By Tim Bajarin, PC Magazine
But what if we could have that same kind of modular functionality in a “brick” that fits in your pocket? A very small device could house a powerful CPU, OS/custom UI, and data files and could be docked with a multitude of screens accessible around the office, school, home, or shopping malls. I believe this is exactly what Apple envisions as the future of the iPhone. If you’ve used an iPhone in an audio docking system, maybe this already occurred to you. I was recently in a house where the entire home audio system was hooked up to an iPod and iPad audio/out dock. Again, if you have ever used Apple’s Air Play, you have a glimpse of how the iPhone and the iPad can use wireless technology to share images and video. Apple’s 28 pin connector technology could be key to this concept. While it has 28 pins, only about half of them are actually used for doc syncing and audio/video out. In essence, Apple has future-proofed this connector so it can be used for a lot of other high-intensity future functions. For example, someday an iPhone or iPad may be able to drive very high-resolution video monitors.
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