It goes without saying that if you’re into Apple at all, this Wednesday will be of interest to you. The rumor mill has it that Apple is not only going to introduce a refreshed iPod touch, but a new iPhone and more interestingly (at least for me) a new iPad that’s supposedly designed to compete with the smaller Android-based tablets.
Thanks to MacDailyNews for the heads up.
Take the images above with a grain of salt, though all them share too many features in common to, in my opinion, not to be based upon at least some truth.
Forty-eight frames per second, a measurement that’s meaningless to most of us–including me. I don’t quite understand how it’s supposedly such a game changer–yet to men like Peter Jackson, Douglas Trumball or James Cameron, it represents the future of movies. Currently, films are shown at 24 fps, and increasing the frame rate will supposedly create a truer, more vivid image.
Though that is not what everyone thinks because when Jackson showed an excerpt of his film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” at CinemaCon in Las Vegas not every one was impressed by the visuals brought about by the increased frame rate.
The decription of the footage shown reminded me when I was watching my mother’s HD flatscreen TV. The image presented were so sharp, so clear that it made just about everything that came on look like a play (in an odd note, it even made the FX in “Tron: Legacy” a bit more obvious and green-screeny).
I can’t speak for other people, but if that’s the way film in 48 fps looks, I am not sure that I would be willing to play premium prices to see it.
You can find more information about frame rates here.
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According to cnet, Apple has sold 1 million copies of Lion (Mac OS X 10.7). What’s most amazing about that number is not only that it was released last Wednesday, but for the first time Apple has issued a OS (operating system) that was downloadable via the App Store ( an application that has been built-in to Mac OS X since Snow Leopard).
A hard copy will be made available from Apple on a flash drive for $69, though a bootable disk can be easily made.
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I don’t know about this rumor, but it’s too fascinating to let go. According to Deadline, Apple is considering purchasing Hulu for $2 billion. What’s most interesting is that the deal would include two years of exclusive programming from NBCUniversal (now owned by Comcast), Fox (NewsCorp) and Disney (who happens to have a board member named Steve Jobs).
This could be a way to somehow funnel content into iTunes as well, which would be a way to not only increase users, but to sell more iPads, MacBook Airs, and iPhones by providing greater content under very favorable terms to Apple.
Then there’s the potential threat to Netflix…
When I have posted video from Conan O’ Brien, it usually had something to do with him skewering movies (such as his “Thor” parodies), though I was surprised to learn that he’s aimed his sights at Apple.
And speaking of Final Cut Pro X, here’s video of someone actually using the program.
Today Apple released Final Cut Pro X, their flagship video editing application. It’s available via the Apple App Store for $299.
The prior version, Final Cut Studio, is in high demand by movie studios for film editing, though it remains to be seen if Final Cut Pro X is adopted as enthusiastically.
At first, seeing the early screenshots, I was not too impressed because it reminded me too much of iMovie 09, which until recently I have been having a somewhat difficult time with.
Click on this link from Apple Insider to see more images of Final Cut X, as well as information about its functionality (it’s somewhat basic, but I have not seen it prior).
Samsung Challenges Apple’s Intellectual Property Theft Allegations
You might have heard about the brouhaha between Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. over Samsung’s (supposedly) stealing Apple’s intellectual property. No matter where you come down in the debate, I have always been of the opinion that the more information you have, the better off you are.
You have probably heard a lot about Apple’s charges, but relatively little from the accused.
Here’s Samsung’s take.
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