Saturday 30 October 2010

Keeping up with Apple

I like to keep a regular note of what Apple might do and what I would like them to do. Here is my list

What they might do



1 Apple complete TV - unlikely
2 99c TV rentals, likely
3 iPad with AirPlay and AirPrint - certain in iOS 4 November
4 iTunes subscription service, a la Spotify... - likely, but audio quality MUST NOT suffer
5 iWork 11, Mobile me updates
6 New iPhone for Verizon/CDMA (or maybe 4G/LTE)
& update form factor, digital wallet, built in SIM, app programmable
7 Mac OS 10.7, Lion, summer 2011 - announced
8 Drop Flash from all OS X releases - announced
9 Drop white iPhone - very likely

What I would like them to do



1 iPad remove 30 pin connecter, use only USB and Bonjour/WiFi, plus AirPlay/AirPrint/AirPlay
2 'EyeTV'-like box with AirPlay WiFi streaming to iPad, ATV... control by iPad app
3 Mac OSX iTunes separate out:
a iTunes / shop
b iMedia / library mgr, books, PDFs, Audio, Video, play media and stream AirPlay
c iSync / all sync functions, phone, iPad... and have the iPad also initiate syncing, over WiFi
4 Lots more content on Apple TV. Including BBC iPlayer and in future YouView, open SDK
5 24/96 audio on iPad, Apple TV, iTunes, simplify audio to 16/48 lossy and 24/96 lossless downloads. Forget CD 16/44.1 standard. Push up audio quality.

So there, I have spoken. Listen up Apple.

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