[xe0]

Hey guys,

Check this - I think its the image of the new iPod DV!!



I think it is; or at least I needed a moment of down time, and whipped up this mockup for kicks after reading rumors of such a device.

Anyways - just thought I show you guys my impression

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Ya I hear apple loves using non-pixar movies in their iPod ads

[d4nth3m4n]

^^^ game. set. match.

nice ps work though.

you'd better toss a watermark or an email address on that thing if you care about people taking credit for your work.

[rickey939]

Does it come in neon red?®

[The Godfather]

Same concept as in here I suppose: http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/02/l...mbling-for-co/

on the better photoshop job. The screen shouldn't have rounded corners though

[xe0]

dude, along with the iPod DV, Apple are about to announce their acquisition of BlueSky. Hence the Ice Age 2 Promo

Looks like the guys over at engaget had a similar line of thought. You would think it must look something like the above taking into consideration the patent sketches. But who knows what the actual unit will look like, its hard to predict.

If I was to have come up with a concept of the iPod Hi-Fi, it would have been.. well nothing remotely like the actual product released. The Hi-Fi is not as aesthetically pleasing as Apple's other industrial designs imo.

And cheers for the psd kudos guys!

[turtle777]

1) Rumor is true
2) This pic is still a PS'ed mock-up
3) that's it.

-t

[Super Mario]

1) Poor Photoshop job
2) The screen won't extend so close to the edges or curved
3. Apple has licensed technology that allows 3D effects and real time transitions that make that image look like a poo

[Mastrap]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

1) Poor Photoshop job

Looks good to me.

[Daveecee]

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

1) Rumor is true
2) This pic is still a PS'ed mock-up
3) that's it.

-t

Um, he said it himself that this was a PS'ed mockup, so what's your point?

[xe0]

Originally Posted by Super Mario

Apple has licensed technology that allows 3D effects and real time transitions that make that image look like a poo

It would be fantastic to see the new iPod with 3D effects and real time transitions!

It looks as though everyone agrees that the mockup screen, should not have such accented rounded corners. I kinda agree now that you guys mention it.

I would like to see the new iPod screen cover the whole unit. maybe a little hard from an engineering stand point, but it would look cool

Maybe like this,

[Daveecee]

Personally, I think that would look kind of awkward...

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by xe0

I would like to see the new iPod screen cover the whole unit. maybe a little hard from an engineering stand point, but it would look cool

Little hard ?

Try impossible.

-t

[Webscreamer]

I could tell it's fake just from the typography.

[Lava Lamp Freak]

Originally Posted by Webscreamer

I could tell it's fake just from the typography.

You get a gold star.

[davesimondotcom]

Originally Posted by Webscreamer

I could tell it's fake just from the typography.

Other than Movies being capitalized and the i and P being too tightly kerned, what gave it away?

Could it have been when he stated in the original post that he Photoshopped it?

[xe0]

Originally Posted by Webscreamer

I could tell it's fake just from the typography.

[production_coordinator]

why must the scroll wheel be on the front?

[FeLiZeCaT]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

why must the scroll wheel be on the front?

Cool factor? I mean, this looks really great on the Web. But in practice? I don't know.

I think the fact that Apple allowed to have a product that would get smudged from the get go, allows people to imagine a smudgier-prone product.

People's imagination is rarely discriminating from the start, and rather quite selective.

[KeriVit]

Why would I want all that scroll bar and wheel on my movie?

[FeLiZeCaT]

Originally Posted by KeriVit

Why would I want all that scroll bar and wheel on my movie?

Who says it would have to be permanent?

[Scandalous Ion Cannon]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

why must the scroll wheel be on the front?

Where else would it go?

[Daveecee]

The back, maybe?

[FeLiZeCaT]

Damn!

I for got about that part!

[Cadaver]

iWalk

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

why must the scroll wheel be on the front?

Kinda awkward to use it to control the interface if it's on the back. Just imagine the current iPod with scroll wheel on the back; selecting songs, adjusting volume? Be kinda tricky if you hafta keep flipping it over.

[The Godfather]

The most appropriate approach would be to straighten out that click wheel into a horizontal fingerbar.

[spatterson]

Originally Posted by xe0

No serious, same here, you used the wrong font. Apple uses Myarid

[Busemann]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

why must the scroll wheel be on the front?

Because it's meant to be used with the thumb?

[xe0]

Originally Posted by spatterson

No serious, same here, you used the wrong font. Apple uses Myarid

Dude, the font used on my mockup is Myriad

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak

Kinda awkward to use it to control the interface if it's on the back. Just imagine the current iPod with scroll wheel on the back; selecting songs, adjusting volume? Be kinda tricky if you hafta keep flipping it over.

KINDA awkward??? It would get laughed off the market.

Even a scroll wheel on the side isn't very apple.

Question. If this thing can be used in both wide and portrait mode how will it tell what orientation you have it in to make the scroll wheel with Menu on the top?

[xe0]

Regarding the scroll wheel on the front; they way I imagine it the movie would remain full screen when playing a flick, without any UI features at all.

However when the user touches any part of the front panel, (obviously without hold on) the scroll wheel and information would fade in and remain in a slight transparent state until the user has finished making adjustments.

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by xe0

Regarding the scroll wheel on the front; they way I imagine it the movie would remain full screen when playing a flick, without any UI features at all.

However when the user touches any part of the front panel, (obviously without hold on) the scroll wheel and information would fade in and remain in a slight transparent state until the user has finished making adjustments.

I think that goes without saying. At least I hope it does.

[xe0]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Question. If this thing can be used in both wide and portrait mode how will it tell what orientation you have it in to make the scroll wheel with Menu on the top?

That sir, is a good question.

A question that i am at a loss for. Maybe when playing a movie it would automagically switch to landscape?

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Question. If this thing can be used in both wide and portrait mode how will it tell what orientation you have it in to make the scroll wheel with Menu on the top?

There ARE electronic circuits that can tell. It's basically a kind of compass sensor, measuring the earth's magnetic field. I'm not sure if it's cost effective to built that in though

-t

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by xe0

That sir, is a good question.

A question that i am at a loss for. Maybe when playing a movie it would automagically switch to landscape?

Fine, but what about movies that are in 4:3?

What about if you want to use it in landscape mode for music?

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

There ARE electronic circuits that can tell. It's basically a kind of compass sensor, measuring the earth's magnetic field. I'm not sure if it's cost effective to built that in though

-t

Wouldn't work. What if your iPod is stitting on the table, who knows what side of the table you are standing on.

The Xbox 360 has one of these built in to tell if the unit is standing or laying down. It is a ball that rolls from one side to the other depending.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Wouldn't work. What if your iPod is stitting on the table, who knows what side of the table you are standing on.

It's NOT the iPods job to determine that. It's NOT meant to detect if you hold it upside down either. Duh !

-t

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

It's NOT the iPods job to determine that. It's NOT meant to detect if you hold it upside down either. Duh !

-t

Offer a solution then.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Offer a solution then.

Why solution ?
I have offered a technical feasable solution for determining if you hold it in landscape or portrait, but the general direction has to be correct. As for laying down flat: why not keep the same orientation that it had before you put it down ?

-t

[Dark Helmet]

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

Why solution ?
I have offered a technical feasable solution for determining if you hold it in landscape or portrait, but the general direction has to be correct. As for laying down flat: why not keep the same orientation that it had before you put it down ?

-t

your technical solution wouldn't work either. iPods are about portability. Can you imagine, walking, jogging or driving and having a sensor determine what position it is in? The thing would go ape-**** every 2 seconds.

The newton let you put it in Landscape or portrait mode but it was only selectable with an onscreen command. I assume Apple would have to do the same thing.

[Daveecee]

How about you just flip it over if it's the wrong direction, lazy bums?

[production_coordinator]

I think the whole idea of having a touch sensitive screen is silly. It is just as silly as a touch sensitive keyboard (yes, they tried them). It doesn't give the user any tactile feedback. It's fine with the scroll wheel on the current iPod... as they added sound to provide feedback, but I think if EVERYTHING was that way, it wouldn't work for many users.