This month, we’re giving away the luxurious iCrystal by Lanchiya! This thing is a gorgeous iPhone and iPod dock that blasts music out of spherical, light-up speakers. Ours is sleek, straight from 2013 white, and looks just fantastic with its blue light-up lights.
Convince your friends that you’re from the future with the iCrystal. All you have to do to win the thing is tell us what future Apple invention you're looking forward to the most.
The fine print:
Mac|Life "Dock to the future” Contest rules: One entry per person. The winner will be chosen at random from qualified entries. All entries must be received no later than June 30, 2011. By entering this contest, you agree that Future US, Inc. may use your name, likeness, and website for promotional purposes without further payment. Employees of Sponsor, its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents, and foregoing employees¹ household or immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter Contest. All prizes will be awarded, and no minimum number of entries is required. If two or more people enter identical designs and that entry is selected as the winner, the entry received first will be awarded the contest prize. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians. Future US, Inc. is not responsible for damages or expenses the winners might incur as a result of this contest or the receipt of a prize, and winners are responsible for income taxes based on the value of the prize received. A list of winners may also be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Future US, Inc. c/o Mac|Life Contest, 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080. This contest is limited to residents of the United States. No purchase necessary; void in Arizona, Maryland, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and where prohibited by law.
sbwolves72
May 02, 2011 at 9:47pm
I am waiting for the iTARDIS. as much as I love the Doctor's current ship, i would love for the show to ask Jonathan Ives to design the next interior of the TARDIS.
jasperjax
May 02, 2011 at 9:21pm
An Apple HDTV with integrated Apple TV that also can connect with lOS devices!
draccy
May 02, 2011 at 8:43pm
I'd like Apple to design an iPad-like device that could somehow convert in form and function into an ebook reader! No idea how it would work. Maybe watching old Transformers cartoons could lead to some ideas...
Ben
May 02, 2011 at 7:48pm
Hell, just give me a new iPhone model that I can replace my crummy 3GS with.
timultuoustimes
May 02, 2011 at 7:34pm
I'm hoping for a touchscreen desk running os x lion. Something like Dillinger's desk from TRON, but more amazing.
shahravi94
May 02, 2011 at 7:06pm
I am definitely looking forward to a dedicated gaming solution. maybe apps on the apple tv!
Paul K
May 02, 2011 at 6:58pm
How about an Apple 3D HDTV/Game System that can be controlled directly by the mind.
Cjnkid
May 02, 2011 at 6:52pm
I am looking for the iPadmac. A complete notebook computer the size and shape of an iPad.
eejay30
May 02, 2011 at 6:22pm
Every future version of the iPhone and iPad. Both have been groundbreaking and continue to dominate the smart phone and tablet markets.
Blurcat8
May 02, 2011 at 5:11pm
Aloha! I would be ecstatic if I could use iWeb, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop on my iPad and then I wouldn't have to use my hot MacBook Pro on my lap! I know this is not futuristic, but it is realistic and would save me a lot of time and effort. Mahalo for the chance to win a futuristic looking iCrystal dock! It would look great here in Hawaii and the blue reminds me of the ocean.
Jailbreaker776
May 02, 2011 at 5:07pm
I want to see the ipad that is the mackbook pro. I wan't it to have a detachable keyboard. So you buy it, and in the keboard part, you store the hard drive. And a 128 gig flash memory screen that turns into ios when detached. All the power and parts needed for both will be in the screen. It is a mac that turns into an ipad, not an ipad trying to be a mac.
brandonwalkermedia
May 02, 2011 at 4:59pm
holographic display for iPhone. it would be cool to have a starwars like call in the real world
talktothetoe
May 02, 2011 at 4:44pm
I'm REALLY looking forward to an Apple gaming console. Maybe port over some iOS games from your iPad 5?
fakeXsound
May 02, 2011 at 4:32pm
A high spec tablet that runs OS X rather than iOS and can handle heavy graphics creation and editing.
applesandoranges
May 02, 2011 at 4:06pm
Aperture 4. Bringing all of the photoshops to a much simpler and easier to use format.
mgmiller68
May 02, 2011 at 4:04pm
I'm most looking forward to Apple's HD TV set, though I probably won't be able to afford it. From what I've read, it sounds like it'll be the ultimate HDTV, especially for Apple fans like myself. :)
speed_the_collapse
May 02, 2011 at 4:02pm
I'm looking forward to seeing how Apple tackles RFID in the iPhone that they release with the technology, especially for non-monetary purposes. How might it better enable the "Internet of things"?
arbessjosh
May 02, 2011 at 3:06pm
By the time iPhone 10GS comes out, the iPhone will have features galore, including 5G networking. It can even brew coffee! HoloTime will replace FaceTime, with a hologram of the person you're speaking to!
foppkidd@hotmail.com
May 02, 2011 at 3:04pm
Apple should make a touch screen device that folds up into my pocket and supports IOS ,OSX Lion, and Windows 7 It will have a DVD+RW-RW CD+RW-RW BD+RW-RW supper drive (the device gets some what thicker so the drive can operate) have a 500 GB hard drive to start an Intel I25 Prosser a 17 inch 3d display with a 1 inch bezal USB 4.0, 2, 25 mega pixel cameras one on the front one on the back,a gyroscope SD card slot, and ... the greatest app store of all time
Most likely wont happen in my life time but hey, ya never know
blcsfo
May 02, 2011 at 2:41pm
Not original, and Apple is probably working on an MacAir touch screen. That's what I'd like to have for the future.
agrudsky
May 02, 2011 at 2:29pm
I would like to see the iGameStation, which would be a video game console with blu-ray and 3D support, as well as Thunderbolt for videos. Along with an iTV, which his a touchscreen TV controlled by your iPad or iPhone, or even walking up to it! Now THAT would be nice.
zachsterza1994
May 02, 2011 at 2:25pm
I'm waiting for Mac OS X with out of the box HD and Blue-ray support.
irvghady
May 02, 2011 at 2:14pm
I would like Jordan (NIKE) to partner with apple and make some iJordans!!! I'm a sneaker head and a tech nerd so having both combine would be legit. Maybe have the shoes have an included nike sensor to log runs while having a stylish Jordan look to it and also having some A/C component or cooling function to control via iphone. OHHHH YEAHHHHH!!
MacAddict4Life
May 02, 2011 at 1:32pm
An iPhone that is thin enough to fold closed, giving you double the screen area when open.
macbookair13
May 02, 2011 at 1:06pm
I want to see an apple touchscreen TV, you could run aps from the app store and play them on your ipod touch or iphone. If you have osx Lion, you could airdrop movies to the tv and have them streamed directly from your computer. Imagine what apple could do if they put a kinect-type sensor in it.
theatremusician
May 02, 2011 at 12:33pm
I can't wait to see the death of Aqua. It was perfect in its time, but now it's pretty stale. Bring on the next great GUI.
Austin_tacious
May 02, 2011 at 12:09pm
I'd like to see the iMan. The next major leap in how we use technology. Imagine augmented reality and a 3D display/interface on the wearer's arm; as in a small (unibody, I'm sure) gauntlet, or a sleeve.
bmtanner3
May 02, 2011 at 12:03pm
The iSee would be cool!
They would be a pair of transition sunglasses that contain iOS and act as a HUD so you can see your calls come in. The arms of the glasses would contain a headset so you can hear your caller and they would also be voice compatible.
narniafan
May 02, 2011 at 12:03pm
I would love to see the iScroll - the one that you guys came up with in the Future of Apple Design articles.
Something like that would be really sweet! You never know we may soon see something like that. *hopefully*
narniafan
May 02, 2011 at 12:02pm
I would love to see the iScroll - the one that you guys came up with in the Future of Apple Design articles.
Something like that would be really sweet! You never know we may soon see something like that. *hopefully*
macbookpro220
May 02, 2011 at 11:48am
I Want there to be an futre iPhone Air- which is a small little bar of glass with inner workings that creates a hologram touchscreen thing so that you are interacting with 3D Projections!
lelebuonerba
May 02, 2011 at 11:43am
I came back from the future with a Mercedes SLS AMG (better, newer gullwing-door supercar than the old, (un)faithful DeLorean) to bring Apple's latest gadgets from 2013, the great, awesome 500'' iMac Movie Theatre Display, with still no Blu-Ray Disc and the most fantastic 70'' iDesk, an enourmous iPad with still no USB port.
hdroadking68
May 02, 2011 at 11:37am
I'm looking forward to an Apple whole house controller, where all appliances, electronics, and even home security and irrigation systems are run by a touch pad (that of course can be integrated with iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.) Through QR code scanning, the house controller would even be able to do things like tell you when groceries or prescription drugs are about to expire, remind you when its time to service appliances, and when warranties are about to expire.
scottrice98
May 02, 2011 at 11:32am
I want the iPad 6 - the one on a rollable sheet of thin electronic paper that you can roll up when you are not using it.
jperl67
May 02, 2011 at 11:28am
The Apple iDroid.
I'm talking about real androids, not Google’s mobile operating system.
They'd be indistinguishable from humans except for their Bondi Blue coloring.
