| John: |
it’s like they put some lipstick on the iMac and shoved it out the door. |
| Matt: |
oh sweet |
| Matt: |
the iMac gained 100 MHz, and lost a memory slot. wtf? |
| John: |
it lost a memory slot? |
| Matt: |
yeah |
| Matt: |
the tech specs say “one 512 MB DDR2 533MHz chip, supports up to 2.5 GB, one memory slot” |
| John: |
weird. |
| John: |
so it’s got 512MB built-in? |
| Matt: |
I’m thinking that they are either making up numbers, or the iMac has 512 soldered in and one free slot |
| John: |
i think it’s the latter. |
| Matt: |
one thing I’m not clear on: does the new iMac have a video out so you can use frontrow on your TV? |
| John: |
it’s got to, otherwise frontrow just seems dumb. |
| John: |
the iMac has s-video and composite out |
| Matt: |
via adapter or built in? |
| Matt: |
I’m guessing adapter. |
| Matt: |
for 30$ |
| John: |
yup |
| John: |
adapter sold separately |
| Matt: |
I haven’t looked at photobooth |
| John: |
it looks kinda neat. |
| John: |
but it’s a really trivial application. |
| Matt: |
so wait |
| Matt: |
it takes your picture and makes an avatar out of it? |
| Matt: |
that seems…… |
| Matt: |
I dunno |
| Matt: |
useless? |
| Matt: |
narcissistic? |
| John: |
yes |
| John: |
and yes |
| Matt: |
from apple.com/imac/isight.html |
| Matt: |
“Taking pictures of yourself has never been more fun. Add a special image effect � Sepia, Black & White, Glow, Comic Book, X-Ray, Colored Pencil, Thermal Camera, Spotlight, Bulge, Dent, Twirl, Squeeze, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Stretch, Fish Eye.” |
| Matt: |
“Click. See the screen flash white. (How�s that for cool.)” |
| Matt: |
See the screen flash white. How’s that for cool? I hate the break it to them, but it’s kinda dumb. |
| Matt: |
as is their recent copy on their site. |
| Matt: |
on the upside, I’m going to start saying “How’s that for cool” all the time now |
| John: |
i’m wondering if apple has jumped the shark. |
| Matt: |
jumping a shark, how’s that for cool? |
| Matt: |
see, it works for almost anything |
