The one feature removed from the new iMac is...

[island]

the magnet for the remote on the right side! I can't believe it; I went to put the remote there today on the side of the screen and boom right off the desk it went.

Oh well... :(

[totally_fly_]

the magnet for the remote on the right side! I can't believe it; I went to put the remote there today on the side of the screen and boom right off the desk it went.

Oh well... :(

I can't believe it! Are you sure it hasn't simply been moved to another spot?

[island]

I rubbed my remote ALL OVER the thing, lol, no luck.

[totally_fly_]

I rubbed my remote ALL OVER the thing, lol, no luck.

That kinda sounds dirty..


Anyway, add it to the list of lacking features for this new iMac!

[Zwhaler]

What?? That really sucks... maybe Leopards Front Row will have a new remote thar will match the new iMac?

[iW00t]

They will soon release a "Remote docking panel" for $59 which is basically a aluminum clad iron core block that is sticky taped onto your iMac.

[QuarterSwede]

Yikes, what an oversight. I'd like to know what genius thought it was a good idea to remove that cheap part.

[flappo]

i'm just glad i didn't wait for the 'new' imac and bought a pro instead when my last imac went kaput

the pro may be getting on but at least it still has all it's features intact

removing the magnet ?? that's a mad design decision

so , where on earth are you meant to keep the -easily lost - apple remote ??

[balamw]

i have a new imac as also(love it) that i bought this afternoon. the remote sticks to the Right side as usual?!?!?
and yes i have a new imac
please tell me if u figure this out:p

Post is worthless w/o a pic. :p

Where is the spot?

B

[Jasonbot]

Isn't that the remote stuck to the base of the iMac that steve jobs is using?

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6666/dsc1325we9.jpg

[Zwhaler]

Isn't that the remote stuck to the base of the iMac that steve jobs is using?

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6666/dsc1325we9.jpg

Whoa, I think it is. Can someone confirm this? If it's true... I still like the side better :)

[iToaster]

I think that's just a cable. But jeez Apple, what an oversight.

[Matteh117]

I think that's just a cable. But jeez Apple, what an oversight.

Look at the white down the side, it goes down the stand, then comes forward a bit as if there was a block there - it can't be a cable, surely.

[island]

Look at the white down the side, it goes down the stand, then comes forward a bit as if there was a block there - it can't be a cable, surely.

I just tried putting the remote all over the stand and there is nothing to hold it there. Oh well ;/

[JHacker]

It's actually not that big of a deal. All of you who keep the remote attached to the computer are not using it for the intended purpose. Think about it. If you're sitting at your desk, then why do you need the remote to change songs or raise and lower volume or enter front row? You can do all that with the keyboard right in front of you.

On the other hand, if you leave the remote across the room next to your bed, or the couch, or something else, then you can access your music without getting up to go to the computer.

[calculus]

Isn't that the remote stuck to the base of the iMac that steve jobs is using?

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6666/dsc1325we9.jpg

Never mind that... SJ tucks his shirt into his jeans! That's horrible - someone should have a word...

[c.joe.go]

i too could not find the magnet to hold the remote. nothing anywhere seemed to hold it. i think it indicates that leopard will have mental telepathy to control front row and iTunes.

i thought i saw sj rubbing his temples to go through his keynote at the release....... it all becomes clear.

[Jasonbot]

Never mind that... SJ tucks his shirt into his jeans! That's horrible - someone should have a word...

And he wasn't even wearing a belt with an iPod nano buckle, in fact he wasn't even wearing a belt... And what happened to his iconic turtleneck?

[cowman007]

I think the remote is supposed to go on top of the iMac, that is where the magnet is concealed i believe.

[bobobo]

We should sue them when our remote falls from our 10m mounted 24" iMac for not telling us the remote no longer sticks.

[cowman007]

We should sue them when our remote falls from our 10m mounted 24" iMac for not telling us the remote no longer sticks.



Has somebody confirmed that the remote does indeed go on top of the iMac where the magnet is ???

[Lesser Evets]

I rubbed my remote ALL OVER the thing, lol, no luck.

You have to rub more then your hands all over it to make the magic appear.

[Royale w/cheese]

We should sue them when our remote falls from our 10m mounted 24" iMac for not telling us the remote no longer sticks.
They would just start shipping a sleeve for the remote then. :rolleyes:

[youngestchild]

in the 'design' images on the imac site the mouse and remote (standing up on it's own) are kind of set apart from the mac and keyboard... maybe they don't want to show off the colour difference too much...

who ever made this decision to remove the magnet obviously doesn’t live with a clean freak like I do... my partner isn't comfortable with the amount of remotes that clutter our small coffee table!! one more, even a small one like this, is one too many! :(

[jsw]

Just a minor detail:

putting in a magnet strong enough to hold the remote through the intervening now-aluminum case would probably cause other problems. Just set it on the base of the stand. :)

[youngestchild]

why do you think they didn't change the colour of the remote and the mighty mouse? surely they can sell off whatever stock they have of the white and bring in the unified look, complete.

[wanderlust4ever]

It's very easy to see why there is no magnet on the remote. Because aliminium is not magnetic!!!!!!!!!!!!

[masse]

It'd need a pretty damn strong magnet....

Does putting a magnet to a TFT display have a similar effect to putting a magnet to a CRT?

If it does...then I think it's obvious why the magnet design was canned.