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Myke-3 points • 0/6

Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022 • Risky Pick
Apple gives a sneak peek of the new Mac Pro-1
- It features a case design inspired by the the 2019 Mac Pro
- It features more ports than any other Apple Silicon Mac available today
- It does not have support for third-party GPUs
- It features a chip name that has not appeared in any other product
- It has a starting price of at least $6,999
- It is coming later this year
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when Mac Pro with M2 Ultra was announced at WWDC23.
Hardware Mac Mac Pro
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, March 2022 • Round 2
Apple’s Classical Music service is unveiled0
🔮Predicted 1.1 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 28, 2023 when Apple Music Classical was launched.
Services  Music
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, September 2021 • Risky Pick
An iPhone gets an always-on display with a UI element that is reminiscent of Apple Watch complications-1
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 7, 2022 when iPhone 14 Pro was announced with an always-on display and Lock Screen widgets.
Hardware iPhone
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2021 • Risky Pick
Apple makes changes to IAP rules removing restrictions on linking for account creation, etc.-1
🔮Predicted 3 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 1, 2021 when Japan Fair Trade Commission closed its App Store investigation, and Apple announced it would let developers of “reader” apps link to an external website to set up or manage an account.
Software Development tools
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Rickies 2021 • Round 1
Apple announces a new Mac Pro powered by Apple Silicon0
🔮Predicted 1.4 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when Mac Pro with M2 Ultra was announced at WWDC23.
Hardware Mac Mac Pro
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Predictions 2018 • Round 2
Apple Watch with an always-on display0
🔮Predicted 9 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 10, 2019 when Apple Watch Series 5 was announced.
Hardware Apple Watch
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.

Federico-3 points • 0/8

Keynote Rickies, September 2022 • Risky Pick
The iPhone 14 Pro Camera app introduces some kind of 3D capturing functionality-1
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 11, 2023 when Spatial video capturing was announced on iPhone 15 Pro as an iOS 17 update later in the year.
Hardware iPhone Software Apps Other apps
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Rickies 2022 • Round 1
At least one AirPods model will support lossless music playback by the end of 20220
🔮Predicted 8 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 11, 2023 when AirPods Pro with USB-C charging case gained Lossless Audio with Apple Vision Pro.
Hardware AirPods Services  Music
🚫Cannot be reused by Federico throughout 2022 nor during Annual Rickies 2023.

♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone during any Keynote Rickies in 2023 though.
Keynote Rickies, October 2021 • Risky Pick
Apple announces a new display that is not the Pro Display XDR, launching by the end of 2021 somewhere-1
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on March 8, 2022 when Studio Display was announced.
Hardware Accessoires Display
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, November 2020 • Risky Pick
Big Sur on the new Apple Silicon Macs comes with a low power mode feature-1
🔮Predicted 7 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 7, 2021 when macOS Monterey was announced, which offer low power mode.
Software macOS
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Rickies 2020 • Round 1
Apple will name a successor to Steve Dowling, former head of public relations at Apple0
Either named by Apple officially, or reported by more than one outlet that a person has been appointed.
🔮Predicted 4 months ahead of its time.
Came true on May 7, 2021 when Stella Low was named Apple’s new vice president of worldwide corporate communications.
People Leadership
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Rickies 2020 • Round 2
At least one of the 2020 iPhones will have a higher refresh rate display (ProMotion)0
🔮Predicted 8 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 14, 2021 when iPhone 13 Pro introduced ProMotion to the iPhone.
Hardware iPhone
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Predictions, March 2019 • Round 2
Apple will also announce a service bundle to get multiple services for one integrated fee0
🔮Predicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on September 15, 2020 when Apple One was announced.
Services  One
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Predictions 2017 • Round 2
Apple Music is redesigned again0
Will gain more Spotify-like algorithmic features
🔮Predicted 1.6 years ahead of its time.
Came true on August 23, 2019 when Apple Music launched ‘New Music Daily’ playlist.
Services  Music Software Apps Music
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.

Stephen-4 points • 0/7

Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022 • Round 1
Third-party widgets gain interactivity 0
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when iOS 17 with interactive widgets was announced.
Software iOS iPadOS
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022 • Risky Pick
The new version of macOS brings back Dashboard as a way to place widgets outside of the current Notification Center -1
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when macOS Sonoma is announced which will let you place widgets on the desktop.
Software macOS
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Keynote Rickies, September 2020 • Risky Pick
The iPad mini will be updated with a new design inspired by the iPad Pro’s design-1
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 14, 2021 when iPad mini (6th gen) was announced.
Hardware iPad iPad mini
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Rickies 2020 • Round 1
The 13” MacBook Pro will get a larger screen0
🔮Predicted 9 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max was announced with a 14” display.
Hardware Mac MacBook Pro
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Predictions 2019 • Risky Pick
First ARM Mac ships-1
🔮Predicted 10 months ahead of its time.
Came true on November 10, 2020 when MacBook Air with M1 chip was announced.
Hardware Mac Mac line-up
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Predictions 2018 • Round 1
The Mac Pro ships by the end of 20180
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on December 12, 2019 when first Mac Pro orders began shipping.
Hardware Mac Mac Pro
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.
Annual Predictions 2018 • Risky Pick
iTunes rewrite or replacement for macOS-1
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new Music app.
Software macOS Apps iTunes
♻️Eligible for reuse by anyone.

Flexies

Myke0% • 0/15

Keynote Rickies, March 2022
Apple unveils the first Mac powered by an M2 chip👎
🔮Predicted 3 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 6, 2022 when MacBook Air with M2 was announced.
Hardware Mac Mac line-up
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2021
New MacBook Pro👎
🔮Predicted 4 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when 14” and 16” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max were announced.
Hardware Mac MacBook Pro
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2021
Preview of the Apple Silicon Mac Pro👎
🔮Predicted 2 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when Mac Pro with M2 Ultra was announced at WWDC23.
Hardware Mac Mac Pro
Keynote Rickies, November 2020
New MagSafe charging case for existing AirPods👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when AirPods Pro also got a MagSafe compatible charging case.
Hardware AirPods
Keynote Rickies, October 2020
Over-ear AirPods are offered with multiple material options👎
🔮Predicted 8 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on December 8, 2020 when AirPods Max were introduced.
Hardware AirPods
Keynote Rickies, September 2020
Details of a new iPad mini👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 14, 2021 when iPad mini (6th gen) was announced.
Hardware iPad iPad mini
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2020
A new Apple display👎
🔮Predicted 1.7 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 8, 2022 when Studio Display was announced.
Hardware Accessoires Display
Keynote Rickies, September 2019
Apple TV+ will be free with another subscription👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 15, 2020 when Apple TV+ was part of the new Apple One bundle.
Services  TV+
Keynote Rickies, September 2019
Some surprise hardware, like a Tile tracker👎
🔮Predicted 1.6 years ahead of its time.
Came true on April 20, 2021 when AirTags were announced.
Hardware Accessoires AirTag
Annual Predictions 2019
Over-ear headphones (i.e. HeadPods)👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on December 8, 2020 when AirPods Max were introduced.
Hardware AirPods
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
New iPads👎
🔮Predicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when the iPad Pros (3rd gen) 9.7” and 12.9” were announced.
Hardware iPad iPad line-up
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
New pencil and keyboard👎
🔮Predicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when Apple Pencil (2nd gen) with gesture controls and updated Smart Keyboard Folio were announced.
Hardware Accessoires Apple Pencil
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
The larger iPhone will be called “XS Plus”👎
🔮Predicted 4 years ahead of its time.
Came true on September 7, 2022 when iPhone 14 Plus was announced as the plus-size regular phone.
Hardware iPhone
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
A new, unique iPhone case👎
🔮Predicted 5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on September 12, 2023 when the FineWoven case for iPhone 15 were announced as a replacement for the leather case.
Hardware iPhone Accessoires Peripherals
Annual Predictions 2018
On iOS 12, the iPad homescreen features more than just app icons👎
🔮Predicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 22, 2020 when iPadOS 14 allowed you to pin the Today view with widgets to the iPad homescreen. iPadOS 15 finally added real homescreen widgets.
Software iPadOS

Federico0% • 0/19

Keynote Rickies, September 2022
There will be a system filter for always-on display in Focus👎
🔮Predicted 7 months ahead of its time.
Came true on March 27, 2023 when iOS 16.4 was released with the ability to toggle always-on with a focus filter.
Software iOS
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022
Shortcuts gets an XL widget on iPad👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when iPadOS 17 was announced with an XL widget for Shortcuts.
Software iPadOS Apps Shortcuts
Annual Rickies 2022
Apple Notes will borrow some features from the modern generation of note-taking apps👎
Like wiki-style links, a quick switcher, or nested pages
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when Notes gained linking one note to another note in iOS 17.
Software Apps Notes
Keynote Rickies, September 2021
New AirPods announced with a MagSafe compatible case 👎
🔮Predicted 5 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when AirPods (3rd gen) were announced with MagSafe compatible charger case.
Hardware AirPods
Keynote Rickies, November 2020
At least one of the Apple Silicon Macs has a ProMotion display👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when 14” and 16” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max were announced with 120Hz ProMotion display.
Hardware Mac Mac line-up
Keynote Rickies, October 2020
Apple launches a new HD tier for Apple Music👎
🔮Predicted 7 months ahead of its time.
Came true on May 17, 2021 when Spatial Audio and (Hi-Res) Lossless Audio were introduced to Apple Music.
Services  Music
Keynote Rickies, October 2020
Apple launches an AR navigation mode for Apple Maps👎
🔮Predicted 8 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 7, 2021 when iOS 15 was announced with AR walking directions in Maps.
Software Apps Other apps Tech AR/VR
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2020
At least one major video game developer will bring an exclusive title to Apple Arcade👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on June 15, 2021 when game developer Snowman announced Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City as an Apple Arcade exclusive title.
Services  Arcade
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2020
watchOS 7 will feature mental health features👎
🔮Predicted 12 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 7, 2021 when watchOS 8 was announced with new Mind app.
Software watchOS
Keynote Rickies, September 2019
Catalina will have a release date👎
🔮Predicted 4 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 7, 2019 when macOS Catalina was released with very little notice.
Software macOS
Keynote Rickies, September 2019
Apple announces original podcast content👎
🔮Predicted 10 months ahead of its time.
Came true on July 15, 2020 when Apple News Today was announced.
Services  Podcasts
Keynote Predictions, March 2019
Apple News will expand internationally👎
🔮Predicted 6 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 30, 2019 when Apple News became available in the UK and Australia.
Services  News+
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
Two new iPad Pros👎
🔮Predicted 7 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 30, 2018 when the iPad Pros (3rd gen) 9.7” and 12.9” were announced.
Hardware iPad iPad Pro
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
Redesigned Smart Keyboard👎
🔮Predicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 18, 2020 when Magic Keyboard for iPad was announced.
Hardware Accessoires Peripherals
Keynote Predictions, September 2018
iWork updates for iOS 12👎
🔮Predicted 5 days ahead of its time.
Came true on September 18, 2018 when iWork was updated with Siri Shortcuts, dark mode support and more.
Software Apps Other apps
Annual Predictions 2018
Reminders gets a major redesign modeled after iOS 11 and Files👎
New family sharing features and integration with the HomePod.
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when iOS 13 was announced with a Reminders redesign.
Software iOS Apps Reminders
Annual Predictions 2018
A new smart keyboard👎
New material, backlit keys, a dedicated Siri key.
🔮Predicted 1.2 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 18, 2020 when Magic Keyboard for iPad was announced.
Hardware Accessoires Peripherals
Annual Predictions 2018
Apple Video and Apple Music have dedicated apps for Mac and iOS👎
Music and Video removed from iTunes on the Mac.
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new, separate Music and TV apps.
Services  Music  TV+Software Apps Music
Annual Predictions 2017
iOS 10.3 with a redesigned split screen revealing the homescreen and the app switcher instead of the vertical slider we have now👎
🔮Predicted 3.4 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 7, 2021 when iPadOS 15 vastly improved multitasking by showing the homescreen to select a second app for split screen.
Software iPadOS

Stephen0% • 0/13

Keynote Rickies, September 2022
The A16 is built on a 3 nanometer process👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 11, 2023 when A17 Pro was announced for iPhone 15 Pro.
Hardware iPhone
Keynote Rickies, September 2022
The iPhone 14 Pro switches to titanium for the side rails👎
🔮Predicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on September 11, 2023 when iPhone 15 Pro was announced with a Grade 5 Titanium chassis.
Hardware iPhone
Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022
Apple’s classical music service is announced👎
🔮Predicted 10 months ahead of its time.
Came true on March 28, 2023 when Apple Music Classical was launched.
Services  Music
Keynote Rickies, March 2022
The Intel Mac mini is removed from sale👎
🔮Predicted 10 months ahead of its time.
Came true on January 17, 2023 when Mac mini with M2 was announced.
Hardware Mac Mac mini
🐝Buzzkiller
Annual Rickies 2022
Apple announces a developer kit for its headset👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when visionOS was unveiled.
Hardware  Vision Pro Software Development tools
Keynote Rickies, September 2021
A new AirPods product is announced👎
🔮Predicted 5 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on October 18, 2021 when AirPods (3rd gen) is announced.
Hardware AirPods
Keynote Rickies, April 2021
A new iPad comes in a new color for its line👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 14, 2021 when iPad mini (6th gen) was announced, now also available in pink, purple, and starlight.
Hardware iPad iPad line-up
Annual Rickies 2021
Apple puts a cheaper display on sale as a sibling to the XDR👎
🔮Predicted 2 months ahead of its time.
Came true on March 8, 2022 when Studio Display was announced.
Hardware Accessoires Display
Keynote Rickies, November 2020
Apple announces Windows for ARM coming via virtualization in the future👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on April 14, 2021 when Parallels Desktop 16.5 introduced support for Windows 10 on ARM on Apple’s M1 Macs. Technically never announced by Apple though.
Software macOS
Keynote Rickies, October 2020
Big Sur gets a release date👎
🔮Predicted 4 weeks ahead of its time.
Came true on November 10, 2020 when Apple announced the release date.
Software macOS
Keynote Predictions, WWDC 2019
iCloud family photo sharing👎
🔮Predicted 3 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 6, 2022 when iCloud Shared Photo Library for families was announced in iOS 16.
Services iCloud
Annual Predictions 2018
AppKit and UIKit give birth to something new and cross-platform👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when SwiftUI was announced.
Software Development tools
Annual Predictions 2018
iPod touch updated👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on May 28, 2019 when iPod touch (7th gen) was announced.
Hardware Accessoires iPod