Article on what Apple may do in 2003

i think apple is really gonna start hitting the bluetooth angle with its devices, and if it makes a new lifestyle handheld it would be a very useful device. but im really no expert, i dont even use capitalization
 
this is so not gonna happen but it's cool: human face recognization technology.

yep just switch on the mac and "HELLO your_name" is the relpy u get, and then maybe it could even logon for you (although not very secure, but great for home use), including an additional layer of voice recognition login (this could be a simple "hello machine_name" reply).
ofcourse you could still have our password login as well, if u want!!

and believe me or not there is not limit to these technologies. this way computers have a new interface to communicate with a user.

But unfortunately these techs are not mastered yet :(
 
i like all the mentions of Quark and InDesign :)

this is truly going to be the make or break year for this rivalry i think, should be interesting...

go adobe! ;)
 
well to quote SJ "This is the year of the laptop" so i would assume that he is going to be working around the Air Port system and Bluetooth. Also due to the fact that the 17" (12" too?) have Firewire 800 we are going to see a lot more of RAID so there is my prediction
 
i can bet, there could be full integration of the X11 with aqua.

probably we could double click an icon in aqua to startup an x11 app. currently applescript is used for the x11 app ooffice.

but they have got to integrate it all a little more.

x11 apps should take advantage of the anti-aliasing feature of quartz...

we should be able to run scripts: perl, python, ruby, etc, through aqua. and if command line output/input is requsted from any of the scripts, maybe a small window should open with the results/(or waiting for input).

same with all command line apps: native, java.

...i mean opening the Terminal and running them is a real pain at times!
 
Originally posted by kendall
Strangely enough, the 12" PowerBook is without FireWire 800.
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thats what i thought (i figure theres not enough space and 400 would be more popular durring it's life)
 
i dont really trust the EXPERTS any more... most of them predicted eMac and iMac updates for this keynote and they were all wrong!
and rumors about 17inch powerbooks were rejected. so they can write as many articles as they want. but in the end they are all wrong :p
 
The new 17" Powerbook is the only one with the backlit keyboard.

As for Firewire on the 12" I bet if we took a look inside, we'd find a lot in common with the iBook. I'd guess the next minor revision will have Firewire 800.
 
I would like to add to their predictions with a new Apple TV. Possibly an extension of their current Monitors with the introduction of 32" and 46" Plasma monitors. This move would be Ala gateway and basically have some cool hub features but not be a full Mac. It would be the next step in your digital hub, the family entertainment center to view your iPhotos, iMovies, iDVD's or listen to music through your iPod... though I do not know if it would play DVD's per say but offer the "best viewer" to display them.

Rather than having MacOS as an operating system I think it would really be based on Quicktime and Java. It would not have a harddrive, I think it would just have 802.11 abilities (with rendezvous support), built-in Quicktime viewer (with Mpeg4-decoder), firewire 800 and USB. It would be a media center to view your favorite creations anywhere in your home. Apple will probably then release a new iApp based on something like TIVO but probably wouldn't allow you to share your programs. .Mac subscription would get you the ability to program your television.

This will be yet another baby step in Apple's attempt to become more like Sony.
 
Apple TV. WHAT!!!

guys don't u think it's better to have a TV with Rendezvous support instead.

i mean everything apple is no good.
 
David Blatner, Macworld Contributing Editor
Hardware: The Apple iPDA, based on the Palm desktop software, but combining a 5GB hard drive, built-in 2-megapixel camera, easy integration with all the i-apps, and featuring Microsoft Office v. X, Bluetooth, and voice recorder.
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These are the predictions for 2012, right? :)

Apple News: Apple buys Xerox.
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No more bickering about who stole whose OS!

Apple might even build Bluetooth support onto every Macintosh motherboard to eliminate cables, and that might allow them to switch to wireless keyboards and mice.
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Just a question: how will each mouse and keyboard know to which Mac they are related? I know it must be possible, but how exactly could they do it? BlueTooth range is a few meters? :confused: How can twenty macs in a classroom each with a BT keyboard and BT mouse not interfere?

Well, on the easy side there are a few obvious predictions:

Hardware: Within the year all macs & books will get FireWire 800, the iBooks and the good old Ti will get Airport Extreme, maybe (to push this standard) Apple will release more FireWire 800 compatible products (i.e. IF new iPod II with >20 GB HD, THEN probably FW 800). Moreover I think Apple should, and will, drop the G3 iMac Classic. Maybe (depending on processor developments) the G3 will disappear alltogether. The PowerMacs should be updated shortly, the X-serve too. Then the iBooks (and the last of the Ti) in early summer. I suppose the Ti will get an Aluminium Anodized case. I don't know whether the 12" model will be continued. When the iBooks catch up with the next revision, maybe the need & appeal for those will diminish. I fear this is just a sort of "Special Edition PowerBook". The type of improvements the iBook gets, will show whether it is likely the 12" AlBook will be continued. If the iBooks get a G4 and FireWire 800, then the 12" AlBook probably will be discontinued. What will happen to the 14" iBook is a mystery. Nobody really seems to like it. If Apple updates it with, say, better resolution etc. it stands a chance, otherwise ...

Software: Again, obviously, we will see the full versions of Safari and X 11. Quark for OS X is very very likely. I think it is likely too that Apple will try to integrate more apps with one another: Mail and Safari, for instance, maybe Sherlock and Safari. I think Mr. Jobs said there already is a Sherlock channel for iCal.

I suppose there will be a revision of M$ Office. Maybe (maybe!) Apple will try and release more apps that substitute M$ apps, e.g. together with open source projects like Open Office.

That's my € 0,02. :)
 
Cat - If Apple doesn't update the Ti until early summer, then I'm sure they won't be seling alot of them. Who would buy one now? I sure wouldn't. It is missing alot of great features from the 17" which it will most likely see. I wouldn't be suprised if they update the Ti within a month.
 
This is what I would like to have Apple make.

The cousin of the iPod. Thats main focus is a digital photo album and a digital movie player.

It would have an 8 inch screen that was touch sensitive. It would have a pen and a firewire port. It would run OS X or a OS X looking Os. It would have the inkwell tech built in.

The main function is a digital photo album and movie player.
But it would have a secondary function as an PDA.... just because it would have iCal, address book, and iSync. But it would not be marketed as such.

It would also NOT have any internet connection nor the ability to install "normal" OS X software as to not cut into Apple's laptop market.

It would work (of course) seminally with the iApps, but would not include iTunes.

It would have to retail in-between the price of an iPod and the cheapest iBook.

But the only way for that to be a success is if were as easy to have Quicktimes of your movies as it is to have mp3's of your music... You know. So it would be cool if there was an iApp like iTheater that let you rip DVD's, but alas that will never happen, because it is illegal to even crack a DVD for home use... :'( To bad. Because it would be great.

However if you had EyeTV or a Series 2 TiVo maybe you could import your favorite TV shows every morning and take them on the road with you.

Just my dream wish.

Matthew
 
Quark ought to be very, very, VERY good to compete with InDesign.

As said in some older writings:
Now I arise...

;)
 
If Apple doesn't update the Ti until early summer, then I'm sure they won't be seling alot of them. Who would buy one now? I sure wouldn't. It is missing alot of great features from the 17" which it will most likely see. I wouldn't be suprised if they update the Ti within a month.
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I would agree with you outright, IF Apple hadn't updated the Ti (maybe minimally) in november. Those weren't great revisions, but still: if they are coming out with a new 15" model, why bother to update them in november? Only to get the X-mas sales? It would have been sufficient to update the iBooks for that, since it's the more popular product. Among the portables the two major players, the two outstanding products are now the 12" and 17" AlBooks, even though the other models were just updated. Of course the Ti will get another update and soon! But not within a month IMHO. July (MWNY) would be more likely... but then, indeed, the six-month cycle would make them due for may... it all depends on the type of improvements. If the iBooks get a major revision (maybe new, smaller cases?), they could wait until MWNY, if only minor (another speed bump & AP extreme, maybe no FW 800) then they could bring 'em on earlier. The TiBooks's will get all the features of the Al Books, but they'll try to make the most of them as they are before discontinuing them. I haven't heard any rumors about low stock yet ...


EDIT: Just wanted to update my comment:

Mac OS 9 Booting.
Education customers are rapidly adopting Mac OS X, and are now ordering over 50 percent of their Macs with Mac OS X as the default OS. Apple expects this percentage to climb to over 75 percent by the start of the next Education buying season this April. To accommodate the last 25 percent who still wish to buy their Macs with Mac OS 9 installed as the default OS, Apple will continue to offer our Education customers some configurations of the current eMac, iBook, and CRT iMac product lines that will boot into Mac OS 9 until June 2003.
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This is straight from Apple's education site. So I definitely think we'll be seeing no major updates to the iBook till June. The Ti (which is not intended for the edu market) could be updated earlier I'll admit.
 
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