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title: "Apple Fall 2014 Event Predictions"
url: https://deallocatedobjects.com/posts/apple-fall-2014-event-predictions
author: Jake Marsh
published: 2014-09-09
updated: 2014-09-09
topics: ["Apple"]
description: "The hype is at an all time high the night before this event. This is a quick post to round up and list off what I’m expecting to see tomorrow morning."
---

# Apple Fall 2014 Event Predictions

By Jake Marsh, September 9, 2014. HTML: https://deallocatedobjects.com/posts/apple-fall-2014-event-predictions

The hype is at an all time high the night before this event. This is a quick post to round up and list off what I'm expecting to see tomorrow morning.

### iPhone 6

- 4.7 inch screen
- Standard @2x screen resolution
- Available for pre-order this Friday, September 12th
- Ships next Friday, September 19th

### iPhone 6+

- 5.5 inch screen
- "One handed mode"
- Demo of split view controllers in landscape
- @3x "super retina" screen resolution
- Available for pre-order this Friday, September 12th
- Ships next Friday, September 19th

### Wearable (iBand/iWatch)

- Wireless charging without a "dock" or "charging pad" ([Apple applied for a patent around such a system back in 2011](http://phys.org/news/2011-06-apple-patents-meter-range-wireless.html))
- Numerous health and fitness sensors
- Flexible/curved screen
- Multiple models for different style preferences
- Won't ship until next year

### iOS 8

A ship date will be announced (likely September 17th, next Wednesday).

### Payments

All devices discussed will include NFC chips to enable simple, "cardless" payments. These will use "tokenized" payments (where the actual card number isn't transmitted wireless, but rather a one-time-use "token" is sent instead), as well as the Touch ID sensor. This will enable Apple to tout it's approach as being more secure than previous attempts by competitors. A line up launch partners (retailers, brands, etc.) will be announced.

### More

We'll likely see a deep dive look into the Payments and Health offerings of all the devices. A good amount of time will be devoted to the larger screens and how Apple has made using such devices with a single hand more enjoyable. 

I expect we'll also see a re-cap of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite with special emphasis on features like Continuity and Handoff.

A large portion of the presentation will likely focus on Apple's shift into a "lifestyle" company: how it is making devices and services that solve "real" problems and "fit" well into everyone's lives.