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Apple Pro Speakers (USB), Cinema Display (22") (ADC) and Power Mac G4 Cube

Apple announced three products on 19 July 2000: Apple Pro Speakers (USB), Cinema Display (22") (ADC) and Power Mac G4 Cube. The day spanned Accessories, Displays and Mac.

It was the 2nd of 3 dated moments the archive holds for 2000, 154 days after the previous one, 16 February 2000.

Apple Pro Speakers (USB) product photograph

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What Apple announced

Apple Pro Speakers (USB)

Accessories · Speakers · discontinued 9 January 2001

Apple Inc. has produced and sold numerous music and multimedia speakers, available for standalone purchase and bundled with Macintosh products.

Cinema Display (22") (ADC)

Displays · Displays · discontinued 28 January 2003

The Apple Cinema Display is a discontinued line of flat-panel computer monitors developed and sold by Apple Inc. between 1999 and 2011. It was initially sold alongside the older line of Studio Displays, but eventually replaced them. Apple offered 20, 22, 23, 24, 27, and 30-inch sizes, with the last model being a 27-inch size with LED backlighting.

The Cinema Display line had three distinct design languages during its lifetime, the first featuring transparent polycarbonate plastic, and the later two featuring anodized aluminum. The first displays were designed to match the colorful plastic of the Power Mac G3 and later the Power Mac G4, while the second revisions were designed to match the aluminum aesthetics of the Power Mac G5 and PowerBook G4. The last available design matched the unibody laptops released in October 2008, and had a glossy screen.

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Power Mac G4 Cube

Mac · Power Macintosh · discontinued 3 July 2001

The Power Mac G4 Cube is a Mac personal computer sold by Apple Computer, Inc. between July 2000 and 2001. The Cube was conceived as a miniaturized but powerful computer by Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Jobs and designed by Jony Ive. Apple developed new technologies and manufacturing methods for the product—a 7.7-inch (20 cm) cubic computer housed in clear polycarbonate. Apple positioned it in the middle of its product range, between the consumer iMac G3 and the professional Power Mac G4. The Cube was announced at the Macworld Expo on July 19, 2000.

The Cube won awards and plaudits for its design upon release, but reviews noted its high cost compared to its power, its limited expandability, and cosmetic defects. The product was an immediate commercial failure, with only 150,000 units sold before production was suspended within one year of its announcement. The Cube is one of the rare failures for the company under Jobs, after having avoided bankruptcy. However, it influenced future Apple products, from the iPod to the Mac Mini. The Museum of Modern Art and other museums hold Cubes in their collections.

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Sources

  1. Apple Pro Speakers (USB) · Wikipedia
  2. Cinema Display (22") (ADC) · Wikipedia
  3. Power Mac G4 Cube · Wikipedia

Dates on this page are announcement dates, not shipping dates. Product summaries are drawn from the linked articles, and specification claims in them are the publisher’s, not independent testing. Photograph credits and licences are listed in full on the image credits page.