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Features LED-Backlit Displays, Available Quad-Core Processors & the New Wireless Magic Mouse
CUPERTINO, California—October 20, 2009—Apple® today unveiled an all new iMac® line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,199, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance.* Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch™ technology pioneered by Apple on the iPhone®, iPod touch® and Mac® notebook trackpad.
“The iMac is widely praised as the best desktop computer in the world and today we are making it even better,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With brilliant LED displays and the revolutionary Magic Mouse, the new iMac delivers an amazing desktop experience that we think customers will love.”
The new iMac features stunning LED-backlit displays with a 16:9 aspect ratio, ideal for watching high definition movies and TV shows from iTunes®, or editing and watching your own videos or photos using iLife®. The new 21.5-inch iMac features a high resolution 1920-by-1080 pixel display. The 27-inch iMac features a beautiful 2560-by-1440 pixel display that offers 60 percent more pixels than the previous 24-inch model. Both 21.5 and 27-inch displays use IPS technology to deliver consistent color across an ultra wide 178 degree viewing angle.
The iMac comes standard with a wireless keyboard and the new Magic Mouse featuring Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Instead of needing mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Using intuitive gestures, a user can easily scroll through long documents, pan across large images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. The Magic Mouse can be configured as either a single button or two button mouse, according to the user’s preference. The wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse work seamlessly with the iMac’s built-in Bluetooth capabilities to provide a clean, cable-free desk top.
The iMac features improved graphics across the line with NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics in the 21.5-inch model, and ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics in the 27-inch model. The new iMac line now also features 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory and capacity up to 16GB across four SO-DIMM slots. Every iMac features a built-in iSight® video camera, mic and stereo speakers integrated into the thin aluminum and glass design. iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, a total of four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire® 800 port and a new built-in SD card slot.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/20/2009 12:19:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Word on the street is Apple will be announcing some brand new hardware tomorrow.
New iMacs
Plastic MacBooks
New Mac Minis
A multitouch "Magic Mouse"
"Multitouch desktop trackpad"
Via Engadget .
Stay tuned to see how this plays out.
Labels: apple, imac, mac mini, macbook, rumors
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/19/2009 08:58:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
The Engadget Show is a new show Engadget will be doing monthly with a live audience. The first show is this Sunday, September 13th.
"The Engadget Show gets underway this coming Sunday, September 13th, in New York City, and we're super excited to announce that the first person we'll be sitting down with for a one-on-one conversation is Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein! Between the recent launch of the Pixi, the introduction Pre and webOS, and all the other hubbub surrounding the company, we think it will be quite an interesting chat."
I'm lucky enough to get to attend what is sure to be an awesome show/experience. The thought of getting to watch and hear John Rubinstein aka the "Podfather" blows my mind. Jon Rubinstein not only brought Palm back from the dead, but also Apple by leading development of the iPod, iMac, and iBook.
Thanks Engadget !*!*!*!*!
Labels: apple, imac, ipod, palm, palm webos, pixi, pre
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/09/2009 09:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Engadget is reporting that Apple has removed the numeric keypad on the keyboard that ships with the new iMac. Apple will allow you to "upgrade" your keyboard when ordering a new iMac for free, just make sure you add it to your configuration when ordering. Sometimes you have to wonder, was it really necessary to cut something out when you're going to get a lot more grief for doing so, especially when you add it back as a free "upgrade" option ???
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2009 10:28:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"Our flagship 24-inch iMac with twice the memory and twice the storage is now available for just $1,499," said Tim Cook, Apple's COO. "The Mac mini is not only our most affordable Mac, it's also the world's most energy efficient desktop computer."
The elegant, full-featured iMac line starts with the 20-inch iMac for only $1,199 with a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory, a 320GB Serial ATA hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics. The 24-inch iMac features a beautiful 1920-by-1200 pixel widescreen display that offers 30 percent more screen real estate than the 20-inch model, and starts at just $1,499. The 24-inch iMac includes up to a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 memory, a 640GB or 1TB Serial ATA hard drive, and a variety of graphics technology from NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 discrete graphics for ultimate performance.
Every iMac features a glossy display with a built-in iSight® video camera, mic and speakers in a thin aluminum and glass design. The new iMac also includes a Mini DisplayPort connector for a pure digital signal to Apple's new 24-inch LED Cinema Display with adapters available for DisplayPort, VGA, DVI and Dual-Link DVI displays. iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; a total of six USB 2.0 ports (including two on the Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire® 800 port.
Starting at $599, the Mac mini is an innovative, tiny desktop measuring only 6.5 by 6.5 by 2-inches. Available in two models, Mac mini features a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, up to 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 and a SuperDrive®. The Mac mini features NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for up to five times better graphics performance than before* and now with dual display support can drive two Apple or third-party displays with Mini DisplayPort or DVI connections. Using less than 13 watts of power at idle, up to 10 times less power than a typical desktop PC, the new Mac mini is the most energy efficient desktop in the world.**
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/03/2009 08:41:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
I knew my love for Apple products wasn't just being a fanboy, the iMac and I share the same birthday. On August 15th, 1998 the 1st iMac went on sale.
The specs were a 15" CRT monitor, 4 GB hard drive (iPod nano sized), 233 MHz PPC G3 processor, 32 MB OF RAM, 56 kbps modem, CD-ROM drive, Mac OS 8.1, and weighed 40 pounds. The iMac will go down in history as the rebirth of Apple. Below is the 1st commercial for the 1st iMac.
Gizmodo has psoted a great visual history of the iMac showing TV ads for each iMac.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/16/2008 01:30:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
CUPERTINO, California—April 28, 2008—Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. With prices starting at just $1,199, iMac includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most models. The 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options, extending iMac’s lead as the ultimate all-in-one desktop computer for both consumers and professionals.
“The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac.”
Packing dual-core performance into the convenience of a striking all-in-one design, the new iMac includes faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the line; a 1066 MHz front-side bus; up to 4GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory; and a widescreen flat-panel display supporting millions of colors. For the first time, the 24-inch iMac features an optional NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB of video memory, to deliver up to two times standard performance for graphic intensive applications*. Providing the latest in high-performance connectivity options to quickly and conveniently transfer digital photos, music and video, iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking for up to five times the performance of 802.11g**; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; built-in iSight® video camera; a total of five USB 2.0 ports (including two on the Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire® 400 and one FireWire 800 port.
Labels: imac
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/28/2008 08:36:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
GeekSugar is reporting that Apple will be introducing new iMacs next week. The updated iMacs are expected to get processor bumps, and larger hard drives all for the same price as current iMacs. A few weeks ago GeekSugar also received a tip about the updated MacBook and MacBook Pros, so chances are new iMacs will be here next week.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/24/2008 02:30:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
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