gazzanova Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured multi-touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion's haptic tech. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at "low" price that will reduce margins. Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will. This is some sick {censored}. App Store-compatible, able to run Mac apps, too. By October at the latest. Source This looks very nice, hope the price isn't too high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 holy {censored}, i want that, SO badly. i might just be able to pay for that if i sell my macbook pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Depend on the price, if it too high which is likely then is not going to be attractive for many people, look at the MacBook Air price a {censored} joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkbizkit Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 that thing is damn sexy... i want i want!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's not a tablet. Tablets are shaped like a traditional laptop, have a keyboard, and the screen swivels around to enter writing mode. Slates, on the other hand, do not have a keyboard, have everything built into the screen, and are missing many features expected on a full PC. That's what this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDRacer48 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Looks cool, but I really don't see it being practical compared to a standard laptop or tablet. Especially if the price is equal to or more than a MacBook Pro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 id sell my mbp for one. sort of depends where the keyboard is as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollcage Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'll get one if it has a stylus, the main advantage to the touchscreen is being able to write/draw on the screen. If Apple doesn't release one by the end of semester, I'm just going to get a Modbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marticus Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 i hope it comes with an active digitizer aswell (ie wacom), that would make alot of mac based graphic artists happy to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Kahuna Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 actually.. the swivel laptop is considered a convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHAWKs Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 this does look nice to bad apple was not the first to do one Axiotron ModBook that used a MacBookPro. Did not think Apple could do better on there own hardware used in the same way this will be a big hit for Graphic Artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityiswhere Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 If this turns out to be real I think I know what my first real Mac will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimaltron Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 This is neat, but I would buy a 21" Wacom Cintiq before I put down any money on something like this. As a designer, I appreciate having more screen real-estate rather than just portability. This will be a very cool device though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai Haibara Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How is this thing supposed to be both OS X and App Store compatible? If you want full OS X support you have to choose x86 processors, and iPhone applications only run on ARM processors. There are only two ways to make this possible: 1) create a Rosetta-like software to translate ARM instructions, but seems pretty pointless to me 2) force developers to build their apps as universal binaries for both x86 and ARM platforms Both solutions would require extra frameworks in order to properly run. The second one would achieve better performances, but it may cause problems to developers. Moreover, this seems to me like a very important product for Apple's market strategy, so if something like this is going to be introduced, it will be announced at Macworld. Sherry Haibara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie D. Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Looks nice, but I'm keeping my current BlackBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running With Scissors Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Is this just a rumor or confirmed true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauℓzurrr. Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 "Rumor: MacBook touch Coming in October" But definitely gonna get one if they come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliber Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I can't remember the fine details, but that entire description of "Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will", I've read it before. I think a year ago... So this could be a rehash of an old rumour, or something like that >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detosx Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm thinking fake - where's the built-in webcam? Or is it just that the picture is so dark, you can't make the webcam out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliber Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Zoom in, there is a grey circle on the top black bar, which should be the webcam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limini Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 How is this thing supposed to be both OS X and App Store compatible? If you want full OS X support you have to choose x86 processors, and iPhone applications only run on ARM processors. There are only two ways to make this possible: 1) create a Rosetta-like software to translate ARM instructions, but seems pretty pointless to me 2) force developers to build their apps as universal binaries for both x86 and ARM platforms Both solutions would require extra frameworks in order to properly run. The second one would achieve better performances, but it may cause problems to developers. Moreover, this seems to me like a very important product for Apple's market strategy, so if something like this is going to be introduced, it will be announced at Macworld. Sherry Haibara 3) Make this a hardware accessory for existing Macs and iPhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splits Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Depend on the price, if it too high which is likely then is not going to be attractive for many people, look at the MacBook Air price a {censored} joke! You know they would be expensive as all hell, c'mon it's apple. Doesn't really matter I can already picture one riding shotgun in my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxintosh Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 The day this comes out I will buy two of them. I might even send Apple a valentine in February This is definitely the computer I've been waiting for. Did you see the pictures of how they had it set up like an iMac? Saah-weeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic.mac.hack Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Looks pretty cool but it'd be WAY too expensive. I'm gonna be content with my hackbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztardust Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Well, I´ve seen the exact same pictures, about a year ago, and then it was "confirmed" false. Perhaps the rumour is true(I really hope so), but I´m pretty sure that these pictures are NOT of a real Macbook Touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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