Getting Bored with the Grid

Dear Apple,

Love your products - I own an iPhone, MacBook, & AppleTV. Yes I'm a fanatic. I haven't yet bought an iPad cause I'm holding out for V.2 of the mini - with a retina display and a current processor - something that SHOULD have been released the first time - but Apple's standards have slipped IMHO - but I digress.

What I'm writing to you todays is the ubiquitous grid on all iPhones/ipads. BORING, sterile .. monotonous. It Strongly needs an upgrade. I don't know how you are going to dig yourself out of this one. You seemed to have ingrained it forever into the mac product line. I still think there is hope.

Here is a few ideas:

How about a zooming toolbar - like you have for the desktop. Where you can glide over tiny icons that zoom into view?

Maybe a desktop motif with spring loaded piles (also used in the toolbar on desktop?)

Anything other than the boring grid! Its getting old! I'm tired of looking at my 4x5 grid on my phone. And I think the grid on the iPad just looks silly. Not only is it way too spaced out and clunky - but the icons seem small for such a large screen. Why can't it be customizable? decide how many rows? how large of icon?

its been 5 years ... please give us some other option

Apple is going to loose in the desktop market

Why is it that a company that has set computing on its ear, appears to be falling behind in the area that made them famous - the personal computer. I do love the iMac. It is sleek, sexy, simple and elegant ... but one thing it is lacking where other computer makers have innovated - a touchscreen personal computer. How has Apple overlooked this? They created the desire for all things touchscreen. First with the iPhone and now with the iPad. Why not take this technology and apply it to a desktop iMac? Are they afraid of 'loosing' iPad marketshare?

       Apple is quickly missing out on this market segment. Several windows desktops have removed the desktop tower and copied the iMac all in one look ... but with one added benefit - touchscreen. Why hasn't Apple done this? Why didn't they do this FIRST? they were first with the first touchscreen phone? the first touchscreen tablet? why did they drop the ball on a touchscreen iMac?

Why hasn't Apple made a touch screen iMac?

Ok this seems to be an obvious... slap in the face one ... but Why hasn't Apple made a touchscreen iMac? Or MacBook even? Everyone else is creating one ... but Apple hasn't. Are they afraid it will dip into their iPad market? Im constantly touching my screen while I look at things on my laptop ... would be nice if I could click or swipe while i'm already there. It seems if you have pretty much perfected the interface of touch screens - you'd incorporate it into all your devices.

I would LOVE my MacBook to be able to have touch screen capability. Sure I wouldn't use it for everything ... but it would give another dimension to my product. Now if they came out with an iMac with touchscreen ... I'll be the first in line. That way you could really put away the keyboard and mouse and just have a nice display on your desk.

Come on Apple ... you are supposed to be leading the innovation ... not following it.

Self-timer for iPhone camera

The iPhone camera needs a timer feature. Why haven't they done this? How simple would this functionality be?

No more 'selfie' photos.

IPad mini 3 disappointing

This wasn't an upgrade. Not even a refresh. No chip upgrade? Really? 

Yay you added Touch ID and offered it in gold. Come on apple! Where is the innovation? Where is the wow factor? I can honestly say I won't be upgrading my iPad anytime soon. 

How come Apple hasn't added a usb connection to the iPad lineup? How about infrared technology so I can control my tv or other peripherals? Apple appearedto be heading into the TV arena then why aren't they incorporating it more into their products?

It seems Apple is more into micro changes to their line up instead of leading the way. 

I'm creating this blog to put idea's I have about things I would like to see Apple do. Maybe they will take notice and hire me as a consultant? One can certainly dream right?

star date July 3, 2012 - my first blog