It's a weird time for those of us who've followed Apple rumors for years. (And I'm not the only one who has noticed.) At the risk of sounding like your prototypical hipster, today's rumors just aren't as good as they used to be. The devices that we hear whispers about now--a smartwatch, a television, a cheaper iPhone--seem lackluster compared to the rumored products of days past--products that, when they actually appeared, changed entire industries.Related StoriesApple's Tim Cook to speak at D11 this monthIs Twitter broken?