My expectations
1. Thinner (25%)
2. Lighter (1.3 lbs for Wifi, 1.4 lbs for wifi/3g)
3. A5 dual core processor with improved graphics and direct IO (possible Thunderbold), coupled with 512 Meg RAM
4. Improved battery technology.
5. Flat back
6. bigger loudspeaker
7. SD card slot (limited to reading media files only - pictures/videos/music/books, but not for writing to).
8. Same resolution display, but with 'smart' anti-reflective technology (appears glossy when not in use, but no glare in sunlight).
9. iOS 4.4 (with a peak of iOS 5). iOS 4.4 will only add new hardware functionality and minor additions and improvements (such as 10. below). iOS 5 will be 'radically' different to previous iOS's with much improved multi-tasking, new UI features (e.g. selectable status bar).
10. Much improved AirPlay / AirPrint functionality
11. Background MobileMe synching and backup
12. Tighter integration with services such as Facebook, Flickr, wikipedia, etc.
13. Sleaker Safari with tabbed browsing, possible webkit 2 and ultra HTML 5 optimisation.
14. front and rear camera, front being 1 megapixel and rear 5 megapixel.
15. addition of CDMA variant, if not a World mode.
16. Dual dock connectors for docking in Landscape and portrait.
17. Thunderbolt.
18. Same storage sizes.
Hoping for
1. Higher resolution display
2. a full iLife package included free with iPhoto replacing the current photos app, an improved iMovie package, iWeb, Garageband and an media authoring app.
3. 4G radio
4. Wireless synching
5. No need to tether to register / activate and obtain AppleID, enabling customers without a main PC to use it.
6. Facetime conferencing.
7. Full SD card slot functionality.
8. composite carbon-fibre / liquid metal casing.
9. Cloud based iTunes / music/video/book storage
10. Wireless charging
11. 3G Facetime.
If Apple goes radical
1. CompactFlash for professional photographers. (so many conversations on Apples own discussions asking for this).
2. semi-transparent keyboard with Swype integration
3. Remote Flash rendering, like Skyfire, using their new data centre facilties
4. Hardware buttons replaced by touch sensitive bezel buttons. Or:-
5. Shrink the bezel and overall unit size by 1 to 2 inches diagonally whilst maintaining screen size.
6. Open up more Bluetooth features, e.g. printing via Bluetooth (I'd love to use by PoGo with the iPhone).
7. translucent case option - oh yes, bring back the early iMac years!
Hope not
1. NFC - It would be good for the iPhone, but do I want to get an iPad out to make a payment?
2. Glass back
3. No home button
Bets for ... One last thing ...
1. Obviously a refined and free MobileMe package with cloud services and social networking features
2. With the BBC co-hosting and recently releasing the iPlayer app for iPad, I'm thinking maybe a streaming live video service to the iPad may be on the cards.
3. New iBook contracts including Random House
4. OS X Lion - further announcements including release date, pricing and upgrade options for recent purchases.
5. iOS 5.
6. An extension of iOS version naming to include dog breeds to differentiate major releases, following the same principle as OS X. The first use of this will be iOS Dalmatian to celebrate the final release of the white iPhone 4 to complement the black ones.
7. The App Store for Apple TV
8. Steve Jobs is returning from Medical leave.
Let's review after tomorrow!
Phil
