Apple iMac and iLife Announcements
I’m reading the live updates from Apple’s announcements and thought I’d comment. The new iMacs look sexy though I don’t know about the black border around the display. I’m really hoping to hear something about the future of the Mac mini since it’s a favorite of mine and the rumors are they’re going to kill it after one more speed bump. But nothing on that yet.
It looks like iPhoto is getting some nice improvements when it comes to organizing photos. They’re introducing the concept of an event as a group of photos. Sounds like what I’m already doing by hand.
And it’s hard to tell at this point but it looks like iMovie is a completely new app with an entirely new, easier interface. Making movies easier to create is always a good thing and it seems like they may have pulled off something big here.
The big news for iWork ‘08 is Numbers, a new spreadsheet app. It looks like the classic spreadsheet has gotten some well-deserved Apple love.
That’s it, the official announcements are over. We heard about the new iMacs, iLife ‘08, and iWork ‘08 (all available today). But wait, there’s more: according to Engadget, Apple COO Tim Cook responded to a question about the Mac mini by saying, “We’re refreshing the Mac mini today.”
