Apple appears to have successfully squashed any opportunity for most of the Mac media to rebroadcast their media event.
Here's what we've gotten so far however from various sources.
- iMac: faster, larger disk, built in iSight. Includes FrontRow (app) - iPod: 30GB/60GB with Video - realtime decoding of MPEG4 and H.264. 260,000 colors. Video out. - FrontRow and PhotoBooth Apps. - 30GB iPod: $299 - 31% thinner than current 20GB; - 60GB iPod: $399. - New iPods avail next week. Comes with case - iMac: $1299 for 17" model with 1.5GHz, $1799 for 20" model with 2.1GHz - iTunes 6 to be released - Front Row - comes with new iMacs. Lets you enjoy video/music/pictures from sofa. Everything still displayed on iMac screen. iPod-like remote. 6 button remote. - Photobooth - appears to be slide show application. - Music Videos. 2000 available to buy. $1.99 each. - Can "gift" music to other people. Peer reviews and recommendation service. - Videos have Digital Rights Management built in. Can play on up to 5 computers. - You will be able to buy TV shows from iTunes Music Store. $1.99 per episode. ABC on board (Desperate Housewives, Lost)
Apple is planning a major upgrade to the iMac in 2029, adopting an OLED panel for the first time, according to ZDNet Korea.
Apple has apparently asked Samsung Display, LG Display, and other suppliers to produce 24-inch OLED panel samples on their mass-production lines, targeting 600 nits of brightness and around 218 pixels-per-inch (PPI). The current iMac's 24-inch LCD offers 500 nits at the ...
Last year, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of its CarPlay software system for vehicles. Nearly a year later, CarPlay Ultra is still limited to Aston Martin's latest luxury vehicles, but that should change fairly soon.
In May 2025, Apple said many other vehicle brands planned to offer CarPlay Ultra, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis.
CarPlay Ultra...
April and May have been relatively slow months for Apple this year, but there is a lot to look forward to heading into WWDC 2026 and beyond.
Apple is expected to release at least 15 more products later this year, with some of them held up until the more personalized version of Siri launches.
Beyond the usual annual updates to iPhones and Apple Watches in September, Apple's all-new smart...
