Topic: Apple iMac

Apple Finally Unveils Its Expensive 27-Inch Television

After the rumors, patents and supposition, Apple's just updated its lineup of computers and included a surprise: a 27-inch TV monster. Okay, it's actually an iMac, but it's quite definitely a move in the televisual direction. Today's ...READ»

iMac Rumors: Blu-Ray and Core i7 Chips?

Steve Jobs famously poo-poohed the idea of Apple adopting Blu-ray, describing the technology as a "bag of hurt." But with hot rumors of an imminent iMac redesign, the Blu-ray drive issue is again in the spotlight. Is Apple about to ...READ»

Why We Buy

Computers are a commodity: They're all the same shape and color. The iMac changes all of that. Jonathan Ive, designer of the iMac, describes the rules behind design that has power, passion, and purpose -- design that makes us buy.READ»

Lenovo Joins All-in-One PC Game With Slimmest Model

For a long time Apple was king of the all-in-one PC game with the latest gen iMac being one of the slickest PC offerings out there: But this year there's been a lot of interest from other players, with Dell, Fujistu and Sony coming up ...READ»

iMac, uMac, Can We All Mac?

Sure, it's a PC world -- but that doesn't make Mac lovers outcasts. Meet three hard-core Mac addicts who can teach you the shortcuts and tools that you need to make your Mac "pc."READ»

The Mac Is Back (Sorta)

The PowerPC G3 remains the go-to processor in the Macintosh line. But it's the iMac that still gets all the buzz.READ»

Apple's Tablet Apps Will Live and Die by One Nerdy Thing

For an Apple Tablet to be a hit, it will have to be more than a big-screen iPhone. And the difference between a lithe, touch-based Mac and a giant, lame iPhone comes down to one crucial nerd-factor: memory management. Memory ...READ»

New iMacs and Mac Mini Today, Rumors Say

The latest grist from the Apple rumor mill comes with some believable specifications about new iMacs and Mac Minis, as well as a potential timescale: Today. The Mac Mini rumors have been going for months. And with good ...READ»

Fast Company Book Reviews

Book reviews previously featured on fastcompany.com.READ»

Steve Jobs at Macworld: Reality Distortion Field in Full Effect

Few things, in today’s business world, are as cult-like as a Steve Jobs keynote address at Macworld. (Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder gathering might come close.) So when Jobs came onstage, unannounced, this morning at the ...READ»

Apple Homogenizes its Lineup with More iMac, Mac Mini

Apple pulled the wraps off a suite of new hardware today--all upgrades to its desktop computing line, with both the iMac and Mac Mini getting some modernization. Although what Apple is doing might be better labeled ...READ»

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Pre-CES Buzz Jockeying

And...go! On Thursday the sprawling consumer electronics industry descends on Las Vegas for its biggest tradeshow, CES. For many companies, it will set the entire year's product calendar. But how to stand out? One ploy is to jump ...READ»

Publish or Perish!

The jeers and cheers of Digital Storytelling Bootcamp.READ»

Like Life, Branding Needs Vision Too

Do the Beatles, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and the invention of the radio have anything in common?READ»

Will Ericsson's Minimalist PC Concept Evoke Envy in Apple's Jon Ive?

Ericsson has just pulled the covers off a concept PC that takes the all-in-one concept and design minimalism to a whole new level. The spartan machine doesn't have a screen or a keyboard, and instead opts to use projections for ...READ»

User Generated Content Gets Kudos

On Sunday, after first hearing about Time magazine's person of the year, I thought about blogging about it. Seeing the cover, with it's iMac image with a YouTube controller, reminded me of the early '80s when the personal computer ...READ»

In Today's Papers

What's worth reading: RIM launches multimedia BlackBerry "Research in Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of the iconic BlackBerry mobile e-mail device beloved by politicians, business leaders and celebrities, will launch its first ...READ»

Real Tools for Virtual Teams

Where's the best place for teams to work when their members are located in far-flung places? On the Web. Here are ratings of a collection of Web sites designed to make teams work virtually anywhere.READ»

Notionologist

Job Titles of the Future: Meg AsaroREAD»

Developing an On-Target Value Proposition

We live in a world of overcapacity, where consumers are empowered to choose. With a market-driven approach you can stay focused on delivering outstanding value to your consumers to weather the downturn and be in great position for the upturn. It all begins with an on-target value proposition. READ»

Big Shot Boomerangs

Politics. Athletics. Rock Roll. Boomerangers exist in every walk of life. Find out how, when, and why these celebrities decided to go back to the futureREAD»

The Substance of Style

Virginia Postrel is the author of The Substance of Style and The Future and Its Enemies. She also writes the "Economic Scene" column for the New York Times and maintains the Dynamist blog. In her presentation at SXSW Interactive, ...READ»

Trust in the Future

When it comes to brand management, Kevin Roberts says that only two things are wrong: brands and management.READ»

Poof! Movie Magic

Think technology has transformed filmmaking? Hold onto your Raisinets. The summer movie season will bring some eye-popping, digitized, computerized extravaganzas that take the talkies to a whole new level.READ»

Does the DVR Apple Television Rumor Make Sense?

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has gone all out in forecasting that Apple will enter the digital video recording net-connected television market by 2011. It's a bold assertion, with research behind the claims, and it seems to make ...READ»