iMac

Touchscreen iMac a reality with user-installed device (VIDEO)

The SlipCOVER by Troll Touch is a user-installable touchscreen newly available in sizes designed specifically for the current Apple 20 and 24 inch aluminum iMacs.

Both sizes feature a high resolution, analog resistive touchscreen technology which supports user input via fingertip, gloved hand or stylus. The products consist of a touch sensitive overlay that replaces the iMac’s display glass and connects via a custom designed USB cable. Once the SlipCOVER is installed, the iMac does not appear to have been modified. Unfortunately, there appears to be no support for “multi-touch” using the SlipCOVER–that’s something we will have to look for from Apple.

The 20 inch aluminum iMac SlipCOVER Touchscreen System sells for USD$699, while the 24 inch aluminum iMac SlipCOVER Touchscreen System goes for USD$899. Troll Touch also provides touch interface solutions for 20, 23 and 30 inch Apple Cinema displays, MacBooks, all previous iMac generations, the eMac, and both the 12 and 14 inch iBook models.

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Apple updates the iMac line

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Apple today updated its iMac line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz front-side bus across the entire line. Prices start at USD$1,199 and he 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options.

The new iMac line is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Full specs on the models now available after the “read more.”

The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of USD$1,199, includes:

  • 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
  • 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
  • 1GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
  • 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
  • ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
  • built-in iSight video camera;
  • built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
  • mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
  • built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
  • the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

The new 20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of USD$1,499, includes:

  • 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
  • 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
  • 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
  • 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
  • ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
  • built-in iSight video camera;
  • built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
  • mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
  • built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
  • the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

The new 24-inch 2.8 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of USD$1,799, includes:
  • 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
  • 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
  • 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
  • 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW);
  • ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
  • built-in iSight video camera;
  • built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
  • mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
  • built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
  • the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

Build-to-order options and accessories include: a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB of video memory and up to a 1TB Serial ATA hard drive on the 24-inch iMac; up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM and up to 750GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 2.66 GHz 20-inch iMac; and up to 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM and up to 500GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 2.4 GHz 20-inch iMac. Additional options include: Apple Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Mighty Mouse; AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme Base Station; the AppleCare Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork ’08, Logic Express 8, Final Cut Express 4 and Aperture 2.

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eMac…primitive computer. You (and many others) will be obsolete in the new order.

Every so often Apple has to clean house and decide what old products it is going to continue to support and repair and which ones it abandons in the wilderness to die. The list below represents those products; the old and forgotten ones. On June 17, 2008, they will be classified as “vintage” or “obsolete”:

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Products to be designated as vintage in the U.S. and obsolete everywhere else:

  • iBook (14.1 LCD 32 VRAM)
  • iBook (32 VRAM)
  • iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
  • iMac (17-inch Flat Panel)
  • iMac (Flat Panel)
  • iMac (Summer 2001)
  • eMac
  • Power Mac G4 (FW 800)

Products to be designated as obsolete:

  • iBook (Firewire)
  • PowerBook (Firewire)

What’s the difference between “vintage” and “obsolete”? It’s kind of a legal thing. Service parts for vintage products are only available to repair older Apple products purchased in the state of California, as required by statute. There is no difference between vintage and obsolete products anywhere else.

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