Mark your iCals, because next Tuesday at this time the internerd will be abuzz with all the new Apple hotness from the MacWorld keynote. Latest rumors are suggesting newly revamped and iSighted displays and octo-core Mac Pros. Additionally, more info is expected re: the iTV, OS 10.5 Leopard (secret features?) and the anticipated entry into the cellular phone market.
If the “iPhone” does come to fruition, I’m hoping it will be as a worthy entry into the smartphone market to compete with the likes of the BlackBerry, Samsung’s Blackjack, and the Motorola Q. This seems to be a much more logical point of entry, considering it could fill the void of both a mobile phone and the PDA that Newton fans have been clamoring for since the 90’s. Additionally, as good as the current smartphones are, there’s certainly room for improvement in both functionality and form, two areas in which Apple’s a force to be reckoned with.
I’m not sure what else to expect from this keynote. Maybe we’ll see some incremental updates for other machines (I’d have no problem with a speedbumped iMac), and maybe Apple’s got even more surprises. We’ll know in a week.
PDF said:
Just couldn’t resist more talk about phones, eh? And what about my 12″ MacBook Pro?
02:46 on 03 Jan 2007
matches said:
I tried to sandwich the phone talk in between other stuff, but I guess you caught me. I’d forgotten about the 12″ Pro rumor, but that’s something I’d like to see also. If they get the price right I don’t see how it could miss.
But then you still have to wait until Leopard is out and the first revision has happened to actually buy one.
08:20 on 03 Jan 2007