It is mid-February 2026, and the Macalope is still writing “Where does the time go? All things fade. Soon we die.” on all his checks.
It’s a little game he likes to play with the Department of Licensing and Registration. The Macalope likes to imagine they love it.
Anyway, it’s high time we take a look at what’s coming up this year because before you know it, it’ll be over. Apple got the ball rolling yesterday when it announced an event for March 4th.
Wait. Excuse the Macalope. Not an “event”. An “experience.” An “event” is jejune. Basic. Lowbrow. An “experience” is elevated. Refined. Possibly confusing or even a little terrifying. The colors on the logo accompanying the announcement have convinced many that the rumored new colorful MacBook lineup will be announced.
Gurman floats several options, including yellow, light green, blue, and pink…
It remains to be seen if “light” here means a lighter shade of an actual color or more the vague concept of the idea of a thing remotely like a color that Apple tends to default to.
If a cheaper MacBook with a less powerful chip excites you, then you’ll love what else Apple is expected to ship soon! The iPhone 17e is expected imminently, adding an A19 chip and MagSafe charging, something the horny one did not realize the 16e did not have. A new base model iPad and iPad Air are expected early this year, but will just be speed bumps of the existing models.
One thing you should not be expecting any time soon is that enhanced version of Siri Apple keeps saying is “on schedule” and is “showing good progress” and is “thinking of taking a gap year to travel around Europe before deciding whether to go to college or enter the workforce”. Wait, what was that last one?
After planning to include the new capabilities in iOS 26.4…Apple is now working to spread them out over future versions…possibly postponing some features until at least iOS 26.5, due in May, and iOS 27, which comes out in September.
26.5. 27. Whatever it takes.
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Foundry
In Apple’s defense here, they’re not the only ones struggling to ship an AI feature.
[OpenAI] said its first hardware device won’t ship to customers before the end of February 2027.
That thing that nobody knows what it is? Turns out Jony Ive and Sam Altman don’t know, either.
Apple also may have a few surprises up its sleeve this year as the company is expected to announce new home products, including a doorbell camera and lock that uses Face ID. The Macalope has been advocating for Apple to make its own home automation products for years, and the timing is good since Amazon seems to have stepped in something that a hypothetical lost dog left on its front lawn.
Following a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated. As a result, we have made the joint decision to cancel the planned integration.
Amazon’s willingness to smooth the skids of getting Ring videos into the hands of law enforcement is pretty tone deaf. Imagine spending millions and millions of dollars to buy a Super Bowl ad for a system that uses facial recognition without people’s consent in the current environment. Bravo, Amazon. Nailed it.
(If you don’t know the difference between Face ID–a secured system tied to a hardware device used solely for authentication–and scooping up everyone’s faces to put in an online facial system, then please do not @ the Macalope.)
While you may see these new products and others from Apple, could there be one annual ritual you won’t see this year?
“Supply Chain Checks Show Non-Doom Scenario has Legs”
Horace Dediu points out a note from GF Securities that says:
Following the earnings call on Jan. 29, 2026, we did a supply chain research which indicates strong iPhone build momentum…
What?! Can spring even come if there isn’t panic about iPhone production cuts?! Is that even possible? Somebody get Nikkei on the line. Surely they can find someone willing to tell us about massive iPhone production cuts.
Regardless, at least we should have some new things to talk about in the coming months.
