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Pictures of New iMac

Posted by Roblimo on from the keeping-up-with-the-macjoneses dept.

webslacker writes "Those snoops over at Apple Insider have gotten their hands on some blueprints of the new iMac. Not a drastic change, but it now uses a short-neck CRT and the new trayless DVD drive is very very cool. Check it out."

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  1. More of the same... by Anonymous+Shepherd · · Score: 3

    And rumors at that!

    Oh well.
    I'd imagine, if I were Steve Jobs, which I am not, that the iiMac would include:

    Video camera + mic for video conferencing, if we're going to try to push the internet concept.

    Airport of course. Imagine video conferencing without the hassle of networking, wires, or setup?

    Touch screen, of course! It's as natural as voice recognition, which will come with OS9. Point, tap, speak!

    Voice recognition with OS9. Voice passwords and such.

    People recognition. Not just powering up when you touch the keyboard or mouse, but when you move or sit down in front of the computer. Like those new men's urinals that require no hands to operate? It'd be nifty.

    Anything else? There must be other people here who have ideas!


    -AS

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  2. What's with this Apple bashing? by Anonymous+Shepherd · · Score: 3

    Just because you don't like iMacs?

    What Apple seems to be doing is offering a *reasonable* configuration in an (my opinion) an attractive case with a useable OS.

    The point is not configurability, which is what the B&W G4/G3s offer, but single-minded ease of use. Like a playstation or dreamcast. Unlike a home stereo system made of any number of components, wires, and boxes. Which can also be used to describe the modern PC.

    Apple is targeting a market which doesn't value the tinker factor as much as it values the use and 'feel' factor.

    Would you complain similarly of the Palm or Visor in how limited they are?


    -AS

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  3. Trayless DVD-ROM Drive by IntelliTubbie · · Score: 3

    Now iMacs are even more attractive to newbies: they won't make the embarrassing mistake of confusing the CD-ROM tray with a cupholder.

    Tech-support professionals, rejoice!

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    Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

  4. Re:DVD Drive by rabidMacBigot() · · Score: 3

    IIRC, the reason the lens is in the tray is because the CDROM drive itself (along with the SODIMM RAM form factor, and much of the motherboard) in the original and current iMacs is basically the same as that of the PowerBook G3 series as a cost-saving measure. Of course, that still doesn't make an exposed-lens CDROM a good idea...