Hmmm, iOS version of a ChromeBook makes sense, that would explain the LTE microcells being installed in Apple Stores.
Would fit with iCloud's rollout timeline.
MBA type form factor anyone?
How much will they charge for it?
Come to think of it they had filed for some interesting patents a while back. Had to do with lower power consumption and solar panels. Steve's plan was to produce the entire product line with no mechanical parts. I would think that would save on power a lot, not to mention the flexibility of "soft" keyboards pointing devices etc
Whether this particular rumor is true or not, their R&D is probably cooking something good!
I tried to push a button on the screen of my son-in-law's new MBA the other day, until he respectfully reminded me that it doesn't have a touch screen. Felt quite natural though. New MBA is a work of art!
Whether this particular rumor is true or not, their R&D is probably cooking something good!
Yes. iOS is approaching version 5 now, and the iPhone has been around since '07. The iPad is still new, but in many ways it was an extension of the iPhone.
I would not be surprised if they had some Big New Thing. Oh wait, I forgot iCloud, that is probably the next big thing.
A Mac mini tower is a must. Quiet. Quad core. Something between the Mac mini and the Mac Pro. Because the iMac is a waste of display after three years or so! The mythical midrange Mac minitower at
Something that holds all data and applications in the cloud, yet has a real keyboard, can run iOS apps as well as re-compiled Mac apps, but offers a touch screen too.
Think MacBook Air with very little local storage, an ARM quad-core chip and insane battery life.
Apple had a few patent applications about notebook/tablet conversions...
I think Apple is working on some sort of HOME server that will act like the rumored next gen time capsule. It will have even more functionality than previously imagined, that is, it will not only stream locally, but also remotely. No screen. No keyboard. Just a box (hard drive / wifi / operating system). Always on. All other apple devises will pull from this local cloud. Ipads etc. will act more like dummy terminals.
Of course iCloud will still be there, but that more for downloading and accessing data/content/master back up. The apple home server will perform the function of day to day streaming of said content.
Don't think so. A product transition would indicate a transition from an existing product. Like new iPhone or a new MacBook Pro models.
This is reportedly a completely new product.
Actually the report says new or majorly redesigned. So it could be, for example, new Mac Pros with some totally changed body design. Perhaps one that would allow it to be server racked more easily.
and the Pros haven't been updated with Thunderbolt so it is due
Something that holds all data and applications in the cloud, yet has a real keyboard, can run iOS apps as well as re-compiled Mac apps, but offers a touch screen too.
Think MacBook Air with very little local storage, an ARM quad-core chip and insane battery life.
Apple had a few patent applications about notebook/tablet conversions...
At which point Apple will own our music, files, browsing history, location data, and various other scary tidbits. NTM, Apple was recently the highest valued company on Earth. Yes, Earth .... Apple is growing into a daunting size and sitting on more cash than the U.S. Government. This is all coming from a 20 year Apple user and shareholder that has benefited greatly from their growth. I love them and appreciate what they have done but they're starting to frighten me a bit.
I'm not interested in iSkyNet. The day Apple goes 100% iCloud is the day I go 100% linux.
p.s.
hello! this is my first post! long-time lurker, macrumors regular.
Apple does not now and will likely never design by easy to pad online petition. After the 2 (if not longer) years you've been at this, you should have figured that out by now.
Not a prediction for what this story is talking about, but here's a few things I'd like to see Apple take on:
* Living room TVs as part of a cable partnership and content deal that would blow away the cable box and current UI and shift to an anywhere/anytime/ any device content delivery.
* Partnership with several automakers to integrate iOS into dashboard features -- navigation, Airplay integration, automatic syncing of tracks, playlists and apps to an in-car hard drive, etc.
* Partnerships with home security, appliance makers, HVAC and electrical controllers, etc., to integrate iOS into specific home functions. I could see wall-mounted panels that run iOS apps to control thermostat, home audio, security, etc. It would be app-driven, so individual vendors can compete on the strength of their own controller apps. Apple would target middle-class buyers rather than the high-end custom market with ease of use, wireless, it-just-works technology. Appliance manufacturers would love the technology because it would spark a wave of iOS-compatible purchasing.
All of those are areas where Apple could generate licensing revenue to manufacturers without depending on non-Apple devices to "run" on iOS.
In the last quarterly earnings calls, the Apple CFO referred to a major product transition in the September quarter, but people are assuming it is the iPhone 5.
Edit: maybe a tablet that's built in to a table, like the Microsoft one. A "desktop iPad"
Apple prefers to sell products that people actually will buy.
2. A Macbook Air with a detachable screen with iOS built-in.
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3. A much thinner 13" and 15" Macbook Pro.
It's called the "MacBook Air". It already exists.
No thinner 15" or 17" MacBook Pro, just remove the ODD and make the battery larger. Any extra height that can be shaved off with the removal of the ODD, go right ahead, but not MacBook Air thin.
At which point Apple will own our music, files, browsing history, location data, and various other scary tidbits. NTM, Apple was recently the highest valued company on Earth. Yes, Earth .... Apple is growing into a daunting size and sitting on more cash than the U.S. Government. This is all coming from a 20 year Apple user and shareholder that has benefited greatly from their growth. I love them and appreciate what they have done but they're starting to frighten me a bit.
I'm not interested in iSkyNet. The day Apple goes 100% iCloud is the day I go 100% linux.
p.s.
hello! this is my first post! long-time lurker, macrumors regular.
This could be a misinterpreted lead on the rumored HD TVs which may have an ATV and hence iOS built in rather than a new Mac line as such. That would most likely be placed under a new department and management within Apple. I don't see any new Mac line as such requiring the latter.
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I'd like to add that they can also attract the best. I know I would love to work for Apple if I am young, smart ...
Hey what's wrong with "mature" and smart?
Hmmm, iOS version of a ChromeBook makes sense, that would explain the LTE microcells being installed in Apple Stores.
Would fit with iCloud's rollout timeline.
MBA type form factor anyone?
How much will they charge for it?
Come to think of it they had filed for some interesting patents a while back. Had to do with lower power consumption and solar panels. Steve's plan was to produce the entire product line with no mechanical parts. I would think that would save on power a lot, not to mention the flexibility of "soft" keyboards pointing devices etc
Whether this particular rumor is true or not, their R&D is probably cooking something good!
Whether this particular rumor is true or not, their R&D is probably cooking something good!
Yes. iOS is approaching version 5 now, and the iPhone has been around since '07. The iPad is still new, but in many ways it was an extension of the iPhone.
I would not be surprised if they had some Big New Thing. Oh wait, I forgot iCloud, that is probably the next big thing.
Seinfeld would have approved.
It's a redesigned Mac Pro. Nothing to see here, people.
Sounds more like Mac Pro being discontinued.
http://www.macworld.com/article/5856...drangemac.html
And a matte display of course. Sign the matte display petition at MacMatte as thousands have already done:
http://macmatte.wordpress.com
Perhaps some kind of cloud computer.
Something that holds all data and applications in the cloud, yet has a real keyboard, can run iOS apps as well as re-compiled Mac apps, but offers a touch screen too.
Think MacBook Air with very little local storage, an ARM quad-core chip and insane battery life.
Apple had a few patent applications about notebook/tablet conversions...
I think Apple is working on some sort of HOME server that will act like the rumored next gen time capsule. It will have even more functionality than previously imagined, that is, it will not only stream locally, but also remotely. No screen. No keyboard. Just a box (hard drive / wifi / operating system). Always on. All other apple devises will pull from this local cloud. Ipads etc. will act more like dummy terminals.
Of course iCloud will still be there, but that more for downloading and accessing data/content/master back up. The apple home server will perform the function of day to day streaming of said content.
English Molly
Don't think so. A product transition would indicate a transition from an existing product. Like new iPhone or a new MacBook Pro models.
This is reportedly a completely new product.
Actually the report says new or majorly redesigned. So it could be, for example, new Mac Pros with some totally changed body design. Perhaps one that would allow it to be server racked more easily.
and the Pros haven't been updated with Thunderbolt so it is due
Perhaps some kind of cloud computer.
Something that holds all data and applications in the cloud, yet has a real keyboard, can run iOS apps as well as re-compiled Mac apps, but offers a touch screen too.
Think MacBook Air with very little local storage, an ARM quad-core chip and insane battery life.
Apple had a few patent applications about notebook/tablet conversions...
At which point Apple will own our music, files, browsing history, location data, and various other scary tidbits. NTM, Apple was recently the highest valued company on Earth. Yes, Earth .... Apple is growing into a daunting size and sitting on more cash than the U.S. Government. This is all coming from a 20 year Apple user and shareholder that has benefited greatly from their growth. I love them and appreciate what they have done but they're starting to frighten me a bit.
I'm not interested in iSkyNet. The day Apple goes 100% iCloud is the day I go 100% linux.
p.s.
hello! this is my first post!
And a matte display of course. Sign the matte display petition at MacMatte as thousands have already done:
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http://macmatte.wordpress.com[/url]
Apple does not now and will likely never design by easy to pad online petition. After the 2 (if not longer) years you've been at this, you should have figured that out by now.
* Living room TVs as part of a cable partnership and content deal that would blow away the cable box and current UI and shift to an anywhere/anytime/ any device content delivery.
* Partnership with several automakers to integrate iOS into dashboard features -- navigation, Airplay integration, automatic syncing of tracks, playlists and apps to an in-car hard drive, etc.
* Partnerships with home security, appliance makers, HVAC and electrical controllers, etc., to integrate iOS into specific home functions. I could see wall-mounted panels that run iOS apps to control thermostat, home audio, security, etc. It would be app-driven, so individual vendors can compete on the strength of their own controller apps. Apple would target middle-class buyers rather than the high-end custom market with ease of use, wireless, it-just-works technology. Appliance manufacturers would love the technology because it would spark a wave of iOS-compatible purchasing.
All of those are areas where Apple could generate licensing revenue to manufacturers without depending on non-Apple devices to "run" on iOS.
Sounds more like Mac Pro being discontinued.
If Apple wants to keep existing, they'll leave it alone.
2. A Macbook Air with a detachable screen with iOS built-in.
3. A much thinner 13" and 15" Macbook Pro.
...or maybe an apple clothing line that offers turtlenecks(any color you want as long as it's the color black).
In the last quarterly earnings calls, the Apple CFO referred to a major product transition in the September quarter, but people are assuming it is the iPhone 5.
Edit: maybe a tablet that's built in to a table, like the Microsoft one. A "desktop iPad"
Apple prefers to sell products that people actually will buy.
1. A smaller screen Ipad around 5-7".
2. A Macbook Air with a detachable screen with iOS built-in.
3. A much thinner 13" and 15" Macbook Pro.
It's called the "MacBook Air". It already exists.
No thinner 15" or 17" MacBook Pro, just remove the ODD and make the battery larger. Any extra height that can be shaved off with the removal of the ODD, go right ahead, but not MacBook Air thin.
What a waste of an article. Where is the news in that. Someone predicts that something different will come out in the future. wow
At which point Apple will own our music, files, browsing history, location data, and various other scary tidbits. NTM, Apple was recently the highest valued company on Earth. Yes, Earth .... Apple is growing into a daunting size and sitting on more cash than the U.S. Government. This is all coming from a 20 year Apple user and shareholder that has benefited greatly from their growth. I love them and appreciate what they have done but they're starting to frighten me a bit.
I'm not interested in iSkyNet. The day Apple goes 100% iCloud is the day I go 100% linux.
p.s.
hello! this is my first post!
Seriously?