iBudget ... designer's impression of new Apple device
RUMOURS of a new “budget iPhone” were circulating this morning after snaps of
what it might look like were released online.
It is thought Apple have been looking at ways of breaking into the low-cost
smartphone market to take on manufacturers like Samsung and HTC.
Close-up ... budget iPhone design
And these latest snaps — by designer Nickolay Lamm — suggest the company may
revert back to the translucent design used on its iconic iMac G3 from 1998.
Design icon ... iMac G3
Part of the reason the original iMac design was so popular is that it helped
de-mystify the technology and make it less scary to consumers.
Green machine ... colour variation
And it is thought the same technique could be used to rope in new customers to
Apple at the low end of the smartphone market.
Red-dy for action ... budget iPhone design
Writing on
myvouchercodes.co.uk
— the website that commissioned the snaps — designer Nickolay Lamm said:
“Before the iMac, computers were all in a box shape and in gray color.
Tangerine dreams ... orange version of design
“The ability to see inside the computer made the device seem less mysterious
and much more personal.”
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