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“All great things starts from small beginings”.

And this is no different for the revolutionary thing called Compact Disc(CD). Invented by Philips(and Sony), the initial CD was a 12inch disc which could store movies. But the size of the disc was not the general public’s cup of tea, they preffered a more compact version and thus the present CD was born. Initially the size could compensate only Audio but time has again proved that technology just needs a little more time to bloom from its present state.

Today as we clebrate the 25th anniversary of the CD, which was major form of medium for transferring data for the past 25 years, we have a long way from the mere audio only CD to a much more efficient DVD system. Traditionally CD’s could store only 600MB of data, later it became 650 and present day CD’s can accomodate upto 700MB of data.

They are in no match to the present day DVD’s, which were out of laymen’s hand due to her high cost involved. But as the prices drop for DVD’s time has come to shift from the CD to DVD.

Nonethless, no one can ignore the role of CD in the software industry. The music industry is on a verge of leaving CD as the medium. Present day iPod’s and other MP3 players are more preffered over traditional way of transferring music.

It is doubted that whether the CD would make its 50th anniversary of would it die before it completes its 40th one, time will only say, but the thing to remember is that technology keeps on growing, no matter what or how. 

The news of a redesigned iMac was already in air from past few months, but no one knew when it would happen - a typical Apple launch.

Few hours ago, Steve Jobs(co-founder: Apple), with a low light keynote released the all new iMac dressed in an esthetically pleasing aluminium design. Even the screen was coated for an all new extra glossy iPhone style look and shine. A wireless keyborad, again in brushed-aluminium is also available as an ad-on to the new iMac.

More than ever before, iMac allows you to live a digital life. Loaded with iLife, the new iMac makes it easy to turn your photos, movies, and music into blogs, podcasts, books, and calendars. All the other essentials are built in as well, including an iSight camera, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Just plug it in, turn it on, and you’re ready to create something great.

iTechSpec:
In the Box

• iMac
• Apple Keyboard
• Mighty Mouse
• Apple Remote
• Cleaning cloth
• Power cord
• Install/restore DVDs
• Printed and electronic documentation

This machine is quite powerful. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor having a 4MB L2 cache running on 800MHz FSB and aound 1GB of DDR2(PC5300) RAM. The new iMac comes only on a 20″ and 24″ models. With an ATI graphics card it also boasts of an inbuilt webcam. It comes preinstalled with ofcourse Mac OS X Tiger. Along with other bundled softwares it includes iLife, an all in one software, and a new version of iMovie(written all from scratch) 

Honestly, the new iMac seems to be the best bet for a home machine. There’s nothing else so pretty and so functional for the price.

The new iMac is available for purchase from today at all Apple stores(both physical and online).