Post preemptive Apple envy turned into bemusement
After all the excitement and rumours since Jan, this is a disappointing release. Mainly because they’ve always been so remarkably consistent with their design logic. Each product stripped away all unnecessary parts while unifying all the details with such care that it always felt that it should have been there all along. They’ve pretty much never missed a step. Except maybe now.
The latest iMac; the most elegant tilt mechanism I’ve ever seen.
The latest cinema displays; slim, sleek and exuding professionalism.
The iSight built into the bezel of the latest iBook Pro; of course it should go there. It made all other webcams feel so ‘third party’.
With the new HiFi I’ve got some questions:
Why isn’t there a rechargeable battery inside? You have to get some clunky ass D Cell batteries if you want to take it out? Part of the beauty and allure of the iPod versus any other mp3 player is that you never ever opened up the product. It would spoil the mystique and make it feel like just another electronic device. At least they’ve considered it and molded decent white battery bays. I guess you’d never really move it since the handles are clearly intended for two handed use.
Isn’t $350 a bit much even for the most devoted Mac zealot?
Is the Apple Airport Express the only way to stream music from your Mac to your Hifi?
Does it really need to look so freaking huge?!
As a tech blogger once wrote, I’m an easy lay when it’s comes to Apple’s products, but this one is not getting a call back, no matter how much it wants it.
Go visit the Apple site for more images and info.
really Apple, what the fuck? are you that comfortable? is that good enough? I’m hoping that you’ve got some tricks up your sleeve to expand this into one conponent of a wirelss home system….where was jonathon Ive during this? asleep? on vacation? has he died? really it’s unexcusable.
it will sell like fresh baked bread tho, blind apple fanatics throwing visa cards like shurikens at the apple store.
one thing, I’m sure it’s made well, and the plastics look great…oh and the other thing “hand made speaker cones” yeah, well amost large speaker cones ARE handmade you nonces. maybe they’re hoping that it sounds special….fuckers. I hate you apple….well, until you release that sweet video ipod that you’re going to release, then all is forgiven.
Comment by ninja gaiden 5th dan — March 1, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
I think it would be better if it was three cubes, one that took the ipod and two other cubes that the speakers were in, that would have been sweet…someone should do that.
Comment by ninja gaiden 5th dan — March 1, 2006 @ 9:50 pm