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CES 2012: Lenovo Brings Apple's Touchscreen iMac Concept to Life
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Do you have any links to any surveys that say there is substantial demand for a touch screen Mac?
Innovation?
Have a look at the keyboard in the background of the low-angle shots. It's YAAR (Yet Another Apple Ripoff.) A mash-up of the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the black keycaps from a MacBook, and extra keys (possibly a numeric keypad).
I've been wondering if/when Apple would put the black MB keycaps on the standard Apple Wireless Keyboard. With illumination. I'd like that, but battery life might be an issue...
But whatever. Joanna is such a techno-cutie.
Have a look at the keyboard in the background of the low-angle shots. It's YAAR (Yet Another Apple Ripoff.) A mash-up of the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the black keycaps from a MacBook, and extra keys (possibly a numeric keypad).
I've been wondering if/when Apple would put the black MB keycaps on the standard Apple Wireless Keyboard. With illumination. I'd like that, but battery life might be an issue...
But whatever. Joanna is such a techno-cutie.
The games were rather responsive. I am still wary of anything until Windows 8 is out. I hope Lenovo's house applications are updated for Windows 8 or compatible with it from a consumer standpoint.
Considering How Steve did not like using touch interface on vertical surfaces due to arm fatigue, I can see the reason he implemented a tilting screen to more of a horizontal position for comfort reasons.
Calm down, it could be the OS. Pretty sure it's the OS, let's wait until Windows 8 comes out until we judge. Since Windows 8 should have hardware acceleration.
HP tried this a few years ago with lots of fanfare and it was a disaster. Just as Steve Jobs said, nobody wants to spend all day with arms outstretched. Oh, those HP touch screens at Costco were so grubby I never got to see how slow they were. 
nope, I'm simply calling out copiers -- they didn't even innovate their own wallpaper for gods sake, instead mimicking apple's in a weak attempt at gaining the same admiration. if you can't see that in the stock image, you're blind.
it is, quite simply, monkey see, money do. no trolling about it.
This seems like a device that has no real market. It would have been useful to retail stores 5 years ago but now using an iPod Touch a la Apple Stores is less expensive to set up and maintain. And as for consumers it's an iPad w/o the portability.
I am not saying i feel one way or another about it, but come on man. There is NO way you can tell me with a straight face that the desktop image on that lenovo was not inspired by apples desk top.
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By the negative votes it looks like I stand corrected. LOL! Not sure how on earth a negative vote was necessary but I am new here so I will just roll with it and smile.
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It doesn't seem like something you would incorporate into every day life. It looks cool yeah. But a bit gimmicky. It just isn't justified apart from for playing angry birds.
At Macworld 2008 during the MacBook Air Keynote SJ said that they researched the possibility of a touchscreen MacBook Air. Apple R&D concluded that a touch interface on a virtical screen would cause user fatigue and scrapped the idea.
I've tried an HP touchscreen computer and I would have to agree with Apple. Even for just browsing the Net it's just not very practicle.
So I'm gonna guess that a touchscreen iMac is probably not going to see the light of day.
I've tried an HP touchscreen computer and I would have to agree with Apple. Even for just browsing the Net it's just not very practicle.
So I'm gonna guess that a touchscreen iMac is probably not going to see the light of day.
thenerdal says it. And it is really responsive in Windows 7 Mode. Lenovos Software is guilty here. Just reformat the computer and install Windows 8 later!, this would be great!
I have the feeling that the next 3 years will be just awesome if it comes to new technologies. I mean, I watched a video 3 years ago about a multiple Touch screen, and thought it would take more than 10 years until this technology would reach the consumer region. I was pretty wrong!
I have the feeling that the next 3 years will be just awesome if it comes to new technologies. I mean, I watched a video 3 years ago about a multiple Touch screen, and thought it would take more than 10 years until this technology would reach the consumer region. I was pretty wrong!
Apple has in the past created products/services/methods that people didn't realize they'd like or need until they used them. They're risk takers in addition to being data driven. It's why most of their stuff is great.
"It's X without the Y."
I find it unlikely that one product can satisfy all needs.
No one is going to use their fingers all the time on that computer. If someone is, then the screen will be moved horizontally, causing no problems with fatigue.