Possible new keyboard rumored about earlier....

Shannonb · Jul 27, 2007

This is rumored to be what the new iMac keyboard is suppose to look like. Here is the link i found it at.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/07/27/new-imac-keyboard/

Stretch · Jul 27, 2007

i think its fake

Actingrude · Jul 28, 2007

It's kinda a step back in design and function... I also am going to say just a rumor...

jonnycrimson · Jul 28, 2007

I love the macbook keyboard... I hope it sticks!

knightlie · Jul 28, 2007

I say fake, too. I can't believe Apple are going to rearrange all the dashboard and expose hotkeys, that would be dumb.

AK47 · Jul 28, 2007

Thats dumb.

kuchiki · Jul 28, 2007

I also love the Macbook's keyboard...but I really hope that the new keyboard Apple hopefully will be releasing soon won't look like that.

kuchiki

knightlie · Jul 28, 2007

Someone's cobbled that together out of a MacBook keyboard. The more I look at it the more unlikely it is.

cheez · Jul 28, 2007

I hope this one is fake..
Macbooks buttons are not good at all..if u want some nice buttons get MBP's buttons that rocks!!
Anyway i think is stupid idea to get a full keyboard with laptop buttons...

Sennec · Jul 28, 2007

Ugly, pretty sure it's fake

Levi · Jul 29, 2007

The thing that really stands out is that the volume function and eject keys have been re-lebaled with F17 - 20... I can't see why Apple would do that.

DaYCEnt · Jul 29, 2007

umm... why would Apple remove the Apple logo from the command keys??? I vote fake!

Hustle · Jul 29, 2007

Some more pictures for you.

cwa107 · Jul 29, 2007

Being a touch typist, I would hope that this is just a concept. Desktops should have a real keyboard, with plenty of tactile feedback. I know Apple is famous for form over functionality, but having a "real" keyboard is one of the few advantages a desktop still has over a notebook.

knightlie · Jul 29, 2007

Hmm. *rubs chin* What breaks it for me are those function keys - I just don't see Apple shuffling the Expose, Eject and volume keys around, especially when the keys they are currently on are still there. Why move the Eject key and confuse existig Mac users just to create a few extra function keys? The function keys are largely unused anyway, who wants F16-F19?.

And frankly it doesn't look like something Jonathan Ive would create. I still say either fake, or possibly concept/prototype.

Eta: And anther thing. See how the bottom row of keys are all slightly taller, including the keypad? The arrow keys aren't, they're the same size as the regular keys. It looks odd.

Austin · Jul 29, 2007

i think they should provide both kinds of keyboards...then people can get whatever they want based on their personal preference

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iKitten · Jul 29, 2007

Austin, I'm with you ~ variety in the marketplace is good (plus, after three months on my MacBook, "normal" keyboards annoy me!)

schweb · Jul 29, 2007

cwa107 said:
Being a touch typist, I would hope that this is just a concept. Desktops should have a real keyboard, with plenty of tactile feedback. I know Apple is famous for form over functionality, but having a "real" keyboard is one of the few advantages a desktop still has over a notebook.

Well worst case if that is true, you can always buy a different keyboard to use...

Shannonb · Jul 29, 2007

I was always suspicous about really good fakes. Ever considered the possiblity put their ideas out on the internet on purpose to see the reaction?

technologist · Jul 29, 2007

DaYCEnt said:
umm... why would Apple remove the Apple logo from the command keys???

This is the one part that makes perfect sense. The Command keys were never supposed to have Apple logos. The first Mac keyboard did not have Apple logos on the keyboard.
http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?pr...=Sort by Date&detail=medium&search=campground

What's more, the Apple logo is a trademark, so many third-party keyboards don't have the Apple. Better consistency that way.