Apple iPhone 4G Concept Pictures Surface, Hotter Than the Last 4G Design
16/03/2010 01:39 par slaytane
Although for some of you an iPhone 4G concept may be a premiere, this is not the first time we’ve seen a handset branded as the “4G iPhone”, but this design is surely looking hot. Although the last concept Apple handset had incredible specs, we don’t have any info on the device below.
As you can see, it features a full touchscreen display, ideal for full web browsing, playing games and video playback and also iChat – multi-way video and audio conferencing.
I guess the phone’s camera supports video recording and conferencing and, as you can notice in the picture below, Google’s navigational (and probably social networking) services should be supported as well.
We’ve shown you a MacBook Nano concept and even a hot iNetbook design a while back, but now we’re being treated to a very fine piece of gadgetry: the Apple Netbook, MacBook Mini. Designed by Isamu Sanada, this great portable device packs a full QWERTY keypad, a 10 inch LED display and even a trackpad, placed on a foldable segment.
MacBook Mini is just 5.4 inches thick when folded and it incorporates a 128GB SSD, but it lacks the optical drive some might be hoping for. I could see this as a pretty decent multimedia device, but also one meant for business men and journalists.
Even gamers might get a kick out of using it. If it weren’t for the thickness, I’d be MacBook Mini’s number one fan.
Just before Christmas a ton of pictures showing iPhone Nano cases have hit the web and there were even a few concepts of the device to be seen, like the one below. Many have hinted on such a released even in the days of the first iPhone, but it seems that this product is getting more and more real.
What’s Apple waiting for? Macworld 2009 probably, for a surprise release and maybe a surprise price tag, to go with the depression and post-holiday wallet slimness.
| Camera | Primary | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Yes | |
| Secondary | No |
| Features | Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email |
|---|---|---|
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | A-GPS only; AT&T Navigator | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.263 player - Organizer - Voice memo - T9 |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 250 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 3 h |
| Camera | Primary | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Video | Yes | |
| Secondary | No |
| Features | Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email |
|---|---|---|
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | A-GPS only; AT&T Navigator | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 | |
| - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.263 player - Organizer - Voice memo - T9 |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 250 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 5 h |
Open up your MacBook! No, really open it up… only to realize that there could be more opening done, if you had the latest Apple triBook device. Haven’t you heard? It’s the hottest item this Christmas. Everybody has one… Go get it!
Now that you’ve come back to your PC realizing that there’s no such thing in stores yet and that this is only a concept, learn this: the triBook might be more real than we think, specially since Apple’s always quiet about its hot new devices. What this new laptop brings to Apple’s series of portables is the huge screen, which gets two extra side displays, that make up a total of 21 inches of screen space to glance at.
Aside from the lateral folding screens, the Apple triBook also comes with a huge trackpad (the same size as the keyboard), an 8x SuperDrive, I/O connectors, a top notch HDD and the typical MacBook CPU.
Some folks still insist that this is a real device… What do you think?
Yes, it’s true, the iPhone is a charming gadget, but it doesn’t do any good to visually impaired users. Thankfully, Bruno Fosi designed a Silicon Touch iPhone case that works with a special app and delivers all the functions needed for people with visual impairments.
Text to speech and moon type tactile feedback are there and the case comes with bas-relief keys associated with the iPhone’s Home screen. You won’t believe it, but there’s also multi-touch support and scrolling for the visually impaired. Great idea!
Truth be told, we love the MacBook, as for the iPhone… well it’s a decent phone after all, but is there something in between them? I mean a non-laptop, non-phone device? Shrink the MacBook, give it an iPhone-style design and you’ve got an “iNetbook”. Can you feel the fear, Eee PC
This mockup, concept or whatever you want to call it started out as a hint, right from the mouth of Steve Jobs, who talked about the netbook market and claimed that Apple has “some pretty interesting ideas if it does evolve”. Should we expect to see a touch tablet, an UMPC or a netbook
Petitinvention once again introduces a superb concept phone and, as far as I know, the creative genius behind this is an Apple fan, so my lucky guess (based on the device’s look) is that we might be dealing with a so-called Mac Phone. The designer of the device compares it to Nokia Aeon, but I think this is better and more original.
Notice the fancy keyboard (QWERTY and numeric), the brilliant touchscreen and the “Mac white” displayed by the device? Practically, the handset has no borders, so we’re talking full touchscreen, in an original way. If you ask me about the OS of thisconcept, I might say Android, but I don’t think that Google’s software is worthy enough to be emulated on this beauty…
This is the next logical step of evolution, the touchscreen-isation of every device (I invented a verb folks). As a proof of the trend of implementing touch-based displays on new devices, we have the MacBook Touch concept, designed by Petitinvention.
Imagine a lighter MacBook Air, with a virtual keyboard instead of the physical one… The use of two touchscreens makes the need of a mouse futile, now that we can use our fingers to navigate, click, zoom and select. Another plus is the fact that the virtual keys will always be lit, so you’ll be able to work even when the sun sets.
The nostalgic users will miss the sound and feel of pressing a button on their keyboard, but that can be easily solved with the aid of haptic technology and vibration feedback.
Next step? An even lighter and slimmer MacBook, with a single touchscreen and a small laser projector that displays a virtual keyboard on a flat surface.