What I have is not so much predictions as an "I hope they've been thinking along the same lines I have" wishlist.
- An HD or better laptop. 17" if you must, but I'd like a 15" or smaller. The iPod Nano has 204 pixels per inch and a beautiful display. A 1920x1200 screen at that density would be 7" diagonal, or at iPhone's 163 ppi it would be 8.8" - there's plenty of room. You could get the 30" display's 2560x1600 into a 13" screen at iPhone ppi.
- Come to that, a 7" diagonal HD iPhone/ iPod Touch would be lovely too. Not just for video, but for reading the web and facing-page PDF's on. Give it Bluetooth keyboard support.
- Obviously, a new Mac Mini. I have a big shiny Sony HD TV and I want a little Mac to drive it (are you getting the HD theme here yet?)
- Separate out the phone crap. I don't like phones, and holding screens to my ear is daft anyway. Make the earpiece separate naturally. Come to that, negotiate me a data plan without a calling plan with your carrier buddies. Amazon did it for Kindle. And for goodness sake ship iChat for the handhelds. Put a camera on the top of the screen like the Macs all have.
- Drop DRM already. For videos too. And HDCP.
- Extend your lovely bluetooth keyboard to have a trackpad too. Make it work with iPhones and the new 7" HD iPod too.
- one more thing - Phil Schiller, stop charging for QuickTime Pro. Admit the mistake you made ten years ago and make video editing natural again.
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So you, too, keep smudging your iPhone with your cheek? :) I've been wondering about women, or men for that matter, who wear more makeup than I do. Not practical.
Also FYI I have what amounts to a data plan without a calling plan: Data is included in the O2 PAYG iPhone for the first 12 month, and 10 quid/month after. Phone/SMS is PAYG (with various bonus schemes if you top up by more than £10/month).
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