I saw that from HP and others in some bigger electronic stores a year ago at least already. i do not believe that that is really bringing the difference,
better we can use the rumored tablet while charging and synching in a wacom like way or so,
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Apple Planning 22-Inch Touchscreen iMac for Later This Year?
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I saw that from HP and others in some bigger electronic stores a year ago at least already. i do not believe that that is really bringing the difference,
better we can use the rumored tablet while charging and synching in a wacom like way or so,
In my opinion as it stands... software and interfaces have been designed around the keyboard and mouse, so it's quite obvious a lot of people can't comprehend how touch interfaces would work.
For daily use, emailing, word-processing, etc -- touch screens ultimately aren't effective using our current operating systems.
There are of course many, many uses for touch and multi-touch screens. They are in kiosks, grocery stores, ATM's, subway stations, etc.
Development languages are rapidly deploying touch events and API's for everything from single touch to multi-touch devices and displays.
It's coming, it just has to be deployed in a manor that will benefit the regular user.
To be honest, I won't enjoy holding my arms out to touch my screen, thus the reason why I don't think it will be deployed in this manor.
For daily use, emailing, word-processing, etc -- touch screens ultimately aren't effective using our current operating systems.
There are of course many, many uses for touch and multi-touch screens. They are in kiosks, grocery stores, ATM's, subway stations, etc.
Development languages are rapidly deploying touch events and API's for everything from single touch to multi-touch devices and displays.
It's coming, it just has to be deployed in a manor that will benefit the regular user.
To be honest, I won't enjoy holding my arms out to touch my screen, thus the reason why I don't think it will be deployed in this manor.
This rumor doesn't make much sense. This sounds like something Microsoft and PC makers would do as some easy to throw together gimmick with no real usable functionality!
Apple would have to ergonomically redesign it. But, I just don't see them going quite this direction. Especially when they just introduced the multi-touch Magic Mouse for the desktops!
As far as finger prints go, the iPhone 3Gs has an oleophobic coating on the screen that highly reduces finger prints. I'm sure they would do something similar if they ever make a product like this!
Thanks for the clarification. Good thing I did not emphatically claim it was a Wacom, LOL.Good looking out!
I was just trying to point out that if there was a touch iMac it could be made to tilt out when needed.
Well, it's a Wacom Cintiq, so you'd have been ok.
Mine was just on the boring stand, but I've seen people with their mounted on armatures, which are very cool - nice liquid gliding motion to them too.
Personally I'm waiting for Minority Report style 3-minutes-into-the-future screens...
I don't see a reason to chime in with more strong arm comments.Gorilla-arm anyone?
This doesn't sound like a good idea. I can see someone using a touchscreeen while standing, but sitting at a desk, arms either resting (ow, my elbows!) on the desk or extended with no support . . .
Now, if the screen is shifted about 140 degrees and slightly below the user somehow, then maybe.
I'm glad we all agree but then you start to look like the Surface.
I don't see a reason to chime in with more strong arm comments.
I'm glad we all agree but then you start to look like the Surface.
Some of those chubby little kids can get some exercise!
I think MS beat Apple to the punch on that one...
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Hmm, more Microsoft Gimmicky Goodness.
who wants a 27 inch touchscreen ?
here you got one its a barbone system so just swap the screens
http://www.epanel.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=83&category_id=16&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26
here you got one its a barbone system so just swap the screens
http://www.epanel.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=83&category_id=16&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26
I heard that on the 27th they're releasing:
1. A 22" touchscreen tablet.
2. A 7-10.1" iMac.
It'll be a crazy day!
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1. A 22" touchscreen tablet.
2. A 7-10.1" iMac.
It'll be a crazy day!
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The part I found interesting was:
Kind of puts in a new light the constant claims we hear that "nobody uses an All-In-One computer" in every thread carping about Apple not offering a cheap quad-core SFF tower.
Kind of puts in a new light the constant claims we hear that "nobody uses an All-In-One computer" in every thread carping about Apple not offering a cheap quad-core SFF tower.
Whoa, I didn't see this one coming from right field but engadget.com has a post about this. There's also a possibility it'll get annouced next week.
The iMacs are rumored to have a capacitive screen much like the iPhones (cue, a new yellow screen threads...hehehe)
I was attracted to the HP Touchsmart during the holidays, but this really puts a different perspective on things. I think I'll hold a little further on the purchase of my i5.
I also have zero desire for a touchscreen Mac. Don't be sucked in by internet gossip btw.
I can't see myself using one, it's a little gimmicky. I can't see anyone sitting at a desk moving their arms to manipulate a screen for 8 hours a day.
Those Bamboo trackpads seem to be a better option for increasing the number of tasks you can achieve through finger manipulation.
Those Bamboo trackpads seem to be a better option for increasing the number of tasks you can achieve through finger manipulation.
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1. Pull iMac within reach of fingers
2. Before you go blind, pretend it is now touchscreen
3. When you realize how you hate moving your entire arm, decide if you would really want a 22" touchscreen iMac
1. Pull iMac within reach of fingers
2. Before you go blind, pretend it is now touchscreen
3. When you realize how you hate moving your entire arm, decide if you would really want a 22" touchscreen iMac
Doesn't seem something that Apple could sell on a mass scale, so I doubt they'd do it.
I'd love it for a media center. It would be INSANE as a jukebox, both audio and video, and great for home automation.
I'm hoping the tablet could be used in this way.
Something most people missed here is that they're coming out with a tablet, probably a new kind of touch interface, if that's so maybe it works so well that it's feasible on a desktop computer.
I'd love it for a media center. It would be INSANE as a jukebox, both audio and video, and great for home automation.
I'm hoping the tablet could be used in this way.
Something most people missed here is that they're coming out with a tablet, probably a new kind of touch interface, if that's so maybe it works so well that it's feasible on a desktop computer.
They sell hundreds of millons of iPods. If they sold even 5% as many "juke boxes", and 5% as many devices for other purposes and sold them for $1000 + 40% of $99 per month, that would be > 10,000,000 x (1000 + (2400 x 0.4)).
Dude.
$10,960 million dollars.
$11B
What if they had more than a 5-10% market share or, gag, grow the market?
Could be triple.
What if Touch is the death of Mac OS X?
Mac OS X while being developed to be hardware agnostic has one fundamental killer assumption, that you sit down to use it.
You can't really break that assumption without breaking the system.
Now iPhone OS is the result of breaking that assumption but is just enough to get you working.
Now expand iPhone OS to a tablet and you want to use it standing and sitting, and with multiple apps running at the same time even maybe opperating on the same document. With the option to use a keyboard and mouse.
You then have something that is as different to either of the two parts we have at the moment as Mac was to the ][ series. Those two lived side by side for a couple of years but the writing was on the wall.
Mac would one day scale to fill the whole range.
As Touch will one day scale to fill the whole range from iPhone to a massive multi-node research cluster.
In which case will this 22inch Touch Device be an iMac?
I spotted a 22inch iMac at the Detroit Auto Show!
I grabbed my iphone and took this video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcpdBOuiCVE
Guess the cat is out of the hat! http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/blackapple.gif
I grabbed my iphone and took this video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcpdBOuiCVE
Guess the cat is out of the hat! http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/blackapple.gif
I was joking when I made that one comment but I do think iPhone OS (or something similar) will slowly move further up the product line, maybe displacing lower-end Mac OS X-based products.
Same here. I've always thought touch screens on a desktop computer were gimmicky as hell, and of no practical use. A relative of mine bought a cheap Dell AIO with a touch screen, used it for maybe a week and then the novelty wore off and it was back to the physical keyboard and mouse. (Plus the screen was a plasticky disaster with a "crunchy" feel to it. You'd be surprised how quickly your hand gets tired after having to mash the same button several times to get a response.)