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Apple refreshes iMac, Mac Pro, Cinema Display; intros Magic Trackpad and Battery Charger

July 30, 2010Images, News, TechnologyApple, Apple Battery Charger, Apple Cinema Display, Apple iMac, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Magic Trackpad, Apple products, batteries, Cinema Display, computer, iMac, intro, introduction, LED display, Mac Pro, Magic Trackpad, monitor, refresh, updateScott Meisner

On Tuesday Apple refreshed their iMac and Mac Pro computers, pushed out a larger Cinema Display, and introduced a new input device for the iMac called Magic Trackpad. Roundup time!

The new iMac family now features Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors and upgraded graphics cards from ATI. The displays feature IPS technology (for better viewing angles) and the SD card slot now supports the SDXC format. The two 27-inchers can be customized with an HDD and SSD (either can function as primary or secondary drive). Available today. Check out the lineup:

*$1,199 :: 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display; 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache; 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB; ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM; 500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm.

*$1,499 :: 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 LED-backlit display; 3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache; 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB; ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3; 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm.

*1,699 :: 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display; 3.20 GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB shared L3 cache; 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB; ATI Radeon HD 5670 discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3; 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm. Configure-to-order options include a 3.6 GHz Core i5 processor, 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.

*1,999 :: 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display; 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache; 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 16GB; ATI Radeon HD 5750 discrete graphics with 1GB GDDR5; 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm. Configure-to-order options include a 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 processor, a 2TB hard drive, 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and up to 16GB of RAM.

All iMacs come included with :: slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); Mini DisplayPort for audio and video output (adapters sold separately); AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; iSight video camera; Gigabit Ethernet; four USB 2.0 ports; one SDXC SD card slot; one FireWire 800 port; built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and Wireless Apple Keyboard, Magic Mouse.

Look after the break for a breakdown of the Mac Pro and LED Cinema Display refreshes and to learn all about the new Magic Trackpad and Apple Battery Charger. Plus, there’s a plethora pictures ranging across all the different products. Continue reading Apple refreshes iMac, Mac Pro, Cinema Display; intros Magic Trackpad and Battery Charger →

iPad keynote event…in adjectives

February 2, 2010Hilarity, Technology, Videoadjectives, Apple, Apple iPad, Apple tablet, computer, iPad, keynote, splice, Steve Jobs, tabletScott Meisner

When Steve Jobs hosts an Apple keynote event it’s a given that someone will splice together all of the superfluous adjectives used to describe the new product or service at hand. Last week’s announcement of the iPad is no exception, and this time that someone is Neil Curtis. Curtis says all adjectives used in this video were taken from the iPad keynote alone, and no scene is ever repeated. Magical!

[Via Gizmodo]

How the Almighty controls the world

January 16, 2010Hilarity, Image cache, Technologycartoon, computer, The Man UpstairsScott Meisner

It’s good to see that The Man Upstairs is old school, with buttons, switches, and knobs.

[Via Gizmodo; Maneggs]

Retro PC design is elegantly rad

December 17, 2009Design, Images, Technology, Videocomputer, concept, retroScott Meisner

Philco PC. Designed by Dave Schultze.

Stealing looks from the Philco Predicta (the iconic 1954 television set), this concept PC features a typewriter keyboard, an edgy mouse, and a minimalist design that I am totally craving right now. Check out more images below and after the break for a video tour of this retro masterpiece.

[Via Gizmodo; YankoDesign]

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The impossibly thin Dell Adamo XPS gets official

November 7, 2009Images, News, TechnologyAdamo XPS, computer, Dell, Dell Adamo, laptop, price, specifications, specs, XPSScott Meisner

Dell Adamo XPS.

The specs: LED-backlit 13.4-inch 720p widescreen display, 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ultra-low voltage processor, GS45 integrated graphics, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB SSD, 20WHr Li-Ion battery, Windows 7. Connectivity: 802.11a/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, location awareness, DisplayPort, two USB 2.0 ports. It features a touch-sensitive lid and a unique hinge design.

Measures 13.39 x 10.71 inches and weighs just over 3 pounds. And it can proudly claim to be the world’s thinnest laptop at 0.4-inches thin.

It will be available to purchase “in time for the holidays” for $1799. And FYI–this is a computer to purchase for its looks, not for its power (or lack thereof at this price-point).

Check out this beauty of a laptop in the gallery below. Engadget and Gizmodo got some hands-on time with it, so take a look!

P.S. – The second gallery is pictures of some prototype versions of the Adamo XPS. The protptypes included far-fetched ideas like a touchscreen trackpad and a full touch-capacitive keyboard.

[Via Engadget, here & here; Gizmodo]

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Spider computer concept

November 2, 2009Television, Videocomputer, concept, Ericsson, future, projection, projectorScott Meisner

Ericsson’s “spider computer concept” is a product the company believes may very well be the form factor our computers will come in by the year 2020. The spider features a pico-projected screen and laser-projected keyboard that sit upon a spider-influenced tripod of sorts. Interesting, to say the least.

[Via Gizmodo]

Dell Adamo XPS is super thin, sensitive

October 24, 2009Images, Technology, VideoAdamo XPS, computer, Dell, Dell Adamo, Dell Adamo XPS, laptop, touch, touch-sensitiveScott Meisner

Although the official specs and release details (date & price) have yet to be released, additional images and a revealing video have surfaced of the forthcoming Dell Adamo XPS laptop.

This thing is light. And this thing is THIN. At 1.5 pounds and 9.99mm thin, the Adamo XPS is the cream of the crop of stylish new laptops that will ship with the just released Windows 7. A video has been circling the interwebs showing how one goes about opening the Adamo’s lid. The front lip of the lid is touch-sensitive and requires the touch of a finger to lock and unlock.

“Fall in love” (Adamo translated from Latin) with the images in the gallery below, and make sure to feast your eyes on the unconventional method of opening the lid.

[Via LaptopMag]

Dell Adamo XPS is insanely thin

October 15, 2009Images, Technologycomputer, Dell, Dell Adamo, Dell Adamo XPS, Design, laptop, thinScott Meisner

This is the first shot of the forthcoming Dell Adamo XPS laptop. Oh, what’s that you say? You don’t see anything? Look closer, it’s there. That’s what a 9.99mm thin laptop looks like. Catch an additional shot after the break. Will report on more information (specs, prices, release date) as it comes.

[Via Gizmodo]

HP laptop does liquid

October 15, 2009Technology, Videocomputer, drain system, HP, laptop, liquid, waterScott Meisner

The HP ProBook and 6545b (15.6-inch) and 6445b (14-inch) have specially-designed keyboards that allow water (or a similar liquid) to drain through them and out the bottom of the laptop. Watch the magic in the video above.

[Via Engadget]

Concept: The Rolltop, a laptop-to-go

October 9, 2009Technology, Videocomputer, concept, Design, flexible display, future, laptop, multitouch, OLED, RolltopScott Meisner

The Rolltop, by Orkin Design, is purely a concept, an idea, a figment of imagination for now. The Rolltop features a 13-inch flexible OLED and multitouch display that can be fully ‘rolled out’ to transform into a larger 17-inch screen. It includes a detatchable stand that stores the device’s stylus, has a USB port, and functions as a power adapter. Although the Rolltop represents the future of the future of what laptop computing might be like, it sure is nice to at least witness such a cool gadget in an animated video (see above).

[Via Gizmodo]

Can multitouch save the mouse?

October 5, 2009Images, Technology, Uncategorized, Videocomputer, mice, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, mouseScott Meisner

Microsoft Research believes it can. The video above goes behind-the-scenes at MS Research, revealing five prototype mice that are still in the works. They include “cap mouse,” “FTIR (Frustrated Total Internal Reflection) mouse, “orb mouse,” “arty (articulated) mouse,” and “side mouse.” Each of them use a different method of multitouch to perform on-screen action. They are like multitouch track pads featured in laptops but converted and developed in mouse form. Very interesting stuff, to say the least. I’m glad to see Microsoft taking a look at unique and intuitive input methods for the future. With word of a new multi-touch capable Apple Mighty Mouse in the works, this was a timely move for Microsoft.

[Via Engadget; Gizmodo]

Netbooks to run all versions of Windows 7

October 2, 2009News, Technologycomputer, editions, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, netbooks, versions, Windows, Windows 7Scott Meisner

I hate to use the phrase “all versions” in the a sentence that is about an operating system, but the geniuses at Microsoft leave me no choice.

Windows 7 will come in six different editions: Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise. Of these six editions, four of them will be available to the general public in the US: Starter, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. (The others were developed for different countries.) If you would to know “which one is right for you,” take a look at what Microsoft has to say on the decision-making process.

Up until this point Microsoft made it clear that all netbooks would be restricted to the Windows 7 Starter Edition, meaning that all netbooks would be limited to running at most three applications at a time. That stinks, I know. Fortunately, though, Microsoft has given it some thought and has decided to remove this restriction from the Starter Edition, andallow netbooks to run any version of Windows 7. In other words, you can run the dumbed down Starter Edition or you can rock the Ultimate Edition with Areo Peek features and all. As the release of the new OS dawns upon us (October 22), it looks like Microsoft is trying to do anything and everything to ease the transition from the troubled Vista to what may be its savior, Windows 7.

[Via Engadget]