Apple to expand iMac LCD display. The company will introduce an iMac with a 17-inch monitor at next week’s Macworld Expo in New York, according to sources. [CNET News.com]

No way. A news leak already–a full week before MacWorld? It makes sense, though. A 17 inch screen would really make the new iMac come of age. I foresee a new form factor for the minitower “Quicksilver” Mac, myself–it’s about time. And I predict that Apple will come out with something surprising in line with its digital hub strategy–a new peripheral or enhanced iPod. Apple didn’t put handwriting recognition technology into the Jaguar OS for nothing–they have a plan.

Yep, armchair prognostication is great, isn’t it?