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Tim Cook talks product secrecy, sapphire glass, Macs and iRings on Good Morning America
Set your DVR, folks. If you tune in to ABC News tonight you'll be treated to an interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, and executives Craig Federighi and Bud Tribble. Now it's not often that we see the upper ranks at Apple sit down for interviews, and televised ones at that, but today marks the 30th anniversary of the Mac and Apple is in full-on celebratory mode. Earlier today, Good Morning America aired a short preview of the full-length interview where we see a laid-back Cook briefly talk about product secrecy and Apple's new sapphire plant in Arizona. At one point, he even deflects a question about the iWatch by saying Apple is actually working on an iRing (which if you recall, may be the dumbest Apple rumor of all time). You can check out the video below. See more US News from ABC|World News Some additional highlights from the video: A self-professed workaholic, Cook gets up every morning at 3:45 He gets about 700-800 emails a day, and reads the majority of them The full-length interview, set to air tonight on World News with Diane Sawyer promises to touch on a few more topics and provide a lot more depth, including Cook's take on the recent NSA controversy.
HTC Endeavor specs revealed in leaked ROM: Tegra 3, 720p, Sense 4.0 (update: screenshots)
HTC fans spent the last couple of days (i.e., their weekend) unpicking a leaked ROM Update Utility for an officially non-existent handset called the 'Endeavor.' The specs revealed so far include a 1280 x 720 display spread over 4.7-inches, a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, eight-megapixel rear shooter, front-facing camera, NFC, 1GB RAM and the new ICS-adapted version of HTC's Sense UI. These leaked specs tally with an earlier tip-off to MoDaCo, which further hinted at a 1.5GHz clock speed and Beats Audio. There's also a bunch of screenshots showing off the Sense 4.0 skin that we already glimpsed in a fuzzy HTC Ville video -- and it conspires to look both new and deeply familiar.Update: Screenshot gallery just added below, via Android Central.
Disney / ABC totally, maybe, kind of, considering supporting Intel Widget platform
In a move that in some circles counts as "throwing its weight behind" Intel's CE3100 Widget platform, the president of Disney-ABC Television Group mentioned that shows like Good Morning America and Lost could benefit from interactive TV apps. Without commiting to any action, citing unspecified legal issues that could throw a wrench in any such move, they envision real time voting or commenting onscreen or additional clues for the more-than-convoluted-enough-already-thank you Lost mysteries. From here at least it's hard to see Intel's chips making enough headway to justify such support this season, but based on recent Grey's Anatomy plot twists or the Geico Cavemen TV show we can easily see a desperate ABC desperately seeking some kind of partnership in lieu of improving the quality of its content.
HDTV Mag does 2005 HD review
Last year really was huge for the high definition world. Think about it. Flat panel HDTVs dropped almost half in price. More and more HD stations became available. Major programs started broadcasting in high-def. i.e. "The Late Show with David Letterman" first then Good Morning America a few months later. Don't forget, HD Beat went live in the summer of '05.HDTV Magazine has complied a very complete list of all the things that happened in our little high-def world. Check it out!
