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Does It Come With iMovie? (12/13/01)
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Finally, we have definitive and undeniable proof that Apple will dramatically alter the iMac's industrial design next month! "So just what is this proof," we hear you ask; "is it a batch of blurry spy photos hurriedly snapped by an Apple employee with a Jobsian death wish?" Better. "Is it a PDF of the new iMac brochure, smuggled out of Apple's ad agency?" Better. Ready for this? All other "evidence" pales in comparison when viewed alongside the ultimate indication of imminent new iMacage: telltale exercise equipment.
Check it out; faithful viewer relewis stumbled upon the BBJ-850 Magnetic Resistance Recumbent Bike by Body By Jake and immediately recognized the product's importance in verifying that LCD iMacs are mere weeks away from release. A quick glance at a high-res photo of the device proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the BBJ-850 incorporates the existing iMac chassis as a fundamental and prominent component in the system's overall design. Those contours... that translucency... that two-tone color scheme. It's unmistakable, all right.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going on here. In light of the new iMac's imminent debut, Apple was obviously looking to dump its remaining supply of iMac enclosures as quickly as possible, and Body By Jake was willing to pick them up cheap to use in the construction of their latest exercise bike. In addition to purchasing Apple's remaining stock of Indigo and Graphite chassis, we note that they managed to snag a warehouse or two full of Tangerine and original Bondi Blue models, as well-- at least, judging by the fact that the BBJ-850 is available in "Blue, Smoke, Orange, and Teal."
We should probably also point out that the BBJ-850 lists a "New Flat Screen Style Monitor" among its features (we surmise that it's the thing poking out of the top of the iMac's case in the picture), so in a way we suppose that the first flat-screen iMac came not from Apple, but from Body By Jake-- a company apparently more technically advanced than our friends in Cupertino. Then again, that fact becomes obvious when you consider that the BBJ-850 is only $399.99 and also includes "Foot Pedal Straps"-- a feature we've missed on the iMac since the first ones rolled off the line over three years ago. Look out, Apple; you've got some serious competition in the home exercise market!
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 12/13/01 episode: December 13, 2001: More info on the Amazing Date-Jumping Keynote only serves to make things even more mysterious. Meanwhile, Microsoft begins "compliance" with its "Redmond Justice" settlement before it's even been approved, and sometimes evidence of upcoming Apple products comes in the strangest forms...
Other scenes from that episode: 3450: Better Early Than Never (12/13/01) For those of you still trying to coax some semblance of sense from the Expo keynote's sudden move from Tuesday, January 8th to Monday the 7th, we've got a little more info for you-- but be warned: all it does is muddy the waters even more... 3451: Over Before You Knew It (12/13/01) 'Tis a sad day, indeed, for "Redmond Justice" has finally wound to a close. That news may come as a shock to those of you who have been following the antitrust action from the very beginning, because you probably thought that a federal judge still needs to approve the proposed settlement between Microsoft and the Justice Department before the case can officially be considered over and done with...
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