It's like a koala crapped a rainbow in my iMac

[Mass Appeal]

Don't know if this was disscussed in the TS spec whore thread but here goes. "Apple hints at colorful computer plans" (http://news.com.com/Apple+hints+at+colorful+computer+plans/2100-1041_3-5311795.html?tag=nefd.top)

Sounds cool to me. I wonder if it can switch between colors like one of those trippy lamps you can buy in Spencers? :)

[Zodiac]

G5 color iMac. Damn man...

[pscates2.0]

Well that's kinda interesting. I think. :confused:

I hope, however, not at the expense of honest-to-goodness lifting power and/or price.

If this is some silly-ass gimmick that's merely going to add $350 to the cost and appeal to, oh, 2% of the population, then no...it's not cool.

And it might not even be the iMac, although I couldn't imagine what else. Probably is.

So we still have an AIO no one's asking for, augmented with groovy lava lamp technology that, you guessed it, no one's asking for.

;)

Should be interesting...

They probaly had a big meeting at Apple a year or so ago and someone in the room probably just said what everyone's been thinking: "You know what, guys, for all the G5 and iPod success, fact is we haven't soared nearly as high lately as we did when we were making all that colorful shit...think about it".

After Steve kneed him him in the cods for speaking so bluntly, they all came to the realization that "you know, the ass was right...".

Out comes the iPod mini (it could've simply been white, right?). And now this story...

:D

Apple trying to recapture a bit of that 1998-2000 glory. Can't say I blame 'em, because that was a very cool time to be a Mac user. So many pretty colors...

[windowsblowsass]

execpt for the god awful flowerpower and dalmation imacs did they take a few hits of lsd when designing those

[Messiahtosh]

execpt for the god awful flowerpower and dalmation imacs did they take a few hits of lcd when designing thoseThey didnt, Steve may have.

[pscates2.0]

"lcd", huh? I'm no LoCash, but I'm sure you're off on a letter there... ;)

[Maciej]

"lcd", huh? I'm no LoCash, but I'm sure you're off on a letter there... ;) I thought I noticed something strange there, but shrugged it off due to lack of criticism. :lol:

[curiousuburb]

Imagine the marketing lines...

Change your computer. Daily.
The New iMac G5. Customizable colours.

The world's most colourful computer. Change is good. The New iMac G5.

20 yrs ago, Apple revolutionized the computing world with the Macintosh.
Today, the New iMac G5 continues to change the way people look at computers.

Rhythm and Hues. Wake up to a new computer everyday with the adjustable colour iMac G5.
[/delusions of ad copy]

[alcimedes]

i'd love to see iTunes visualizations on my computer's skin. that would be the shit.

[Maciej]

I wonder what kind of matrix would be needed for something like that, and how fragile it would be? Maybe with OLEDs? Just speculating...

[curiousuburb]

New anti-theft feature: iCan'tSeeYou
Adaptive camouflage iMac G5 skin matches it's environment during sleep mode.

[Crusader]

Dude, think of the image possibilities! Naked Heidi Klum iMac, here I come :D

[Brad]

Old news. I remember this patent being discussed over at the dotcom ages ago.

I believe that it was eventually attributed to being used for the lighting under the keyboards in the PowerBooks.

Of course, maybe things have changed...

[Crusader]

It was discussed over @ .com... I remember now... Didn't the Reg break that story too?

[aswitcher]

If Apple manage to wrap the new iMac in OLED then they could do more than colour...they could have information appear on the shell of the mac! :eek:

[bassplayinMacFiend]

If Apple manage to wrap the new iMac in OLED then they could do more than colour...they could have information appear on the shell of the mac! :eek:

Yea, you could have tickers like in Times square! :D

[Henriok]

This is by far the funniest subject to a thread I've ever seen :lol:

[DMBand0026]

Yea, you could have tickers like in Times square! :D

As stupid as that might sound, that would be really really cool. I'd like to see that :)

Mmmmm...dynamic :D

[shezwhitey]

Great Sealab 2021 reference. Long live Murphy!