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New iMac Keyboard Revealed? [Updated]

Friday July 27, 2007 5:52 am PDT by longofest
Engadget claims to have received photos of Apple's new keyboard set to arrive alongside the iMac refresh rumored to be in early August.

Despite initial doubts about the authenticity of the photos, the site now expresses confidence in them, and posts a gallery including multiple angles.

The photos confirm descriptions by AppleInsider that the keyboard would draw upon the low-profile keyboard in the MacBooks.

Update: According to forum member samh004, the original pictures look to be from this flickr account.jeff, I'm editing out the photo. - arn
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mrat93
59 months ago
Interesting story I found at Engadget. Take a look...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/27/is-this-the-new-imac-keyboard/
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samh004
59 months ago
The original thread was here, where it appears 10 of 11 photos were deleted by an admin or a moderator. (Check bottom of linked thread).

Engadget and another site managed to grab 2 of the photos before one was deleted. I can't find the other 9 photos, they have vanished.

Of note, the shot of the keyboard appears to have a key with an upside down dashboard icon on it, at least from what I can see. What else could it be ?
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Sbrocket
59 months ago
Well I guess it had to leak eventually...*sigh*

Silly people, abusing their Radar access.
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samh004
59 months ago
I've found the missing keyboard photos on flickr.

What do you think, is it real or fake ?

I think it looks all right and is good that it's raised at the back.
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After G
59 months ago
That is a nice keyboard. Hope it's real.
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vendettabass
59 months ago
I'm hoping its real too! Love the macbook style keyboard!

hope that USB out is USB2! awesome for USB Pens!
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MacRumorUser
59 months ago
It looks lovely. I can see myself buying two or three of those for my macs.

August 7th can't come fast enough. New iPod, New iMac, New Keyboard, New iLife...... damn an expensive month...
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Chris Bangle
59 months ago
i think/hope they are real... but why are they not bluetooth.... surely blueto
oth shoudl be standard on keynboards now.
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samh004
59 months ago

i think/hope they are real... but why are they not bluetooth.... surely blueto
oth shoudl be standard on keynboards now.


There are bluetooth and wired versions of the current keyboards and mice. Plus the bluetooth mighty mouse shipped (well) after the wired version, so assuming this is real, the wireless versions could be made too, they were just a little camera shy.
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Chris Bangle
59 months ago

There are bluetooth and wired versions of the current keyboards and mice. Plus the bluetooth mighty mouse shipped (well) after the wired version, so assuming this is real, the wireless versions could be made too, they were just a little camera shy.




yes but why not just have bluetooth keyboards standard, Or maybe the prototypes had to be USB....

the keybard looks a bit plain. Its a bit boring.... but it is extremly thin.... I am very impressed

also mighty mouse = white, imac and keyboard = metal.... bit of a clash....

So maybe a new mighty mouse aswell? also I cant tell what the picture is on the F3 button.... oh actually it looks like spaces... My fianl complaint... Why move the volume buttons
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