The weeks are just flying by, time change is this weekend so I hope you aren’t late for anything. The holidays will be here before we know it. This has been another busy week in the gadget world. HTC has confirmed that Android 2.0 smartphones are incoming and the HTC Dragon is the likely first Android 2.0 device to come from HTC.
With the MacBook now brought smack up to date with unibody styling, and the fully metal-clad iMac causing a stir on desktops, it seems like about the right sort of time to ask what the iPhone could learn from the new designs? Happily Isamu Sanada – who you might recall from these fair pages in previous months – is one step ahead of us, and he’s put together some concept art of what an iMac-inspired fourth-gen iPhone might look like.
Apple’s internet tablet, aka the Apple Media Pad, has racked up another mainstream press mention over the weekend, with the Financial Times reporting that the “up to 10-inch” device will arrive in time for the holidays and potentially be launched alongside a new interactive media system that record companies hope will drive digital album sales. Codenamed “Cocktail” according to those familiar with the project, the system has seen Apple partner with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group, to develop a package of interactive booklet, sleeve and other information.
With all the renewed talk of an Apple touchscreen MID or “Media Pad” recently, it’s about time we saw another decent mockup of what such a device might look like. Happily notorious Apple renderer Isamu Sanada has delivered just that, with what he calls the MacBook touch.
A deal with Kodak isn’t the only LG OLED rumor around today; according to Australian site Smarthouse, LG will be providing Apple with a whole range of OLED displays for use in their desktop, media device and portable device ranges. Quoting sources inside LG Korea, they claim the OLED panels will see service in a new iPhone and iPod touch later this year.
Apple keep insisting on disappointing us with the news that they won’t be making a netbook, but that doesn’t stop the industrial designers and Photoshop-addicts coming up with their own take on what such an ultraportable might look like. Famed designer Isamu Sanada is responsible for these renders, which suggest a double-hinge design reminiscent of the Sony VAIO P’s dimensions, with a dual-sided touchpad area.
Isamu Sanada, one of the experts in Mac concept design is showcasing his latest work. A MacCube. The MacCube looks like a Mac Mini on the top but with the height of the old PowerMac G4 cube. According to Isamu, his dream MacCube would be powered by Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz processor, equipped with NVIDIA 7600GT, SuperDrive, Airport Extreme, bluetooth, gigabit ethernet, and more. With integrated power supply, it will not require any power adapter brick.
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