Recap #9 - Yiziphi izinto ezithokozisayo ezenzeke evikini elidlule?

Sisesontweni lokugcina likaNovemba, ngemuva kwekhefu elincane, ake siphinde sibheke okwenzeka ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa ezedlule. Okunye ukuphindaphinda kulapha, futhi uma ungazange ube nesikhathi sezindaba ze-Apple evikini eledlule, uhlu olungezansi olwezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezenzeke emahoreni angu-168 edlule.

Leli sonto liqale ngezindaba ezingemnandi zokuthi i-Apple ngeke ikwazi ukukhipha isipikha esihlakaniphile esingenantambo se-HomePod kulo nyaka phela. Ngokohlelo lwangempela, i-HomePod bekufanele ivele emasontweni ambalwa nje, kodwa ngoMsombuluko, inkampani yamemezela ukuthi ukuqala kokuthengisa emazweni amathathu okuqala kuya esikhathini esithile "ekuqaleni kuka-2018". Noma ngabe lokho kusho ukuthini...

Ekuqaleni kwesonto, sikulethele umbiko wesithombe sokulamula wokuthi kubukeke kanjani ekuvulweni ngokusemthethweni (kwengxenye) ye-Apple Park. Ukuvulwa kahle kwesikhungo sezivakashi kwenzeke ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, kanti amanye amagumbi ezindaba angaphandle abekhona. Ungabona igalari yezithombe kusukela kusivuli esihlokweni esingezansi.

NgoLwesibili, kuvele imininingwane kuwebhu yokuthi i-iMacs Pro entsha, okufanele iqale ukudayiswa ngoDisemba, izothola ama-processor avela kuma-iPhones angonyaka odlule. Ngemuva kweMacBooks Pro entsha, kuzoba enye ikhompuyutha ezoba namaphrosesa amabili. Ngokungeziwe kuleyo yakudala ehlinzekwa yi-Intel, kukhona enye futhi eyakhe ezophatha imisebenzi ethile.

NgoLwesibili, sikwazile ukubheka into ethokozisayo, okuyi-MacBook Pro eneminyaka eyishumi, esasebenzela umnikazi wayo ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Isiqephu somlando ngempela, kodwa kubonakala sengathi abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukudlula kuso. Imininingwane enemininingwane nezinye izithombe zingatholakala esihlokweni esingezansi.

NgoLwesithathu, sibhale ngeqiniso lokuthi i-Apple ifuna ukusheshisa ukwethulwa kwamaphaneli abizwa ngeMicro-LED. Lobu ubuchwepheshe okufanele ngelinye ilanga buthathe indawo yamaphaneli e-OLED. Inezinzuzo zayo ezinkulu futhi inikeza ezinye izici ezimbalwa ezinhle ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu. Izoqala ukubonakala emakethe ngo-2019.

Siphinde sabhala nge-HomePod kuleli sonto, lapho ulwazi luvela kuwebhu mayelana nokuthi le phrojekthi inesikhathi esingakanani yakhiwa. Impela akubonakali kuwumjikelezo wokuthuthuka oshelelayo, futhi isikhulumi sidlule ezinguqukweni eziningi phakathi nokuthuthukiswa kwaso. Kusukela kumkhiqizo oseceleni okungafanele ube negama le-Apple, kuya kokunye okukhangayo okuyinhloko (okwamanje namuhla) wonyaka ozayo.

NgoLwesine, ungabona izithombe zekhampasi entsha i-Apple eyakha amakhilomitha ambalwa ukusuka e-Apple Park entsha. Ababaningi abantu abazi ngale phrojekthi, nakuba futhi iyingxenye yezakhiwo ezithakazelisa kakhulu.

Ekupheleni kwesonto lokusebenza, i-Apple ishicilele isikhangiso lapho yethula khona ama-headphones angenantambo i-AirPods kanye ne-iPhone X entsha. Indawo yokukhangisa iphefumula kuwe ngesimo sayo sikaKhisimusi. Ungase futhi ujabule ngokuthi yaqoshwa ePrague.