Time Canada Shows New iMac

Kira-Baka writes "Okay, Time Canada screwed up big time. They have pictures of the new iMac which will be released tomorrow during the Mac World Expo keynote on their front page. it is likely that they will be getting a letter soon so though..." I'll be posting a full report on the keynote and other MacWorld goodness tomorrow as it happens. Time Canada seems a bit slow, but in short, think little pod of iMac with superdrive and flat panel screen. Update: 01/07 13:22 GMT by T : Several readers have pointed out that the story can (for now) still be found mirrored here, though it's been pulled from the Time site.

when apple sues Time Canada...

[cygnus]

...i wonder if they'll be able to countersue for medical expenses related to removing Steve Jobs' foot out of their ass.

ooohhhhh shit...

[CokeBear]

If you're a webmaster at timecanada.com, I suggest you start cleaning out your desk now.

ooohhhh shit... Steve is gonna be pissed.
Heads will roll because of this.

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What do you want from technology?

[PeterClark]

Did anyone's eyebrows raise at this quote? In regards to the "halo," the plastic frame around the screen, we read:

Jonathan Ive, chief of Apple's ID lab, says he designed it so that you would want to touch it, want to "violate the sacred plane of the monitor."

Err...I don't exactly think I like the idea of "violating the sacred plane of the monitor." Kinky.

:Peter

Re:What do you want from technology?

[WebMasterJoe]

I think this [bbspot.com] might be what he meant.

Re:Full story Link

[jpmkm]

Yeah, I had trouble clicking on that big picture on the front page. Thanks for the link.

Next stop 1930's?

[michaelmalak]

The first iMac looked like a 1970's dumb terminal. This one looks like a 1950's television set [deco-dence.com]. Extrapolating, I can't imagine what the next iMac will look like, since TVs weren't prevalent in the 1930's. Oh wait...

Re:Now Imagine...

[Graymalkin]

Or more specifically an Appleseed cluster of these...

Luxo the iMac?

[TheBracket]

Is it just me, or does anyone expect this thing to jump around the desk trying to find a ball? It really does look like a desk-lamp... I wonder how much light it produces?

What's copying it next?

[TexTex]

The design on this thing is going to revolutionize the desk lamp industry!

Should be called the iSore

[Sean Clifford]

Well, somebody let the cat out of the bag a few hours early. They should rename this the iSore; this is not really what I was expecting from Apple. I hope they have something more interesting to unveil at MacWorld than this. The new iMac looks like a vanity with a roll-top; hope they stick with the current desktop case for the PowerMac.

Not flamebait, just my two cents. You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet and I'm all for them trying out new designs.

The heartening news is that Apple is doing well, despite the recession. With $4 billion in the bank, and high gross profit margins, it should weather the storm. I'm looking forward to Windows and Linux software for the iPod (gotta love the FireWire) and with the new G5 and high-end G4's around the corner, maybe Apple can grab some converts among multiplatform developers.

Already you can do work in Windows 2k, Linux, and OSX at the same time at a tolerable speed. With faster processors, DDR-RAM, and other goodies I might just plop down the cash for a Mac in 2002. Anybody else thinking of dropping the Wintel/Lintel platform for the forbidden fruit?

Re:bring back the style of NeXT

[cygnus]

The slab was a pizzabox 14" deep, 14" wide, and 2.5" tall.

oh, point taken. sorry.

but you *could* fit a lot of *pizza* in that amount of space..

I can't believe...

[volpe]

...this made it past the lameness filter, yet when I tried posting an entry from the IOCCC, it barfed at me.

Someone turn off that crazy hype machine, quick!

[Anonymous Coward]

Enjoy.

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Re:The date

[daeley]

The story date is set at January 14, 2002.

That's the problem with the Metric system. I know it's all 'logical' and stuff, but you can never tell what day it actually is. Frickin' Canadians.

Oh and by the way..... ;-D

Re:I can't believe...

[ringbarer]

You've just invented a whole new way of Trolling Slashdot.

We salute you!

Terry Gilliam is going to sue...

[Jeremi]

Hmm.... add a magnifying lens and some motor oil, and you've got the computers from the movie Brazil [trond.com]

why not just...

[Anonymous Coward]

blame canada?

Re:Wow.

[clontzman]

So buy one and demand that Apple give you back $129 for the OS you're not using.

Re:The date

[Anonymous Coward]

It's the biggest mistake to come out of Canada since Celine Dion.

Re:Are you Steve Jobs?

[Anonymous Coward]

If Apple wants to blame Canada, it's going to have to get in line like everyone else.

Re:The key to this product's success

[Steve Cowan]

Things like the new iMac have to not only appeal to people but they have to demonstrate by their appearance that they are capable without being complicated.

Exactly why Apple is getting away from fruity colours and bubble shapes.

I personally dislike the idea that computer main units do not have real controls on them aside from power and reset. I think an LCD for status messages would be useful. Some control keys.

But this is where I think you're on crack. What exactly would you do with these keys, other than input data to the computer? What's wrong with your existing input devices? How would this make things more simple?

The only thing I wish PC's still had is external modems with status LEDs. Yeah I know you can buy 'em, but all computers come with ultra-cheap internal modems now, and there's no real way to tell at a glance the health and status of your modem connection.

Apart from that, the only kind of message I could imagine on your PC's case itself would be something to the effect of "Your CD tray is ajar."

My personal fave is those made-in-China computer cases with a 3-digit clock speed on the front of them that isn't wired to anything other than a meaningless 'turbo' button on the front of the tower. Now that's elegance!

Re:Not what I had pictured

[Anonymous Coward]

Bring back the mac cube, at least it was a shape geeks could get into.

The new iMac's base is clearly a stylized female breast. If that's not "a shape geeks could get into" I don't know what is.

Re:Should be called the iSore

[adolf]

please don't post like this.

it looks like ass.

Re:Um...it looks like....the cube.

[Hes Nikke]

"damnit, people with colored computers."

hmm that sounds racist to me! what is it that you people have you agains computers of color?

good lord!

[Dr. Awktagon]

It's a shaving mirror!

Re:ooohhhhh shit...

[rune-bare-rune]

Blame Caa-nadaaa! Blame Caa-nadaaa!

:-)

Re:Um...it looks like....the cube.

[Anonymous Coward]

I dunno, I think about Clockwork Orange futuristic, and I think about plastic tits that dispense milk. Maybe that's what they are going for, but I don't think so.

Apple reveals specs in alt tags

[Anonymous Coward]

If you go to http://www.apple.com/home and look at the alt tags, they reveal that the iMac is a 800 MHz G4, with 15" flat-panel, SuperDrive, etc... So, this must mean that their towers, which are currently either dual 800 or single 867 at the high end must be getting a big bumb, too...

Godzilla and Mothra Think Different ;)

[Melantha_Bacchae]

The_Messenger wrote:

> All the same, have you ever seen Godzilla 2000? There are a lot of
> Macs in that movie

That's because Toho *loves* their Macs, and Godzilla and Mothra are Apple's biggest fans. You might also enjoy the following all Apple kaiju roundup:

"Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2": MechaGodzilla is designed by GForce using a huge amount of Macs.

"Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla": Miki, a telepath usually associated with Godzilla, is given a mission by Mothra's Cosmos to protect Godzilla from the humans so that Godzilla can save the Earth (and his son) from SpaceGodzilla. Miki views the coming of SpaceGodzilla on a Mac.

"Godzilla vs. Destroyer": The grandson of Dr. Yemane (from the first Godzilla movie in 1954) proudly displays a poster with a big Apple logo in his dorm room.

"Rebirth of Mothra": No Macs here, Apple is in deep trouble (December 14, 1996). What's a Mac-loving, heroic, wonder-working deity to do, when all she has left is a charred apple sapling (which appears several times in the movie, watch for it) in a bleak, scorched landscape? Simple. Resurrect it (and the surrounding 8,000 acres of ex-forest). The little sapling puts out leaves, and before you know it, is a whopping big tree on a grassy hill with flowers and an even bigger moth landing in the valley below. Days later, Apple makes a surprise announcement: Steve Jobs is coming back. Taiki's quote is telling: "Nobody is gonna die, mister. Mothra's gonna come and save us!"

"Rebirth of Mothra 2" (12/13/1997): The Mac is back, with Mothra's little avatar Fairy perched on top! Mothra herself shows the future: transforming into Aqua Mothra and shooting little light blue X's at her foe.

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidora, and Baragon are currently starring in a movie in Japan (see www.godzilla.co.jp for more details). I don't know if Macs are in it, but the director was sure bragging about all he could do with his Mac this time around. (If you ever want to see Godzilla and Mothra in the US theatres again, write Tristar!)

> How do I know all of this? Well, remembering all the iMacs involved,
> I watched in yesterday in celebration of the probable new iMacs. And I
> don't even have one. So yes, I'm sad...

No you are not. I did the same thing last night, watching "Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla 2". BTW, I'm posting this on a Snow iMac (one of the original snow ones) named "Fairy". ;) A Bandai Rainbow Mothra is perched on top, with pictures of Mothra and Godzilla on the wall and my entire kaiju eiga (Japanese monster movies) collection next to my iMac desk.

OS X: the Apple of Mothra's Aqua eye.