Looks like they replaced Cube with Sphere

satchmosatchmo
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
On the iMac webpage, the photo with the two pro speakers beside it is so reminiscent of the Cube photo.

Looks like they've simply replaced it with a sphere and added a head.



The design is starting to grow on me. The closeup pics help. I especially like how thick that stainless steel bar is.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    It definitely is a blend of the iMac's idea with the Cube's general form. There was a funny mock-up of a Cube with a big arm that held an LCD monitor on its side. People lambasted it, as it was a very, uh, quick mock-up but it turns out they were probably closest to the mark! Cube to hemisphere isn't too much of a leap, just add "cuteness."
  • Reply 2 of 4
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    The iMac is now Current Hardware. Moving...
  • Reply 3 of 4
    o and ao and a Posts: 579member
    You have it backwards



    The cube is a result of the iMac



    not the iMac the resutl of the cube



    This design if u read teh article was around for 3 years the problem was fitting it into a small space



    Therefore one can infer that it was to expensive to apply this technology with a screen but why not do somethign without a screen with all this good stuff in a small space but lets make it a little diferent. Thats how they got the cube
  • Reply 4 of 4
    shivashiva Posts: 13member
    ya, when I saw this, the first thing I thought of was "cube 2" rather than imac2-

    the second thing I wondered was if the new imac uses a cube-type motherboard layout with no fan. If so, then maybe one day I could upgrade my cube's cpu, or at least the video card. .. but with the superdrive, maybe I should just shut up and buy a new imac.
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