LED Displays maybe? They did that with the new MacBook Pros. It does not seem too far-fetched that they would apply the technology to the new iMac as well.
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iMac Revision and iLife on August 7th?
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LED Displays maybe? They did that with the new MacBook Pros. It does not seem too far-fetched that they would apply the technology to the new iMac as well.
Can you elaborate on why that ugly mockup is "the only way Apple could make it". The obviously use the touch screen already . . .
I think people are speculating on the aluminum look because really, what else can Apple do to better the G5 design? Aside from dropping the chin, an aluminum or perhaps coloured case would be the only thing to change. I think they've designed themselves into a corner as far as all-in-one design goes.
i thought that the brushed aluminum look was reserved for pro machines. anyway cant wait... finished exams last month and that would be a nice well done on the exams present
The brushed aluminum on the iPhone is actually really nice plastic.
Could be that the new iMac is getting this really nice plastic treatment as well.
Gah, I can't wait. If I ever get the money, I just might have to upgrade to a new iMac and get anew iPod as well! I really need Apple to come out with an iPod that rivals the design of the 3rd gen's...
getting out of those deisgn corners is what aple excels at my friend make no mistake these guys have design genius combined like no other company and can get out of any hole they get into by making new 'before unseen' market places.
They use the touch screen for iPhone, and iPhone only. Did you even see the Macworld 07 keynote? Apple's three revolutionary input methods are the mouse for Mac, clickwheel for iPod and multi-touch screen for iPhone. It makes sense, right? No, not to the majority of mindless Apple geeks running around here. Ever since iPhone came out, everyone expects every Apple product to grace a touch screen. It sickens me. Besides, could you image what would happen to iPhone sales if Apple released a product that does exactly the same sans the phone for a lower price? Exactly.
The next generation iPod WILL have a physical clickwheel. Apple invented the clickwheel, it works great, it's easy, you can play/pause and skip a track without looking at the device at all. It's here to stay. So, the only way to do that and still have a 16:9 screen is to make the iPod wider. What 9to5mac posted was a MOCK UP, it's just a basic indication of what it could look like. I'm sure it's not exactly what Apple has in store for us, yet everyone here bashes it like it's the freakin Apocholypse. Have faith. It's Apple. It'll be alright.
This date would be sweet. I'm in the market for a new iMac. I'm still hoping for a black option. iPod doesn't intrigue me as much. The 5G iPods are still nice so i'll get one of those with the BTS discount if i have to.
Um. it is a shrunk and stretched 5G ipod. there was no art involved. takes like 10 seconds.
Also guess what else is about 1/2 inch wider than an a 5G ipod?
That's right, an iPhone. 6G ipods use the same docks as the iPhone bluetooth dock
guess what else they have...
If they don't go multi-touch with the 6G, how about a large screen with a nano sized (not literally, but ipod nano) click-wheel at the side/bottom.
I'm thinking iPhone, with less unused space a the top, and the wheel where the home button is.
I'm thinking iPhone, with less unused space a the top, and the wheel where the home button is.
hope we see a repeat of september 06
apple announced a special event on tues 5th september for tues 12th sept, widely anticipated to include the announcement of C2D imacs
wed 6th sept c2d imacs announced
this yr apple announces a special event for august 7th on july 31st, then on wed aug 1st....
you know how the rest goes
apple announced a special event on tues 5th september for tues 12th sept, widely anticipated to include the announcement of C2D imacs
wed 6th sept c2d imacs announced
this yr apple announces a special event for august 7th on july 31st, then on wed aug 1st....
you know how the rest goes
Toucscreen wheel
Do not forget guys, Apple still patented a touchscreen clickwheel thing. You can still keep the wheel, and the full screen iPod at the same time.
Do not forget guys, Apple still patented a touchscreen clickwheel thing. You can still keep the wheel, and the full screen iPod at the same time.
Not really. The clickwheel is a great interface, but it has limitations, one of which is that space that could be used for screen isn't available. If you want the biggest possible screen on the smallest possible device, touchscreen beats clickwheel. Period.
Even if they stick with a clickwheel, it's not the only way to do that. To me, it seems the more obvious option is to make an iPod set up for "landscape" viewing, and if you do a wheel, put it off to the side. There may be one more generation with clickwheel, but the future is definitely touchscreen, it's the only option that makes the most efficient use of space and maximizes screen size.
A revision of the iMac next month sounds plausible but I'm doubtful that a new video iPod will be released alongside. I'd like to be wrong because I'd really like to upgrade my 40GB iPod Photo, but I'm more inclined to believe maybe in November we'll hear or see a new video iPod.
Though Apple introduced the Universal dock ever since the introduction of the 5g iPod, and thus far they have stuck to it. Also, the 3g was the first iPod with a dock...so...maybe you have a firewire cable for the 2g?
Good response, especially considering Jobs even mentioned that they are developing iPods based on OSX, which goes hand-in-hand with the technology recently deployed in the iPhone.
You do realize that some of us actually use the iPhone to make phone calls, right?
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