Apple Researching Mac Pro's 'Cheese Grater' Design for Other Devices Like iPhone

[PhillyGuy72]

Today is not April Fools Day.

*Seriously, you think the Silicone cases are dirt, dust magnets...imagine cleaning out the crud in the individual holes.

 

[LA_Surfer]

aesthetically its ugly AF. Bring back Jonathan Ives please. The mac pro is hideous and so are those monitors.

 

[Corsig]

And then you slap a cover on it and cover the holes

 

[majus]

And then you slap a cover on it and cover the holes

Yes. All those lovely holes inside an Otterbox. Beautiful to behold.

 

[anthogag]

For an iPhone they would have to think about how to keep it clean. Who wants mildew or mold in the lattice. Perhaps a clear case would work here to protect the lattice from dirt.

Brass is antimicrobial...

 

[BaltimoreMediaBlog]

I could see this working just fine for IPads and iMacs, not so much iPhone. I don't think too many people take their iPads or iMacs in the water, but my iPhone has already been in the Atlantic Ocean, so this would be a disaster on several levels. The salt even today corrodes my Lightning port making it buggy, took forever for me to determine a fix, and no rice won't completely fix that either.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

aesthetically its ugly AF. Bring back Jonathan Ives please. The mac pro is hideous and so are those monitors.

Um, if I'm not mistaken, Jony Ive is responsible for this trypophobic design element.

Personally, I hate it and I'm glad he's (kinda) gone.

 

[nitramluap]

It would be disgusting in about a day

 

[mrr]

Could be interesting!

 

[xbjllb]

I love it. Reminds me of peacock tail feathers, might be the interference pattern reminiscent of iridescence.

 

[ekwipt]

Mac Pro 6.1 design would work now with Apple Silicon! Live the idea of a round cheese grater design, the mouse inside would have a field day

 

[carrrrrlos]

Invest in Dust Off.

 

[kzoojason76]

Hahaha.. but it's two days too early for an April Fools Joke!

 

[powerbook911]

I like the durability of the glass on the back personally.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Only if it's encased in Lucite... But it could probably totally end people 'butt dialing', due to the marks it would leave in their butts... Ouch?

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Oh, we can't have chain link steering wheels because people got fingers (and other things?) stuck in the openings, so, NO CHEESE GRATER iPHONE... (Please) It *would* look awesome, but... An Otterbox case covers a lot of bad things.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

BTW, that design is in the Power supplies for the MASSIVE old Mac Pros. (Look...)

 

[unchecked]

Feels grate in your hands.

 

[DakotaGuy]

Maybe I am in the minority, but anything with geometric holes like that makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[99chickens]

but wait til you charge it wirelessly ... all the heat dissipation advantages will be gone and you can start frying eggs on the back of you iPhone ...

What’s the connection between the use of a lattice pattern and wireless charging? Am I missing something?

 

[jz0309]

What’s the connection between the use of a lattice pattern and wireless charging? Am I missing something?

I’m assuming the case would be metal, what other material would it be if it provided thermal advantages?

 

[lupinglade]

“cheese catcher”, “dirt depot”, “dust bin” or whatever it will be called a week after buy

It's clearly a real cheese grater feature on the new iPhone. Very convenient, especially now that many more people will be cooking.

 

[B_mark_R]

I'm down

 

[DeepIn2U]

That would be cool!

LOL ... not for people that suffer from that condition with objects with holes.

 

[magiccurve]

It it's still on paper, keep it on paper.