I was never fond of the incredibly goofy-looking iMac G4, but mrthieme's design, using a similar form factor but updated aesthetics, looks like a much better solution to the problem of having both traditional desktop and touchscreen in the same design than that 'wedge' thing.
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I was never fond of the incredibly goofy-looking iMac G4, but mrthieme's design, using a similar form factor but updated aesthetics, looks like a much better solution to the problem of having both traditional desktop and touchscreen in the same design than that 'wedge' thing.
Um, it occurs to me, amongst all the talk of touchscreens and what they're good.not good for - it seems we've all assumed the death of the keyboard and mouse. Why not keep them and only use the touchscreen when appropriate?
Sorry, just seemed like that was left out...
Sorry, just seemed like that was left out...
Yeah I mentioned that previously in this thread (read post #38) but you are right that people don't seem to realize that the keyboard and the mouse will be used along with the multi-touch screen. When the mouse was introduced it didn't mean that the keyboard would be replaced--just as the keyboard and the mouse are used together today, the keyboard, the mouse and the multi-touch screen will be used together tomorrow.
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Why/how is the screen suspended in air above the base? I don't like the look of the bezel anyway. It looks really generic and bland. One nice thing about the "chin" in the current iMac is that immediately removes all doubt as to its identity -- it's an iconic Mac. From afar, were it not for the apparent dazzling anti-gravity effects, this design on the other hand could mistaken for a generic PC monitor that just has a white bezel. Blegh.
Exactly. You don't use the keyboard for everything, or the mouse for everything, nor will you use a touchscreen for everything. It's just another input method, available for those apps/circumstances where it's appropriate or optimal. Noone complains about built in iSight or audio in, but those are input methods as well, so why not add touch?