I will begin working on a rumor roundup and highlight the secret little hints here and there about the upcoming "Mac Touch".
Friday, December 21, 2007
Bow to the Jobstradamus.
In the words of Spiderman's Uncle, with great power comes great responsibility. According to 9to5mac.com the "Mac Touch" was mentioned in a recent job posting for Apple. With the January MacWorld event coming up, and the constant rumor of the "ultraportable" on it's way, it seems everyone is focused on the "duh" rumor of a flash memory laptop. But there is mounting evidence to prove my "vision" of the Apple tablet to be correct. While everyone pats themselves on the back for jumping on the ultra-portable bandwagon, Jobstradamus continues to see visions of a giant iPhone/Macbook like device.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Jobstradamus - round 2.
I wish I could write in quatrains, that would be awesome. But alas, time is of the essence and thus I will get to my predictions.
For all you underestimators out there, the mighty genius Steve Jobs has a special surprise for everyone at Macworld 2008.
Of course, at this point the famed "ultra-portable" seems destined to be on it's way. The 13.3 inch Macbook Pro to replace the venerable (and my all-time favorite Mac ever) 12.1 inch Powerbook. I see this coming, and it's going to be sexy....but....
The one more thing that will come at this show or the next is going to be the little rumor that could...the iTablet. Here is my argument for the iTablet.
1. Apple, in order to pick up marketshare, has to find it's way into the "Dell super-cheap computer" sector. The iPhone is damn close to being all the computer I need when I travel. Close, but not quite ready for prime time. So at $399 it gets close, but that leaves about $900 between the iPhone and the first option in the Mac lineup.
2. The iPhone proved that Mac OS X can be downsized to fit on smaller screens using innovative UI changes. The touchscreen is awesome. But don't think for a moment that Apple is going to rest leaving the touchscreen OS X on the iPod/iPhone.
3. What Apple does is redefine a space when they enter it. iPod/mp3player - check. Macbook Pro/laptop - check. iMac/PC - check. iPhone/PDA/phone - check. They are getting rather good at it. So, if they are going to enter the $700-ish computer space, how else could they redefine it. The Mac Mini was good, but not...Jobsian. But, a true touchscreen, 13.3 inch tablet with iPhone styling and coolness but with real versions of iPhoto and iTunes this could be the real deal that finally makes the tablet PC sexy.
13.3 inch iTablet. Built in Wi-fi. Pre-configured with iPhoto and iTunes, as well as Apple's other consumer software (mail, calendar, etc.) NO CD input (trust me.) Touchscreen/multi-touch interface. 100GB. $799/$899.
For all you underestimators out there, the mighty genius Steve Jobs has a special surprise for everyone at Macworld 2008.
Of course, at this point the famed "ultra-portable" seems destined to be on it's way. The 13.3 inch Macbook Pro to replace the venerable (and my all-time favorite Mac ever) 12.1 inch Powerbook. I see this coming, and it's going to be sexy....but....
The one more thing that will come at this show or the next is going to be the little rumor that could...the iTablet. Here is my argument for the iTablet.
1. Apple, in order to pick up marketshare, has to find it's way into the "Dell super-cheap computer" sector. The iPhone is damn close to being all the computer I need when I travel. Close, but not quite ready for prime time. So at $399 it gets close, but that leaves about $900 between the iPhone and the first option in the Mac lineup.
2. The iPhone proved that Mac OS X can be downsized to fit on smaller screens using innovative UI changes. The touchscreen is awesome. But don't think for a moment that Apple is going to rest leaving the touchscreen OS X on the iPod/iPhone.
3. What Apple does is redefine a space when they enter it. iPod/mp3player - check. Macbook Pro/laptop - check. iMac/PC - check. iPhone/PDA/phone - check. They are getting rather good at it. So, if they are going to enter the $700-ish computer space, how else could they redefine it. The Mac Mini was good, but not...Jobsian. But, a true touchscreen, 13.3 inch tablet with iPhone styling and coolness but with real versions of iPhoto and iTunes this could be the real deal that finally makes the tablet PC sexy.
13.3 inch iTablet. Built in Wi-fi. Pre-configured with iPhoto and iTunes, as well as Apple's other consumer software (mail, calendar, etc.) NO CD input (trust me.) Touchscreen/multi-touch interface. 100GB. $799/$899.
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