http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/ Engadget Comments for The iHome? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/1. CENTRE - spelled wrong - for USA.
2. the iHOME would be upsidedown if you hold the box by the handle
3. no RCA or S-Video ports
4. too many other things to list]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Of course, I feel for the Apple PDA video hoax a few years ago, so I'm probably not the best authority on these things.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Plus, if you look carefully, the "iHome" thing is actually a print out. It's so flat and the Apple logo and the "iHome" wording were a sheet sticked on the box.

I would give a credit to the creator because he know how to make the whole thing looked realistic by using a low quality camera. SO it's not so easy to crack.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Well at least they got the spelling of CENTRE correct -

which makes me very suspicious about the origin of this..... did the photos come from the UK???

Hmmmmmm........

]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
icharry has it "right on the money" with his 2nd point:

"the iHOME would be upsidedown if you hold the box by the handle"

I woul be the one of the first to place an order for such a deivce (I'm waiting until next week to order the DVD recorder we bought ourselves for Christmas) - but this unfortnately is pure fiction.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
As for the lack of standard video ports, iBooks and such come with little ports that let you adapt for vga and composite/svhs.

But why would this machine be left out for this guy's greedy little hands?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Seriously, I give this hoax a C-. A for effort. D- for believability. You know if Jobs actually came up with a home media center, it would be shaped like a cantaloupe with a pulsating apple logo always in view.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Box does not conform to Apple's style guidelines (i.e. side panels show side profile of product, etc. [eMac excepted, of course])

Also, the padding does not work... there's no protection to keep it from impacting against the 'lid' of the box, and the foam is not of the quality round-cornered shells used by Apple (note also the haphazardly filled-in right side).]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Besides, Apple's never going to be coming up with anything looking as boxy and grey as that. Come on!

I'm thinking/hoping it ends up looking like the 'iCenter' design at http://www.applepete.com/concepts/]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/I feel that Apple is loosing ground in the home media fight.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/- "Centre" instead of "Center" (british spelling)
- DC jack instead of AC plug (an external power adapter would be contrary to Apple's design philosophy)
- Looks like someone stretched an iBook G4 12" using Photoshop :)]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/1. Centre - spelled wrong - for US market
2. the "iHOME Media Centre" would be upsidedown if you hold the box by the handle
3. no RCA or S-Video ports
4. this box is HUGE for something that's only a G4 w/ a 40GB HDD
....plus it looks like a grey paper band wrapped around the side with holes cut out for ports.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=108r78.2.2]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
You probably already know it, but I call shens.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Think about it, think different ;-)

PS: Sorry for my english: I'm Swiss, it's late and I am a little drunk... ;-)]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Look at the video how this guy balances the thing on the package. Too light. FAKE]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
What's caught my eye is the smallish box on top of the Cinema Display, could that be the new breakout box for GarageBand (whatever it's name is and Apple is suing some rumor site over)???

On the next to last pic one can make out the piece of paper the "iHome" logo was printed on (on a Work Centre 35 no doubt...).]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Apple stuff is locked in boxes before any major event and not left lying about.

sorry all. nothing to see here... move along...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,58310,00.html]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
(Wow! This entry has more than 27 posts and noone has yet mentioned the iPod! Wow! Oh, darn, I guess I just did!)]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
Besides, Apple's case wouldn't have battered corners, they have rounded corners! If you look at the third picture from the top, the conrner is obviously dented, lol!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
I sure hope this is sketchy]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
"That's the wrong typeface. Apple uses a version of Myriad for >>>>>> iPod <<<<<<< iTunes, iWhatever... Plus the "M" in Media Centre should angle out a little bit at the end bars, not perfectly vertical as shown. Nice try though! :)"

Dude, its not the M, its the UK spelling of center! That was cleared up in posts #2 and #3. I'm betting this examination of minutiae goes on all night.

Sorry about my earlier observation. I guess I was so hopeful for a new record that I missed it while contemplating the use of Myriad in other Apple products. My bad.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
The slot opening is way too big. Look at it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
If it's a media box then, as others have said, it's missing a lot of requisite ports like RCA in/out, S-Video, etc.

And the styrofoam is wrong. Apple always uses clamshells. Open the box, see the manual and mouse, then take off the styro to see the nested product.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/
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It looks pretty much like its just a box. The right side of the unit looks a bit crumpled up - hidden by the apparent low resolution of the photo.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/http://www.engadget.com/2005/01/07/the-ihome/Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM