DVR could turn Apple TV into multi-billion dollar business

By integrating digital video recording (DVR) features into Apple TV, Apple stands to transform it’s niche media hub business into a serious growth driver worth over a billion dollars annually, according to one Wall Street analyst.

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Apple releases Apple TV “Take 2″ software update

Apple on Tuesday quietly released its much-anticipate Apple TV “Take 2″ software update, which introduces a brand new on-sreen interface and allows users to rent high definition movies directly from their widescreen TVs.

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Dear Real Steve Jobs… Thank you for iLife ’08.

Dear Real Steve Jobs,

Thank you. The iLife ’08 released today looks to be the most revolutionary media software package on earth. The iMacs… incredible, .Mac – Thank god, Numbers – expected, but thanks. All is all, iLife ’08 fills in the gaps that the Leopard keynote was missing, and then some. iMovie… who is that guy who simply came up with this idea, the idea that changed media forever? I want to buy him a gift on Facebook, and then buy him a real one, doesn’t matter what it is, a beer, candy, a rainbow, whatever he wants. He deserves it. He deserves to go on more vacations. Send him to india, the pyramids, the wall, stonehenge. I’m interested to see what he comes up with. iThink we all are.

iPheel like taking the week off. Happy 4th USA & 9 de Julio Argentina.

Click for Hold Music.

Seriously, i need a break off from Apple, inc. i Love you all and feel free to contact me by e-mail or telephone regarding news, events, and monkeying around.

Hasta 9 de Julio Amigos!

-Americo de Thunk Different

Thunk Different Reports: Hidden Camera in the Apple store for iPhone

iT is reported by a reporter on mogulus.tv that they are aware of a plan to hide a camera in the store.

eGads!

When reported, the show was being conducted by “Robyn” a blond man with a European accent just prior to a coffee break. he was inside the Apple store at the time.

iWrote in my previous post that it seems a little last minute, and it certainly feels that way. While the production quality is slightly higher than the production iwas going to do, it still seems very random with full chat rooms, emtpy message boards on skype, missed mic cues, their stream blacks out, battery charges & uneventful content. Perhaps when they start interview people it will be better, but until now, i haven’t seen anything new, excepert i did the hear the reporter in the manhattan store say he was aware of a plot to hide a hidden camera. it was not reported if this would be a ploy conducted by mogulus, an apple employee, or another… agent.

 

Live coverage starting @ 12 EST. 2 Stores!

iPhone Launch TV powered by Mogulus

This Friday, Mogulus will bring you 24/7 live stream coverage of the launch of one of the most anticipated product in history, Apple’s iPhone.

Broadcasting Live from New York, witness the excitement of
fans as they camp outside and stand in line at the two Apple stores
in Manhattan, just to get their hands on the revolutionary device.

Apple expects to sell over 15 million iPhones by the end of 2008.

Coverage started today at http://iphone.mogulus.com and will feature
multiple cameras and interviews starting tomorow at noon EST.

We hope you will enjoy.

This is a service i signed up for earlier in the week and at that time i hadn’t heard of this streaming event as it was not scheduled on any of their website. Last night, i got an email, and the message above is what it said.

Neither their blog, homepage, or Google calandar held any clues to this event, so this leads me to believe it was a last second decision that perhaps they got from us! Yet, i am glad that i did, as now Apple & Thunk Different fans can watch this show instead of the one i was going to do. They will have more coverage and it will be neat to see what one can do with the mogulus service as opposed to the single camera production of ustream.tv.

11:45 EST. It is streaming now, the chat room is full, and the correspondant isn’t exactly ted koppel, with showing old conan videos, and a terrible camera view, but hey it is streaming now.

iHope you will enjoy.

iPhone. “Strictly handheld is the style iGo” LIVE in NYC. 6/29/07

Steve J come & rock the sure shot… with a lotta PR and a little iPhone.

Interview: 1st in line for the iPhone.

Update! #1- We report news that their is an on-going plot to hide a camera in the New York Apple Store to watch events unfold as the apple store will be closed from 2 until 6 pm EST.

http://thunkdifferent.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/thunk-different-reports-hidden-camera-in-the-apple-store-for-iphone/

Here is a short video excerpt with me speaking to, Greg Packer, the first guy in line for the iPhone. And about about the 2nd guy in line for the phone. Follow for pictures, audio, and possibly a live stream tomorrow.

Update! #2 – see what has replaced iPhone.mf show

Video 1.

Live Feed.

All WWDC 2007 live streams: Steve Jobs & Apple Announcement.

Here are all the LIVE coverage links for WWDC 2007 in SF, CA.

MacDailyNews will feature live coverage of Apple’s WWDC Keynote presentation by Steve Jobs. Live updates will be available via a special text-only “lite” page here:

http://www.macdailynews.com/wwdc_2007_keynote.html

Shortly before the presentation, the MacDailyNews home page will redirect to the WWDC coverage page in order to help minimize server load. Shortly after the presentation, MacDailyNews will return as normal.

We will, of course, be updating as usual before and after Jobs’ keynote.

As with Macworld Expo and WWDC keynotes in the recent past, Apple will not be providing a real-time webcast or satellite broadcast. It is expected that Apple will post a QuickTime of Jobs’ keynote on their web site later today.

See you today at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 5pm GMT!

Other live text coverage options:
• http://live.macnn.com/
• http://www.gizmodo.com/
• http://techdigest.tv/2007/06/wwdc07_live_blo.html
• http://live.sitening.com/wwdc2007
• http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2007/
• http://www.macrumorslive.com/
• http://www.applegazette.com/live/
• http://www.slashgear.com/live-coverage-of-wwdc-2007-keynote-on-june-11-at-slashgear-045559.php
http://www.iphonealley.com/news/wwdc-2007-keynote-live-audio-stream (service overloading so far)
• http://events.hardmac.com/

Thanks to macdailynews for posting this information, if you come across another site e-mail us or them and we will have the links updated. Thanks!

possible Twitter link i found for readers… HERE. (Article on Twitter/jaiku)

15,000 page views for the 100th post.

Hi readers,

Thanks for keeping up to date with Apple, Inc. & Things i Think. This is the 100th post for Thunk Different since we began posting on April 20th, 2007. We also reached over 15,000 views yesterday, added Digg, del.icio,us, FARK, newsvine, and other RSS readers to the base of every posting starting yesterday. If you go back and check you will see a few more than that b/c i added them on popular posts.

What has ThunkDifferent done thus far?

Gotten the word out. The amount of news that Apple & readers like you come up with is astounding. It is so much fun to write about and thanks for the questions, i always love to get fan mail. i’m sure i will be better to keep better track of all of the other Apple RSS feeds now as i recent downloaded a news reader myself, turning 2.0 is a journey, not a destination. (or at least one i fully understand at this time anyway.)

What can we expect in the near future?

The Thunk Different podcast. Fo’ Sure. i started podcasting in January of last year if you would like to check out some of my old shows, just google “expatpodcast” or go to expatpodcast.blogspot.com. i have moved over to wordpress since then and am glad to say i am quite happy with them.

What is 20weblogs?

20 weblogs is a new 2.0 web community of independent bloggers networking media channel throughout the web. Unlike most other blogging outfits, 20weblogs is not a profit driven collective. If you would like to find out more about them, go to 20weblogs.com and request an invitation.

WWDC, Whatcha think?!

Oh hell, i don’t know. i think that leopard will (hope) surprise. i have been reading about its architecture on some of the developer blogs and they have some interesting things to say. i personally think that in the next year we will see smaller more energy efficient chips from intel and AMD, touch screen imacs, and a big update to .mac service with iphone integration into the laptops, Apple TV, and more Google apps.

Tell us about the iPhone.

Oh, just read my posts and the links about from two days ago, not hot off the presses, but as current & steamy as anyone else has.

Tell us more!!!

i will, just keep reading and asking questions and i will get back to you personally, i just added jaiku today too, so keep posted by reading one of the hardest things i am working on right now. The Thunk Different. Blog.

For questions 0r contact information please go to the guestbook or email me on facebook, jaiku, gmail, or the RSS reader of your choice below.