New Apple displays pack iSight webcams, LED backlighting

October 14th, 2008

Alongside new MacBooks and MacBook Pro laptops, Apple unveiled its next generation monitors today, packing built-in webcams, LED backlighting and some clever extras too.

As well as a plug to connect to Apple laptops’ mini display port, the new screens also pack a magsafe power cable, so they can charge laptops connected to them.

That’s on top of a USB cable, letting the screen act as a USB hub with three extra sockets at the back, and built in stereo speakers.

What Apple’s selling is, effectively, a 24-inch iMac without the computer inside. Sadly, there’s no sign of the much-rumoured dock-equipped displays. Looks like our MacBooks are staying deskbound for the time being.

Out November | £649 | Apple

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