IBM new swivel monitor, is Apple next?

[moav]

Well it looks like IBM is starting a new line of swivel flat panel monitors. I'm wondering if this is something Apple will start to integrate into their line in the near future. Probably wouldn't be for a while since they just came out with a new batch a few weeks back but just thinking.

IBM's new monitor line

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvision.html

 

[mr. k]

Apple already does integrate a swiveling flat panel into the product lineup, its called an iMac! But it would be kind of cool if they could make a flat panel 23" screen too... And it would look better then that ugly IBM one

 

[chevy]

I've a Samsung 172 on my old G3... even better than IBM design.

 

[MDLarson]

Originally posted by mr. K
Apple already does integrate a swiveling flat panel into the product lineup, its called an iMac!

Well, an iMac is a complete computer which happens to have a swiveling monitor. I think moav was talking about a stand-alone monitor.

 

[hulkaros]

...damn ugly...

I think that the best thing that companies which construct/sell monitors can do is full copy or even improve the design of New iMac's way of moving the display almost however a user wants/needs...

An improve could be that the user could be able to flip the monitor to the side... Another improvement could be the addition of usb & firewire ports like the usb ports that Apple Displays include... Or use only one cable for power, VGA/DVI signal, usb, again like Apple Displays do...

Oh and make them beatiful too! Again like Apple does!?

 

[Rhino_G3]

Apple already did the same thing as well as samsung. They used to be the LCD studio displays when the B&W G3's debuted. I thought they looked pretty cool when they first came out.

 

[Cat]

What would be nice is the possiblity of rotating your monitor in landscape and portrait mode. Wouldn't be a big issue to implement in the next generation iMacs IMHO.