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Apple’s New Patent and the Possible Future of the iMac
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I love my iMac. It does everything I need it to, it has an awesome monitor, it doesn’t take up the space of a tower. I am a heavy user, and it’s likely my next computer will also be an iMac.
Which means I’m following Apple’s new patent for what might be a new iMac design with some interest.
What is the Patent For?
The patent is for an “electronic device with an upper portion that serves as a display area, a lower portion that serves as an input area, and a transitional section that connects the two halves for a continuous curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion” according to MacRumors.
The keyboard is either slotted into or built into the lower half. The computer itself is in a wedge, and a version is also being circulated that appears to act as a Macbook docking station.
It looks incredibly futuristic and Star Trek. But is it going to be any good to use?