Make it cheaper - add color. Long held tradition in consumer products. Couldn't agree more.
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Make it cheaper - add color. Long held tradition in consumer products. Couldn't agree more.
How does "plastic" fit to Apple efforts to lead on having the lowest possible environmental impact?
Somehow this new plastic product including the packaging doesn't make sense if you look at all the effort Apple puts behind this.
Or is this some kind of 'magic' plastic without toxics that is fully biodegradable?
http://www.apple.com/environment/reports
"Executive Team members regularly review each new product during its development, focusing on material and design choices, the supply chain, packaging, and product energy efficiency. Each of these areas has a direct impact on our environmental footprint. .... Every product we offer meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency, is free of many harmful toxins, and is made of highly recyclable materials."
Somehow this new plastic product including the packaging doesn't make sense if you look at all the effort Apple puts behind this.
Or is this some kind of 'magic' plastic without toxics that is fully biodegradable?
http://www.apple.com/environment/reports
"Executive Team members regularly review each new product during its development, focusing on material and design choices, the supply chain, packaging, and product energy efficiency. Each of these areas has a direct impact on our environmental footprint. .... Every product we offer meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency, is free of many harmful toxins, and is made of highly recyclable materials."
Unfortunately those do look genuine... I've seen less-genuine stuff (like the leaked iOS7 photos) ...
That sucks. Talk about spoilers.
That sucks. Talk about spoilers.
If this photo is real then I agree with earlier posts about the C being for Carbon Fibre. The box will probably be carbon fibre too. This also means that there will not be a "cheap" plastic iPhone.
We know that apple have a patent for colored Carbon Fibre so why not?
We know that apple have a patent for colored Carbon Fibre so why not?
Color?
The "C" stands for "cheapo". I understand the desire to appeal to a lower tier of phone carriers, but it completely violates Apple's company vision. They strive to create the best product on the market. This is intentionally creating subpar product.
I understand the business move, but in light of Apple's hold to excellence, I can't help but be slightly disappointed.
The "C" stands for "cheapo". I understand the desire to appeal to a lower tier of phone carriers, but it completely violates Apple's company vision. They strive to create the best product on the market. This is intentionally creating subpar product.
I understand the business move, but in light of Apple's hold to excellence, I can't help but be slightly disappointed.
in a packaging facility these packges would never be sitting, banging around like that. unless these are prototypes, this is fake. That's not to say they aren't similar to the final product but they would keep them much close to mint condition to avoid scratching or damaging them before receiving the iphone to put in.
I guess then, the resale value of the iPhone 5 will be much lower than previous generations when the new iPhones would be announced :/ Better sell mine quick I guess!
So are they going with some clear plastic packaging in the front displaying actual device ? Like the iPod touch?
If Steve Jobs was still here, there wouldn't be any leaks at all. Apple is no longer a secretive company. It's sad.No more surprises.
are you serious?
I was right, iPhone Color
Kindly see my prediction here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1612347/
Kindly see my prediction here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1612347/
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I agree there is no way we'll see a bigger screen. It's too soon after the iPhone 5 introduction and we'd have seen a leak by now. As for the fingerprint sensor, they could build something into the home button without changing the chassis, so I'm still open to the possibility.
That's what I said?
A plastic iPhone 4S with Lightning connector and 4-inch display, as well as a plastic back to increase profit margins.
We're on the same side and we've got the same ideas. Stop fighting.
They make products with plastic cases, such as the Mac Mini, Time Capsule, Airport Extreme, and Airport Express.
Obviously you just dropped in from an alternate universe because in this one your entire post is factually wrong.
Let's not kid ourselves into believing that Apple hasn't been pushing out plastic products all along. Clear, thick plastic packaging for various iPods and the part-plastic Magic Mouse... plastic powerbricks and cables... AirPort Extreme / Time Capsule... and the laser-cut unibodies may be highly recyclable but the manufacturing process is insanely wasteful and energy intensive, like the bowling pin gag on Simpsons where each pin that's knocked down is replaced with one that's freshly manufactured in the basement, wasting an entire tree for each pin.
Apple is just as detrimental to the environment as any other company, they're just better at projecting a treehugger facade in order to appease aloof Prius-driving californians. Including most actors, who have no problem working for the movie industry even though it's the 2nd worst polluter in CA after the fuel refining industry, according to a UCLA study.
I heard somewhere that the iphone 5 and 5s were in pipeline under SJ. It makes a lot of sense that these models would go on to be produced in part out of respect for Steve. They look like products envisioned circa 2010, in terms of screen size, technological limitations on industrial design at the time, lack of competition, cell carrier 2 year contracts, etc. Even Tim Cooks comments about larger screens not being adequate at All Things D recently harken from that time. Any criticism that the iphone 5 is lacking shouldn't be directed at Tim or Jony, they're Steve's last decisions.
I really hope that the iphone 6 is Tim's time to shine. An effort based on discussions among top executives. It will be very interesting to see what they come up with, aesthetically as much as technologically. It's possible that they'll do excellent work.
We still have the TV, wearables, auto, and home automation innovations to look forward to in years to come. I just hope that Apple is able to beef up their ecosystem.
To do this they should:
Get a damn good email address. (@mail.com)
Make security a priority, as the ecosystem becomes more integral to our life. (finger sensor)
Make a web based Itune's lite. (to show up in search results along with amazon, and google play)
Business products (web based iWork is great)
Allow any file be stored in the cloud. (a single folder to put anything into, use tags to organize)
An interface so simple it looks like Craigslist or an arty blog.
I really hope that the iphone 6 is Tim's time to shine. An effort based on discussions among top executives. It will be very interesting to see what they come up with, aesthetically as much as technologically. It's possible that they'll do excellent work.
We still have the TV, wearables, auto, and home automation innovations to look forward to in years to come. I just hope that Apple is able to beef up their ecosystem.
To do this they should:
Get a damn good email address. (@mail.com)
Make security a priority, as the ecosystem becomes more integral to our life. (finger sensor)
Make a web based Itune's lite. (to show up in search results along with amazon, and google play)
Business products (web based iWork is great)
Allow any file be stored in the cloud. (a single folder to put anything into, use tags to organize)
An interface so simple it looks like Craigslist or an arty blog.
If Steve Jobs was still here, there wouldn't be any leaks at all. Apple is no longer a secretive company. It's sad.
Or when they accidentally leaked the specs of the PowerMac G5 for the specs of the current PowerMac G4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsn27J_tlo
Yes, the iPhone 3G made compromises for the antennae, and I thought the plastic curved back was definitely unattractive for an iPhone, I much preferred the iPhone 1's look (and the iPad 2 over the iPad 1 for the same reason). The iPhone 4 was the first iPhone that every part was aesthetically pleasing (I disliked the fake chrome on the iPhone 1's trim too).
iWatch
I've been thinking the same thing lately, and I wonder if Apple will eventually blow up the phone category completely by moving phone functionality into the watch, and then offering a variety of front-end devices that can interface with it. So you could make calls using the watch and Siri, or you could tie the watch to your iPod Touch, iPad Mini, iPad or even your Mac and use that as the interface.
I could see the iPod touch growing larger - somewhere around the width of a "phablet" without the weight and the bulk - and perhaps being rebranded an iPad Nano. Folks would carry those around as their web-surfing and app-running device, with the watch providing phone capabilities and internet connectivity.
We've seen this kind of tech envisioned before. On Star Trek: The Next Generation they wore a piece of voice-activated jewelry as a communications device, but interfaced with and interacted with the computer largely via touch screens, including little tablets smaller than the iPad Mini. I think something "phablet" sized but without the massive bulk would make a great interface device, but makes a lousy phone. Move the phone functionality out to a watch though and you have something a lot more usable.
Another thought would be to move the phone functionality entirely into an earpiece...
It actually makes me thing the ipad mini is heavy, thick and bland in comparison, i wish it was pretty red like my ipod.
I've been thinking the same thing lately, and I wonder if Apple will eventually blow up the phone category completely by moving phone functionality into the watch, and then offering a variety of front-end devices that can interface with it. So you could make calls using the watch and Siri, or you could tie the watch to your iPod Touch, iPad Mini, iPad or even your Mac and use that as the interface.
I could see the iPod touch growing larger - somewhere around the width of a "phablet" without the weight and the bulk - and perhaps being rebranded an iPad Nano. Folks would carry those around as their web-surfing and app-running device, with the watch providing phone capabilities and internet connectivity.
We've seen this kind of tech envisioned before. On Star Trek: The Next Generation they wore a piece of voice-activated jewelry as a communications device, but interfaced with and interacted with the computer largely via touch screens, including little tablets smaller than the iPad Mini. I think something "phablet" sized but without the massive bulk would make a great interface device, but makes a lousy phone. Move the phone functionality out to a watch though and you have something a lot more usable.
Another thought would be to move the phone functionality entirely into an earpiece...