Apple products are admired for their sheer designs. By designs it means everything from exterior looks that catch yours eye balls to interior hardware that gives joys of a superbike ride. As all the nice things come with the antecedent stories that tell about their evolution; Apple’s designs are no exception.
Apple I: 1976
It was in the spring of 1976 that Apple released the Apple I, and it is the first product to come out of their company housed in a garage. This personal computer was designed and hand built by Steve Wozniak. The project was financed by Steve Jobs by selling his VW van and Wozniak, by selling his HP-65 calculator. It was demonstrated in July 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully assembled circuit board containing about 60+ chips. The Apple I’s built-in computer terminal circuitry was distinctive— all one needed was a keyboard and an inexpensive television set. This made the Apple I an innovative machine for its day.
“The evolution of the Apple Mac computers is a timeline of Silicon Valley,” says Silicon Valley graphic designer Steve Yamaguma of Design2Market.
iPad: 2010
The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010, and it loudly declared Apple’s design powers. The hardware design of the iPad re-introduced a form factor that had labored to become mainstream, but this time Apple’s timing couldn’t have been better. Mobile computing was fast gaining in popularity. The clean, elegant look of the iPad made rival netbooks look cheap and boring, which quickly led to their demise.
“The iPad challenged our traditional way of work and play and opened up a new realm of possibilities in how we live our daily lives,” says Yamaguma.
Siri: 2011
Siri is an application which acts as intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator that can recognize natural language. This software product from Apple is in this list for its “design” represents something bigger to Apple’s image and the future of computers.
“The pursuit of technology into the future will render technology ubiquitous and invisible,” says Yamaguma.
iPad Mini: 2012
iPad mini was announced on October 23, 2012 and is a mini version of Apple’s popular iPad. This device offers Apple’s design and expertise in a cheaper way.
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