“Apple Inc. is gearing up for its next media event on October 16,” Louis Bedigian writes for Benzinga. “It could be the firm’s event of the year, but will it live up to Apple’s September 9 extravaganza?”
“The official invite indicates that Apple will introduce a product that either has not been refreshed or is something consumers have been waiting a long time to see,” Bedigian writes. “Patrick Moorhead, President and Principal Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, hopes that Apple is referring to its long-awaited Apple TV refresh. ‘What I would like it to be [is] an upgraded Apple TV with gaming capabilities,’ Moorhead told Benzinga. ‘That’s what I would like to see. I think [an actual] TV is out of the realm of possibility at this point, though I do think it’s something people would like to see.'”
“Sean Udall, CIO of Quantum Trading Strategies and author of The TechStrat Report, thinks Apple might be hinting at new features for the next-gen iPad,” Bedigian writes. “‘I do think what’s pretty clear is that they’re obviously going to have an iPad refresh,’ Udall told Benzinga. ‘Has it been too long for the iPad not to have Touch ID? That’s not going to be a big surprise, but I do think the iPad is going to have Touch ID.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: Or “It’s been way too long” could simply be a funny little remark about the short period of time that has elapsed since Apple’s massive September 19th event.
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That’s it! They are finally going to release the next Apple II model!
I still have and use my Apple //c – of course it’s on a 60″ LG LED TV. Wings of Fury doesn’t get any better than that!
Will, should that be ‘Apple ][c’?
With opposing square brackets, right?
On another note, the ‘way too long’ could also hint at the TV thing of the past, that Mr Cook mentioned in his recent interview with Mr Rose.
Or it’s been way too long that computers (laptops with keyboards) have been produced WITHOUT cellular capability. That’s what I’m hoping for: The New MacBook Pro C
It’s flying shoes, I just know it.
Or a DIY circumcision app.
Apple 1, Apple ][, Apple ][+. Apple //e, Apple IIGS, Apple ///, Apple IV?
Is that “IV” part of HealthKit?
😀
Invitation looks like a finger touching butt crack, “It’s been way too
long” getting lucky maybe?
Laughs.. I thought similar things about the graphic but interpreted it as well… the iVibe? 🙂
Thanks for that laugh. Glad I finished my coffee *before* reading this.
A new display, thin and cool, would be welcome.
A 15″ Retina Macbook Air would be hot!
An Apple TV universal remote with a touch screen and icons for all channels … meh never mind!
Chargers cords are way too long. Shorter charger cords!
Or the end of charger cords.
Actually, they’re going to be a less-tall version of Airport Extreme.
Many people I know say that THAT has been “way too long.”
PowerBook G5! Finally!!!
It comes with a free Car Battery attached via Jumper Cables. Yes the Jumper Cables are Free!
Personally, I’d love to see Touch ID on the MacBook air (and other apple keyboards) combined with news that ApplePay/TouchID will be available to any web merchant who wants it. ie, one touch SECURE payment on the web
It’s been too long … Since the pundits and analysts got anything right! 🙂
Apple introduces the iPhone 6s – (ie. short sized) The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are way too long.
Apple TV 4th Gen. And it’s mine.
By the look of the logo, I think it looks like haptic feedback. That would be something on such a large scale.
MacMini. It’s been too long.
The shape looks like a Apple & Leaf logo section.
The word “long” is peculiar. There are very few acronyms for LONG. One particular acronym got my attention: Laboratories Over Next Generation Networks. I couldn’t find very much information on this exact phrase, but the next generation networks is the future web and telephony which bypasses certain network layers.
In the United States the average cable subscription, internet access and cell phone bill is between $200-$300 a month. What if there was a way to cut this in half while providing the same services? With next generation networks most voice communication can be accomplished via wifi etc. The Apple TV or whatever device they call it could be the gateway and also broadcast access. So, when a user is out of the home and driving down the street seamless handoffs take place and “service” is not interrupted. This means there eventually won’t be a need for “cell” service. The time to fully flush out this infrastructure will probably take a few years, but will create more competition and lower prices.
Isn’t that the same as VOLTE?
I’m not a network specialist, but I believe VOLTE still runs through the current cell towers. It also appears there is a backup network stack in place which reverts back to switches.
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/lte-long-term-evolution/voice-over-lte-volte.php
I think with the help of an Apple TV type device wifi will be publicly ubiquitous which will make towers obsolete, except in very remote areas. A user would only pay one entity for everywhere access of voice, data, entertainment, etc. Again, this is just a guess and please correct me if I’m wrong about how VOLTE works.
Remember, the “product or Service” has to work globally so it cannot be unique to how US individuals consume content.
AppleTV has been referred to as an experiment for a LONG time and it has not been updated for sometime. A new AppleTV with multiple HDMI input, 1 HDMI out to the TV. I would love it if it also had IR capability so it take full control of the set-top box i.e. set-top box to AppleTV, AppleTv to TV.
AppleTV will then be able to curate what is watched from what source. For example, I could create multiple channels and it can find programs from set-top, iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, iCloud, etc… WHILE dreaming, storage for local DVR support linked to iCloud storage would create the perfect box. Assuming, we also get AppStore on top of it all.
Apple no longer has to negotiate with cable companies, etc…
That would be incredibly cool. Have the device record all programs or segments of programs which relate to a keyword. For example, have it record any mention of the word “Apple” in relation to technology or have it record any new material relating to Martin Scorsese, etc. It could even send a notification to an iOS device that something new has been recorded. And because the content might be stored in the cloud a user can view it immediately on any Apple device.
The executive team, all of them, are getting haircuts. It’s been way too long.
No. They’re getting shaves. It has been way too long.
It’s the top of the logo, rainbow’d. Okay, that reminds me of the old logo, and, bizarrely, the Stylewriters. But I truly doubt Apple will return to printers. Then again…?
Several things come to mind as far as current products needing a updating…
1. new iPods
2. new Apple TV / features
3. Redesigned/Updated Mac Mini
Products that a lot of people have been waiting/hoping for Apple to introduce…
1. An Apple television
2. A Hybrid iPad/MacBook
They are announcing new ITunes Terms of Service.
First:
New ATV with A7, more on board ram, more SDRam,gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 av WiFi and a rewrite of AirPlay for better usage of an iDevice as a game controller.
Second:
A new Mac Mini. These are the 2 things that “It has been a While” to be refreshed. Just as the indentation has said.
Just as Apple Pay is moving aside PayPal while maintaining a close relationship with CC companies, I would like to see Apple use its Apple TV boxes to move aside the cable companies while building relationships with the networks. For instance, it would be world changing to have a NetworkPack channel on AppleTv where the network programs are ready for On Demand watching. The same with networks such as A&E which owns the History Channels and Lifetime; AMC; HBO; Starz; Showtime etc. allow the user to subscription to the network’s suite of channels individually as the subscriber chooses with no contract or any of that crap. All programs are available for On Demand viewing. Now that would revolutionize television and put the consumer in charge. We wouldn’t have to pick from an assortment of 5 packages from a cable company that may have some channels we want while not having others we want and, worse, loading us up with ad and infomercials that 99% of us don’t want.
MDN’ s take literally hit me a second before I read it. Yes maybe that is the far less complex answer. Mind you as so few saw that connotation at all it would still lead to disappointment if it is indeed just a series of upgrades at this event, would they risk that I wonder and the obvious negativity in the press afterwards. Don’t know.
It’s been way too long…..since my bluetooth connection in my car has worked. Release iOS 8.1 already dammit.