hanging fruit: ideas for apple’s future

“hi, i’m tim” @ the intersection of technology and liberal arts.

“hi, i’m steve” @ the intersection of liberal arts and technology.

art is mindshare, technology is marketshare. ideas build new art, resources build new technology.

apple thrives when balancing arts and technology, but the arts must come first.

the fruit:

/music

• apple groove / turntable (upright, linear-tracking, direct-drive) @ $199
• apple vinyl / new releases available on vinyl @ $20
• apple amp / hi-fi bookshelf speaker @ $99
• apple poly / quadraphonic music standard

/home

• apple flash / connected light bulb @ $49
• apple lamp / light, charging, speaker (stereo) @ $149
• apple lamp poly / light, wireless router, home stereo (quadrophonic) @ $249
• apple lamp cinema /light, wireless router, home theater (surround) @ $499

/lifestyle

• apple sip / smart water bottle, assistant @ $129
• apple flix / instant film pack (10 exposures, subscription based) @ $8
• apple gear / hybrid bicycle @ $799
• apple wear / connected clothing

…and of course that car…

now go, godspeed, honor the spirit of steve jobs by competing with the current set of ideas and encourage tim cook by producing with our current technology. the real artists ship — stay hungry, stay foolish.