Apple's Working on Something

The iMac design and interface is already showing its age, in terms of the look and feel of the whole OS. It has undergone lots of facelift from the time Apple switched to OSX. And clearly the OSX will needs something new, an OS XI perhaps? And clearly they are up to something again, patents provide proof.

To adopt with the changing times, Apple is trying to do its touch screen version of the PC. Sure we've seen HP do it, but Steve and the gang are doing something different. 

The patent details the hardware and software features of the concept iMac. This includes a tilting screen which uses the 2 hinges to make the device slightly lying on its back. This makes more sense for using the computer as a touch screen device as opposed to the HP touch PC design which makes user touch an upright screen. 

To make the experience more sensible, some sort of OS switching may take place when tilting the screen. An accelerometer/gyroscope will be embedded on the screen to sense the position of the screen. This will trigger the OS switch.

The OS will feature an iPhone or iOS feel, it will share the same concept for manipulating objects from the desktop. And when the screen is standing, it will shift to the regular desktop interface.

More details at the Patently Apple