Roadmap prodotti Apple 2008

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iPHONE

The next major product release from Apple looks like it is going to be iPhone 2.0. Form all accounts, it sounds as if it'll be a 3G phone with 16-64 Gb of on-board memory. Hopefully, it will have GPS and the ability to input letters and numbers on its touchscreen display in horizontal mode as well as vertical. I expect the form factor to be identical to that of the existing model. This should launch at the WWDC in June.

MacBOOK PRO

A redesigned MacBook Pro is definitely in the pipeline. We all thought this was arriving February 26, but it looks like it will now also arrive around June when Centrino 2 launches (Intel Penryn processors combined with Montevina). Slightly faster processors on a smaller board will offer longer battery life, quicker speeds and less heat in a reduced package allowing for the enclosure deisgn to be thinner and lighter. I expect the design to be somewhere between the existing MacBook pro and the MacBook Air. (Read: 20 mm thickness and around 4.5 lbs in weight for 15" model, new key board and larger track pad) It should have three USB 2.0/ 3.0 ports, firwire, ethernet and DVD drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, and possibly including Blu-Ray.

MacBOOK

A redesigned MacBook should complete Apple's transition to an entirely aluminium laptop line-up. Latest rumours suggest this will be September. I reckon it will be nearer November - just in time for the holiday season. This too will include the Montevina/ Centrino 2 architecture. There has been talk of anodized versions aping the colours of the iPOD range.

MacBOOK AIR

This is due for a speed bump around September, with new Montevina chips providing an incremental boost in processing power but using less power and with a longer battery life. It should also get the option of a 128 Gb / 160 Gb SSD hard drive. When it gets these things, suddenly the MBA starts to look like a very attractive machine. Will it get a case redesign to address almost universal cries for more ports? Don't bet on it.


iPOD

Expect the entire range to migrate to solid state memory chips. iPod Touch interface design may even supercede click-wheel across the range. 64-128 Gb SSD models will be top of the line. September seems to be the usual time for this.

APPLE CINEMA DISPLAYS

New thinner designs incorporating LED technology have been due for some time. No real indication when these will arrive.

MAC PRO

Will receive ongoing speed bumps, but basic design will stay as it is. next big event with be Core 3.

iMAC

I don;t expect any changes to the enclose design any time soon, but this model will aslo benefit from incremental speed bumps with the next one day now.

NEW TOUCH DEVICE
Most rumors seem to agree that something's in the works. But what?
A bigger touch iPod with 640x480 screen and perhaps foldaway keyboard could easily be Apple's answer to the Eee PC.

Altra lista:

Here's my tentative schedule for the main updates:
- june/july: MacBook Pro (Montevina), iPhone 2, (WWDC)
- july/august: MacBook (Montevina)
- august/september: Mac mini/iMac (montevina)
- september/october: iPods (special event)
- september/october: iMac (quad option)/MacBook Air (AE Paris)
5 months, 5 main updates.

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