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Famous designer says Apple will reveal 'revolutionary' product within 8 months

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Famous designer says Apple will reveal 'revolutionary' product within 8 months

Acclaimed French designer Phillippe Starck revealed in a recent interview that he has been working with Apple on a "revolutionary" new product that will be revealed within the next 8 months.
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I heard rumors in the fall that the iPad 2 would be refreshed in the spring but heavily redesigned in the fall, this might be the "revolutionary" product they are talking about. Is it an iPad with phone call ability?
 

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It's interesting that Jobs hired him to build a yacht when so close to death. Guess it shows that he didn't really think that it would happen.
 

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So . . . would it be an iBoat? ;)
 
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After a night of thought I came up with a theory, since it was close to Steve Jobs death and the last thing I think Jobs would be doing is wanting to build a Yacht. Possibly the yacht is a cover up story since they know the designer can't keep his mouth shut and that they were really working on something new. Since it does seem like a fact that this designer was visiting Steve Jobs.
 
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Is it an iPad with phone call ability?

If this was announced, I would buy it immediately - without any hesitation whatsoever.

And also a whole boatload of accessories to fit it into my office workspace, car dashboard, and more.

I love my iPhone, but consider it fundamentally broken by its tiny screen. And I won't waste money on an iPad that's just as broken without cellular capability. And I sure as heck am not going to carry around both devices wherever I go.

Let's hope you're right, TabletRevlution. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
 
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Well I think the revolutionary is in the skies. I don't think apple will be able to do anything new without that man.
 
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^ I tend to agree. They may have the best creative minds, but Apple has lost its muscle. Cook can't even stay the course with Apple investors clamoring for dividends -- can you imagine this guy going toe to toe with the music industry and forcing them to blink first? Or getting a major telecom company to alter its network rather than impose device restrictions?
 
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Stop the speculation.

Its a replacement for the space shuttle and a moon base
 

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Stop the speculation.

Its a replacement for the space shuttle and a moon base

And Newt Gingrich will be Moon President . . . ;)
 

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Originally Posted by TabletRevlution
Is it an iPad with phone call ability?

""I love my iPhone, but consider it fundamentally broken by its tiny screen. And I won't waste money on an iPad that's just as broken without cellular capability. And I sure as s**t am not going to carry around both devices wherever I go.

Let's hope you're right, TabletRevlution. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.""

It sounds novel and will probably sell. But? How are you going to have a private conversation without hooking something up or shutting the door on other people?
That's the beauty of the phone, it's personnel with an option.

I think Jobs may have left them with an idea they're working on. Perhaps it's both, IPad with iPhone capabilities or iPhone with ipad capabilities? Maybe it's just a designer and add campaign that wants to keep the focus on Apple?
 
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It sounds novel and will probably sell. But? How are you going to have a private conversation without hooking something up or shutting the door on other people?
That's the beauty of the phone, it's personnel with an option.

I'll grant you that's an issue for some people - and perhaps for them, that's a good reason to keep the small model around too. Of course, then Apple would have a hard time double-selling to people.
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Which is, of course, why Apple probably will never release a cellular iPad.
 
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I'll grant you that's an issue for some people - and perhaps for them, that's a good reason to keep the small model around too. Of course, then Apple would have a hard time double-selling to people.

Which is, of course, why Apple probably will never release a cellular iPad.

Yeah Shik, Your last thought could well be right. If it is, then maybe it could be a real deal computer / home entertainment / visual-phone? A 3 in 1 like the music systems used to be?
 
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Isn't the world supposed end about then??? So we can blame Apple if the world comes to an end.
 

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