5 Most Exciting Apple Products Launching in 2017
Apple stunned audiences at WWDC 2017 last month when it unveiled a myriad of new products and product refreshes, including next-generation iMacs, MacBook Pros, an all-new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, new software titles, and so much more. Of course, while WWDC may have brought a bounty of sweet surprises, the majority of Apple's most noteworthy product launches for the remainder of 2017 have yet to arrive on store shelves. Here, we'll take a quick look at five of Apple's most highly-anticipated products of 2017, when we can expect them to emerge on the scene, and why Apple fans have every reason to be excited about them.
5 HomePod Siri-Speaker
What Is It?: Showcased on stage at WWDC, Apple's HomePod will represent the company's debut foray into the burgeoning 'smart speaker' market, which has so far been dominated by the likes of Google and Amazon. Boasting advanced internals, including seven tweeters, a hexagonal microphone array, dedicated subwoofer, and Apple's A8 SoC as the brains behind the beauty, HomePod will bring potential customers a premium-quality audio experience with advanced capabilities to match.
Why You Should Be Excited: Though HomePod won't necessarily be a bargain at $349, when it drops on the retail circuit later on this holiday season, the standalone speaker will deliver a slew of hands-free functionalities like Siri, integration with HomeKit, and much more. Best of all, HomePod will be bundled up in a sleek and sexy, cylindrical package measuring just 7-inches high for ultimate portability.
4 iPhone 8
What Is It?: Apple's iPhone 8, which could also be called the iPhone Edition or iPhone X when it launches, will be a specialty device created to commemorate Apple's 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Unlike every iPhone model before it, the iPhone 8 is slated to boast a laundry list of next-generation features including a massive, 5.8-inch edge-to-edge OLED display, wireless charging, advanced 3D/AR capabilities, significantly beefed-up camera hardware, and much more.
Why You Should Be Excited:Â The iPhone 8 will represent Apple's most powerful and technologically advanced iPhone yet and will feature a form-factor unlike any other before it. While the device is expected to cost a small fortune, however, it's nevertheless going to be a one-of-a-kind iPhone that die-hard Apple fans will certainly not want to miss out on.
3 Apple Watch Series 3
What Is It?: Apple Watch Series 3 will embody the tech-giants third-generation wearable, and is expected to feature a bounty of next-generation enhancements including a possible Micro-LED display technology, advanced fitness tracking and health diagnostic capabilities, LTE connectivity, and potentially a new modular design featuring interchangeable band add-ons.
Why You Should Be Excited:Â Though its design is likely to stay unchanged from that of the Apple Watch Series 1 and 2, the company's upcoming Apple Watch Series 3 will nevertheless embody its most advanced wearable yet and, according to a report published this morning by DigiTimes, should be available to customers sometime this fall.
2 iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus
What Is It?: Apple's high-end, 10th anniversary iPhone 8 flagship won't be the only smartphone coming to Cupertino's table this year. In fact, as early as September, we can expect that Apple will release two other handsets: the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus, which will embody the next-generation iPhones as replacements for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus released last fall.
Why You Should Be Excited: For those unwilling or unable to fork over that small ransom for the super-expensive iPhone 8, you'll be happy to know that Apple's iPhone 7s duo won't be too far behind in terms of specifications. While you'll, unfortunately, be stuck with the same LCD display of either 4.7- or 5.5-inches, you'll not only get the iPhone 8's beastly A11 SoC, wireless charging, and all the advanced features brought by iOS 11, but you'll walk out the door of your local carrier a couple hundred dollars richer, to boot.
1 iMac Pro
What Is It?: Apple has been going all-out on the 'Pro' devices lately, and its upcoming iMac Pro powerhouse is no exception to that trend. Boasting some of the most impressive internal components of any Mac computer to date, the iMac Pro will combine elements like a server-grade Intel Xeon CPU, insane amounts of SSD storage and RAM, and an advanced, 27-inch 5K Retina display, with an iMac Pro-only chassis boasting a gorgeous Space Gray finish.
Why You Should Be Excited:Â Although it's expected to cost a small fortune at around $5,000 when it launches this December, for those truly power-hungry and creative-minded Apple professionals who want the power of a Mac Pro packed into the sleek and thin chassis of an all-in-one iMac computer, the iMac Pro will represent a true bang-for-the-buck (especially in comparison to some even more expensive, yet lesser-spec'd, PC offerings.)