Analyst Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley tells All Things D that she believes Apple is ramping up production on the iPad, aiming to build as many as three million a month by the end of this year. That would mean that the company could make 36 million iPads next year, which brings the total close to (but not quite) the whopping 40 million units predicted by her supply chain analysis. Sales estimates for next year started out around 10 million iPads, but have since risen to as high as 42 million units, which would be quite a year for a product that didn’t exist before this past April.
Currently, says Huberty, Apple is producing about two million iPads a month, and that’s brought shipping times on the website down, and helped availability across the board. But the manufacturing process needs to be refined even further, and of course if, as expected earlier next year, the device sees a revision, that may delay things even further. There seems to be one thing most analysts agree on, however: Apple is going to sell a whole lot of iPads in 2011.
TUAWAnalyst: Apple producing more iPads originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I’ll admit it. I’ll buy almost anything Apple makes. I was going to hold out on the iPad, but after reading more about it, I wound up in line the first day it was for sale. As they say, resistance is futile.
That’s not the case with the Apple TV. When Apple brings a product out, I expect a small revolution. Some exciting new concept, or new and unique feature. With the Apple TV, it’s certainly lower in price, but instead of revolutionizing the idea of a set-top box, the new unit actually takes features away from the now discarded Apple TV ‘classic’.
First, there is the loss of actually owning a movie or a TV show. When the VCR first appeared in the 70s, the idea of owning a movie was quite unique. Before VHS or Betamax you went to a theater, paid your couple of dollars, or watched the oldies on TV loaded with commercials.
Second, the Apple TV requires an HDMI connection — its HDMI port means you need an HDMI hookup or nothing. I understand the reasons for going with that standard, but I’m still holding on to an older AV receiver, and my ‘classic’ Apple TV works just fine with that.
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Since people still seem to want to leave their houses and go to the movies (despite Apple’s best efforts to keep them firmly on their couches), the iTunes Movie Trailers site now features a sophisticated Showtimes view. This HTML5-savvy offering uses location awareness in your browser to show the movies playing nearest you, along with the upcoming screening schedule and links to the theater sites for ticket purchases.
The site works great in Safari, Firefox 3 or Chrome on your Mac; it also works perfectly on the iPad, although on the iPhone it’s a little bit compact.
Check it out for yourself, or see our gallery of screenshots below.
[via Ars Technica]
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Okay, I might be a little bit fangrrlish about the new Xcode 4 IDE. But seriously, it’s really an awesome update to the existing Xcode tools. Yes, it’s still majorly buggy and yes, there are still many features missing in action — but it’s such a treat to see how the new tools are evolving into their final form.
Today, Apple has released developer preview 3 of the new Xcode 4 suite, which you can download by heading over to the developer.apple.com site. You will need to sign in with your online or paid developer credentials to access the page and the preview dmg. I’m a little iffy about what the NDA situation is with regards to the release (I believe it is under NDA until it leaves beta) so I’ll leave finding out about the details (there’s a Readme and release notes) to you.
TUAWApple releases preview 3 of Xcode 4 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rejoice, ye lovers of magnetic drives and scroll wheels! While Steve announced no updates to the iPod Classic, that doesn’t mean it is going anywhere. In fact, it is prominently displayed on the iPod page over at Apple.com. So if you’re into “retro” tech and you like big capacities and thick gadgets, you can still grab one of the hard drive-based multitaskers for US$249.
TUAWApple hasn’t buried the iPod classic yet originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In case you’re just getting off of work, just waking up, or your plane just landed after a 15-hour flight, here’s all of today’s Apple news condensed into one quick post:
- Steve Jobs looked good at today’s event, which was attended by Steve Wozniak. Steve J. did a nice shout-out to his “partner in crime” at the beginning of the presentation.
- Jobs announced that there are now 300 Apple Retail Stores in 10 countries, with new stores opening in Spain soon. The Apple Stores get more than 1 million visitors combined on some days — the primary reason why the company dropped their presence at Macworld Expo.
- Other stats — 120,000,000 iOS devices, 230,000 new iOS activations per day (not including updates), 6.5 billion downloads from the App Store, 250,000 apps on the App Store.
- iOS 4.1 will be out next week, featuring fixes for the proximity sensor, Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G issues. There will also be support for HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos, the ability to upload HD video to other devices (Apple TV) over WiFi (this is known as AirPlay), 99¢ TV show rentals, and GameCenter. The latter will bring a new level of interactive gaming to the platform.
- In November, we’ll see iOS 4.2 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. This adds printing support, AirPlay, multi-tasking, and folders (among other features) to the iPad.
TUAWA roundup of today’s Apple news originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s not just the
new iPod touch that’s gotten the FCC treatment today — what we can only assume is the
new Apple TV has also just turned up in some newly published documents from the agency. Unfortunately, there’s no pictures this time around (internal or otherwise), but there are a number of test reports that confirm that the device does indeed pack Bluetooth and dual-band WiFi (802.11 b/g/n at 2.4GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5GHz). And in case you’re wondering where the label goes — it goes there.
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The software centerpiece of Apple’s fall event today was iOS 4.1, available for free download next week. The new version of the OS delivers the expected fixes for problems with Bluetooth and the proximity sensor, along with speeding up performance on iPhone 3G (finally!). It also packs two major new features: Game Center and HDR photos.
Game Center allows you to compete against your friends in any compatible game, unlocking achievements and moving up the leaderboard. It also introduces the possibility of live player vs. player games on the iPhone, with Push-powered notifications when someone challenges you. You can add friends or let Apple match you up with opponents. Existing popular games will be compatible with Game Center, too: Steve Jobs showed a screenshot of a leaderboard for the bestselling Angry Birds.
Jobs also showed off the new HDR — High Dynamic Range — photo feature, which allows your phone to take three photos and combine their color ranges into one rich image. Apple didn’t invent HDR, but the feature is way easy to use, and the test images Jobs showed off looked fantastic.
There’s also a bit of news about iOS 4.2, which is due in November. It adds printing support and a new wireless music streaming feature called AirPlay, which replaces Apple’s old, familiar AirTunes.
[via Engadget]
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Wow! We have a lot to talk about today on TUAW TV Live. There’s so much to talk about that two of us are going to be chatting it up on the show this afternoon. Mike Rose is joining me to talk about the new iPods, the updates to iTunes, Ping, and that new Apple TV. As usual, you can join in on the discussion — we’d love to see how you feel about the new product lineup for fall.
Now it’s time to get on with the show! To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the link at the bottom of this post, and you’ll find a live stream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to join in on the fun by asking questions or making comments.
If you’re driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you’re stuck in traffic, please don’t — keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application.
iPad users haven’t been forgotten, either, as you can tune in to TUAW TV Live on your iPad! That link will send you to a non-Flash page, although you won’t have access to our chat tool.
TUAWTUAW TV Live: The Apple event aftershow with Steve and Mike originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Although it’s only just been revealed and won’t actually go on sale for four long weeks, Apple’s new hockey puck is far from the only media streamer on the market — and with Sony’s Netbox and the Boxee Box on the way, the sub-$200 set-top box market is exploding with options. So let’s line up the revised Apple TV against the (post-price cut) Roku HD-XR, Popbox, and even an LG Blu-ray player in the same price range and see what you’re actually getting — and more importantly, getting access to — on each device. Oh, and there’s some choice words from Roku after the break.
| Device: |
AppleTV |
Roku XR |
Pop Box |
LG BD550 |
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| Price: |
$99 |
$99 |
$129 |
$130 – $150 |
| Form Factor/Size: |
3.9 x 0.9 x 3.9 |
5 x 5 x 1.75 |
8 x 1.4 x 6 inches |
16.9 x 1.8 x 7.9 |
| Available Content: |
HD TV shows from ABC & Fox (.99), HD Movie rentals ($4.99/$3.99), Netflix, iTunes, YouTube |
Netflix, Amazon VOD, MLB.tv, UFC, NBA GameTime, YouTube, Pandora |
YouTube, Revision3, Blip.tv, h.264 / XviD / MPEG-4, MKV / AVI / WMV |
Blu-ray discs, VUDU, Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube, Pandora, Napster |
| Apps / SDK: |
N/A |
Roku Channel / SDK available |
Popapps Store / SDK available |
NetCast widgets |
| Connectivity: |
WiFi N, Ethernet |
WiFi N, Ethernet |
Ethernet, optional WiFi adapter |
Ethernet, Disc |
| Video Quality: |
720p, 5.1 audio |
720p (1080p upgrade coming soon), 5.1 audio |
1080p, 5.1 audio |
1080p, 7.1 audio, DTS-HD MA / Dolby TrueHD audio |
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