Pickies archive

Somehow, the iMac Pro returned!?

Tim Cook becomes chairman of the board, but stays as CEO.?

New home device with a screen, this time for sure!!!?

Touchscreen MacBook Pros will arrive, but the macOS interface won’t be dramatically changed to accommodate it.?

We will be able to say on next year’s episode that Siri is better and not collapse in rueful laughter.?

Apple will release a heartwarming “film” (long commercial) for the holiday season.0

A new iPhone will be less than 6 millimeters thick, but not as thin as an iPad Pro.+3

Yep, the Mac Pro will be updated or at least an update will be announced.-1

Apple TV+ shows will win several Emmy awards but not the most of any outlet.+2

Apple will make another Newsroom post about a financial commitment to something involving American manufacturing.0

The Apple home appliance with a screen will be named, in whole or in part, "HomePod"-1

Apple will finally announce a third-party LLM partner for Apple Intelligence that is not OpenAI, but it won't be available until the last quarter of 2025-1

The only new feature on the MacBook Air beyond an M4 processor will be an upgraded webcam-1

Apple will receive a record fine from the European Commission-1

Apple will introduce a new home appliance with a screen-1

Apple Watch Ultra 2 is on sale in the US on March 1st+6

The new Apple Pencil Pro is introduced+2

The Mac mini will get an update+6

There will be a bigger MacBook Air+4

Revamped multitasking for iPad+6

M2 MacBook Air+4

iPadOS will finally get non-mirrored external display support+6

Anyone who wants an Apple headset will be able to buy one by the end of 2022 without becoming a developer-0.714

“Smarter Siri” will be rolled out in stages. Some features demoed in 2024 won’t be seen before WWDC 2026.?

Apple will release a Studio Display with Thunderbolt 5 ports, and a brighter 120Hz refresh rate OLED screen but no HDMI or DisplayPort inputs.?

Apple releases at least one brand new app (either a system app or available on an app store) for any device ?

Apple opens up its private cloud compute LLM to developers?

Apple will debut a new subscription service?

Apple will introduce at least one new OS feature based on new hardware that wasn’t in the OS 26 betas0

Apple makes an acquisition that is reported to be valued at more than $5 billion (Beats was $3 billion)-1

The Apple TV is updated-1

AirPods Pro 3 are released+3

At least one Apple Watch is released that doesn’t need an iPhone to use Workout Buddy-1

A revision or new model of the Apple Watch will be introduced that supports a new sensor-1

Apple will not announce new Vision Pro hardware-1

The M5 will separate the CPU and GPU memory architectures, which will be explained in the context of improving Apple Intelligence and gaming-1

The iPhone SE will have a 48 megapixel camera sensor-1

A new Apple TV will be introduced that includes Apple Intelligence features-1

Vision Pro will be released in the first calendar quarter of 2024+6

2024 will see the return of a March Apple event-0.714

A MacBook Pro will be updated+6

Apple releases Logic or Final Cut for iPad+4

Third-party widgets gain interactivity -1

The iPad gets extended external display support +6

Apple is going to introduce a standalone display next year+6

At WWDC, Apple will introduce a home strategy that includes at least one new product-0.714

Apple introduces a computer with an M5 Ultra processor?

Apple unveils a device with a previously unseen form factor?

Tim Cook announces his succession plan (never have a succession plan, Tim!)?

Significant changes are made to Liquid Glass in the 27 updates?

Apple blames the European Commission for something in a Newsroom post.?

A new Apple Studio Display is introduced with a better camera I won’t complain about.-0.833

Apple makes a significant investment into Anthropic (or buys them outright), mirroring Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI.-0.833

Apple will drop a promo for their Neuromancer tv show.-0.833

One of the new phones has an 8x or greater optical zoom.+2

An M5 Pro or M5 Max chip ships before the end of the year.-0.833

No new Vision Pro hardware ships before the end of the year. Alas.-0.833

A new iPhone SE is introduced that supports Apple Intelligence-1

Apple introduces an M-series chip in a configuration better than an Ultra-1

Apple will announce a partnership with a 3rd party publisher (e.g. Sony, Steam) to help bring games to the Vision Pro-1

Apple gets into the WiFi router business again-1

There will be a brand-new redesigned mouse-1

Apple allows a third party app store on the phone somewhere in the world+3

Vision Pro finally goes on sale in Scotland+2

The Mac Pro will finally be introduced+6

Apple will introduce a mixed reality headset+4

Apple announces VR-specific APIs-1

Apple Silicon Mac Pro introduction-1

Apple will introduce a Mac in 2022 that is more than twice as fast as any existing Mac from 2021-0.714

A developer kit will be introduced for Apple’s mixed reality headset at WWDC, but the headset itself will not actually ship to consumers during 2022-0.714

M3 MacBook Air introduced, M2 MacBook Air discontinued, M1 MacBook Air remains-0.714

A live sporting event is transmitted immersively to Vision Pro users-0.714

A new iPad Magic Keyboard that has a function row+1

Apple makes another sports rights related deal-0.714

A new Apple AI assistant is unveiled, but it’s still called Siri+2

Apple classical music “thing” finally arrives+2

An Apple executive will be present at the awarding of a trophy for a sporting championship-0.714

Apple won’t offer the ability to side-load iOS software anywhere in the world in 2023+1

Apple will ship a wireless keyboard that is charged via USB-C0.132

Another new Apple standalone display will ship-0.714

Some form of systemwide keyboard shortcuts for iPadOS-1

Third-party watch face API-1

Apple presents a way for developers to build and test VR/AR apps-1

Universal Control ships before WWDC+2

Apple Notes is going to get on the notes cross-linking train in iOS 16-0.714

I will set foot on the Apple Park campus this year by invitation+2

At some point in 2022, there will be a video made for an Apple event of some kind featuring Ted Lasso-0.714

Apple will introduce a new service with a monthly fee option-0.714

Personal automations are going to come to macOS, finally-0.714

The “quadbox” is going to expand in 2024 to include other kinds of content-0.714

Vision Pro is going to be reintroduced at an event this year that includes an appearance by Eddie Cue, but he's not going to dance-0.714

Death Stranding and/or Hideo Kojima will appear in more than one Apple event-0.714

The iPad Pro is going to get a second USB-C compatible port-0.714

Apple will increase the free storage tier for iCloud-0.348

Apple Arcade will add online multiplayer support for its games0.238

Apple releases a new or updated accessory for the iPad+1

Apple will introduce an update to the AirPods Max-0.714

Notes adds linking between notes+2

The iOS/iPadOS share sheet gets a functional or design makeover +2

Desktop widgets on Mac -1

Personal automations in Shortcuts for Mac -1

Eddie Cue is going to return to the next Apple keynote to talk about services, but he won’t dance (unfortunately)-0.714

The Notes app is going to gain smart folders based on both tags and other metadata+2

The 13” MacBook Pro is going to be discontinued-0.714

Apple finally updates Safari Reading List-0.714

Apple will introduce a classical music focused app-0.714

A Mac is introduced with a brand new form factor+1

An original Apple TV+ show or movie is released in 3D-0.714

An iPad will be introduced with a bigger screen than we have seen before-0.714

Apple introduces some form of new display technology+1

Apple ships some form of generative AI+1

Apple will announce their own social network based on the Mastodon protocols-0.714

Apple will sell their mixed reality headset to consumers by the end of the year-0.714

Twitter will go bankrupt during 2023-0.714

Apple’s plans to introduce full encryption for iCloud backups will face a legal challenge from the US government-0.714

No new product from Apple will ship with a Lightning connector+1

A 3D user interface framework based on SwiftUI is introduced-1

There is an Apple TV+ show skit-1

One or more Relay FM hosts are seen on the livestream-1

At least one Mac will be introduced in 2022 that is available in regular, Pro, and Max processor configurations at once-0.714

The Apple Silicon Mac Pro will not support discrete graphics cards or any other form of PCI-e cards for expansion-0.714

Apple will announce that Apple Arcade will have AR and VR titles at the consumer launch of the headset-0.714

The AR/VR headset is going to have a sensor on it that can detect mouth shapes and other facial expressions-0.714

No Apple executive will say the words ‘metaverse’, ‘blockchain’ or ‘NFT’ during any Apple event in 2022+1