On the eve of Windows 7’s launch, Apple not only announced its most profitable quarter ever – the company chose to steal Microsoft’s thunder with several new product announcements. Enter a new MacBook with an LED-backlit display, longer 7-hour battery and glass multi-touch trackpad in addition to newer, faster iMacs starting at $1199 that use Intel Core 2 Duo and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors and feature 21.5- and 27-inch LED-backlit widescreen displays. Also revealed were revamped versions of the Mac mini with more speed, storage and double the memory, as well as the Magic Mouse, which employs novel multi-touch technology. Here’s a look at these new additions to the firm’s celebrated product line.
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Apple Updates iMacs, Gives MacBooks a Seven-Hour Battery
Fresh off wowing Wall Street with its its fourth quarter financial results, Apple is rolling out updates to its consumer-oriented desktop and notebook lines just in time for the holiday buying season…plus introduced a new multi-touch “Magic Mouse” that handles multi-finger gestures for things like scrolling and panning—without the need for gizmos like scroll wheels.
Apple Speeds Up iMac CPUs, Graphics
Apple has revamped its line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers, offering improved CPU speeds and graphics processing power. At the same time, the company has also expanded the high end of the iMac’s build-to-order options to including a Core 2 Duo processor running at 3.06 GHz on the 24-inch iMac, along with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS graphics with 512 MB of discrete video memory.
Apple Unveils Video iPod and Media iMac
Apple Computer today took the wraps off its new fifth-generation video-capable iPod and a new, slimmer iMac with an integrated iSight video camera with new Front Row media center software.
First, Apple’s fifth-generation iPod (called just “iPod” not “video iPod”) sports a 2.5-inch LCD screen which can play music videos, television episodes (now available for purcahse via the iTunes Music Store), video podcasts, and home movies. The new iPods are available in 30 GB and 60 GB capacities at $299 and $399 respectively. The new iPods are also slimmer than their now-bulky-seeming predecessors: the 30 GB model measures 4.1 by 2.4 by 0.43 inches (104 by 61 by 11 mm) while the 60 GB model is just slightly thicker at 4.1 by 2.4 by 0.55 inches (104 by 61 by 14 mm). The new iPods will be available from Apple next week.
Was The Apple iMac Design Stolen?
In June 2001, Jeunejean published three sketches of his dream computer on The Apple Collection, sketches that look strikingly similar to the recently launched iMac 2. Jeunejean’s design has the same dome-shaped base and a LCD display supported by a thin arm. When even the placement of the Apple logo and the back-panel ports is similar to that on the iMac 2, things start looking rather suspicious.
The Apple Collection’s webmaster confirms that employees at Apple drop by the site all the time, and as neither of the over 200 other designs found at the site remotely resemble the new iMac, Jeunejean’s predictions could easily be true.
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