Apple in 2013

The new Apple store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, CA

So far this year Apple has made quite a few announcements about what products it will be coming out with before the end of the year. And since then, they have already released...

• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 5C
• iOS 7
• Apple TV update 6.0
• iTunes Radio
• iTunes Music Store
• Airplay from iCloud
• iCloud Photos and Videos
• Sync Podcasts
• New Setup Feature
• iTunes 11.1
• All new Airport Extreme
• All new Airport Time Capsule
• Updated MacBook Air
• Fusion Drive
• Updated iPods (Touch, Nano, and Shuffle)
• Updated iMac

But we should expect to see some other major product releases including...

• iPad 5
• iPad mini 2 (most likely with retina display)
• OS X Mavericks 10.9
• Completely redesigned Mac Pro (which I'm very excited for)
• Updated MacBook Pro
• And updated Mac Mini

It's unclear the exact date of when they will be announcing these remaining product releases, but they should be announced sometime in late October of this year. Some are concerned that they won't have the time to announce all these updated products. However, I believe they will announce only the major updates with specifications (price, release date, etc.) at their next event and allow their press, website, and social media to cover the minor updates to the MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, and iMac. Leaving plenty of time and room to announce the new iPad products and Mac Pro with OS X Mavericks 10.9.

RESPONSE TO APPLE'S LATEST PRODUCTS

With the new iPhone 5S & 5C released along side iOS 7, there has been scrutiny. Even with some of the negative responses, the numbers show that the new iPhone has already sold over 9 million models and over 200 devices are running the new iOS, making it the "fastest software upgrade in history." The new Apple TV 6.0 update ran into some issues when it was first released and had to be pulled so that it wouldn't cause any more problems to other customers. Luckily it has since been re-released and is now downloadable.

NEW APPLE PRODUCT IN THE MAKING?

There has been buzz for sometime about a possible Apple iWatch in the making. Apple has a team experimenting with different products to develop a wearable devices. Apple has not announced any such product at this point so it's only speculation. Despite the fact there hasn't been an announcement, some conversations have lead to this becoming a product somewhere in the near future because of Apple CEO, Tim Cook, announcing at the Keynote Event in September about some new exciting things coming at the end of this year and throughout 2014. If Apple does come out with an iWatch, they will definitely have competition for the market. Especially because Sony already has come out with their SmartWatch, Pebble Technology has come out with the Pebble, Samsung is working on a smart watch and Google and LG may be working on a smart watch as well. 

Do you think the iWatch could compete if it hits the market next year? What other products do you think Apple may come up with in the near future?



Sources:

http://www.apple.com

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/09/23First-Weekend-iPhone-Sales-Top-Nine-Million-Sets-New-Record.html

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/09/27/macrumors-roundups-ipad-5-ipad-mini-2-mac-pro-macbook-pro-mac-mini/

http://www.macworld.com/article/2049347/apple-re-releases-apple-tv-6-0-update-details-ios-device-setup-feature.html

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/portable-devices/apple-iwatch-release-date-news-and-rumours-1131043

http://wheniskeynote.com