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Joyce Winslow
jwins@oregon.uoregon.edu
Apple's new flat-panel iMac was the big news at this year's Macworld trade
show in San Francisco.
Although Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a suite of other new and
enhanced products, including a new 14-inch iBook with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo
drive, iPhoto software that magically manipulates digital photos, and the iPod
music player, the new iMac captured most of the headlines.
Continuing the emphasis on innovation that has been Apple's hallmark in recent
years, the new all-in-one iMac is a radical departure from conventional desktop
computer design.This futuristic model, which resembles a swing-arm lamp with
its slim 15" liquid crystal display screen attached by a jointed chrome
bar to a rounded white base, sports a G4 processor and SuperDrive for playing
and burning both CDs and DVDs.
The new product reflects Jobs' vision of the personal personal computer as
"digital hub," the central unit from which all other digital devices
radiate. Following this concept, the new-era iMac is designed to simplify your
life by orchestrating the functioning of such devices as camcorders, digital
cameras, and MP3 and DVD players.
A full description of current Apple products and features, including links to reviews of the new iMac, are online at http://www.apple.com/