This story is nothing new, but I think it is kind of fun to speculate about what might make a new product so fundamentally different from what we already know. Although it only talks about one product, there will undoubtedly be many more "revolutionary" products to come.

What do you think the next generation of products wlll be and what will make them revolutionary?

For example, I think that before too long, Apple products will be able to automatically identify different individuals and interact with each appropriately. A toddler who picks up an iPad would have a different experience than her parent, a person with a disability vs non-disabled, etc.

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I'm still holding out for an iRobot. Think bladerunner babe class.

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Let me whip out my iPhone and load up iBS...

Famous "brand conscious" designer
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Designer is so discriminating he designs everything from 'toothbrushes to motorcycles'
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Claims of "revolutionary" product
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Noticeably absent from designer's bona fides - Any serious tech credentials
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Name dropping Steve Jobs
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Name dropping Steve Jobs' widow
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Whole thing translated from another language

= [sarcasm]Um, yeah, I'm real excited.[/sarcasm]

Starck does great design work!

at [www.centrepompidou.fr] in Paris...

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Step into the new Apple store surgical bar where you can have your iBorg installed...

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Advancing miniaturization is the key factor...

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Advancing miniaturization is the key factor...

Thank you for a thoughtful reply.

(BTW, I agree, and this brings up a lot of interesting thoughts about UI).

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Starck does great design work!

Beauty, eye, beholder; apply liberally.

This guy may be telling the truth, but I find it hard to believe any of the cues of that stuff would be even vaguely incorporated in an Apple product.

Maybe in some accessories designed to work with an Apple product? I just don't see Starck's stuff appealing to 90% of Apple's audience.

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Mister, that's a ten-gallon hat on a twenty-gallon head.

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An Apple brand airplane. Beautifully designed.

Cockpit's instrument panel sleek and minimalist, has only three buttons:

"Take off"

"Fly"

"Land"

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Starck does great design work!

Beauty, eye, beholder; apply liberally.

This guy may be telling the truth, but I find it hard to believe any of the cues of that stuff would be even vaguely incorporated in an Apple product.

Maybe in some accessories designed to work with an Apple product? I just don't see Starck's stuff appealing to 90% of Apple's audience.

I agree.

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Advancing miniaturization is the key factor...

Thank you for a thoughtful reply.

(BTW, I agree, and this brings up a lot of interesting thoughts about UI).

It was all I had time for.
Steve layed out where Apple has the home advantage when he introduced the 2010 Airs: "We've taken what we've learned from developing the iPhone and applied it to a laptop." I think it's a very safe bet that Apple will continue to wow us while leaving the rest of the pack trailing behind by being able to go lighter and thinner with more power and efficiency, even without any "revolutionary" step-off product.
But the topic here is "fundamentally different . . ."
You know . . . I don't know

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It's a yacht.....




Yawn

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An Apple brand airplane. Beautifully designed.

Cockpit's instrument panel sleek and minimalist, has only three buttons:

"Take off"

"Fly"

"Land"

Oh, boy... I can just see the forum questions...

"I renamed the lavatories and now all my passengers are missing. Help!"

"Can I upgrade the fuel tanks midflight? I know that UbuntuAir 17.4 (Midnight Cowboy) will do this"

"Still waiting for Godot"

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By AppleInsider Staff

Published: 03:44 PM EST (12:44 PM PST)


Apple says it isn't working on any projects with Phillippe Starck

By AppleInsider Staff

Published: 03:44 PM EST (12:44 PM PST)

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