On the product side, Apple unveiled new services that shift its focus away from hardware, notably a new video service, Apple TV+ (Plus), to launch this fall in 100 countries, and a news subscription service offering access to 300 magazines and newspapers for $9.99 a month.
Because the paid download is a financial sideshow for Apple, a decorative extra surrounding its meat-and-potatoes hardware, notably the iPod.
There is great interest in the non-destructive capabilities of magnetic resonance microscopy for studying murine models of both disease and normal function; however, these studies place extreme demands on the MR hardware, most notably the gradient field system.
Will excitement in convergence experiments have any effect on your strategy for the introduction of console hardware, most notably with your next-generation product, the Dolphin?
Modern advancements in configurable hardware, most notably Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), have provided an exciting opportunity to discover the parallel nature of modern image processing algorithms.
But it's also harbored a few hardware companies, notably the one that blew out Kickstarter funding records with Pebble Watch this month.
Google pointed us to Nest's transparency report but did not comment on its own efforts in the hardware space — notably its Google Home products.
Smaller startups like FitBit and Jawbone initially kick-started the sector, and today other consumer electronics hardware giants (notably Samsung) already have some traction and offer an array of devices.
Disney, too, has been more aggressive in licensing its IP to hardware startups, including, notably, STEM education companies like Littlebits, which has released both Marvel and Star Wars-themed products.
I've seen tactics used by token sellers used before by hardware sellers, most notably with flops like the Phantom gaming console and the Notion Ink Adam, and there is a stink that permeates projects that are, at best, half-baked.
Retaining the external design of the iPhone 4, the 4S hosted revised hardware specifications, most notably an upgrade to the Apple A5 chipset, and an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording.
