When we think about Apple and design , there are a phone number of machine that bound to bear in mind : theiPhone 14,iPad Pro , AirPods , iMac , and even theMac Studio . But among the products that have left an indelible Gospel According to Mark on the landscape , there are those Apple gadget that were little more than a pretty face . Here are eight gorgeous Apple product that failed to make a prick in the population .
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
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There are product like the Newton that are ahead of their time and then there is theTwentieth Anniversary Mac . Released on April 1 , 1996 , exactly 20 years after Apple Computer was founded , the TAM was underpowered and overpriced but had a jaw - dropping inclosure that gear up the stage for Apple ’s industry - leading design that can still be feel on Apple ’s products today . Who knows , the Mac ’s fortieth anniversary is coming up – perchance it ’s meter for a revival .
Lisa
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On the one hand , Lisawas doomed from the start . On the other , it ’s the most influential computer Apple ever made . A radically new design , unlike anything anyone had ever seen before , Apple ’s Lisa – name after Steve Jobs ’s daughter – had one of the earliest graphical user port , an all - in - one aim , and unambiguously modular climb . However , its $ 10,000 cost rag and complex OS fate sales – the release of the cheaper and more hyped Macintosh just a year later did n’t help .
Power Mac G4 Cube
ThePower Mac G4 Cuberemains one of the pretty desktop machine ever made . Encased in graphite - colourize acrylic and designed to sit atop a desk rather than under it , the Power Mac G4 Cube was ( and is ) a work of art . It was also very expensive , somewhat underpowered , and impractical , all of which doomed sales . It lasted about a class and was never take heed from again .
Mac Pro (2013)
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When AppleunveiledtheMac Proat WWDC 2013 , it was sure enough different – so different that it did n’t look like a computer at all . It ’s earned the not - so - warm soubriquet “ Trash Can , ” but there ’s no traverse its unique and arresting design . That purpose was also its downfall ; it was n’t very modular or upgradable , did n’t have proper chilling for the highest - end chip , and started at $ 2,999 . But those who buy one could n’t stop look up to it .
eMate 300
Before there was the iPhone and iPad , Apple ’s ultraportable reckoner was theeMate 300 , a low - price laptop for school that ran the Newton operating scheme . It had a 6.8 - inch show , stylus , and full keyboard , and was dressed in translucent blue plastic before translucent plastic became cool . But during a time when Apple was directionless , the eMate never had a chance . It was n’t market well , did n’t have a clear identity , and run a doomed atomic number 8 . It barely endure a year before Steve Jobs killed it , but it ’s firmly not to see its influence on both the iMac and iBook .
iPod Hi-Fi
Back when the iPod was at its peak , speakers and docks were all the rage . Naturally , Apple wanted to get in on it . In February 2006 , it launched theiPod Hi - Fi , a minimal rectangular speaker with a duad of handles , custom - designed all-encompassing - range utterer , and a tuned , port bass system . Like the HomePod , it was praise for its sound and build quality , but at last was too expensive and too high - closing for the humble iPod .
iPhone 5c
Before theiPhone SE , the “ budget”iPhone 5cmade its debut in 2013 alongside theiPhone 5S. Costing just $ 99 on contract bridge ( $ 100 less than the high - end iPhone ) , it had the same display and a similar camera but was omit several important features , include Touch ID , the newest A7 processor , and dual LED flash . But it await like no other iPhone , with an incredibly low-cal pattern envelop in a colorful polycarbonate case that feel wonderful to hold in . It was unapologetically killed a twelvemonth subsequently but its colorful influence can still be felt today .
HomePod (2017)
If you need grounds that Apple’soriginal HomePodis still one of the prettiest speakers ever made , front no further than the2nd - gen model , which looks almost indistinguishable to the first one . But despite its good looks and even easily strait , the original HomePod landed with a turkey . Doomed by its price , timing , and special feature , HomePod endure about three years before Apple pulled the plug . It ’s back now and we have to wonder how long it will be until Apple turns down the loudness for goodness .
