While browsing the internet the other day, I stumbled across an article saying that Apple had submitted a patent for a hybrid tablet/laptop designed machine. My curiosity was piqued because I personally was interested in the Android tablets that had the dockable keyboard and provided touch pad and USB ports as well as another battery to extend your use time, but ultimately I decided against it because it was Android.
So now I read this article that Apple may be making this very product! Will it have OS X on it or iOS 6/7? Will there be a Retina Display? And again, will there finally be an Apple tablet with OSX on it finally when Windows has been doing it for years? This is all speculation and rumor but the possibilities for the next big technological trend is always exciting to think and dream about.
There is still talk about the ‘SmartWatch,’ and what it will entail. The iPod nano can be considered Apple’s ‘first’ smart watch, with FM radio, Nike run tracker, music, photos and such. What the nano is lacking is Wi-Fi, the ability to be a smaller version of an iPod touch and to acquire music wirelessly without connecting to a computer. Wireless headphones would be nice, too; if only the nano had Bluetooth…
With all the accessories out there (like the armband for the iPod touch or the iPhone), what’s to stop you from wearing the armband on your forearm, and wouldn’t that technically be a “smart watch” since it does everything that salivating consumers are hoping for? Since the armband and an iPhone are pretty much anti-stylish for everyday wear, it gets knocked out of being classified as a smart watch. The iPod nano previous generation had the perfect size for a watch, but can you really imagine typing on a keyboard on that tiny 1.5” screen?