Less than 2 months ago I had written about Apple’s collective dislike of wires and how that may relate to their vision of future iPad support. And now, lo and behold, there are leaks that Apple is working on monitors that incorporate the A13 chip from the iPhone 11. Here is an excerpt from what I wrote in June.
The other issue is one that I wrote about earlier this week. Apple’s vision for the iPad is a wireless device that gives you freedom. They don’t want the iPad to be perceived as being anchored to a desk and Apple hates wires. Just look at this Apple produced commercial for the iPad. Two things are cast in a negative light. Desks and wires. Wires in particular, they’re portrayed like cockroaches. Could Apple be working on a new wireless monitor that has Universal-Control-like properties? —Perezonomics.com 06/13/21
It’s hard not to get my hopes up at this point because from a hardware perspective, all of the pieces are falling into place for a new world of wireless monitors. Apple invented AirPlay for iOS devices.They’ve invented universal control for iPads which allows cursor support to jump screens. And now they are working on monitors with built in iOS chips. It’s the final piece.
It makes sense for Apple to work on monitors that are wireless. This is the same company that removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and invented AirPods “because wires suck”. The same is true for monitors. No one in the industry is making wireless monitors. Perhaps no one can because they don’t own both the hardware and software side.
But nowhere does the “wires suck” mantra ring more true than with the iPad. Most people leave their Mac Mini’s or even their 3 pound MacBook Pros fairly stationary. But a 1 pound iPad is meant to be your companion as you walk around the house. You tuck it in your hand like a book or carry it under your arm as you walk from room to room. An iPad isn’t meant to be tethered to your desk.
I’m no marketing expert but if I was going to try and make a big splash for a new wireless monitor and make the case for why there is a need for this type of device I’d do it with the iPad as the example. Plus, I’d coordinate the release of said monitor with a new iPad hardware and software release. I’d hold back the release of iPad extended monitor support to coincide with the release of Apple’s new monitor.
The Mac users will be mildly amused by a new wireless monitor. They’ll be thinking “what’s the big deal? It takes 2 seconds to plug in your monitor and you don’t ever think about it again”. But the iPad users will lose their minds.
The Apple keynote demo would be just as jaw-dropping as the WWDC Universal Control demo. Imagine Phil Schiller sitting on his couch and reading on his iPad Pro. All of a sudden he walks over to his desk and opens up Pages and Safari and starts to spontaneously create a document on his monitor with a keyboard and mouse as his iPad sits on the desk.
There’s too much smoke here for there not to be fire. Just like with the Trackpad, the monitor hardware and support may take many years, but it is on the way.
It’s hard not to get my hopes up at this point because from a hardware perspective, all of the pieces are falling into place for a new world of wireless monitors. Apple invented AirPlay for iOS devices.They’ve invented universal control for iPads which allows cursor support to jump screens. And now they are working on monitors with built in iOS chips. It’s the final piece.
It makes sense for Apple to work on monitors that are wireless. This is the same company that removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and invented AirPods “because wires suck”. The same is true for monitors. No one in the industry is making wireless monitors. Perhaps no one can because they don’t own both the hardware and software side.
But nowhere does the “wires suck” mantra ring more true than with the iPad. Most people leave their Mac Mini’s or even their 3 pound MacBook Pros fairly stationary. But a 1 pound iPad is meant to be your companion as you walk around the house. You tuck it in your hand like a book or carry it under your arm as you walk from room to room. An iPad isn’t meant to be tethered to your desk.
I’m no marketing expert but if I was going to try and make a big splash for a new wireless monitor and make the case for why there is a need for this type of device I’d do it with the iPad as the example. Plus, I’d coordinate the release of said monitor with a new iPad hardware and software release. I’d hold back the release of iPad extended monitor support to coincide with the release of Apple’s new monitor.
The Mac users will be mildly amused by a new wireless monitor. They’ll be thinking “what’s the big deal? It takes 2 seconds to plug in your monitor and you don’t ever think about it again”. But the iPad users will lose their minds.
The Apple keynote demo would be just as jaw-dropping as the WWDC Universal Control demo. Imagine Phil Schiller sitting on his couch and reading on his iPad Pro. All of a sudden he walks over to his desk and opens up Pages and Safari and starts to spontaneously create a document on his monitor with a keyboard and mouse as his iPad sits on the desk.
There’s too much smoke here for there not to be fire. Just like with the Trackpad, the monitor hardware and support may take many years, but it is on the way.
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