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Macworld Expo ’08 Predictions

Posted on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 at 12:55 am

Last minute predictions:

New MacBook (“MacBook Air”): Yes

I’m not sure about the name, but i DO think that we’ll see a much smaller MacBook.

Mac Tablet: No

I really don’t think there is a market for this yet.

Update (9:58am MST, 1 hour before keynote): Now that the Axiotron Modbook is designated as an Apple-authorized product, I’m even more confident we won’t see a Mac Tablet at Macworld ’08.

New Newton: No

How would this be (significantly) different than the iPhone / iPod Touch? It seems to me that, especially once we have an SDK, the Second Coming of the Newton is already a reality.

Mac Pro Minitower: No

As much as i’d like to see this… (and i might even think it possible other than that you can still get a quad core base model MacPro for $2299) I just don’t see it happening this year. Maybe when they puch the Mac Pro up to a base model starting at $3,000 they’ll have some room for a minitower, but then why not just offer cheaper base-model MacPros?

Other Yes Predictions:

Wireless Time Machine Backups / iTunes Movie Rentals / AppleTV update (to support the previous, possibly with a few other bells and whistles) / Updated Displays / 10.5.2

Other No Predictions:

3G iPhone / 2nd Gen iPhone (though we may see a 16GB model) / Wireless Syncing for iPod and iTunes / iMac-shaped Laptop Docking Station (though we may see a dock of some sort, it certainly won’t be in the shape of an iMac.)

We’ll see tomorrow!

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