Another year, another handful of shiny
gadgets to replace all the unacceptable ones you’ve currently got.
Whether you’re interested in just buying a new laptop or hopping onto a
brand new line of products, Apple has a ton of new products we’re
expecting them to release this year.
No tech company in the world knows how to create buzz about its forthcoming products quite like Apple. If our predictions are true, this just might be the biggest year for Apple since the launch of the iPad.
Here are the 6 Apple products we’re most excited to see in 2015:
1. Apple Watch
For Apple, 2015 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the Apple Watch. Apple’s first attempt at a new platform aren’t always the best products, but they sure do capture the attention of consumers. We have no reason to believe that the Apple Watch will be any different. From what we’ve seen, Apple has reduced its iOS mobile operating system into something that looks simple, but quite as minimalist as what Google has done with Android Wear. We can’t wait to get our hands on it and see if the unique “Digital Crown” interface can live up to the hype.
Estimated release: Spring 2015
2. 12-inch Macbook Air with Retina Display
Apple has been using its Retina Display technology on its Macbook Pro laptops for quite some time now. However, we still haven’t seen the long-awaited high resolution display make it to the cheaper Macbook Air models. Since we’ll be getting update to Intel’s Broadwell chips this year as well, we’d be shocked if we didn’t get the highly rumored 12-inch Macbook Air with Retina Display very soon.
Estimated release: February 2015
3. 13-inch and 15-inch Macbook Pro with Broadwell Chips
As noted above, Intel’s Broadwell chips will finally be making it out the door early this year. Apple has most likely been holding off an update of its Macbooks for the new chip, which will improve some key specs such as GPU performance and battery life. It looks like only the 13-inch model will be available in February and the 15-inch model will have to wait until the summer. Will Apple wait to release both models size by size or release the 13-inch Macbook Pro alongside the 12-inch Macbook Air in February? We’ll know soon.
Estimated release: Q1 2015
4. iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus
Apple will, of course, continue its annual refresh of its smartphones in the fall of 2015. With the success of the two new sizes (4.7-inch and 5.5-inch), we will most likely see two very similar looking phones this year with a bigger emphasis on software in the form of iOS 9. Our best guess is that they’ll replace the 6 with a colorful 6c and the 6 Plus with the 6s. On the other hand, the 5c didn’t sell quite as well as Apple had hoped, so it could very well ditch the colored, cheaper model altogether. Either way, we know for sure that we’ll have at least two new phones from Apple later this year.
Estimated release: September 2015
5. iPad Pro
We’ve been hearing rumors about a larger, more powerful iPad for quite some time now—essentially, ever since they renamed the current line of iPads the “iPad Air”. But why would you want a 12.9-inch iPad you ask? Well, to run two apps side by side and do some true multitasking we’d say. Shown in this mockup that we reported on last year, the potential for an iPad shown in this that could replace your laptop and actually be a device you could work on is seriously exciting.
Estimated release: October 2015
6. Updated Apple TV
Journalists and analysts have been calling for Apple to fully enter the living room for years now, but the company seems to be waiting for the right moment to fully enter the market. We got a quick visual update last year, but it left us still wanting more. While the Apple TV is still a fantastic product, it’s downright old at this point and we’d be surprised if we didn’t at least get some kind of an update to the set top box this year.
No tech company in the world knows how to create buzz about its forthcoming products quite like Apple. If our predictions are true, this just might be the biggest year for Apple since the launch of the iPad.
Here are the 6 Apple products we’re most excited to see in 2015:
1. Apple Watch
For Apple, 2015 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the Apple Watch. Apple’s first attempt at a new platform aren’t always the best products, but they sure do capture the attention of consumers. We have no reason to believe that the Apple Watch will be any different. From what we’ve seen, Apple has reduced its iOS mobile operating system into something that looks simple, but quite as minimalist as what Google has done with Android Wear. We can’t wait to get our hands on it and see if the unique “Digital Crown” interface can live up to the hype.
Estimated release: Spring 2015
2. 12-inch Macbook Air with Retina Display
Apple has been using its Retina Display technology on its Macbook Pro laptops for quite some time now. However, we still haven’t seen the long-awaited high resolution display make it to the cheaper Macbook Air models. Since we’ll be getting update to Intel’s Broadwell chips this year as well, we’d be shocked if we didn’t get the highly rumored 12-inch Macbook Air with Retina Display very soon.
Estimated release: February 2015
3. 13-inch and 15-inch Macbook Pro with Broadwell Chips
As noted above, Intel’s Broadwell chips will finally be making it out the door early this year. Apple has most likely been holding off an update of its Macbooks for the new chip, which will improve some key specs such as GPU performance and battery life. It looks like only the 13-inch model will be available in February and the 15-inch model will have to wait until the summer. Will Apple wait to release both models size by size or release the 13-inch Macbook Pro alongside the 12-inch Macbook Air in February? We’ll know soon.
Estimated release: Q1 2015
4. iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus
Apple will, of course, continue its annual refresh of its smartphones in the fall of 2015. With the success of the two new sizes (4.7-inch and 5.5-inch), we will most likely see two very similar looking phones this year with a bigger emphasis on software in the form of iOS 9. Our best guess is that they’ll replace the 6 with a colorful 6c and the 6 Plus with the 6s. On the other hand, the 5c didn’t sell quite as well as Apple had hoped, so it could very well ditch the colored, cheaper model altogether. Either way, we know for sure that we’ll have at least two new phones from Apple later this year.
Estimated release: September 2015
5. iPad Pro
We’ve been hearing rumors about a larger, more powerful iPad for quite some time now—essentially, ever since they renamed the current line of iPads the “iPad Air”. But why would you want a 12.9-inch iPad you ask? Well, to run two apps side by side and do some true multitasking we’d say. Shown in this mockup that we reported on last year, the potential for an iPad shown in this that could replace your laptop and actually be a device you could work on is seriously exciting.
Estimated release: October 2015
6. Updated Apple TV
Journalists and analysts have been calling for Apple to fully enter the living room for years now, but the company seems to be waiting for the right moment to fully enter the market. We got a quick visual update last year, but it left us still wanting more. While the Apple TV is still a fantastic product, it’s downright old at this point and we’d be surprised if we didn’t at least get some kind of an update to the set top box this year.
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