Remember those rumors a few years back about the possibilities of Apple releasing some kind of magical and revolutionary touchscreen Mac contraption? If you do then you will no doubt remember that they were quickly squashed due to the fact that they believed using a touchscreen interface on a Mac-like machine would prove to be unnatural and offer a terrible user experience. The company quickly followed up with the launch of the original iPad, a device that has achieved phenomenal success.
Like most mobile device features, the idea of having a camera as a standard feature wasn't one that occurred overnight. Many years of quite terrible cameras passed, amid cries of "it will never stick", "who needs a camera all the time?", and, the ironically overused "it's just a novelty feature".
3D technology is currently all the rage amongst most of the tech companies pushing to find a new and innovative feature that will help them stand out from the crowd. With so many players in the smartphone, TV and computer industry all vying for our dollars, they all need to find a way to differentiate themselves from the competition. 3D, it seems, is one of those ways.
With Apple having now announced the iPad 3 showcasing on March 7th, many pundits are giddily speculating on the tech specs and availability of the fruit company's third tablet offering.
If there's one thing that's guaranteed about a new iPhone, it's that designers and developers the world over will have an idea of how it should look. Sometimes, they get it more right than others.
I think I speak for the majority of consumer electronics fans when I say that we would all love the chance to have the financial backing of a company like Apple to be able to dream up our own product line of innovative, beautiful and outrageously expensive products. Imagine your own home full of gadgets that you have imagined, invented and then had Apple bring them to life for the world to lust over. Unfortunately, unless you are a product designing genius who gets snapped up and produces the next big thing, the chances are that dream is more than likely unreachable but designer Antonio De Rosa has produced a line of dream gadgets for Apple’s 2012 lineup.
Although we are only three months into the life of the current model, speculation is starting to come thick and fast about the possible design, aesthetics and specification of the next-generation iPhone from Apple. With the launch of the original iPhone in 2007, we witnessed a beautiful blend of form and functionality, with consumers delighted by the large, capacitive touch screen display.
Just over a week ago we brought you an article which showcased the design talents of Antonio De Rosa, founder of ADR Studios. The beautiful concept design, dubbed the 'iPhone SJ' not only showcased De Rosa's talents, but also served up a beautiful design which would not look out of place in any Apple retail store. The design featured a complete, capacitive glass screen encased in a sleek; light polycarbonate body and looked the perfect blend of form and function.
Apple has massively improved iOS of late. Just the recent release of iOS 5 has catapulted the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch operating system to a new level, while simultaneously bringing with it features that owners Android and Windows Phone 7 devices have been enjoying for some time. Proper notifications, anyone?
Apple Inc. is renowned the world over for innovation. The company is a perfect example of the proverbial Phoenix from the flames story, with success in the last decade being kick started with the launch of the iPod range. Ten years and more than 300 million iPods later, it is rumored that the innovation is set to not only continue, but be taken to the next level with the possible launch of a wearable iPod device that accepts user input via Siri powered voice commands.
