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To be fair, we should probably wait until the product launch to comment on that. Apple are very good at keeping new features secret, so who knows.
by bornhuetter 14y ago
To be fair, we should probably wait until the product launch to comment on that. Apple are very good at keeping new features secret, so who knows.
- markmm 14y agoI doubt they will change the width, there must be 1000's of apps that will break or look wrong if they change that (without updating).
- bornhuetter 14y agoThat's not what I mean. They could release a new integrated service, do something with the sound, make the thing out of some new material. They almost certainly have something their sleeve to hype that they can claim competitors don't have. If they just make the screen bigger and some minor changes to the case, they will just be seen as playing catch up.
- markmm 14y agoThey need to do something unique like a small always on screen on the back to show statuses.
- beedogs 14y ago> They could release a new integrated service, do something with the sound, make the thing out of some new material. Those are all relatively absurd examples. They tried the integrated-service route with Ping, and it was an unmitigated failure. What could they possibly do with the sound or the material? Something tells me I'm going to be severely underwhelmed in a week or so.
- bornhuetter 14y agoThey weren't intended to necessarily be good examples. By an intergated service, I meant something like Siri.
- markmm 14y agoWhat about squeezing the device as a user input method, squeezing the sides could unlock it.
- ryanhuff 14y agoThey can change the physical width of the device while making the change transparent to apps. I wouldn't put much stock into this.
- cageface 14y agoWe know what's going to be in iOS 6 now and that doesn't leave a whole lot of room for unexpected hardware features.
- bornhuetter 14y agoThat's a good point. They surely must have something hidden up their sleeves other than a bigger screen though.