rather than just mirroring.
79 months ago
While I love iSights and want them built in to all Macs/displays over the course of 2006, I think that Apple should have other priorities for the iBook (MacBook). Which would you rather have: an iSight or 128MB of VRAM? Or a SuperDrive standard? or a brighter-higher res screen?
Front Row makes sense, since its so cheap to add.
Don't forget the MagSafe adaptor!
Front Row makes sense, since its so cheap to add.
Don't forget the MagSafe adaptor!
79 months ago
I'm buying one. iSight iBook = bargain! Too bad front row won't launch VIDEO_TS files...
Just use Handbrake to convert it to an .mp4 file. The file will be smaller and still look great, you just won't be able to skip to chapter markers. You can put that file in your "Movies" folder and play it through FrontRow.
79 months ago
I've got two friends waiting for the iBook updates - I guess I'll be telling them to wait a while longer. The update sure sounds tasty, and it makes the MBP look a smidge underspecced by comparison (for the price)...
79 months ago
YES!! I knew it was gonna have an iSight. :) Wonder what the specs are gonna be though, the most important part.
79 months ago
I'd love to see a 13 inch widescreen iBook with an iSight built in. Can't wait.
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