“2007 was by all accounts an outstanding year for Steve Jobs and his beloved Apple Inc. But 2008 can shape up to be even better,” Anthony Frausto-Robledo writes for Architosh.
“Obviously 2007 will go down as the year Apple changed the mobile cell phone industry with its wondrous iPhone. By all accounts the iPhone introduction was as breakthrough and as big an event as the original Mac. Yet 2008 will be the year the iPhone really takes off as a platform,” Frausto-Robledo writes.
“For Apple, one of the best things that will happen in 2008 will be the release of the Apple iPhone SDK (software development kit) in February. And one of the surprises for the entire tech industry in 2008 will be its phenomenal take-up. Mark my word, the iPhone SDK and what people will be doing with it will be one of the big discussions throughout 2008,” Frausto-Robledo writes.
“Perhaps one of the more delightful twists that should emerge in 2008 will be the way Apple leverages the iPhone’s enduring Multi-touch interface with future Macs, particularly mobiles. Apple will put that interface on the Mac in a way that will make the Mac feel like an extension of the iPhone — not the other way around. In which form this comes is anybody’s best guess but obviously it involves a Multi-touch screen or screens, as in plural,” Frausto-Robledo writes.
“Some possibilities include new laptops that convert to tablets. Some folks have written about multi-touch areas near the palm rest area. Yet other possibilities include Apple media slates which simply obtain their image, wirelessly, from another Mac in the house or office,” Frausto-Robledo writes.
Much more in the full article, including iTunes rentals, the realization of Apple TV’s promise, haptic interface design, possible new products, and more, here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Terry” for the heads up.]
I’d love to see an Apple branded GPS unit. I won’t buy any of the existing ones, because they all seem to be MS driven. I’m sure that Apple can engineer an easy to use unit that would be way cooler than anything out there now.
Just a wish.
garymac…
get get a TomTom One … super easy to use.
” Yet other possibilities include Apple media slates which simply obtain their image, wirelessly, from another Mac in the house or office,””
I have been dreaming of this concept for years.
Please let it be true.
Garymac is right. We need an Apple branded GPS. I want an iPhone with GPS! I know I’m not alone.
I’m not up on my Chinese astrology, but I do believe that 2008 is the Year of the Apple