Screen Grabs: Time Capsule holds all sorts of Life's secrets
By Darren Murph 
posted March 10th 2009 6:08AM
posted March 10th 2009 6:08AM
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While Reese got grilled and Crews got one step closer to figuring out who stabbed him in the back decades ago, Robert Stark happened upon what Captain Tidwell thought was a small computer. Clearly, someone failed to tip him off on the fact that a Time Capsule isn't in any way a Mac mini. Ah well, at least some gal finally convinced him to get a haircut.
Actually he said "wireless backup, this thing has everything that was on his computer".
Indeed ! I was happily surprised they got it right for once... Tsk tsk, Darren !
I was gonna say.... he knew what it was before i did being that i saw it here a few days after the airing of this episode.
Yea seriously Darren Murph, you screwed up big time. I mean I get the need for news, but there's no excuse for attacking one of NBC's best shows - when your absolutely wrong. Next time, get your facts straight. They adressed this as a wireless backup, which the Time Capsule is EXACTLY. They pull data off it, like a hard drive. Not once did they say it was a computer.
Now if he was holding an apple Airport Extreme Base Station... that's a whole different story.
Who cares?! Engadget is all about objectivism and facts, didn't you know?
I know I'm late to the party, but I had to put in my 2¢...
Epic Fail. "Wireless Computer Backup" does not mean "a small computer."
Oh, and Reese is anything but "some gal" lol
I think I saw a mac mini on 24 last night as well...when the bad guy was plugging into the hospital computer...check that sh!t out.
Yeah, he was also sporting an oqo device, like that dude had in the last ep of the unit
Yea that was a mini in the hospital, think it only had 4 USB so not the new one. Also that was the sony MID, or whatever it is, right? I think jack stole an omnia too but couldnt really tell. Ah the product placement. Although you wouldn't have known it was a mini unless you had seen one before.
It wasn't a Omnia, it was a Samsung Instinct. I think most if not all of the characters use Sprint phones on that show. The FBI director guy uses a crappy Samsung Upstage (I'm sure a guy in his position would use a garbage music phone), Jack used a ic902 earlier in the season, some of the other people use Katana 2's, and a few other I can't remember right now.
Yeah I saw it too! It was set up vertically with its ports facing the camera.
I don't care about shitty gadgets on shitty TV shows on shitty networks. But thanks anyways.
Someone's in a shitty mood.
LOL
Cool avatar. Liquid Sky blotter!
They actually used this correctly on the show. It shouldn't be on here.
"Screen grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV."
Seems like it fits the description to me.
They're still wrong here - "Clearly, someone failed to tip him off on the fact that a Time Capsule isn't in any way a Mac mini."
right or wrong it was a chance for another (pointless) apple related story so they had to make up something.
Talking about screen grabs, how about Joshua Topolsky at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? High five, Josh, uh, I mean, high five, Josh. Dammit, Josh, high five!
Let's just be thankful it wasn't a repeat of that horrific Exel-Spreadsheet-Hidden-In-Level-Ten-Of-Prince-Of-Persia incident (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/nbcs-life-investigates-prince-of-persia/)
That clip made me feel shame. Will "Reached Level Ten" be the new "Jumped The Shark"?!
Oh jesus how can anyone watch 24 and pay attention to anything except fear of the TERRORIST THREAT.
24 blows ass.
Yes, 24 blows, but what does it have to do with the topic at hand ? *puzzled*
Was obviously a comment on an earlier comment where people veered towards '24''s use of a mac-mini being more 'exciting'
This article should definitely be entitled "Time Capsule holds all sorts of iLife's secrets" instead.
Breaking news, for sure.
this is old news as life aired ages ago.
Now here's some NEW news for you, the Mac mini was featured in last night's episode of 24:
http://i44.tinypic.com/281adq9.png
http://i44.tinypic.com/8wgrw7.png
Ha, no network cable plugged in. I know it could be on WiFi, but you don't often see WiFi used with stationary PC's at a major office area.
Yay for Mini love though.
That's Donal Logue!
He helped me propose to my fiance!
:)
http://flickr.com/photos/23180857@N08/sets/72157603787298629/
Some gal? You think this is "some gal"?
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/testthis5445/nup_131459_1876.jpg