Comments on: My Non-Predictions About the Apple Event: How’d I Do? http://technologizer.com/2008/10/14/my-non-predictions-about-the-apple-event-howd-i-d/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:09:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alan http://technologizer.com/2008/10/14/my-non-predictions-about-the-apple-event-howd-i-d/comment-page-1/#comment-3119 Alan Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:59:30 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=3048#comment-3119 This announcement was nice and makes for a nice wish list, but my MBP is still working fine (1 yo). So I'll have to wait until at least summer before I can justify a new one (15" MBP with the 24" Apple Display). What I really want to see and I think this would really help the sell of Apple TV, is to have it go 2-way cable card ready with DVR functions (iPhone/iTouch as the remote). I don't think it is really practical to have it built into an actual TV, but I could see Apple teaming with a current TV maker to allow the TV to be network ready and allow it to be controlled with the iPhone/iTouch. The TV/Apple TV remote would be an all in one app so that you can control both from a single app. Fingers crossed for MacWorld. This announcement was nice and makes for a nice wish list, but my MBP is still working fine (1 yo). So I’ll have to wait until at least summer before I can justify a new one (15″ MBP with the 24″ Apple Display).

What I really want to see and I think this would really help the sell of Apple TV, is to have it go 2-way cable card ready with DVR functions (iPhone/iTouch as the remote). I don’t think it is really practical to have it built into an actual TV, but I could see Apple teaming with a current TV maker to allow the TV to be network ready and allow it to be controlled with the iPhone/iTouch.

The TV/Apple TV remote would be an all in one app so that you can control both from a single app.

Fingers crossed for MacWorld.

]]> By: invariant http://technologizer.com/2008/10/14/my-non-predictions-about-the-apple-event-howd-i-d/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 invariant Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:03:18 +0000 http://technologizer.wordpress.com/?p=3048#comment-3109 Not much to say about your predictions, except that they went slightly further out on a limb than the products the referenced. I think Apple is taking a little breather right now. They're content to refine their existing product lines rather than break out in any new directions. And I can't blame them - they're still digesting the App Store, Mobile Me, and AppleTV 2.0. The app store is quickly becoming impossible to shop and deluged with crapware. Mobile Me...does that work yet? And AppleTV 2, well it's great in my opinion but they aren't having much luck convincing people of its usefulness. As for predictions, well my prediction is that Apple needs one more breakthrough product to really clinch the "digital lifestyle" consumer ecosystem. But figuring out exactly what that device is - now that's the hard part. Could be a netbook, or an Apple branded television with some new kind of viewing and interaction experience, or maybe a washing machine. Hmm, an aluminum brick washing machine. In any case, I don't think we'll be seeing anything mind-blowing escaping the infinite loop until well into next year. Not much to say about your predictions, except that they went slightly further out on a limb than the products the referenced. I think Apple is taking a little breather right now. They’re content to refine their existing product lines rather than break out in any new directions. And I can’t blame them – they’re still digesting the App Store, Mobile Me, and AppleTV 2.0. The app store is quickly becoming impossible to shop and deluged with crapware. Mobile Me…does that work yet? And AppleTV 2, well it’s great in my opinion but they aren’t having much luck convincing people of its usefulness.

As for predictions, well my prediction is that Apple needs one more breakthrough product to really clinch the “digital lifestyle” consumer ecosystem. But figuring out exactly what that device is – now that’s the hard part. Could be a netbook, or an Apple branded television with some new kind of viewing and interaction experience, or maybe a washing machine. Hmm, an aluminum brick washing machine. In any case, I don’t think we’ll be seeing anything mind-blowing escaping the infinite loop until well into next year.

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