BREAKING RUMOR NEWS (June 13, 2023): Apple has asked Sony via an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to explore an option to rebadge a Sony A7-S5 (or other future A7-Sx-number camera model) containing a high-resolution/low-light capable Exmor sensor at 120 megapixels that comes WITH PIXEL SHIFT and which will have 8192 by 4320 pixels video capture at 60 fps using pixel binning.
It will ALSO HAVE have built-in 3D LIDAR AND SONAR scanning to allow scanning and capture of 3D Volumetric data of real world objects and real world interior/exterior spaces via fully wireless control from an iPhone/iPad/Laptop and via on-body manual controls! The camera body design aesthetic was viewed by the source as being very curvacious and ergonomic in typical Apple Minimalist design language with extensive software control and a weather-resistant/rugged construction.
This new Apple-branded camera is to be built to Apple design specifications in Thailand and is to be part of Apple's future 3D scanning system which IS ALSO TO BE PART OF APPLE'S future plastic resin and metal powder 3D printing ecosystem!
This rumor is from a secretive but well-trusted European-based electronics engineering source from December 2022 who has indicated that Apple has been working on the research and development of very fast multi-color/multi-material plastic resin AND metal-powder-deposition 3D printers since 2014!
To support the 3D printing ecosystem, this new Apple-branded camera, while perfectly capable for high-end still photography and cinema/video production, has been specifically designed and made for fast, high resolution real-time color scanning of 3D objects and 3D environments which will be used for BOTH Apple-based 3D printing and VR/AR product development!
The new very-ergonomic and highly simplified body design has ALREADY been selected and created by Apple designers and will compliment the design of current Apple offerings (i.e. simple form-factor body and easy-to-use!). No official product name has been offered but one internal Apple document was seen to have the codename of "Scopas" (i.e. named after an ancient Greek Sculptor and Artist) attached to the camera body design which DOES SEEM TO POINT on a logical basis to 3D printing!
This camera will support interchangeable lenses which will PROBABLY be rebadged Sony G-Master lenses! The Apple 3D printers are supposed to be the very fastest 3D printers around using multi-material and multi-color 3D printing with three versions being developed! TWO printers will be for at-home/small-office use and can print at the volumetric sizes of 400 mm by 400 mm by 400 mm cubic volume and a 800 mm by 800 mm by 800 mm cubic volume set of 3D metal powder and plastic resin printers and a much larger INDUSTRIAL SCALE 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter set of 3D metal and plastic printers.
Raw plastic and powdered metal materials are being sourced from around the world and will be Apple-branded with easy-to-replace cartridges that allow for LONG print jobs of larger items and multiple runs of smaller items! The first Apple product test-printed in December 2022 was an advanced-cushioning-design 3D printed multi-color running shoes with multiple Apple logos imprinted on them which was seen to be worn by an Apple engineer within a high-security Apple lab-space.
These products will be one of many designs within an EXPANDED Apple Store that will have multiple categories for curated consumer and and commercial 3D product designs uploaded by individuals and companies that will be made available for sale!
The CURRENT RUMOR is to have the 3D printers manufactured in a USA-based facility in Nevada OR Utah that are currently being scouted for land purchase and upcoming construction. The new Apple camera MAY be introduced/announced at the 2024 developers conference for public sale BEFORE Christmas Season 2024. The camera will NOT be cheap to buy and will be more expensive than the Sony A7-Sx model it is based upon and the lenses will be similarly expensive due to the support for 3D LIDAR/SONAR data scanning built into the camera body itself.
The 3D printers are in current development as of June 2023 BUT a software 3D printing API WAS SEEN as part of an unreleased iPad app by an outside developer in December 2022 which means development is further along for Apple-based 3D printing than we originally thought!
It is currently believed that 2025 is when we will see the FIRST Apple-branded 3D printer announcement! It is also thought that the new Apple Vision Pro VR/AR glasses might have been part of this research and development into the MUCH LARGER PROFIT-LEVEL MARKET of on-demand plastic resin and metal powder fast-3D-printing segment which might go past $100 Billion USD per year starting around 2025!
An easy-to-use design and modeling tool for CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation was bought from a 3rd party and expanded to Apple specifications which is to be released alongside the 3D printers! This software is supposed to be easy-to-use Final Cut Pro-like software but made for for 3D CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation (i.e. Apple's version of CATIA but at a MUCH cheaper price!)
TLDR: New 120 Megapixel Stills/8K-Video camera coming from Apple as a rebadged/redesigned Sony A7-Sx series possibly in 2024 AND new Apple-branded plastic resin and metal-powder 3D printer hardware and 3D design software coming in 2025.
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It will ALSO HAVE have built-in 3D LIDAR AND SONAR scanning to allow scanning and capture of 3D Volumetric data of real world objects and real world interior/exterior spaces via fully wireless control from an iPhone/iPad/Laptop and via on-body manual controls! The camera body design aesthetic was viewed by the source as being very curvacious and ergonomic in typical Apple Minimalist design language with extensive software control and a weather-resistant/rugged construction.
This new Apple-branded camera is to be built to Apple design specifications in Thailand and is to be part of Apple's future 3D scanning system which IS ALSO TO BE PART OF APPLE'S future plastic resin and metal powder 3D printing ecosystem!
This rumor is from a secretive but well-trusted European-based electronics engineering source from December 2022 who has indicated that Apple has been working on the research and development of very fast multi-color/multi-material plastic resin AND metal-powder-deposition 3D printers since 2014!
To support the 3D printing ecosystem, this new Apple-branded camera, while perfectly capable for high-end still photography and cinema/video production, has been specifically designed and made for fast, high resolution real-time color scanning of 3D objects and 3D environments which will be used for BOTH Apple-based 3D printing and VR/AR product development!
The new very-ergonomic and highly simplified body design has ALREADY been selected and created by Apple designers and will compliment the design of current Apple offerings (i.e. simple form-factor body and easy-to-use!). No official product name has been offered but one internal Apple document was seen to have the codename of "Scopas" (i.e. named after an ancient Greek Sculptor and Artist) attached to the camera body design which DOES SEEM TO POINT on a logical basis to 3D printing!
This camera will support interchangeable lenses which will PROBABLY be rebadged Sony G-Master lenses! The Apple 3D printers are supposed to be the very fastest 3D printers around using multi-material and multi-color 3D printing with three versions being developed! TWO printers will be for at-home/small-office use and can print at the volumetric sizes of 400 mm by 400 mm by 400 mm cubic volume and a 800 mm by 800 mm by 800 mm cubic volume set of 3D metal powder and plastic resin printers and a much larger INDUSTRIAL SCALE 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter set of 3D metal and plastic printers.
Raw plastic and powdered metal materials are being sourced from around the world and will be Apple-branded with easy-to-replace cartridges that allow for LONG print jobs of larger items and multiple runs of smaller items! The first Apple product test-printed in December 2022 was an advanced-cushioning-design 3D printed multi-color running shoes with multiple Apple logos imprinted on them which was seen to be worn by an Apple engineer within a high-security Apple lab-space.
These products will be one of many designs within an EXPANDED Apple Store that will have multiple categories for curated consumer and and commercial 3D product designs uploaded by individuals and companies that will be made available for sale!
The CURRENT RUMOR is to have the 3D printers manufactured in a USA-based facility in Nevada OR Utah that are currently being scouted for land purchase and upcoming construction. The new Apple camera MAY be introduced/announced at the 2024 developers conference for public sale BEFORE Christmas Season 2024. The camera will NOT be cheap to buy and will be more expensive than the Sony A7-Sx model it is based upon and the lenses will be similarly expensive due to the support for 3D LIDAR/SONAR data scanning built into the camera body itself.
The 3D printers are in current development as of June 2023 BUT a software 3D printing API WAS SEEN as part of an unreleased iPad app by an outside developer in December 2022 which means development is further along for Apple-based 3D printing than we originally thought!
It is currently believed that 2025 is when we will see the FIRST Apple-branded 3D printer announcement! It is also thought that the new Apple Vision Pro VR/AR glasses might have been part of this research and development into the MUCH LARGER PROFIT-LEVEL MARKET of on-demand plastic resin and metal powder fast-3D-printing segment which might go past $100 Billion USD per year starting around 2025!
An easy-to-use design and modeling tool for CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation was bought from a 3rd party and expanded to Apple specifications which is to be released alongside the 3D printers! This software is supposed to be easy-to-use Final Cut Pro-like software but made for for 3D CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation (i.e. Apple's version of CATIA but at a MUCH cheaper price!)
TLDR: New 120 Megapixel Stills/8K-Video camera coming from Apple as a rebadged/redesigned Sony A7-Sx series possibly in 2024 AND new Apple-branded plastic resin and metal-powder 3D printer hardware and 3D design software coming in 2025.
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