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Jobs on DVR in the Apple TV, the MacBook Air, and the Kindle
TUAW didn't get a chance to sit down with Steve Jobs after yesterday's keynote for some reason, but Mr. Jobs did find time to chat with the New York Times (it is a small paper out of Manhattan) where he talked about what Apple introduced, and gave his thoughts on some other happenings in the tech sphere.Jobs is a big fan of the MacBook Air.He thinks it is the best Mac Apple has produced and he'll be the first in line to buy one (Come on, Steve, didn't you pre-order one after the keynote like the rest of us?). After talking about the MacBook Air Steve said that the Kindle, Amazon's eBook reader, is doomed to fail because no one reads (which explains why all bookstores are closing), and that Bill Gates' retirement is a big deal. He didn't offer up any hints as to when he, himself, will step down from being CEO of Apple.
[via Engadget]
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Alex said 6:21PM on 1-16-2008
Maybe I'm an idiot, but where was DVR mentioned in that article???
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Sam Gross said 7:21PM on 1-16-2008
DVR in Apple TV, A.K.A. buying TV shows through iTunes
Beau said 6:31PM on 1-16-2008
No i didnt see it either.
Kyle said 6:58PM on 1-16-2008
He mentioned it (not by DVR per se) here:
The model will not extend to cable television, he insisted. “We’re not going to go there with the cable cards,” he said, referring to the relatively open cable industry connectors that are gradually allowing companies like TiVo to replace the standard set-top box. “That whole industry, their go-to-market strategy is pretty loopy, and it’s fractured,” he said. “Our model is like DVD.”
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nanodalek said 7:31PM on 1-16-2008
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/the-passion-of-steve-jobs/index.html
This is the original NYT article. It seems that people on Engadget are not bothering to read it, as I have pointed out in a post there.
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Alex said 7:42PM on 1-16-2008
My point exactly.
Bryan said 8:34PM on 1-16-2008
Obviously Steve has never been on a bus or train (he probably has the iBus run on old Powerbook batteries) because I see almost everyone reading, I'm sure that Borders is filing for Bankruptcy any day now...
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jadedcritic said 8:39PM on 1-16-2008
At the risk of being cynical, I think he's flat wrong about A-TV. I think he might as well start engineering take 3. Truth be told I don't much care for the notion of "renting movies" via Itunes. A-TV strikes me as mildly intriguing, but I don't think I would seriously consider getting it without DVR capability. As I see it, all my 230 dollars buys me in the capability to watch something on my TV that I can already watch from my computer five feet to the right of my TV. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict A-TV (Mk.2) won't do substantially better then A-TV Mk.1. Seems like Tivo's still the way to go.
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caleb said 9:44PM on 1-16-2008
I think the idea is (and no one else seems to give any credibility to this other than me. I'm not sure why), That you would *replace* your Tivo/Cable/Satellite box(es) with an Apple TV, not supplement them.
ben said 12:07AM on 1-19-2008
This is a pretty tired argument, one that I've heard many times (usually on TUAW) since I bought my ATV in June. Perhaps young and tech savvy Mac "enthusiasts," watching content from your computer, or setting a computer monitor next to your TV, or stringing a cable from your laptop everytime you want to watch something is an attractive and economical option. For a lot of more run of the mill consumers, ease of use, convenience, and a clutter free living room is a lot more important than that sort half-assed compromise. You could lug you laptop around instead of getting an iPod, but not a lot of people do that.
There will always be someone saying that a DVI cable is a better option, or a Mac Mini, or whatever else. Apple is trying to give people a better option than having to string cables across their living room or watch movies on their monitor. Just because it doesn't appeal to you, doesn't mean it won't appeal to anyone.
I was cautiously optimistic when I first bought my AppleTV. It wasn't long before I couldn't imagine not having one.
Andy said 9:47AM on 1-17-2008
No tuner, no cable card... no sale. I don't want another device in the stack.
Galley said 10:37PM on 1-16-2008
Yeah, like they make Steve buy his own Apple gear.
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Matt said 2:40AM on 1-17-2008
PS3
Easily upgrade hard drive to 250 ( see PS3 Manuel or you tube )
Stream video ( NullRiver Medialink ) I Would Say Orb but i love the mac.
Surf the net with the built in web browser
Play blue ray disc's and Up sample standard dvd
Blue Tooth remote, no direct line of sight need for IR
Stores pictures, music, Video,
Plays games
No annual fee to play other people on line
wii
Stream video with orb
Surf the net with opera
Plays games
SD card for pictures music and yes video
Mac Pro Desk Top
All of the above and more with elgato pvr stick connected to 40" LCD
I Don't Own a Xbox, or want one, but I Do Want A Apple TV With PVR to Replace My TIVO
And I Don't Care How Thin You Make It, 13" Is Still Not A 12" Power Book Or Sub Notebook
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Ed said 6:46AM on 1-17-2008
Way to make an unnecessarily long-winded comment by adding extra lines to make sure you're read and not ignored like the idiot you are. Admittedly, I own a PS3 and am very satisfied with it. It also cost nearly twice as much, and is not near as simple as the Apple TV. They're meant for different audiences, the PS3 being for the HD type that likes to mess around with all that tech to get it working just right and just the way they want it. The Apple TV, on the other hand, is an apple product. As such, it's meant to be an easy-to-set-up, easy-to-use way for consumers to get their media fix. And as someone mentioned on another post yesterday, 720p still looks very good compared to dvd resolution and it's what most people's TVs are capable of.
Matt said 12:42PM on 1-17-2008
Not long winded enough, the point is, there are already plenty of devices that do what the apple tv does, just not with a pvr, the apple tv could be the only real Tivo killer with a pvr, My Tivo service now includes ads, will change channels to record them, and charges a monthly service, but it rules the tv, like the ipod rules music, only the ipod doesn't make you pay to use it.
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Erik said 1:35PM on 1-17-2008
Jobs was overstating the fact, but Americans are reading less. In particular, Americans are reading less literature. It seems we are doing more and more of our reading in short bursts at blogs and websites.
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Erik said 1:36PM on 1-17-2008
Link for previous comment: http://www.nea.gov/news/news07/TRNR.html
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c.Lake said 3:37AM on 1-19-2008
Does Jobs realized that that "Kindle Reader" is walking out the door. It's twice as locked down as the iPod and more money, and yet people are buying it by the truck lot.
At $400 dollars, it's way too much money and can't read PDF files -- but still people want it. "Floors my ass."
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