List of unreleased Apple products

Below is a list of unreleased Apple products. These include projects that were announced or in development, but were cancelled before release or have not been shipped.
==Unreleased hardware==
The following include working prototypes that passed beyond the initial design stage:
*AirPower — A wireless charging mat that was designed to simultaneously charge up to three -compatible devices, such as Apple Watches, AirPods, or recent iPhone models. It was cancelled in 2019 due to engineering issues and replaced by the MagSafe Duo Charger.
*Apple Interactive Television Box — A set top box (STB) that entered market testing in 1994, but was never commercially released.1995 Apple Interactive Television Box by Kevin Rye, Apple to the Core. 2012-04-12.
*Apple Magic Charger — A device that resembles a more compact version of the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock.'Apple Magic Charger' was in the works, but killed by Wesley Hillard, AppleInsider. 2022-11-15.
*LaserWriter Pro 800 — A lower-end version of the LaserWriter Pro 810 workgroup printer was scheduled to be introduced at Macworld Expo Boston in August 1993,New high-res LaserWriters to offer fast Level 2 output by Matthew Rothenberg, MacWEEK p.96. 1993-05-31. but was never released.Technical Specifications for Apple LaserWriter Printers, Apple Computer. Archived 2002-06-02.
*MessageSlate — A large tablet computer running Newton OS that was cancelled in 1993 in favor of the smaller MessagePad.The Story Behind Apple’s Newton by Tom Hormby, Low End Mac. 2013-08-06.
*Paladin — An unreleased all-in-one computer prototype that contained a fax machine, scanner, and phone.
*PenLite — A early tablet based on the PowerBook Duo chassis that was prototyped in 1992, but cancelled due to potential market competition with the Newton.
*PowerBook G5 — Long anticipated, but passed over in favor of the MacBook Pro in 2006.Apple on G5 PowerBook: Not so fast by John G. Spooner, CNET. 2005-02-03.PowerBook G5: Long Rumored, Never Produced by Charles W. Moore, Low End Mac. 2008-06-24.
*PowerBop — A modified prototype of a PowerBook 180 with built-in wireless internet access. Cancelled due to buggy service with frequent loss of signal.
*Power Macintosh 9700 — A larger 6-slot version of the Power Macintosh G3.The Proto Preserve: Prototype PowerMacintosh/Express 9700 (PEX) by Hap Plain, A Little Byte Different. Accessed 2020-04-25.
*StyleWriter EtherTalk Adapter II — Ethernet support for the Color StyleWriter 4100, 4500, and 6500 that was announced in 1997, but did not appear before the product line was cancelled.Apple Unveils New Color Ink-Jet Printer Line; Includes High-Performance Model for Both Mac OS and Windows Users, Apple Computer. 1997-06-16. Archived 1998-12-02.
*Vademecum — An early touch screen tablet that was prototyped in 1994 with wireless capabilities.Visualized: the iPad that never was, complete with camera and wireless by S. Hollister, Engadget. 2010-10-12.
*Wizzy Active Lifestyle Telephone (WALT) — Developed jointly with from 1991 to 1993 with a stylus and the unique ability to digitally send and receive content. The project was superseded by the Newton.The Top 15 Vaporware Products of All Time by Emru Townsend, PCWorld. 2008-05-04.
==Unreleased software==
*Copland — An effort by Apple Computer to create an updated version of their classic Mac OS operating system. Begun in earnest in 1994, it was abandoned by August 1996. Mac OS 8 shipped in its place in July 1997.Copland was a failure by David K. Every, MacKiDo. 1999.
*Gershwin — Planned successor to Copland that was to introduce modern memory management, but was also cancelled. Mac OS X shipped in its place in March 2001."The Long and Winding Road", MacWorld, August 31, 2000.
*MacBASIC — Acquired from Apple Computer by Microsoft for $1, only to be shelved.MacBasic by Andy Hertzfeld, Folklore. 1985-06.
*Project Star Trek — An early port of System 7.1 that supported Intel processors in 1992, but was abandoned.On Apple’s Star Trek Project, 512 Pixels. 2012-12-11.
*System 6.0.6 — Pulled shortly before its planned release in October 1990 due to an AppleTalk bug.MacBulletin: Apple Pulls System 6.0.6, Macworld p.17. 1990-12.
*Mac OS 9.0.1 — An unreleased version of Mac OS 9 that had been in development under the codename Minuet.Minuet (Mac OS 9.0.1) Surfaces Internally, AppleInsider. 1999-11-28.
==References==
==See also==
*List of Apple products
*List of Apple AR and VR projects
*Macintosh prototypes
*:Category: Failed Apple initiatives
*:Category: Vaporware
==External links==
*5 Apple products that never made it by S. McNulty at Engadget (2006-11-29)
*Four Apple prototypes I’ve never heard of by Jeff Smykil at Ars Technica (2006-11-30)
*6 Apple Prototypes That Never Shipped by Jonny Evans at Apple Must (2017-02-07)
*Apple Phone Prototype and 10 More Unreleased Apple Products You Might Have Not Seen Before at TechEBlog (2018-08-25)
*Apple’s ‘90s precursor to the iPhone shown functioning in new video by Jon Porter at The Verge (2019-04-10)
*Les prototypes que vous n'avez JAMAIS vu (French) at Gete.Net Consulting
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