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Technology Stocks : Defense Play in Motion - WTC Reaction
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To: Hank who wrote (84)9/23/2001 8:12:06 PM
From: HerbVic  Read Replies (2) of 225
 
NoNo. My post about Apple's opportunity was that the company's laptops are ideal field video editors for news gathering. Perhaps I didn't elaborate enough.

If you check out the Apple Store store.apple.com you'll see that they offer 2 laptops, an iBook and a PowerBook G4. The iBook has a G3 processor. Both have great video production features. A battery will last 5 hours without down-clocking the processor (a feature of nearly all Windows based laptops is to cut the mhz in half when on battery power). They have built in Firewire for high speed connectivity to DV cameras and external hard drives. They have built in support for AirPort, a wireless Ethernet standard. They have high quality displays and come with the turn-key software to download and edit video while out in the field.

iBook - Cheap and popular among the younger set.
PowerBook - More expensive, yet very popular among video pros.

Because the computers and DV cameras are small, inexpensive, and have easy control over editing with turn-key software, the military itself could do their own reporting from the front line, bringing back only the video it wants released to the public.

A news crew can travel light, conceal their equipment, and store their images on the laptops, allowing the useless video tape to be confiscated if necessary. The wireless ethernet is just a bonus for transmitting from one laptop to another or to a internet connection.

I'm just tossing this out that the company may get more recognition as a result of professional use during this conflict. That's all. I doubt the military will be issuing large contracts for laptops to carry onto the battle field. Although they might!

Regards,
HerbVic
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