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Gurman: When to Expect USB-C AirPods Max, Magic Mouse, and More
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One thing that will probably need to happen before 2027 is to make the batteries user-swappable, due to the new EU battery regulation. That will be interesting.
Meanwhile, the MacRumors Buyer's Guide says the iMac hasn't been updated in 870 days, which has to be some kind of record. 🥲
(And I'd hoped that Apple would have said something about the iMac during the September event, but perhaps that was asking too much 😭)
Only new products released after some cutoff date in spring 2024. This means Apple could still release new products with Lightning until March 2024 or so.
I will be praying to ALL THE GODS that the EU takes up the very important task of forcing Apple to change the charging port to ANYWHERE but the bottom of the mouse. 👾
Pretty sure any EU legislation is for newly introduced and updated products. Existing products can still be sold.
Essentially within the next six months. But the iMac update is looong overdue. Many wonder why iMac didn’t get an M2 update, and around the time it should have happened we started to hear there would be no M2 update and the iMac would go straight to M3 for a significant update/refresh.
We have also heard the iMac would have a slight pedestal hinge redesign, but no word on any other design changes. Maybe different colour options?
But it looks like the iMac will be one of the first to get M3.
Not a big issue for me, but the Magic Mouse should be redesigned to have either wireless charging and/or a charging port at the front end allowing you to use the mouse (if you wish) while charging.
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You might get a slightly different picture by reading the actual Bloomberg articles rather than MacRumors’ selective condensations.
It Amazes me that Apple neglected to refresh the iMac 24" to a M2.
They could have done it as late as Jan 2023 with the Mac mini.
Literally worthless information. “The devices will get USB-C on their next refresh” Geez thanks Mark, I was worried they’d get FireWire for a split second.
I was going to buy a pair of these, but will wait until usb-c is added. All my other Apple products are usb-c now…and my next iphone will be too. So it makes sense to just wait. “One cable to rule them all, One cable to find them, One cable to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." 😂
Agreed. Just ordered an iPhone 15 Pro, but still have a bunch of great, recent Lightning stuff I'm not about to get rid of. So, more cords for me for the foreseeable future.
Hate on gurman all you want but he’s been spot on 100% of the time.
A new iPhone did come out this year. He’s predicting a new iphone next year which his sources are calling it the iPhone 16.
Nobody has that track record. Nobody!!
A new iPhone did come out this year. He’s predicting a new iphone next year which his sources are calling it the iPhone 16.
Nobody has that track record. Nobody!!
Whoa, I would never guess that, he truly is a magician.
I’m so ready for AirPods Max 2 with USB-C.
was hoping they would be released this year since we’re coming up on 3 years.
edit: also this is the first time from memory that I see a MR article outlined like this lol. “first second third”.
was hoping they would be released this year since we’re coming up on 3 years.
edit: also this is the first time from memory that I see a MR article outlined like this lol. “first second third”.
If it’s just a chip update to the M3 then it may just be a press release without an event in October.
your last line is spot on. it was bound to happen eventually.
I maybe have about 5 lightning accessories/devices left so it won’t be a big deal for me.
I don't expect a big Mac event in October, so maybe we will see the AirPods Max release at that point. They don't need to devote so much time on it during a presentation for headphones anyway.
I'm in the market for headphones and was waiting to see if the Max got upgraded this year, and that now seems doubtful.
But that was already the case (Macs, Apple TV remote previously). Admittedly the iPhone will impact many more people - but even then many of them likely have other USB-C devices or peripherals. So this is a big step towards resolving that situation. Will take a few years but, as you say, you have to rip the band-aid off sometime.