Geekanoids: Come back Steve... with a NetBook

Come back Steve... with a NetBook
Friday, June 19, 2009

I am sure you will all agree with me that we want Steve Jobs to come back to Apple, in good (and continued good) health. It was expected that Steve might have returned for the WWDC, but it did not happen. Just prior to WWDC there were rumours that he was due to come back at the end of June, with a special event for his return. This would be great and lead me to thinking about what Apple could do for the big Steve Event.

With the repositioning of the 13-inch MacBook into the Pro line, this has got to have left the space open for a smaller device. Could it be that Steve will return to launch the Apple NetBook. A device with no physical keyboard. Instead an 11.6-inch touch screen, with some sort of dock or wireless connection for accessories... mice, keyboards, headsets etc. Whilst this would be great, if Apple could come up with something based on a slightly smaller 10-inch screen, the extra portability would certainly meet with a standing ovation. It could run on the iPhone version of software, or OS X Snow Leopard in it optimised form. This sort of device would negate the need for users to carry a laptop at all.

I am 100% certain that Apple IS working on a NetBook device. I just hope that they do not make us all wait too long. They will add their successful design skills to the device for sure and it will be a very sexy product. So, come on Steve, come back, we need you to give us that 'One More Thing...'

Labels: Opinion

posted 14:15,

1 Comments:

At 12:52 am, Unknown said...: I definately agree that there is going to be some major announcement accompanying Steve's return. Apple wouldn't be the brilliant marketers they now clearly have become without making great use of the excitement of his return for something special.

The interesting thing is the different ideas out there about what specifically Steve might announce with his return.

My own hope is that it will be the iMac Touch (I don't recall any new iMac models announced at the recent keynote, so this may be a possibility.)

I read one person's blog who thinks it will be an even better iPhone w/ Video chat - but this seems unlikely both in light of the recent release (which would be so soon as to leave early adopters feeling cheated again and also has the issue of bandwidth technology not being up to par for it yet... that is too expensive to be marketable at this point if I understand correctly.)

This Netbook idea is interesting. I definately believe that the touchscreen keyboard (similar to the One Laptop Per Child XO-2 model) is just around the corner (for the iMac also.)

Whatever Steve announces, I think its safe to safe we're in store for a whole lot of exciting announcements over the next several years.

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