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"&amp;lt;vc&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Photos of an ultra-thin Apple keyboard have surfaced on the web, stirring considerable debate, as they appear match &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider's&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; earlier description of a next-generation iMac keyboard.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;\r\n\r\nThe photos first appeared on this &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/10511663@N02/\"&amp;gt;flickr account&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and have since been widely syndicated across the web. One photo reveals that the new keyboard, which appears to be a pre-production unit, carries the codename \"M89.\"\r\n\r\nHistorically, Apple has used an \"M\" prefix to reference peripherals that are under development and a \"Q\" prefix for computer systems. For example, the company's original &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/05/08/02/apple_introduces_multi_button_mighty_mouse.html\"&amp;gt;Mighty Mouse&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; design was frequently referred to as \"&amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/05/04/04/two_more_apple_hardware_products_in_the_pipeline.html\"&amp;gt;M18&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\" prior to its release.\r\n\r\nEarlier this month, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; exclusively reported that Apple's upcoming makeover to the iMac line would include &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/09/next_gen_imacs_to_bundle_new_apple_keyboard.html\"&amp;gt;new super-slim external keyboards&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.\r\n\r\nSources familiar with the matter had said the new peripheral would sport an aesthetic and feel similar to the low-profile keyboards used in Apple's 13-inch MacBook notebooks.\r\n\r\nApple is widely expected to take the wraps off its next-generation iMacs in &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/18/apples_imac_overhaul_tracking_for_mid_to_late_summer.html\"&amp;gt;the coming weeks&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. For more on what to expect from the new systems, please see &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;AppleInsider's&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; previous coverage:\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;1)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/20/apples_next_generation_imacs_to_add_a_touch_of_grace.html\"&amp;gt;Apple's next-generation iMacs to add a touch of grace&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;2)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/06/poor_bets_placed_on_new_imacs_at_apples_developer_conference.html\"&amp;gt;Poor bets placed on new iMacs at Apple's developer conference&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;3)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/18/apples_imac_overhaul_tracking_for_mid_to_late_summer.html\"&amp;gt;Apple's iMac overhaul tracking for mid-to-late summer&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\r\n&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;4)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/09/next_gen_imacs_to_bundle_new_apple_keyboard.html\"&amp;gt;Next-gen iMacs to bundle new Apple keyboard&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-6.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-2.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-3.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-4.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-5.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-7.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-8.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Apple's Current MacBook Keyboard (for comparrison)&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tartanpodcast/288709054/\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-9.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;\r\n\r\n&amp;lt;div align=\"center\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=\"hhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/alcomm/217097889/\"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src=\"http://images.appleinsider.com/next-gen-imac-kb-070727-10.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Next-gen iMac keyboard\" border=\"0\" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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