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Former Samsung Battery Exec Joins Apple as New Global Head of Battery Developments
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Oh no.
This is much worse than exploding battery concerns.
This means Tim really thinks Apple's a mobile phone company.
It started with inferior Apple Maps (which in retrospect may not have been so bad, considering privacy concerns)
Then their superior processor (good move this time - the CPU/GPU is the heart of the device)
But modems? Batteries?? You've got to be kidding me.
Apple, why don't you resume making innovative products instead of trying to manufacture commodity phones in the cheapest way possible? (That's a rhetorical question Tim - it's a lack of imagination)
I honestly think the Apple Pencil is your best invention since Steve Jobs left us. And it's a great product. But it's a peripheral!
Before Tim, Apple was in the human-approachable technology business.
RIP Apple
This is much worse than exploding battery concerns.
This means Tim really thinks Apple's a mobile phone company.
It started with inferior Apple Maps (which in retrospect may not have been so bad, considering privacy concerns)
Then their superior processor (good move this time - the CPU/GPU is the heart of the device)
But modems? Batteries?? You've got to be kidding me.
Apple, why don't you resume making innovative products instead of trying to manufacture commodity phones in the cheapest way possible? (That's a rhetorical question Tim - it's a lack of imagination)
I honestly think the Apple Pencil is your best invention since Steve Jobs left us. And it's a great product. But it's a peripheral!
Before Tim, Apple was in the human-approachable technology business.
RIP Apple
Bigger phones! I'm sure people would take phones that are imperceptibly bigger to have a much bigger battery.
Are you saying the fairly stagnant area of rechargeable batteries isn't in need of innovation? Seems like some meaningful innovation can be quite impactful there way beyond mobile phones.
Given how many of their products run on lithium batteries, it makes sense to innovate in this area, rather than leave it to third parties. I am just surprised it took Apple this long.
Yes and No. It would be great if they could innovate in this area, the trouble is Battery already operate at laser thin margin. The same question was asked when Tesla announced their GigaFactory Apple building its Factory won't save them much money. And battery testing and innovation takes years of work before production.
I think this is similar to Apple hiring LTE Modem expert, they are their to make sure everything works as advertised, and not blindly trusting their partners or suppliers. To actually make battery is something not of Apple's interest. And it is not like LG Chem, SDI are slowing innovation. If anything people are pouring money into Batteries.
Apple needs to figure out ways to bring down cost of Solid Battery, so hiring some experts may be a key into it.
P.S - That is assuming the status of current Apple, if they are really making cars it would be a different story.
Cant wait to see what next explosive feature is going to be in 2019 iPhones?
Oops! Did the question answer it self.....?
Oops! Did the question answer it self.....?
Oh yeah. But hey, Apple would never hire him if he was the guy under whom the Note 7 battery fiasco happened, yeah? Someone say yeah, please!
Maybe this is a espionage trick by Samsung.
Let’s see what happens to future iPhone batteries...
Let’s see what happens to future iPhone batteries...
I gather battery technology is still evolving, and really hasn’t moved that much forward with lithium ion in terms of ratings (Other than being more compact), I do look forward to when we can finally see new battery technology that allows for more longevity, as chip processors are becoming more powerful, consuming battery draw. Really, I think the biggest leap in technology would be the battery spectrum, because that’s what we rely so heavily on for our day-to-day usage with our devices.