Last week I wrote about Apple's next moves. Invitations (above) were sent out this week for an event in San Francisco, where Jobs will presumably introduce the new iPod/iPods. It's the right time, I need a new iPod.
If you haven't bought your iPhone yet, wait a couple of months and you might have another choice-a gPhone. It is rumored that Google has been working hard to create its own Linux mobile phone OS. I am not sure if Google will be working with Apple on this one and I think they will bring a suite of cool mobile apps to this phone. I will write about some potential new apps that they would want to incorporate into the OS. Wondering who would be making the hardware? Nokia. Motorola, Erisson or LG? I think we can expect a mobile OS platform battle in two years...or less.
Separately, WSJ is reporting that Apple appears to be exploring new opportunities to more deeply integrate its products with the entertainment systems inside vehicles. Steve Jobs met recently with Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn, according to Hans-Gerd Bode, a spokesman for the German auto maker. German financial magazine Capital reported the two executives discussed a possible "iCar" project that would feature products by Apple, whose iPod music player already has some integration with car stereo systems
