8 Predictions for Macworld 2008
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Predictions are fun. I like predictions. I’m not always that great at them, but I like them. In my defense, though, last year everyone thought we were going to be seeing more at Macworld than just two products…and I did get the “one more thing” right…even though it was the main event.
Anyway, in the interest of good fun, I’ve hunkered down, thought about it, and come up with my 8 predictions for Macworld 2008.
1. iTunes Update
Jobs will spin the recent announcement of higher priced titles in a positive way, almost convincing all of us that it’s the greatest addition to iTunes ever. The video quality will be improved to justify the price increase, and several major studios will finally be on board.
In addition to purchasing movies movie rentals will also be added to the iTunes store - with some serious DRM restrictions.
2. AppleTV Update
Higher capacity AppleTVs will be available, with a software update including access to the iTunes store directly on the device.
3. The Strongest Holiday Season Ever
When Jobs gets into the numbers we’ll see that Apple has had their best selling holiday shopping season in their history. iPhone sales will in no way be affected by the fact that we all know a 3G iPhone is coming in 2008, the entire iPod line will have sold more than ever before, and the Mac line will also be at its best holiday sales number ever.
Fanboy dreaming? Doubtful. That’s a continuing trend over 2007 that I expect to fly right on through to 2008.
4. Updated Macbooks
We’re already getting reports that Apple is purchasing 13.3 inch BLUs. Some have speculated that they will be used for a new, long rumored, Apple sub-notebook. Of course, that doesn’t make a lot of sense, because the Macbook is already a 13.3 inch screen device - so how could the same size screen be for a sub-notebook?
Instead we’ll get a full aluminum Macbook with a BLU LED screen and updated specs.
5. No iTablet
The rumored iTablet device will NOT be at Macworld. I am still a firm believer that a device that is the size of a paper back book running Leopard with a mini-DVD drive makes no sense, and I don’t expect to see it at Macworld - or anywhere - ever.
6. iPhone and iPod Touch Software Updates
Jobs will remind us that they are constantly trying to add value to the iPhone and iPod Touch by making great software for it. The update will include several bug fixes, and small new features (like sending SMS messages to more than one person at a time), and a native iChat application.
I know, I know, “Apple won’t make iChat for the iPhone because they want you to send SMS messages”. If that’s true, then why do they show you how to send FREE SMS message on their site. You can click here or here to find direct links to free SMS apps for your iPhone. The only Apps you can’t seem to find on Apple site, are the IM applications. My guess, is because they’d rather you use theirs when it comes out.
7. iPhone SDK
The iPhone SDK will be announced as available to developers at the end of January, and they will demo applications that are already being developed by those who received the kits early.
One More thing…Mac Nano
While the “One More Thing…” hasn’t made an appearance at every Keynote in the last year or so, I think we’ll see it this time, with an all new, completely redesigned, and insanely small, Mac Mini replacement.
So there they are. I’m sure you’ll agree with almost none of them…as always, feel free to write your own predictions in the comments below the article.
Comments
Michel Cochegrus
December 5th, 2007 at 8:44 am
You forgot about Macbook Pro updates….
The Wizard
December 5th, 2007 at 9:27 am
I agree with the Macbook update, itunes, Holiday season, iphone and no itablet updates.
I don’t agree with mac nano or apple tv. The apple TV is on track for the ipod hifi fate. Simply because there is no content to load upon it and there are several much much cheaper ways to get your video podcasts on your TV including the ipod itself so Apple TV is in a real crisis. I know you love it Michael, sorry.
Regarding the one more thing, it would be a new product this year or there would be no one more thing at all. My guess here is a real mac ultraportable. i.e. 12” or even smaller. Let’s face it, it’s not just the size, it’s the weight. 2.2 - 2.8 KGs really sucks. Apple needs to tickle that market really bad. If you wanna know which type of customers would appreciate that new form factor, ask any student who has to take his mac laptop every where round the campus and the dorm.
Nice article Michael. Keep up the great work.
Michael
December 5th, 2007 at 9:28 am
@Michael
No, I didn’t. I don’t think there will be Macbook Pro updates at Macworld.
The Wizard
December 5th, 2007 at 9:28 am
@Michael Cochegrus, definitely new Mac Pros with Penryn cores. That’s a 100% guess.
The Wizard
December 5th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Update,
Just read on Engadget that mobile intel Penryns will be hitting January 6th so new updated laptops are inevitable.
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December 5th, 2007 at 9:50 am
To those that think that Apple is going to give up on the AppleTV, think again.
They HAVE to keep the AppleTV alive. On demand TV/movies is the future. Apple need something for your living room. It’s just that AppleTV need to be…more attractive. It need to be priced at at least $199 and it need to have more features (but iTunes can solve that), and also make a version in black.
iTunes is as important as Mac OS X. Like it or not, it’s true.
Apple won’t release a tablet until this summer or 2009.
Michael
December 5th, 2007 at 10:02 am
@The Wizard
No argument that the Macbook Pros will be updated - I just don’t think they’ll be an announcement in the Keynote
Robert
December 5th, 2007 at 10:36 am
maybe its just wishful thinking, but I could imagine a device which is easier to handle than a macbook. use a 13.3 widescreen screen, make the bezel around the screen smaller, skip the isight camera, skip the DVD and make it half as thick and most importantly half as heavy.
the result would be a lightweight computer with a decently sized display - both in physical size as in dpi. Because as much as I love my PB 12″, the 1024 x 768 screen does get cluttered up quickly with menu bars, tool bars, etc.
Any smaller than a PB 12″ is not a real notebook anymore in my book. The keys become to small to type, and either the screen resolution drops below usable or stuff is so small its really hard to make out. And personally I think most people like the PB 12″ form factor (heck I do!) and don’t want anything bordering a PDA / laptop / ipod touch hybrid. keep that for the itablet
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Bryan T.
December 5th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Personaly I’m really hoping for the SDK
Blad_Rnr
December 5th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
I agree with Robert. Apple has the touch technology right now in the iPhone and the iPod touch. They HAVE TO extend it into as many markets as possible. If not, they will lose other outlets for touch devices. I really think they would be foolish not to. Look how long it took to get the iPod touch out there. What a great device! A MacBook touch with flash-based 32GB of memory would be an awesome device: touchable, powerful and truly useful anywhere.
Leo
December 5th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Oh, fuck. Not again.
Leo
December 5th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Hey, WAIT A MINUTE!
YOU WERE GOING TO EAT A BOOT!
What happen to that? I remember.
Just make a cake with boot form and call it a day. Really, I don’t mind. Just keep your promises or don’t promess anything at all.
obi
December 5th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
My guess: SW update for iPhone/iPod touch
including AirTunes. Would replace most of my home
Stereo system
Michael
December 5th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
@Leo
You know, I was going to make a boot cake, and completely forgot about it.
I have no problems doing that - find me a boot shaped cake pan, and I’ll do it.
Blair
December 5th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
“almost convincing all of us that it’s the greatest addition to iTunes ever”
You’re a genius. Such a perfect line right out of his mouth!
Are you going to be at Macworld by any chance, Michael?
The One True Mac Attack
December 5th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I think that there might be some Mac Pro updates as well, but I can’t be sure.
The Macbook Pro (which I have one myself) I think will get another graphics upgrade and, possibly, the iMac may get an option to go with a quad core processor.
trongod
December 5th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
You forgot “One more thing… We’ve given up entirely on games and entertainment.”
Lukas
December 5th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
OK, My predictions for the record:
3g iphone announcement ships in may (3G data will cost $40/mo)
iphone update (obviously) which will include support for new peripherals:
[iclock] (iphone/itouch dock that turns the screen into the clock, as well as ui for the alarm clock, hopefully sideways; instantly dubbed best alarm clock ever)
car bluetooth gps receiver
new iTunes server device (looks like apple tv (but with MUCH bigger HD storage, we’re talking terrabyte capability). heck even could be apple tv software update, but will centralize all media for a household on a “always on” device instead of “sometimes on” computer.) Exactly the same idea as Windows Home Server, only much much better. All iTunes will look to it for shared media
I just don’t know about the whole mac tablet thing, I don’t think it will happen, but you never know.
Charles
December 5th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
An Apple tablet would be pretty cool. With the touch interface, it wouldn’t need to be a ‘convertible’ tablet like my HP. Granted everyone agrees there is no tablet… but if there was… the touch input along with full wacom support that would turn off the touch when you used a pen, so your wrist wouldn’t be confused as touch input. Imagine the graphic editing possibilities… I’ll keep hoping for it
Excellent predictions, BTW! Can’t wait for another Jobs’ Reality Distortion in January. I love finding out I need things that I never needed before.
mackiwi
December 5th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
The tablet will simply be an enlarged iPhone - the “iPhone pro” will have an extra isight for 3g video conferencing, video camera functionality, higher spec camera, more screen real estate.
Mac mini and apple tv will merge. the mac minis front row interface is basically this already.
Apple HDTV is also a possibility - built in wifi streaming from your mac etc.
louis
December 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
what about the rumored itunes ” movie rentals”?
Logan
December 5th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
@Lucas,
The 3G Data would more than likely be the same price as the current EDGE data on the iPhone.
Tarzan1000
December 5th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
By the way, the Macworld 2007 presentations are now online for free at http://www.macworldencore.com
troll
December 5th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
I predict a few things too:
1) iTunes update
It will up the prices for movies that already cost less as DVD’s, and increase DRM levels again to kill ANOTHER 1/3rd of your portable device’s battery life.
2) Quicktime will get security fixes
They will fix 2 of the kerjillion known critical flaws that have been comprimising systems and crashign browsers just to support their bloated, dead media format, and will charge you an entire extra license fee just to get a fraction of what you paid for the first time.
3) Their profit margin will increase more…
by selling more useless pieces of crap like the iSock for $20 a pop. No kidding. Yeah, I’m serious. That’s how retarded you wankers are. You actually buy that crap.
4) Updated macbooks
Apple will once again ship all-metal cases which decrease wireless access, show FBI-quality fingerprints without that messy powder, and have more useless screws that don’t catch on anything because some arse in a turtleneck likes visual-pseudo-balance.
5) iTablet
But it won’t be a tablet pc, they’ll sell coffee table whiteboards for the “ultimate in multi-touch interfaces” to compete with MS in a “revolutionary way” while also being able to add a lower-case ‘i’ to another product.
6) iPhone and iTouch software updates
Embarrassed about the internet access while the device is powered off, combined with insane roaming charges, combined with 300+ page monthly bills, combined with modifying your plan without your consent, the devices will be updated to both:
a) pre-authorize their own payments from any account it detects.
b) control a new peripheral DRM device called “iPhallace” that physically reams you as it financially does.
7) iPhone and iTouch SDK
They’re going to actually release something that should have been available months (if not more than a year) before the devices shipped so there could actually be a good software base without hacking the device and worrying about updates. Yet another example of Steve giving you a steaming pile for you to perform 2girls1cup with. But use mouthwash before you lick his boots.
Steve will run out of permutations of his limited vocabulary and resort to providing the “power-iPod mini touch nano-book”. It will, in essence, be of sleek, unconventional design, with a rotational tactile response interface, will play catchy tunes, and surprize everyone with its 3D interactive display.
Did I mention that’s a white jack-in-the-box described in steve-talk?
ISInc
December 6th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I bet with the iPhone sales starting to slow around MacWorld, Steve will announce activesync integration with Exchange, opening the iPhone to the Enterprise market.
Clancy
December 6th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Xserve anyone….. an update for lights out wasn’t good enough. I want 8 cores man!
Joseph
December 6th, 2007 at 12:41 am
No iTablet ever?
The potential for Apple to leverage its touch interface work into an amazing tablet-like device is too huge and too obvious. If you can’t see it, you really should pick up the iPhone or the iPod touch, play around with it for about 5 minutes, then re-evaluate. Repeat until you change your mind. It shouldn’t take long. The odds of it being at Macworld are close to zero, and it could still be 2 or 3 years away, but Apple is without any doubt developing a tablet-like device.
Michael
December 6th, 2007 at 12:46 am
@Joseph
I am not saying a tablet-like device will never be released. I’m saying that tablet device the size of an Amazon Kindle with a mini-dvd drive will never be released. What is being batted around the net as the “iTablet” - that thing, will never be released.
A tablet with a nice size screen, at least the size of a sheet of paper or larger, I could see - but something as small as what has been described - in my opinion - serves no purpose.
Beavis McSleavis
December 6th, 2007 at 12:50 am
So I’m still really confused why I have NEVER seen any posts or articles anywhere about an Apple TV. Hello, look at the iMac. Wouldn’t you like a thinner 52″ inch 1080p version hanging on your wall. They are Apple Inc. now remember. It’s not just computers. Everyone I know thinks it’s a no brainer and I don’t hear any rumors. They’d be fools not to merge into that market now! Are my friends and I the only ones???
Just my thoughts ;}
jonias
December 6th, 2007 at 1:30 am
You forgot to mention that Jobs will probably fart at least 7 times in the entire speech without any coverage..
kevin
December 6th, 2007 at 1:32 am
Those damn Apple flat screen monitors are so old they even look ancient….
where are the new monitors?
spuds
December 6th, 2007 at 2:12 am
I love crystal ball gazing.
Brau
December 6th, 2007 at 2:15 am
At the last keynote Steve Jobs said 2008 will see products that are “through the roof”. Therefore I am predicting an iFlagpole (Codename: iStrip or MacinTush). Each Macbook sold will come with an Apple flag to affix to your chimney, plus a bottle of Coke and a roll of Mentos.
Seriously though, there will be no iTablet simply because too few people want to haul around a glorified clipboard.
Apple has innovated at a torrid pace over the last year and that pace just cannot keep going. They must focus on polishing the bugs from devices they have, so overall there will be a collective yawn across the tech boards as Apple is currently too busy with the iPhone/Leopard at this point to introduce any truly new or radical products.
A Mac Nano? That’s what the iPhone is destined for, but this is MAC world not iPhone world so no iPhone announcements will be made. They will NOT release an iPhone SDK because they already stated they would do that in February.
Minor upgrades across the Mac line-up will mean “the fastest ever” using Intel’s latest chip …. and they’re even thinner!!! Yada, yada, yada…
Cinema displays will receive an upgrade (and iSight option) while lowering prices.
Look for eco-centric bragging regarding LED backlit screens - Green Apples.
Upgrades to the Pro software suites.
If the AppleTV receives no significant update, it will effectively seal its doom, so look for a mediocre processor and storage upgrade because it is important to Apple to retain the iTunes music/movie download market share. This will be the make-or-break event of the day because it is the one thing the whole tech industry is waiting for, as a central piece of their Mac-based digital living room/media center solution, but is unlikely to come to fruition in any significant way. No DVD drive or third party software access to Front Row will be added.
Movie downloads (only via iTunes) will be announced but choked with DRM causing a silent pall to fall across the mostly tech-savvy audience.
Dan
December 6th, 2007 at 3:05 am
Hm… I think it’s really important to look at the history of updates for current products when predicting.
The entire “home” line (iMac / Macbook) have both been recently upgraded or updated. We have an all new iMac, and the Macbooks recently received upgrades to their processors and RAM. I believe that because this was just done, it is unlikely to see an upgrade to them at MacWorld.
I want to shift my focus to the ‘pro-sumer’ line, specifically MacBook Pros. These are the only computers in Apple’s line to have “old” features such as the former Apple keyboard. Additionally, we can argue that the form factor of the MacBook Pro has not been changed drastically since the days of Powerbook. It is with that in mind that I predict we will see a whole revision of the MacBook Pro line, and quite possible the 13 inch version many have wanted which would sport the LED display.
Similarly, no major changes have been done to the MacPro line however I don’t know how much emphasis is put on the form factor as I believe that many of the users purchasing that computer put more emphasis on performance than aesthetics.
Happy Macbook Owner
December 6th, 2007 at 4:28 am
Aluminum MacBooks? Ick.
I’m holding on to my white one forever if this comes to pass.
Holy Mackerel
December 6th, 2007 at 6:45 am
How about a touch-based Word/PDF/HTML reader application for the iPhone/iPod as a Kindle-killer, plus wireless ordering of Audible spoken books without the need for the computer to push the final nail into its coffin.
Snake
December 6th, 2007 at 6:46 am
I hope 13.3 macbooks get a Geforce graphicscard
BlogManiac
December 6th, 2007 at 6:52 am
I think the AppleTV desperately needs some update now - It’s been around for a while doing nothing - Usually apple packages things well - mac with the .mac, ipod with itunes, iphone with at&t (alright, that was not the best of combinations) - appletv with umm - wireless sync - cant think of anything else.
Movie rentals would be definitely a logical, sensible and welcome addition. It was made for that - has a hard disk, can schedule syncing …
heck why can’t I have a browser on it ? Even the useless Wii has one. iPod Touch has one. Add bluetooth to the usb port or build it in and allow a keyboard - the PS3 does - and it is only 100 bucks more than the 40gb appletv and does everything else - (movie downloads on the cards as we keep hearing) - it is also 1080p capable.
Give me one good reason why I should not dump this for the PS3 as my media center (forget the gaming nonsense). To think I dumped 400 bucks on this POS (160gb - I seek punishments in their larger form) - I really regret.
If I don’t see much else happening, I might as well rip it apart and convert it into a mac and use it instead of my old iMac G4 700mhz.
Damn, this must be the worst supported apple product ever todate.
Thunk Different.
December 6th, 2007 at 7:03 am
…one more thing, iBlade. Shoosh!
tadpoleontheweb
December 6th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Predicting the future of Apple products is really more about the fun of speculation than actually having any kind of insight into the future. No one knows what the future holds.
Some predictions, like a theoretical iTablet, seem to be built more on wishful thinking than a real understanding of the market and how much Apple can innovate in that area. Geeky feature sets like those on a subnotebook are more in line with the PC/Windows mentality that longer feature lists trump user friendliness, and that’s why they’re less likely to be manufactured by Apple. A device with ten usable features is ten times better than a device with a hundred features that are torturous to figure out.
To come closer to a more accurate prediction for the next big thing from Apple, you need to think more about usability and design than about smooshing four dozen geeky must-haves into one box. That’s why Apple excels at what it does and why uberdorks don’t get it.
TheMacThinker
December 6th, 2007 at 8:03 am
This MacWorld might be a little disappointing if Apple does not introduce a new product….
www.MostOfMyMac.com
micmac
December 6th, 2007 at 8:26 am
iphone nano !!!!!
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Hugh
December 6th, 2007 at 8:42 am
The MAC PRO seems like a huge ommission from this list. It hasn’t been updated in a year and a half!
Jan
December 6th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Faster speed on DotMac all over the world, not just in the US would be appropriate…
Marco
December 6th, 2007 at 8:54 am
No itouch price break or memory increase?
Nick
December 6th, 2007 at 9:02 am
I’m a PC user wanting to switch…I’d love to see what Mac Nano has inside!
Al Feldzamen
December 6th, 2007 at 9:14 am
The true KILLER APP for the iPhone will be announced, this being DICTATION SOFTWARE, that will permit a user to dictate an outgoing Email or a telephone number to be dialed. The former can then be received on the user’s home computer, filed or printed, etc.
steve
December 6th, 2007 at 9:15 am
My serious and not-so-serious predictions:
1. MacBook Mini
2. iMac Touch
3. iPhone Nano in conjunction with the new 3G iPhone
4. A serious AppleTV overhaul (I don’t think they’ll merge it with the MacMini because they need to keep an under $1000 computer in their lineup to compete with the wave of new Linux machines that will sweep the market in the near future)
5. Yeah, how about some new displays?!?! Maybe a CinemaTouch?
tastelessfruit
December 6th, 2007 at 10:20 am
i was wondering why i never hear any talk of an imac 30″?
i thought my 24″ was great for about a month………now
i want more and don’t understand why i cant have it.
M2XzeeD
December 6th, 2007 at 11:20 am
1. new (smaller) airport express with n standard (still no wireless hard drive support)
2. iTunes 8, completely redesigned for easier managing all your media (the current version is to complex in my opinion) quicktime 8 with airtunes support
3. new apple tv with bigger hard drives, direct access to itms and build in bluetooth (I think apple will include safari in this one)
4. Price drops for macbook and imacs (
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Macworld is a consumer product announcement platform. Mac Nano and AppleTV will be the same product. Leopard has pretty much used the FrontRow layout. Bringing the family computer into the living room and further blurring what a computer can and should do has been the point for sometime now. In addition to that Movie Rentals are a go, in HD. The old Apple TVs firmware will be updated to a more current Leopard-like layout with options to buy from the living room so as to not leave early adopters in the cold. The New AppleTV/Mac Nano will feature an updated graphics card to support upto 1080p resolution to make HD Rental at a desirable price point to compete with Netflicks and Blockbuster alike. Rentals and possibility of a subscription based service for content delivery.
ONE MORE THING… is the catcher that will make people who are on the fence and not sure if AppleTV is really the best option out there for what they want, I mean Netflicks works, Pay Preview Work, DVR/TIVO works…what is so special about another set-top box. How is it going to compete. BLU-RAY. Apple though a partner in the Blu-Ray consortium, has yet to fully back the standard. Many reasons why that could be from contactual obligations that prohibit development until a certain time period (possible the holiday season 2008) so as to not compete with the PS3 to waiting til the final Blu-Ray standards were available for player devices. The AppleTV is a failed product unless the product combines all your set-top boxes into on neat package. It would be amazing if you could some how have it record live tv in a TIVO/DVR fashion, but I am sure that a deal with content providers would make them think twice.
A promise to have a new Blu-Drive in all Mac’s starting with the MacPros with updated chips.
Airport Express upto the N-Wireless draft standard.
I-Tunes announcement will be that another major label is following suit with the I-Tunes Plus no-DRM content.
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December 6th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I love crystal ball gazing….
Jean-Francois Larouche
December 6th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
I think you forgot about the MAC PRO !!! I’m waiting for the next update to buy one !!!
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December 6th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
I think, I’m sure, it’s obvious, it will be the introduction of the
iMac G3 strawberry 400 GHz (!) slotlaoding (!!), although it’s hard to believe…
Paco Rodriguez - Spain
December 6th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
What about to open new Businesses???? Apple dropped ‘Computer’ from its name, right? What about to produce music and tv shows/films? Apple will vertically integrate the whole line of the products, distributing their films through iTunes, watching it on a AppleTV/iPod/Mac….
We´ve been through worst times: we couldn’t even think that apple would successfully get on mobile market, and it did….
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December 6th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
And because YOU, our customers asked for it we’re fixing the Finder. Windows will stay in the same place retaining the same view after being closed, even if re-opened months later. Hell, System 9 did this, so we felt our big cats should bring you the same comfortable, familiar interface you’ve come to expect from Apple. In fact our new slogan is “Opening a window is like coming Home”.
Yeah Right!
karen
December 6th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
looking forward to see the new Apple that you can touch
and eat
xavier serrano
December 6th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
i also think that the apple tv is in crisis or at least i dont see the point of it. it cost 300 dollars i would prefer to pay 300 more get a mac mini conenct it to my tv in the living room and ill have an apple tv, music, i could get and eyetv or equivalent and record the tv shows and the best of all a computer on the living room as well as a dvd player since it plays dvds
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December 6th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
I would like to see a new redesign Mac Mini, and new updates for the Apple TV.
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- iPhone 4G, 32GB, iChat, iChannels, Voice Dialing, JavaScript, Unlocked
- 42″ and 50″ iMac HD LED TV / Computer, wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, wireless network, optional wall mount; new television ads introduce themselves as ‘I am an HD TV” and “So am I”. “I can display 720i or 1028i” and “So can I”. “I can display HD television channels from Satelite or Cable providers” and “So can I”. “I can connect to any Windows based computer” and “I am a computer, I have an Intel Core2 Duo processor running Leopard OSX and with the software that comes with me I can create my own music and videos”. “I can play and display the music and videos that you create” and “Uhhh huh, yea… how proud you must be too!”
- iServe Blade16
- AppleTV v2 now supporting iChannels
- iTunes iChannels subscription service offers over 120 live and pre-recorded television channels (HBO, Cinemax, Disney, Discovery, CNN, Local News, …)
- iCar adapters digitally integrate the iPod / iPhone into your vehicle; crisp clean digital sound without the interference commonly found when using FM transmitters
- iBear an iPod toy for your child or loved one that talks, and plays music and audio msgs that you or your child can record. USB interface.
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Quit Dreaming
December 10th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I can’t believe the fantasies you guys are having on this forum. Apple isn’t going to turn into fscking sharper image. They’re not going to have a new gadget for every damn thing you do. If you’re going to make predictions, let them be logical ones, based on some thought. You’re all so hilarious. You think just because Apple isn’t doing what everyone else is doing that they are automatically not as good as anyone else. BULL! Apple isn’t doing what everyone is doing b/c to Steve, what everyone’s doing just isn’t good enough. People like Apple because they deliver functional, quality products, not because they make your dreams come true. Here’s some more functional predictions:
1) AppleTV: Video on Demand
2) iPhone: software update - more features, SDK (hopefully more sophisticated texting features), discuss the next iPhone.
3) Multi-touch Laptops -maybe
4) Design change for the MacBook Pro - maybe
5) Design change for the Mac Pro -maybe
6) New Cinema Displays (Please)
Rob Spence
December 11th, 2007 at 3:35 am
There better be an Aperture 2.0 update soon or I’m switching to Lightroom.
iRobot
December 11th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
So, if there IS an iTablet (w/o a DVD drive — because you wouldn’t need one - use thumb drives) at Mac World 2008, would you feel completely stupid for having “jumped the gun” on products that other people want, even if you don’t?
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Matt
December 12th, 2007 at 10:52 am
The only thing I didn’t see mentioned that will be revolutionary to the market is a stock split. Make sure to load up on Apple Stock (AAPL) leading up to the Mac World 2008 week of January 14th.
Hopefully they will do a 3 to 1 stock split. As a holder of Apple stock I am excited thinking about a stock split. Stock has almost eclipsed $200 a share. That’s more than your average investor is willing to pay. A stock split will bring the price to a reasonable level.
If the stock splits the value should continue to rise through the end of 2008 as revenue numbers come in for the updated IPOD sales, IPhone, & revenue commissions they get from consumers monthly AT&T contracts.
Jason
December 13th, 2007 at 11:06 am
NEW MAC MINI PLEASE!!
karen
December 17th, 2007 at 4:09 am
why not an aluminium imac non-glossy screen option
Paco Rodriguez - Spain
December 19th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
What about to have an updated Logo? That one would be stunning!
The rainbow logo was used from 1976-1998, and the silver one is being used since then. Why not update it? Maybe it can be updated with 4 different colours/greys representing the 4 main lines of apple’s business: software, ipod, mac, iphone?
Branko Collin
December 27th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
An ultra-mobile would be logical, simply because it’s the logical progression for the Macbook. Currently the Macbook is biting in the market for the Macbook Pro because the two aren’t different enough. Turning the Macbook into a lightweight, low-power, mechanical-drive-less laptop would kill two birds with one stone.
First it would make the gap between Macbook and Macbook Pro large enough that the prospective buyers for the latter would not be considering the former, as they now often do.
Second, it would tap into the huge reservoir of professionals who want to be mobile, and for whom turn-of-the-century computing power is generally more than enough. I am talking about system administrators who have been aching for a portable thin client for over a decade now; consultants who need an e-mail device for on the road that has a decent keyboard and doesn’t force them to squint; I know several fiction writers who are either using such a device right now (either a 12 inch iBook or an Asus EEE) or are waiting for one.
Current ultra-mobiles, excluding the Macbook, cost thousands of dollars and come with unnecessary features such as DVD drives and hard disks. These are sold to people who don’t need a computer, but need to be seen with one. I am convinced there’s a whole market waiting for cheap ultra-mobiles. The Asus EEE has already sold over 350k units in one quarter.
George S.
December 27th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
ummm….how many years has it been since they’ve updated those displays of theirs?
frnea
December 28th, 2007 at 6:40 am
what happen to price drop on Apple product like iPod Touch
OR
the bigger storage for iPod Touch for the same price of $399?
Come on….
Well, let’s see if that would be true.
if it is , i will be coming back to gloat and ‘Com-mean’ u
keri
December 29th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
How about a camera added to the iTouch? (or an iPhone that doesn’t require the service plan….)
keri
December 29th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
How about a camera added to the iPod Touch? (or an iPhone that doesn’t require the service plan….)
AMoeini
December 30th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
I love thinking about new innovations just as much as the next mac user, but some of these ideas are just hopes and dreams. We can expect to see various Leopard updates, as well as iTunes. We are in desperate need of a Macbook Pro update as well, perhaps re-design and make a bigger difference between that and a regular Macbook? A much sleeker, thinner computer would be nice..with more features. There’s only so much you can do for an iPod, I believe they will just focus on system upgrades. Apple NEEDS to clear their inventory on iPhones. They most definitely made far too many. If they want to advertise a second iPhone, I would be the happiest man alive (I’m waiting for the second one to purchase, it’s not worth switching my service just yet..) but if they aren’t going to, then it should be completely ignored for Apple’s benefit. If they talk about it, iPhone sales could dramatically decrease, hurting apple. Still, I hope they do. As for AppleTV, I have no desire for it as of now. Apple’s products have always been very eye-catching and has been a great demand for it, but this one maybe missed the mark. For their benefit, they need an upgrade. So all-in-all, we can plan to see upgrades on AppleTV and Macbooks, Updates for Leopard and iTunes, and HOPEFULLY information and/or release date for iPhone 2 and it’s SDK.
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Adrian
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 am
i think there is a MacBook Mini.
Sri
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
I think this is the year where Steve and Apple will try to enter the Kitchen market ( I mean the computers which can be stuck on the refrigerators).
There is a lot of money there to be made.
Harry
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 am
Well im hoping that theres not going to be a repeat of previous events where the Steve announces something at ridiculous prices and then everyone claps! what teh heck.
Like ringtones….pay for the song then…wait for it…you can use it as a ringtone….oh and you have to pay for that too…..**APPLAUSE**
what the hell….youve paid for the song..why dont they just let you edit the song for free…
other than that i love my ipod touch lol
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I hope the predictions are right, I will be there to watch.
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Ed
January 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Blu-ray drive optional on Mac Pro. This is overdue and I will be very surprised if this is not added to parts of the mac line.
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Sockel
January 4th, 2008 at 4:00 am
I agree with most of the predictions. Not the Mac Nano, though, and I miss the MacBook Pro Upgrade.
On point I never saw discussed anywhere, and which I firmly believe will come: The iTunes Update will also include the possibility to buy iPhone applications through the iTunes store. Because this will be the way Apple will keep control of the iPhone software. The only way to install third-party applications on your (unhacked) iPhone will be through iTunes.
Richard Prince
January 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
First, I wish you gamers would shut up and go play with you Wii-wees. Masturbation junkies.
OK, this list of predictions is really lame. Mac Nano… do you really know what you are talking about? NO. That’s why you are so bad at making predictions because you have put so little thought into Apple’s partnerships, product alliances, their patents and the direction of the technologies.
Right now Apple’s touch screen implementations are blowing everybody out of the water and they must move on it fast. Adding to their portable Mac line with a low-power subnotebook is essential. And you are say NEVER, EVER, EVER… (in bold text) get some perspective. Who let’s you write crap?
I agree with the earlier poster that said if Apple doesn’t significantly upgrade AppleTV it is a dead product line for them. All indications are that they will turn this into a video-on-demand platform in partnership with studios and certain Disney (no brainer). I’d be willing to speculate that Jobs sees DVD drives as a passing technology and not something to include in the portable and laptop lines in the future.
Bill
January 4th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Any idea when we can expect to see new Cinema Displays? I’m really looking forward to getting a built in iSight in a Cinema Display since I generally keep my MBP docked to an external keyboard & monitor when I’m not traveling. Its annoying not having iSight when the lid is closed.
andrew
January 5th, 2008 at 4:10 am
I say NEW DESIGN Macbook Pros we havent seen a new design of the macbook pros in a very long time not since the powerbook G4s and i would love to see a Geforce 8800M GTX put in it too with 512 graphics ram make it a real gaming notebook COME ON APPLE WE WANT NEW MBPs
Buccaneer
January 7th, 2008 at 9:16 am
I believe that Steve Jobs will be announcing the following new products:
1. A microcomputer which is portable and has its own VDU and keyboard - possibly attached, and all neatly arranged in a carry box about the size of two briefcases. Though unlikely, it would be nice if it had some sort of removable storage capabilities - wow, digital would be great!
2. A wireless telephone unit with number buttons instead of the standard mechanical dial. It would hopefully have an LED display showing the time, date, seconds and the channel or frequency you are speaking on.
3. A music device which I think could quite easily be called “iDisco” which allows you to play music from a number of 7 inch or 12 inch long players records in a row - I would wager it will use the stacking mechanism but with a sort of braile reading device which swipes each disk before dropping down to AUTOMATICALLY select 33 or 45 rpm speed. If I get my wish they will have an armband-mounted version which I can take jogging.
4. One more thing… An office device incorporating dried food and hot water heating - to create INSTANT HOT FOOD. I have no idea how this would be realised but I can see that fruit manufacturers may get upset that the snack as we know it (e.g. a standard factory produced apple or biscuit) will be redundant.
I love technology!
Paul Boswell
January 7th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I would expect to see a lower priced, entry-level Apple TV, possibly as low as $99 since Apple needs to adopt the strategy well established by Kodak that you give the “camera” away because the REAL money is in the ongoing film sales. Also look for a Apple TV+ with a DVD player, since this is the key missing component of Apple TV. DVDs still provide vastly superior pictures (not to mention extras) to downloadable m4vs. Most of Netflix’ business is still DVD based, for example. I suspect most people also have quite a few DVDs around the house too. It might make sense to include an option to order a Blu-Ray or HDTV drive since stores carry these discs but still very few players. However, I predict that consumers will weigh-in on the side of video on demand over HD video for some time to come. Too few people have the necessary hardware for HD and the software (movies) is still very limited. Remember, it took over 20 years for people to accept color TV over black & white. By the way, the biggest liability to Apple TV is the name. People assume it needs to work with their PCs and people think Apples and PCs are incompatible. They should have tried harder to come up with a completely brand-neutral name, as they did with iPod. So, we can only hope they rename it.
IF Jobs chooses to announce the G3 iPhone, expect him to drop the price another $100 to clear out remaining inventory of the current model. This would be consistent with other maturing cellphone products, like the recent Motorola Razr. If he’s smart, the Apple store will take pre-orders for iPhone 2 immediately. (This is a stupid omission from the first release).
A Mac Nano is highly unlikely because of the practical size limits imposed by the a CD/DVD ROM drive. As I said, the biggest argument against Apple TV is the lack of a DVD drive. For just a little more money you’re far better off with a Mac Mini as your home entertainment computer. The Mini was greatly improved with the upgrade to 4 USB ports (vs. the 2 original). So, a smaller form factor would only reduce the features with no real benefit. More likely, if there are any changes to the Mini line at all, we’ll see at least one new color (black) or possibly several colors, like the iPods. Also the “Nano” name is too closely associated with iPods to extend to Mac computer products.
Apple may introduce a Mini Tower, which is a missing product from their lineup. These are about 2/3 the size of a standard tower but would be in about the same class as higher-end iMacs. This would appeal to a lot of users who want to use their own, cheaper, displays but still have a Mac.
We’ll see next week.
a man
January 7th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
i dont think that there will be a iTablet. It would be way to expensive. most people that buy a computer for that price use it for work. i just cant imagine the iTablet being very useful in anything but games, viewing pictures, videos,….entertainment etc. since it wouldnt have a keyboard. Face it guys, there just arent enough people that could afford to buy a “toy” with this pricetag.
david
January 7th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
There’s probably won’t be a mac iTablet this year, but its definately - and I say definately - something that will come sooner then later. think about it;
- 13.3″ BLU LED screen
- ultra thin with blue-ray DVD
- runs full blow mac osx
- full multi-touch screen
the main concern people have in input, do u really want to use a cluttering on-screen keyboard? the answer is: if u want, the device will come with a slick slim bluetooth keyboard/mouse (maybe a bundled dock too)
if mac released one i would buy it tomorrow, because currently i have an iMac and a regular PC laptop, a tablet would be all i need on the road to access emails, watch movies and work
HandyMan
January 7th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
The LCDs on the current 17″ MacBook Pros are so crappy…I’m TRULY hoping that Mac gets its act together and makes them all with the new LED technology and backlighting that’s actually worthy of the high price tag.
I’m also hoping that the new Intel Penryn processor will make its way into the MacBook Pros this year.
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January 11th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
cool
Kenny Terell
January 12th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
i think you are spot on with the comments there
you even missed out the mac pro - and thats brilliant because they didnt really do anything with that did they?
lol
also you missed out the blue ray and hd-dvd subject which they havent really done anything with
the mac pro showed up a lot -
i hope that they do release the ‘one more thing’ product otherwise apple have lost their speed…
Eric Norton
January 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Most of your predictions feel like they’re pretty spot on. However, I disagree that only the Macbooks will be updated. I think there will be sweeping updates through the entire Macbook and Macbook Pro lineup.
A 13.3″ Macbook Pro would be oh so sweet.
david k.
January 12th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I really really really hope for a 13.3″ (or 12″) aluminium laptop.
Even if it’s just a 13″ macbook, just please make it in aluminium.
How cool would black aluminium laptops be (like the iPod nano black).
maaaaan i’d love that.
And clearly, some people are really hoping for a 15″ macbook.
I mean, alot of people want a bigger screen, but don’t want the bigger price. I can understand where they’re coming from.
but whatever, I just want my 13″ aluminium laptop, i hate the plastic-y look of a regular laptop.. and the white too. Oh well.
ia
January 13th, 2008 at 7:21 am
something small and handy like the Asus eee pc would be nice, but with a 10 inch screen!
MMM
January 13th, 2008 at 11:13 am
but there is one more thing….
BLU-RAY
Surfguitarshredder
January 13th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Mac needs to get this together. But they won’t because they have converted from a computer company to a consumer electronics company. Have you seen the Sony eReader and the music pad pro? If that was 8×10 or 10×12, and wireless, and documents could be marked up, every student (millions of them) would using this thing to read textbooks in class instead of carrying around huge tomes from the school store. Where will they get these pdf versions of textbooks? From frat guys that scan those $200 overpriced schoolbooks and sell the pdfs for $20 each until they get emailed around, which will be in about a week. The students will be able to buy the iTablet less than the amount of money they spend on one year’s worth of textbooks, which is about a thousand bucks. Not only that, but professors could WIFI class documents from their iTablets tot he iTablets of the students, and they could receive papers submitted by the students the same way. Professors would much rather mark up students papers on their iTablets and email them back than to carry around those huge stacks submitted papers.
This brings us to Apple going “green.” If Apple wanted to reduce the absurd paperload of universities, they would make the iTablet. But they won’t, because Apple is not green. Apple is about mega-consumption, which anti-green.
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anon
January 15th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Yeah a mac nano, what an AMAZING PRODUCT. Cheapskates will be so happy. There is no way that will be the “one more thing” product, the mac mini is a lame product, like half an imac. It’s not cool and nobody cares about it
Brian
January 15th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Adding a touch screen feature to a laptop or desktop would be horrible. The position you would need to be in to operate the UI screen would just be… weird? Having keyboard onscreen would be nice if you enjoy having half of your screen occupied by a input UI. In the world of design and coding, more landscape = better.
Mouse + keyboard + wacom is such a better combo then being able to finger paint on screen. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to the idea of an iTablet!
Jimmy
January 15th, 2008 at 9:28 am
What about APPLE TELEVISION SETs in the NEAR FURUTRE with built in Appletv?? And to go with the TV’s, SUBSCRIPTIONS to Itunes that allow for competition with the major cable and satelite providers??
Sounds like a winning idea to me. It would bring apple to the front lines of TV-on-demand.
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