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HP MediaSmart Home Server may get some competition from Apple
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
HP this week updated its MediaSmart home server, which has many services Mac users would love to take advantage of. Centralized iTunes music database for the home, picture sharing, even file sharing over the Internet.
Apple should (have done) do something like this too, right?
We heard in August that Apple had some plans to expand the Time Capsule platform to include a lot of this functionality and more. We aren't sure if this device will be shown at Macworld but here's what we've heard:
The device will tie in MobileMe with an ...
Rumors abound, Apple working on media server?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Rumors, Mac OS X ServerJust when we thought we were done with rumors for the day, another one pops up. 9to5 Mac is reporting that Apple could be working on a media server that might rival HP's MediaSmart Server. They suggest the server will be similar to a Time Capsule, only with more functionality. According to 9to5, the new product will include a Dynamic DNS system to tie in with MobileMe; this will provide username.me.com domains for easier access across the Internet. In addition, the device will include AFP filesharing and Time Machine backup stores. The ...
Apple Home Server Will Share Music, Movies and Photos Over the Internet [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
We love HP's new Time Machine-compatible MediaSmart Home Server. 9to5Mac reports that Apple is working on something similar, but it'll be tied into MobileMe and will share music, movies and more over the internet. Here's the full list of features 9to5Mac has heard will make it to Apple's SpaceTime Thing: • The device will tie in MobileMe with an Apple built-in Dynamic DNS system. For instance, if your MobileMe account was "9to5mac", your domain name would be "9to5mac.me.com". This is how you'd reach your filesystem throughout the Internet. Your media would also reside here. ...
Macworld is Next Tuesday, and I Don’t Care
Mac Soda —
December 2007: MacWorld was coming up right around the corner, and the Apple blogosphere was buzzing. From a new Sub-notebook, to iTunes Movie Rentals, stories were being posted daily about some new thing Apple was going to introduce right around the corner.
December 2008: If last year was New York City, this year is ...
HP’s Digital Media Server Edges into Apple’s Territory
Technologizer —
... and connects to social Web services. And its launch has revived rumors that Apple could be improving its Time Capsule network storage device to perform many of the same functions.. Surprisingly, much of the praise centers on HP’s successful integration of its middleware on top of Windows Home Server. (Anyone with a memory as short as a matchstick can recall lousy software being preloaded onto HP machines in the past.) Two other variations of the server that have lower storage capacities are available; the product family’s shared specs are as follows: · HP Media Collector: ...
Daily Apple: Thumbs, Cart Before Horse, Jobs Props, More Space, Cheaper, Served Up
TheAppleBlog —
We Invented The Thumbnail - Apple, along with Google and Microsoft, are facing another patent holder in yet another legal battle. This time, a Michigan-based company is claiming to have a patent pending on image previews for files and programs, aka thumbnails, which are used in Apple’s Finder and Cover Flow technologies.
Real (Fake) iPhone Nanos! - Rumor has it Apple will be introducing a new, smaller, cheaper version of the iPhone, which has already been dubbed the iPhone Nano by many. It remains to be seen whether or not the leaked cases and dubious looking photos ...
Apple Working on Home Media Server for Sharing Music, Movies and Photos
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... 9to5mac explains that Apple is working on a new media home server that will compliment the need to share music, movies, photos and more via an internet connection. Additionally, they explain files could be accessed remotely through the web as well. ...
Outside chance of new consumer device at Macworld - analyst
AppleInsider —
By Slash Lane Published: 12:00 PM EST While acknowledging that expectations for next week's Macworld Expo are running relatively low, one Wall Street analyst believes there's an outside chance Apple will surprise show-goers with a new consumer oriented device. Speaking to clients in a research note, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu said his latest round of supply chain checks lead him to believe Apple's announcements at the conference will center around new Macs and "potentially a sneak preview of Mac OS X 10.6 Leopard." However, the analyst also cited "sources" as he echoed a pair of speculative reports ( 1 , ...
Rumor: Apple to Introduce Media Server
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
timemachine According to 9to5Mac, there is a rumor that Apple is creating a media oriented server based on Apple's Time Capsule platform. According to 9to5Mac: - The device will tie in MobileMe with an Apple built-in Dynamic DNS system. For instance, if your MobileMe account was "9to5mac", your domain name would be "9to5mac.me.com". This is how you'd reach your filesystem throughout the Internet. Your media would also reside here. - Built in AFP filesharing for Time Machine backups and centralized file stores. Technically, you could even do backups on the road. - iTunes shared library database for not just music, but ...
Macworld 2009: What to expect
APC —
What's coming for Macworld 2009 There's nothing like Macworld to ring in the new year, right? Well, not this year. In an unexpected announcement, Apple officially put the kibosh on Macworld this year, and forever after. According to the Apple, 'this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Philip Schiller, Appleâs senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote for this yearâs Macworld Conference & Expo, and it will be Appleâs last keynote at the show. The press release instantly raised speculation about Steve Jobs health, but the reality is that Apple don't ...
Oh, One More Thing … C’mon Out Steve
Digital Daily —
With just days to go before 25th Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco kicks Tuesday morning, speculation about what Apple (AAPL) may or may not unveil during senior vice president Philip Schiller’s keynote address is mounting. Among the rumored possibilities:
A preview of Snow Leopard,, the next iteration of Mac OS X
A long-overdue update to the Mac Mini
New iMacs
A Time Capsule home media server
Beyond that, there are rumors of an Apple tablet circulating once again. And there’s been some chatter about an iPhone Nano, ...
Time Capsule update coming...Software Updates
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
We've had two sources corroborate that Apple isn't putting together a home server just yet but instead is going to update Time Machine at some point in the very near future (Macworld?). The update is relatively minor and the biggest feature is that it will allow the Time Machine to cache software updates for all Macs on the network. This functionality exists in Leopard Server and is nice to have in a home device - especially as updates get bigger and bigger.
Current users should be able to take advantage of this, you guessed it - with a software update. ...
What You Should Expect From Apple Over the Next Few Months
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Media Server
Perhaps most interesting may be some rumors of a brand new home media-server type device, something similar to HP’s MediaSmart Server. This would appeal to families or homes with a number of devices that all need to access the same media. For example, three notebooks and an Apple TV in the same home could access the same media from the home server seamlessly.
As we’ve explained in the past, and 9to5mac reiterates, Apple’s infrastructure and ventures into could computing have not been ...
