As a highly anticipated product, Apple’s yet-to-be-released iMac Pro has many unknown features to be revealed, though its technical specifications has been publicized. A recent post in the Pike’s Universum blog revealed that some data used for soem form of mobile connectivity were found in the firmware for the iMac Pro.
The blogger speculate that Apple may introduce a new kind of “Find my iMac Pro” type of theft protection, a function that can phone home to report the exact GPS location and cannot be disabled.
“Even the cheapest iMac Pro costs $4999 and is thus far more expensive than any other iMac model that is now available, let alone the top of the line one with a price tag north of $10K, and it is ‘relatively easy’ to walk away with a 27-inch computer, and that may be why Apple is going to introduce a new kind of ‘Find my iMac Pro’ type of theft protection. One that phones home to report the exact GPS location. And there’s no way of switching it off…”
There are some other possibilities about the data. It could be related to a new feature that will use a Sim car to make phone calls, or just a leftover from iOS for the iPhone. Pike’s Universum blog previously revealed the specifications of iMac Pro and the Intel chip built for it.
Last week developers discovered in the code in BridgeOS that iMac Pro will also pack an A10 Fusion chip, which will power always-on “Hey Siri” functionality.
iMac Pro is announced at the 2017 WWDC and set to arrive in December this year. As the most powerful iMac Apple has ever created, iMac Pro comes with a high-quality 5K display, Xeon processors, Radeon Pro Vega graphics, new thermal architecture, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, 4TB SSD at maximum and a unique Space Gray body. It is a workstation class machine that’s aimed at pro users with demanding workflows.
The price for iMac Pro starts at $4999, and the price tag for the top model – the one with the Xeon W-2192, 4TB SSD Storage and 128GB Memory – is expected to be $10,000. With the premium price, the 27-inch desktop computer could be in the risk of being stolen. Will Apple build some sort of Find My iMac Pro feature inside to prevent theft?