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Old 16 July 2010, 11:01 AM
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So much new technology and future planned stuff is around, that sometimes it is difficult to remember that , although we are typically great harvesters of stuff as it arrives, most of it is useless or not needed and I find it easier to shift through it all and weed out the stuff that is either
a) useful and will enhance my life/work
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b) fulfills a need

Software

Looking forward to the next OSX 10.7 and see what that brings
Office 2010 for mac
Getting my head around Windows Server 2010
Latest Fusion or parallels

Hardware

next generation iPad and see if it will replace my macbook pro.

Tech

USB 3.0 and Lightpeek. Lightpeek in particular sounds brilliant if it works
Full DVD transferred in 30 secs...nice

4G networks in the UK..mmmm

The list could go on, but that will do for now
Old 16 July 2010, 11:24 AM
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Touch Screen iMac running hybrid iOS/OSX a good mixture of fantastic apps and work stuff.

My current iMac is a Jan 2006 vintage and although it's still a great performer it's looking a bit aged.
Old 16 July 2010, 11:50 AM
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How often are osx releases?
Old 16 July 2010, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by antc
How often are osx releases?
Used to be every 11-12 months but now the development cycle is longer I believe. Incremental updates every few months usually up to .10/11 then the full upgrade.
Old 17 July 2010, 04:23 PM
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I would like wireless power. It is getting there (http://www.witricity.com/) but is still a long way off.

Steve
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Chasing a new Mac Mini for use as a media centre under the plasma, but would like the option of BluRay (please Steve). I'd also like Apple (again, are you listening Steve) to make an all-in-one bluetooth keyboard with a trackpad as it would make living room use easier than having a separate mouse and needing a surface to use it on. I could use an iPad to do this if they weren't so expensive. I suppose I will have to bite the bullit and get an iPhone at some point, but I'll wait to see how they work around the current problems before committing.
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Ha, mine are a bit more ambitious than most, Focus magazine does that to you though..

Time Travel..

http://www.colemanzone.com/Time_Mach...ct/project.htm

Force Field

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...lectrostatics/

Looking forwar to Petabyte SSD HDs aswell.
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There was speculation of a mention of 10.7 at WWDC but nothing was mentioned from what I know. I'd expect to see mention of it come september, probably for a release between July - September next year.

Blu-Ray on Mac isn't happening any time soon. Steve made some mention about why a couple of weeks ago. I think it was to do with it possibly being a passing fad (in his eyes) more will move to online downloads for films, probably with iTunes interacting with the cloud, which is meant to happen fairly soon.
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Yeah, I know, but I prefer to have all options available when I spend and not have Steve make such decisions for me. I read that the internal DVD drive in the new Mini is a 12mm unit, making it feasible to swap in a BD, making it fully functioning might be another matter
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1,Still waiting on Propellerhead Reason 5(Beta its exciting,but its beta demo)
2,New ATi 6XXX(probably my next buy,if will be 28nm)
3,Maybe happen Windows 8(but maybe in 2012)
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