Bringing the small dock connector to the iPad would be a good reason to make a minor revision, I would also bet they're also eager to find ways to reduce the size to that of the iPad 2 (by a die shrink or thinner screen or whatever is needed to accomplish that).
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Apple's Smaller Dock Connector Reportedly Coming to Entire iOS Device Lineup Including iPad This Fall
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Bringing the small dock connector to the iPad would be a good reason to make a minor revision, I would also bet they're also eager to find ways to reduce the size to that of the iPad 2 (by a die shrink or thinner screen or whatever is needed to accomplish that).
Apple would probably add more than the new connector to the 3rd gen iPad in this update. The current iPad has two lamps, this update would give Apple the opportunity to reduce the number to one by changing the current display to a IGZO display. Less heat, and depending on what Apple plans to do with the current size of the battery, more battery life or reduced weight/charging time. Maybe for fun, throw in a 720p front camera and get rid of the back one so we won't see idiots taking pictures with one anymore.
They're going to redesign a product that hasn't seen an update in 3 years and doesn't use iOS? The writing's been on the wall for a long time. Now it will be officially going away.
iPod sales for the entire line are less than 4% of Apple's business. There is no business case for updating the iPod classic. I'd say it's more likely that Apple kills the entire line and rebrands the touch and new nano as iPads than Apple releasing a new model of the classic. At least that way they get a little bonus sales boost to the iPad line, and have a broad range of "tablet" products -- 10" iPad, 8" iPad mini, 4" touch, 2" nano.
Apple selling cheap cables/adapters? LOL. It will be 29.99.
I have 10-15 adapters since i switched to mac.
What about the iPod Classic? Please Apple, give it some love too.
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There were never any issues in the first place. A few people just happened to discover, quite amazingly, that this electronic device was running a bit warmer than the previous generation, and suddenly it escalated into an 'issue'.
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There were never any issues in the first place. A few people just happened to discover, quite amazingly, that this electronic device was running a bit warmer than the previous generation, and suddenly it escalated into an 'issue'.
the iPad is probably just gonna get a quiet update like the tweaked iPad "2.5"
why would they release an new iPhone, iPods, new iPad Mini and a new iPad all at the same time. what else would they have for the spring? the customer would be overwhelmed
probably the new iPhone coming out in Sept followed by the iPad Mini ANNOUNCEMENT with the device not coming out immediately so they can focus on the amazing new iPhone first OR there's no iPad mini at all
why would they release an new iPhone, iPods, new iPad Mini and a new iPad all at the same time. what else would they have for the spring? the customer would be overwhelmed
probably the new iPhone coming out in Sept followed by the iPad Mini ANNOUNCEMENT with the device not coming out immediately so they can focus on the amazing new iPhone first OR there's no iPad mini at all
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For the current new iPad they should shrink the die, change to the Sharp screen and change the dock connector. This way, many people won't care if it's a 'sooner than one year' update, as it will be very discrete and not marketed by Apple. Under the pretence of updating the dock connector, they will roll out of the factories and a lot of non forum reading folk won't even notice or care about this little update, as they won't know anything other than the connector changing. For the rest of us, no more heat, slightly better battery and a slight performance update in the new models (Wishful thinking!!)
(Wishful thinking!!)There's a 'slight' issue. It's 'slight' issue but probably something Apple could have addressed over the last 6 months. We'll see if a new one comes out and if it does, someone will tear it down to see if they moved some components.
I don't see them doing anything with the iPod Classic.
Fit all the music you can on an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. If that's not enough storage for you, they have a nifty iTunes match service available with all the storage most of us could ever need.
Data, schmata. AT&T and Verizon have these new data sharing options for ya too.
Fit all the music you can on an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. If that's not enough storage for you, they have a nifty iTunes match service available with all the storage most of us could ever need.
Data, schmata. AT&T and Verizon have these new data sharing options for ya too.
Got in before someone complaining about the "iPhone 5" name! Yey.
Otherwise, no surprise. They don't want to fractionize their products. If they switch, they switch everything.
Darnit, beat me to the iPhone 5 comment.
Because the cable is quite short, it is easy to tug on the connections when answering a call on a charging iPhone. I would rather the cable disconnected than put pressure on the connections or the cable. I have had a cable split where it goes into the connector because of this.
I have also nearly dragged my iPad off a table when I caught the cable. Magsafe is great, I would love to see it on iOS.
I'm going to be upset if they make a new iPad this year they should wait until the next one to change the dock connector, all that they have been doing lately is pushing me away from them, making my 6 month iPad out of date, making a strected iPhone 5...
I agree with you completely. Whenever you, Pear21, personally buys an Apple product, Apple should wait at least 3 years before updating it.
All this talk of a new connector on the iPhone end, but... my hope is it is a connector that can work with Thunderbolt also. or at the least, USB 3 compatible.
it would be terrific if it would work faster than the slow USB 2 one they use right now.
it would be terrific if it would work faster than the slow USB 2 one they use right now.
Did you read the whole article? Starting with the headline and including the second quote I pulled out of it?
It's clearly saying the new iPad is coming out this fall...any way you slice it, that's "early". And they do think it'll all happen at once on September 12, but are hedging slightly on that.
Yes, I read the article.
Wait? Are you saying a *headline* is how you jumped from "they're going to start updating devices to the new connector this fall", to "they're going to update all the devices to the new connector this fall"?
Here's the paragraph from the iMore article you seem to be relying on:
Ok, so let's break this down.
1) "Apple intends to update their entire lineup of iOS device products to support the new, miniaturized Dock connector...". Well, duh. Assuming there's going to be a new Dock connector, I don't think *anyone* seriously entertained the idea that it would only go into one line of devices.
2) "...to do it as early [as] the rumored September 12 special event this fall." The phrase 'as early as' gives a timeline for a process to *start*, not complete.
3) "This would include the new iPhone 5, the the new iPod nano and iPod touch, the rumored 7-inch iPad mini, and an updated version of the current 9.7-inch iPad." I'll break this down even further:
a) iPhone 5, duh. (see 1)
b) new iPod Nano and iPod Touch, duh. (see 1)
c) the rumored 7-inch iPad mini (which I'm still not sold on being true, but if it is), duh. (see 1)
d) and an updated version of the current 9.7-inch iPad, duh. (see 1) That updated version of the 9.7-inch iPad will be the 'iPad 4' with all the upgraded internals you'd expect, not a mid-cycle 'iPad 3' + new connector release.
You've got to make the assumption that Apple will do something uncharacteristic, to assume that the 'iPad 3' will get a mid-cycle update which changes nothing more than the dock connector. You've also got to make the same assumption that they'll do a full-blown update so soon after the release. The rumor in question here *doesn't* say that they'll all be updated this fall. It says that they'll all be updated, and it'll *start* this fall.
