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nickg331
im building a mactablet. im finishing up the case right now, but theres a video of it on youtube right now without the case. check it out and tell me what you think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOE1wOKenjY
Kousotsu
Very nice!!! Looks like it works well too
nickg331
yea i used troll touch but i had to solder the usb cable directly to the logic board so there wouldnt be any wires running outside of the case in the end. the case isnt perfect, but it looks really nice. ill put up more pictures when its finished
Kousotsu
Cool cant wait to see it, and good luck
sadiekiller
thats very nice. i want one! thumbsup_anim.gif
moonislune
Just awesome. Way to go. Do you also have a program on there for a touch screen keyboard? How well does it work? Any plans to post the steps to your mods?
nickg331
thanks

its got three ways to accept input: onscreen keyboard, ink, and bluetooth keyboard
ink isnt actually supported by troll touch drivers, so im going to have to do a little modification but i should be able to get it to work (ink is apple's built in handwriting recognition software). the bluetooth keyboard is from iGo, called the ultra slim stowaway kebyord and is really nice and will be the primary input device (its REALLY thin, lightweight and nice)

the hardest steps were the soldering and the case building, and i didnt write stuff down as i went along but i may eventually post a tutorial

its built from an ibook g4
JaTiN
R u gonna sell? 2centsfinal.gif
nickg331
haha sorry, no. i actually built it on commssion from a friend.
jana
R you going to be making a how to and teach us all?
alloutmacstoday
i want one! it looks awesome man
good job smile.gif
bwhsh8r
nice! it reminds me of a custom modbook biggrin.gif thats sweet that you made it yourself! keep on hacking.
nickg331
i know it took me a while, but the case is done and everything is working great and its all put together. ill post pics and a video a little later, and maybe a how to on my site. i'm not gonna have it for too much longer (i built it on commission for a friend of mine), but just wanted to let you know its done.
my1stmacisaHACK
wehres the pic and the video biggrin.gif cant wait to see!!
skyhighmac
What tablet did you use for the screen?
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