Is the Secret Product Going to Be the New Macintosh?

Earlier today we were reporting about the “secret project” Steve was mentioning during the conference call yesterday, clearly stating that this/those device(s) will mark a difference with competitors. Something similar to what was experienced 25 years ago when Apple introduced the Macintosh?
Over the last decades, the graphical user interface is most likely the part that did not really evolve in its concept, based on a keyboard but most importantly on the mouse. If the esthetical rendering today in OS X Leopard has nothing to do with the first version of Mac OS, we still click on icons with a mouse, we drag and drop elements from one location to another. The interface man/machine did not change much in its concept.
We know that Apple has been working for years in developing technologies to improve the GUI. Several innovations have been dropped and temporarily postponed as too difficult or too expensive to manufacture. But things may evolve with time, some technology breakthrough might allow today what was impossible yesterday, such as a robust and scratchproof touch display. If we look at products that were not revised over the last few years we can immediately spot: Apple Cinema display and the Mighty Mouse, both being the key stones of the GUI.
If this might not happen tomorrow, it is quite clear that the GUI has to evolve and one has to find easier or more natural way to communicate with the computer, to become more efficient and synergistic. Releasing such technology directly to the mass market would of course shake the computer market world. Using the recognized superior Mac OS X system and its architecture, Apple could simply update the GUI to get the best experience for users. Competitors, stacked with the choice between Microsoft XP or Vista, would probably not have the required software or the hardware ready to challenge Apple. Apple seems to be ready with Leopard and Snow Leopard to rapidly evolve while Microsoft seems to be with Vista in a transition phase towards a maybe better version of its OS, which should appear before at least one year.