Pred kratkim je izšel Final Cut Studio, predstavili so nove iPode, Power Mace, ... torej kaj lahko pričakujemo na WWDC?

Kot si že napisal ima Apple patent za svojo tabletko, ampak je patent že nekoliko star in ni nujno, da bodo stvar sploh predstavili.

Potem pridejo v poštev še novi iBooki. Povsem možno je, da bodo imeli celo novo obliko, ker drugače ne vidim razloga, da jih Apple ne bi posodobil že pred časom skupaj z iMaci in eMaci. Sedanja oblika je zdržala že kar nekaj let. To je seveda vse na ravni špekulacije in nič več.

Asteroid oz. Jam Box. O tem se je že veliko govorilo in pisalo. Glasbeni pripomoček ki sodi zraven GarageBanda. Za priklop raznih inštrumentov ipd. V svoji niši zna biti zanimivo.

WebObjects. Kljub vsemu je WWDC razvijalska konferenca in Apple že nekaj časa ni posodobil svojega "spletnega jezika" in kljub temu, da po spletu ni več kaj dosti uporabljen ga še vedno uporabljajo za lastno spletno trgovino in iTunes Music Store. S Sebastijanom sva tudi že ugotavljala, da je kar nekaj seminarjev na WWDC posvečenih prav WebObjects. Bilo bi fajn...

AirPort Express posodobitev. že kakšno leto je odkar je bila predstavljena prva različica. Nekaj se je <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1077" &rt;šušljalo o AE z daljincem</a&rt;. Povsem možno je, da bodo to predstavili že na All Things Digital konferenci, ki se odvija med 22 in 24 majem. Bog ve kaj bodo še dodali... (v bistvu ne vem, ampak tako se pač reče)

PowerBook G5 visi v zraku že 2 leti in pred vsakim večjim dogodkom se pojavljajo špekulacije, da "ZDAJ PA BO!". Sicer je možnost, da nas Apple preseneti, ampak zelo dvomim v to. Precej večja verjetnost je, da bo predstavljen na MacWorldu januarja. Vmes je sicer še AppleExpo v parizu konec septembra, ampak dvomim, da bo že takrat.

Dvomim, da bo Apple predstavil karkoli na WWDC, kar ni neposredno v interesu razvijalca (trenutno jih je 3500 registranih).

Če bi sam plačal 1395 dolarjev (za udeležitev in predavanja), ne bi želel nakladanja o tem kako je predvajalnik iPod cool in kako imajo sedaj novi - pohitreni prenosniki iBook 1.42GHz G4 procesorje.

Apple lahko napove novo strojno opremo na poljuben torek (to je dan, ko Apple ponavadi predstavlja), ko bo izdelek pripravljen.

Ne razumem povezave med WWDC in predstavitvijo nove strojne opreme. Če je zgodovina pravi pokazatelj, potem je vse manj možnosti, da bomo videli novo strojno opremo.

Ker se je to ze veckrat zgodilo. Enkrat se je celo zgodilo, da so pokazal "prototype technology", in sicer nekaj mesecev pred predstavitvijo dvoprocesorskih Powermacov G4 so developerji ze veselo kucali na dual G4 450...
In ponavadi na WWDC predstavijo "pro" hardware, ce ga. Lih PowerBookov ne bo, zna pa bit, da bo kaka manjsa pohitritev..

Apple je uradno potrdil posodobitev "spletnega jezika" z imenom WebObjects, ki je bolj mrtev kot živ. V glavnem se uporablja za iTMS in Apple Store. Na WWDC bomo tako videli kar tri predavanja:

- WebObjects Overview
- WebObjects Performance Optimization
- WebObjects and J2EE Deployment Workshop

WWDC Presentation Sessions:
"WebObjects is Apple's Java-based web application development platform. Learn about new features and get a glimpse at product directions in upcoming releases of WebObjects."

Končno!

WebObjects 6 will be a major upgrade that is planned to be announced at WWDC. It will offer the following new features and technologies:

- Automator integration: instead of writing the business logic in Java yourself, you can now build the complete workflow with Automator (Tiger no longer required).

- DirectFromBrain: if you don't want to use Automator, you can have a chip implanted directly into your brain that will implement the business logic as you think about it. Project WONDER announced a major improvement to DirectFromBrain which makes it possible to compile your application even before you have started programming. The BrainClipse plugin will be used to refactor the developer thoughts even before DirectFromBrain implements them. The BrainClipse pre-alpha version contains a minor bug that might affect your love life your speech center. No details were given but a bug fix is expected soon.

- DirectToNewestJavaCollections: One core feature of WebObjects 6 will be the ability to adapt itself to the Java Collections interfaces of the Week. com.webobjects.foundation will contain NSAdaptiveArray that will reprogram itself to suit the JDK that is currently en vogue. Rumor has it that Cliff Tuel programmed the adaptive foundation classes after reaching for his flapper to squash a little bee that was flying through his office buzzing: "Foundation is bad, foundation is bad!"

- DirectToNewestOSRelease: The WebObjects developer tools and frameworks were rewritten to feature automatic API adaption. Thus, you will not only be able to use future JDKs without any modification of WO, but also every new OS release as the tools will adapt themselves to the new APIs. WOBuilder now uses WebCore and is configurable to look exactly like Dreamweaver, Golive or BBEdit (other skins available upon request).

- DirectToProgrammingLanguage: Applications developed with Automator or DirectFromBrain can generate source code in ObjectiveC, Webscript, Java, Ruby or Perl. The frameworks that generates the Ruby source code is reportedly called "WebObjects on Wheels" and is, of course, much better than Java.

- DirectToMailingList: WebObjects 6 integrates a new feature into every application that regularly sends depressed letters from a whining developer to webobjects-dev. You can choose between various pre-configured whinings (such as "Apple does not support WebObjects", "Where is WebObjects for Mac OS 10.6 that will be released in two years", "Why does XCode suck so much", "Why does the new WO release not run on Rhapsody?", "Why does my old WO release not run on 10.7?", "Why does Project Wonder break on a new WO release?"),

The whining will be repeated every time Apple does not announce a major WO update, if Apple _does_ announce a major WO update, and if Apple announces a new OS release. The e-mails will adapt automatically to the situation so that you do not have to worry about writing them yourselves.

DirectFromPracticalWO: Together with WebObjects 6, Apple also releases a mailing list manager tool that will automatically find the right page in Practical WebObjects to answer every question on the mailing list. New solutions are automatically added to Practical WebObjects.

- DirectToOpenSource: WebObjects 6 will reveal its own source code under a free software license of your choice with the click of a button. Thus, everyone will be happy: those who only work with GPL'ed code and those who don't want to.

- DirectToCustomerBuzzword: WebObjects 6 will automatically refactor itself to contain the buzzword list your client likes best, no matter if it is .NET, Ajax or J2EE.

- DirectToCustomerPrice: WebObjects will adjust its own price to the client's idea of a robust enterprise framework. So if some of you play the role of a cool consultant who only works with tools &rt; USD 20,000, WO will switch to "Oracle mode" and cost 50,000 USD again and an additional 10$ per request per minute per CPU. Those who need open source tools because they cannot use anything else for religious reasons can use WO in GPL mode. In GPL mode, the GUIs will look a bit crappier and this mode will be unsupported.

WebObjects 6 will also available for Windows Longhorn editions.

Bliža se ponedeljek - WWDC in ugibanja o tem, kaj nam bo prinesel. Veliko se je pisalo in govorilo. No skoraj zagotovo pa lahko pričakujemo iTunes; mobilni telefon, ki je nastal v sodelovanju s podjetjem Motorola, nov iPod Shuffle (2GB + LCD), iPod Photo (tetris + prehodi), AirPort Express in WebObjects 6.

Vprašljiva je edino PowerBook in iBook posodobitev.

A big WWDC 2005 on Monday?, 2GB iPod Shuffle with LCD display on the way, New Features coming for the iPod Photo

Datoteka "Localized.rsrc" v "/Contents/Resources/English.lproj" vsebuje niz "Eject phone". To pomeni, da najverjetneje iTunes 4.8 že podpira mobilni telefon, ki ga Apple razvija v sodelovanju s podjetjem Motorola. Prav tako bomo ravnali z mobilnim telefonom podobno kot s prenosnim predvajalnikom glasbe - iPod (glede prenosa glasbenih datotek).

Potrebujemo le še iTunes mobilni telefon, ki ga dobimo v naslednjem tednu.

Menim, da ni za pričakovati novega PowerBooka, ker je šele sredi update obdobja:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Update Saturday, June 4, 5pm MST: The Wall Street Journal (registration required) claims to have confirmation of CNET's report:
"CNET on Friday reported that Apple would announce the transition plan June 6... An industry executive familiar with the matter, contacted Saturday, verified that schedule."

Danes je doživel posodobitev WebObjects, ki se ponaša z verzijo 5.3. Več o tem tukaj!

Posodobili so tudi razvojno orodje Xcode. Dobite jo lahko ob registraciji/prijavi na tem mestu (752 MB).

Apple Dashboard Widgets - spletno mesto v novi preobleki