I love this time of year when the WAWA clerk becomes Deep throat. But that would be pretty cool.

Ummm... AirMac is what they call Airport in Japan. So - don't quite get the signficance of this hint yet...

Nice way to dance around the edges of something you heard w/o spilling your sources. :-)

C ee U N ext T uesday.....hahahahahaha

As long as it's 1080p for use as a Mac monitor (like the cult Westinghouse LVM-37w1), we won't care whether it's plasma vs LCD.


Although the genius bar uses plasma at 1024x768, state-of-the-art has improved since Apple specified these (Hitachi 4000 series?).
Also, how does this all square with the joint
Intel/Apple work on UDI not finished until
spring/summer?

I would think you could at least cite the rumormill on the web as your source, it is almost spec for spec, and he beat you to it by about 12 hours -- at a place you are known to frequent.

several posts over last night last good one at 01-05-2006 11:19 PM

Apple is going to further break into the CE space with a large flat-panel/plasma HD display (26"? 37"? 42"?), but with an Apple twist ... a chip (XScale?), Front Row 2.0, wireless capabilities, and an iPod dock. It serves as a living room media hub, and connects to either your iPod (instant music), your computer via your wireless network, or Apple's streaming movie service. No PVR.

IOW, build the media center into the display itself. No boxes to attach. Practically nothing to configure. Plug in, connect to your wireless network (if you have one), and you're good to go.

Yes, basically. The CNT stuff is pretty new, too. Apple has to go with what's proven and cost effective but I've been drooling over SED for a while now. I hope that's what will be used but I haven't been able to pin that one down. I don't even know the speed of the Yonah chip but I'm guessing around 1.8x to 2 GHz. 50" $3299. TS will have next to the last word on the details, also the software and services.

One last post tonight. Mac OS X 10.4.4 AFAIK but could change by then, running on Core Duo Viiv. DVI/HDCP (digital video interface/high definition content protection). Yes, with iSight built-in ala iMac. Front Row 2.0. Wireless goodies like AE, Bt, IR. KB & rodent optional. Built-in speaker system. These are just a few of the basics but there are many more details.

Two sizes, two prices. 42" @ $2,599, 50" @ $3,299 AFAIK. Viiv is a chipset that includes a Yonah Core Duo.

I have no idea when the TS article will be up but I hope it's later today. I'm sure they'll have a lot of stuff I haven't mentioned and may correct some of the stuff I have. They've been confirming and revising the past couple days.

OK, that's it. Beddybye time. 'night all. Sweet dreams.

WOW! Did i really get first comment?

so he has a friend who has a friend who has a friend...

and he works in a sandwaich shop

and this is now the source of information

give it a rest Jason.......

Amazing article. Let's see if it's true!

This is the silliest nonsense i've ever read. We need more of this kind of journalism.

Hahaha, that's the greatest bullshit i've read in a while. Great story though

Are you sure this guy wasn't BS-ing you? I mean, for a Wawa employee he seems to know his stuff, but I don't know. One can only hope.

lol, you can find teh kindest people in the wierdest places...

Vewy Vewy interesting .... I can picture one being on my wall and me blogging about it lol

Some guy at a sandwich bar is passing out information is passing out info on sekrit apple products?

From the humorous way you've written this, you obviously realise people will question the credibility of this.

Really, why would anyone think this was for real?

i also have a friend who has a friend who works at apple he also said think about a really big imac.
i said "so there gonna make a 30" imac" he replied
think bigger

I call bullshit.

Hello? People? Wether or not this rumor is true... the story being told is NOT REAL. It is the dispensing of rumors (or perhaps facts) in a way less attackable by corporate lawyers.

A Mac suspended on the wall, floating in the air. Hmm, AirMac. Cool

Maybe the TV will involve the use of their newly established trademark "Vingle"

Sounds like a crock ... though, Wawa IS a great chain... so I'll buy it too. What rip off prices for a sandwich and a salad though. Go to Turkey Hill or Landhope Farms or something, next time.

Plasma + Computer usage = screen burn-in + void warranty.

No go buds.

hahaha this got posted on engadget. that's funny.

that would be a pretty cool announcement though... because if apple actually did it, they'd probably do it right. :)

this sandwich guy reminds me a lot of the bagel guy in 40 days 40 nights......i really would not know if to belive or not.....the guy is pretty well informed of tech specs and for not being an apple fan....so the chances as all of you know are still 50-50. it sounds good, but it would be something i wouldn't be able to afford for now,.....on the other hand a mac mini just like (media hub) would actually make a lot of sense. and would sell like hot cakes. as the prevous post said....it dose sond apple because it would be an ultimate convergence device. simply plug and play.......simple and easy.....just like macs...so even if it is not true.....it makes sense.

Settle down! The convenience store story was just a fun way of describing the rumor.

To the people taking the story literally: You're morons.

The idea, whether told to Jason by someone else, or something he just dreamed up, is interesting.

Apple coming out with a plasma display is kind of boring, unless they were to somehow spice it up a bit. A giant iMac, as someone mentioned earlier, is a great idea.

Such a machine would have to include a good-sized drive, and preferably space to include a few more, but that shouldn't be a problem. I'd be willing to add an inch of thickness to my plasma display if it would mean I could just pop off a bezel and add a new drive. Since this thing would basically have the "media center" inside of it, it would have to have a lot of outputs for audio, and a lot of inputs as well, and an iPod dock would be nice.

I think this would mean Apple would have to start offering higher-quality downloads from iTunes. DVD quality would be a minimum, but high definition would be needed eventually. I don't think any of us has the patience or bandwidth for that just yet. Maybe in a few years.

It's an interesting rumor. A *very* interesting rumor. If this pans out, Apple could do for home entertainment what they did for portable music with the iPod.

The only problem with having it all in one is that when you want a new computer, you have to buy a whole new TV. Apple could have a mac mini sized box that connects with one cable.

Great Story.
I guess it could make sense. Instead of watching tv on your computer, you could just watch TV on ... TV.

Funny, I found this...I do however, hope this is true, it has been awhile since Apple innovated...

http://www.antipixel.com/blog/archives/2003/11/18/apple_releases_42inch_plasma_imac.html

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This story is strangely reminiscent of the "Mac the Knife" style. A great article !

If there is a limit to resolution, the tv won't be very suitable for hdtv watching, will it? That will not be a good idea, at least if they want to sell it as a tv, and not only as a mac with a super screen.