4 posts tagged “rumors”
Would make sense ((also from a AAPL shareholder perspective))...
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=5513931&postcount=58
And that concludes my WWDC 2008 outlook. See my previous post about digital diaries and .Mac 2.0 geared toward mobile devices and synciing (( Mobile Me ? ))
Waiting for that final digital diary. It started out with all kinds of blogging software and Circus Ponies ((at least for me as a Mac user)) a few years ago...
http://www.circusponies.com/
Now we got Evernote ((just in Beta on the Mac)) and of course Journler ((which I'm using right now))....
http://www.journler.com/
In a few weeks, we will probably a get a revamped .Mac service from Apple ((Mobile Me, Me...whatever ;) )). You probably read the rumors...
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/05/30/mobile-me-the-new-name-of-mac/
My main interest is a better syncing service across the mobile devices and your Mac(s). Evernote's concept is pretty nice...
http://www.evernote.com/
...still has some teething problems on the Mac side ((it's a Beta, I'm not complaining)). What about some kind of digital diary software added to the next iLife by Apple ((suited at personal entries which may contain an export option to blogging software or iWeb)) ?
A lower price point for the revamped .Mac also wouldn't hurt.
Some people may recall that Polymervision announced the Readius device for mid-2008, a roll-out electronic display for mobile devices..
www.polymervision.com/
(( I wouldn't be surprised if the project hit another delay, but it's certainly one of the most advanced ones in this category ))
I was just reading up on this for a possible Apple eBook introduction in the 2009-2010 timeframe.
I'm not looking forward to the 3G iPhone, seriously. Everyone knows it's coming one day since SJ announced the original iPhone back in January 2007. However, these three devices ((or rather new device categories)) could be interesting...
1) iPad ((aka Newton 2.0 / Palmtop, the current iPod touch is getting into that device category))
2) Apple Ultraportable ((the MacBook Air is getting there, but still too large in my view))
3) iBook 2.0 ((Apple's answer to the Amazon Kindle, a simple eBook reader, unrelated to the original iBook laptops))
Some people might argue that category 1) and 3) could be merged into one device over time, but low-voltage display technologies ((EInk etc.)) aren't ready yet for moving content or colour output, at least not at an affordable price.
Apple might bring out either 1) and/or 3) at WWDC 20008 in June. I guess it's rather device 1), but that's just a guess. However, recent rumors make this more likely. See eg. ...
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/14/intel-confirms-atom-based-larger-iphone-mini-tablet/
and before...
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/11/3g-iphone-in-may-another-device-at-wwdc/
Another take on a potential eBook from Apple can be found here...
http://blogd.com/wp/index.php/archives/3667
The Apple ((multitouch)) pad rumors have obviously been around for some time as well...
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/26/is-apple-working-on-a-multi-touch-based-newton-successor/
PS: Note I didn't use the word "tablet" for devices 1) ir 3) because I think this name is linked to the rather unsuccessful MS tablet PC product category. Also, Apple's devices, especially device 1) will most likely have a smaller form factor than MS tablet PCs.
