Something we won't see tomorrow: iMac Multitouch

Apple will find a way to make that multi-touch technology work on other products besides the iPhone but its a bit too soon yet with all the other stuff they have going on. If the iMac laid flat like a Modbook this would work without making your hand hurt too much. So maybe the new 2008-2009 iMac will have the option of laying flat on your desk as well as upright. I can see using multi-touch in that mode and putting it back upright if my hands get tired or I just want to use my keyboard instead. That iMac looks cool I wish the new one had all balck like that instead of the partial black. BTW I'm a Mac Mini owner but when I consider upgrading price point wise it makes more sense to get an iMac. At any rate I'll wait until after Leopard is released.

Yes, putting the display flat or at an angle on a table would help reduce stress on your arms. Unfortunately, it puts the strain on your neck. If you have ever looked at proper ergonomics for computer use, the display should be at eye level. For occasional use, laying flat in front of you is fine but for serious long term use, it's bad for your health. If Apple ever makes a tablet, that will definately be touch driven but I don't see it happening on the desktop or laptops at all.

Hey, that was pretty cool. I would love to actually see them release a touchscreen Mac, and call it the "TouchMe"!!! That would be so cool. A Little Play on the i"Whatever label you want to attach" that you find on iMac, iPhone, etc.

There are computers coming to market aimed at the same audience the touchscreens, like the HP IQ770. This little all in one machine isn't as pretty as an iMac, but it's loaded for $1800. HD tuner, 19" widescreen touchscreen, and more. We have one at work for building kiosks on, I much rather this be an iMac with a touchscreen. Point is that it's a better dorm room machine than the iMac (from a hardware feature set side) and that's a problem in my opinion.

As for getting tired while touching it, well it's not supposed to be the primary interface. But for some applications, touch screen is needed, especially if you build interactive multimedia...sorry gotta go with a PC then.

Lemme see. Today we may see probably a radical departure from the mouse. Since Apple touted the multitouch and the human fingers as the best pointers that we were born with, there is the possibility of the multitouch pad to accompany the the new iMacs that are most likely to be revealed today. However, this will be for a 2D environment and nothing on the level that the creative guy at www.dogsolitude9.com designed for the rest of us to aspire and hoope for. Leopard enfironment is still basically a 2-dimensional interactive environment with minimalist 3D exceptions-the dock and dashboard and it is not logical to create a giant multitouch screen. Fingers produce oil and all of that and that on a screen will affect the way we view colours- especially those in graphic designing and photo works. That is where the pad comes in.
The absence of the iSight webcam for so long, and the inclusion of all those multicore processors running around in all their machines means that they may be touting new displays with iSight cams in them. It does not sound logical putting a webcam in the bezel of their large cinematic displays and such but they should resurrect the iSight line.
In addition, maybe they reviewed their contract with AT&T? I hope so. Maybe they went back to the drawing board with the "exclusive" blunder that they made? Apple maintains a standard but I do not think that they would want to limit their products to some people? Would they? Maybe with people breaking the phone and bypassing the restricted access to creating 3rd party apps, Stevie would want the illusion of 'maintaining the standard' as Apple does with the iPods or having some sort of control on it's external development. After Hello World, we are seeing Voice recorders and NES Simulators and other apps popping up like hot toast on the net. Maybe reviewing the position on their favourite toy which stands to make more grand record sales if it is open and not locked, would include being available at AT&T stores but unlocked for the general public to use with any network consumers please. iWork '08? I doubt. However, with the delay of Office 2008, a release of the iWork Suite is imminent for Apple users. Hopefully there will be a 17" LED backlight for the MacBook Pro line and LEDs for perhaps also the new iMacs.
Laptops are shipping with HDMI ports on their machines. Apple has not done anything close as yet. However, with HDMI already on one of their not so impressive products, one can only think that they will introduce Blu-Ray or HDD drives on the macs. Most likely HDD Drives. Processor speed upgrades and faster frontside buses? Maybe. One of the reasons Apple made the switch to Intel is Intel can provide and they are very speedy and consistent with upgrades and innovation. Apple has to keep pace.
.....or then again they don't have to no none o wha wazz just mentioned dey....

I'd like multi-touch, but would settle for an iMac that doubles as a HDTV +DVR

Here's what we'll see later today...

New smooth metal iMac that "hooks" onto a display-like stand and a new thin BT kayboard and m.mouse. When you remove the "screen" from the stand, it turns into a multi-touch tablet Mac with a built-in Li-Ion battery. All connectors are on the stand, with a few bonus connectors on the actual tablet. It's basically a MacBook Pro with multi-touch and an external keyboard. The 3-5 hour battery life is enough to roam around the house or office for a while, watch a movie, etc. Sounds fun, eh?

"to all the mac mini lovers: what would you do if the mac mini was taken out of production: buy a PC? Switch to Linux. No, you'll get an iMac. On which Apple makes a couple of hundred bucks more profit than on a Mini. So it's in Apple's best business interest to get rid of the Mini - IFF it does not attract new switchers."

You're forgetting the money Apple make to selling accesories for the Mac mini, keyboards, mice, cinema displays? Ok people may not buy these things at the same time but I wouldn't mind betting many mini owners replace their any brand LCDs, keyboards etc with Apple equivalents at some stage. I reckon Apple made more money from me buying Mac mini, keyboard, mighty mouse and cinema display than if I had just bought a 20" iMac. Had I bought the iMac I would have got more for the money but then I upgraded piece by piece to Apple kit over time and i didn't want an all-in-one. I think the Mac mini will stay and be upgraded by Apple.

the new imac?

http://www.webgraphics.at/macnews/thenewimac4.jpg

All that work, and he can't even get the font right? Man