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Want the new iMac? SA Prices Announced

Published by on May 4th, 2011, 5 Comments

OK, so Apple released its new version of the iMac yesterday, finally heading to quad core processors accross the range and much better graphics cards as well. Thunderbolt was the major reason people might have hessitated to get the iMac, but now its finally part of the deal. The 27 inch model even gets two Thunderbolt ports.

In terms of physical design it is unchanged, with the same great all-screen design. The 21 inch keeps the same 1920 x 1080 IPS LED display, and the 27 inch keeps the same huge 2560 x 1440 pixels display. Under the hood all the iMacs get quad core Core i5 or Core i7 processors, and much faster AMD Radeon HD 6750M GPU with 512MB of GDDR5 memory, with high end models getting AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory. Brisk.

Apple is also pushing its Magic Trackpad, which makes sense with its upcoming Mac OS X Lion release, which will gain a lot of iOS like finger swiping functionality. So what do the South African prices look like? (more…)

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Infographic: How much has Apple changed in a Decade?

Published by on Sep 27th, 2010, No Comments

Pretty interesting observation made by Brett Jordan here. This takes into account the Apple’s most popular product 10 years ago vs now:

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Is iOS for the Mac on the horizon?

Published by on Aug 24th, 2010, 1 Comment

After using the iPad as a secondary computer for the last month I have to agree that the oversimplified interface of iOS quickly grew on me – and after watching many people use the iPad I have to say there is great potential for people of all computer skill levels. I have seen people who never used a computer before manage to be able to access email, look at photos, check website etc. What makes iOS so revolutionary is that it makes the learning curve of using a computing device much easier than ever before.

Its little wonder then that many people have started asking when iOS will arrive on the desktop. Not to replace existing full featured operating systems, but as a secondary, simplified, high speed interface. I am pretty sure it wont be that difficult to just stick a touch panel inside a iMac, but the angle of the screen might make it uncomfortable to use for extended periods of time. Well, it seems Apple has already thought of it. Patent application drawings have emerged that show how Apple will address this issue with large screened mahines.

I have to agree that this looks like a pretty great implementation. I can only imagine the iMac becoming a dual use machine within a household. If User A is power user, he still has the full power of Mac OSX to run his full featured applications, but User B can also use the machine in touch panel mode using iOS.

Now this is obviously just guesses right now – Apple might make Mac OSX touch aware, but I really hope that is not the case. One can also wonder how Apple is going to deal with the differing resolutions of iOS presently (the iPhone, iPhone 4 and the iPad), and how it will handle them going forward, without causing developer headaches. These patent drawings are still quite fresh, but dont expect to see them too soon. The iMac has been refreshed only a few months ago, and Apple tends to focus on evolutionary changes with its Mac hardware, with revolutionary changes only after a few upgrade cycles. Unless this is a new product category…

Actually I think Apple should rather be focussing on fixing those small problems in the iPad software. Chop Chop, Apple!

Source: PatentlyApple

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