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  • After the 3G iPhone, what's next from Apple?

    Nicholas Deleon

    Nicholas likes video games, soccer, UFC, and astronomy–particularly the study of asteroids. He went to NYU. → Learn More

    Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

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    No more 3G iPhone rumors for The Wall Street Journal, please. The Murdoch-owned Big Paper is already looking beyond the phone’s suspected June 9 launch to what Apple may release in the next five years, as predicted by Forrester Research (and everyone on the Internet). They include:

    • Digital photo frames, possibly with a touchscreen and built-in speakers

    • A networkable “clock radio” (?) that could hook up to your iTunes library

    • A universal remote control, possibly carrying the name “AppleSound”

    The trend is clear enough: Apple wants to expand beyond its current iPod/iPhone/Mac focus, and move into a more general lifestyle space. (Jobs more or less said as much last year when the iPhone launched with that chair analogy.)

    Also, don’t expect an Apple-branded TV anytime soon. Doesn’t seem to be Apple’s “bag,” so to speak.

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