Mystery & Intrigue

Guess what time it is? It's that sweet, lovely, divine time just before an Apple announcement. I'm basking in the eve of anticipation. For those of you not in the Apple loop, the company sent out invitations to various members of the tech community a few days ago to attend a product launch that wouldn't include iPhone or iPod updates. This announcement would center solely on the Mac line. This isn't exactly ground-breaking news, in that the tech community's been abuzz with iMac update rumors for months now and the August 7th launch day has been thrown around for a while. While it's not surprising, it's certainly welcome news.

I've been dying to see what a new iMac would look like for the longest time. I think I've been wondering about it well before the general populace has been asking for one. It's certainly not because I'm unhappy with the line as is. I think the new iMacs look gorgeous. I own one afterall. Well not the new ones, I don't have a built-in iSight cam or anything, but it has the same case design. My desire for a new iMac is probably rooted in my admiration for all the work that Jonathan Ive's done for Apple. He's such a talented industrial designer. Which actually sounds too clinical for my taste, I'd much rather label him a plain ol' artist. An artist of the highest order. He's amazing. In my world, a demigod. :P So I'm always hungering for something new from his camp.

I remember the first time I was struck down by his work. It had to have been during the rollout for the lamp/pedestal iMacs. It totally changed the way I thought about computers. The thing looked more like a piece of art than anything else. I'm sure it doesn't seem like much now. But at the time, to have seen anything so streamlined, compact, and elegant in one single package was beyond insane. I couldn't believe my eyes. And more than that, the press video that accompanied the new iMac excited me in a way about the Apple way of life that hasn't left me since. The watchword was elegance. I'm always struck down by the elegance of their hardware. Don't even get me started about the iPod Nano... how people aren't in constant awe of the thing is beyond me. I look at mine at least once a day, lost in a state of amazement.

Anyway, you can tell that I'm very excited about tomorrow. I just know that there's going to be a "Mac" update. Which is very vague. Perhaps they'll do nothing with the iMac, which would go against all the rumors. But if they don't, that'll be fine. They can knock me over with a new MacBook or MacBook Pro announcement too. Oh yeah, it should also be known that whatever the update... whether it's for the Mac Pro, iMac, or MacBooks... the thinking is that we're in line for a new product design. A new look. I'd be crush to see anything else. As the machines stand now, they're powerful enough. I could really care less about processor, HD, or graphics card revs. I need to see a new design. And I'm almost sure Apple's gonna deliver on the iMac front. I'm already excited about the supposed redesign of the keyboard, to make it more in keeping with the MacBook "chiclet" keyboard. God I hope that turns out to be true. But I can't even begin to guess how the iMac itself will look.

I'm getting too excited! I was grinning like a fool during that last sentence. 'Cause I'm imagining gently fading out my sweet slumber... turning to my iMac, and typing www.Apple.com into FireFox's location bar and pressing "return". The moment before I press that button, imagining that moment, is too much for me to bear. I feel like I'm going to explode right now. *L* It'll be everything. It'll be waiting for that page to load... it'll be taking in that first image... it'll be reading the specs, etc. Everything will be to die for. *L* I can't wait!

DS333, dying! :D