how much would a 12" ultra slim macbook that docks inside a 24" cinema display with 160GB HD and 2GB of RAM cost? if its below $2500 it would be one of the most popular computers on the market 
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how much would a 12" ultra slim macbook that docks inside a 24" cinema display with 160GB HD and 2GB of RAM cost? if its below $2500 it would be one of the most popular computers on the market
well, the slim notebook was rumored to be around $1500 and it is also rumored to be using flash memory, not an HDD in order to condense it.
I agree, probably fake but a good one. Did you see what looks to be an ultra thin external cd on left? Awful lot of detail for someone wanting/claiming no recognition.
If the person didn't want "fame or recognition " the pics wouldn't be on Flickr to begin with.
If the person didn't want "fame or recognition " the pics wouldn't be on Flickr to begin with.
I didn't see the pic's posted on flicker by green rabbit. They were on blog spot.
heh, maybe i have missed the name of the author and all. but NC macguy sure seems to love the mock ups, and is harping on every single little detail of them. maybe he made them up.
seriously though, people like to get people hyped and excited..of course there would be detail. I mean in the first photo he placed books to the side of the picture which some sites interpreted as symbols for other stuff. the author is obviously pretty clever and enjoys playing the fact we all want to know so badly.
seriously though, people like to get people hyped and excited..of course there would be detail. I mean in the first photo he placed books to the side of the picture which some sites interpreted as symbols for other stuff. the author is obviously pretty clever and enjoys playing the fact we all want to know so badly.
heh, maybe i have missed the name of the author and all. but NC macguy sure seems to love the mock ups, and is harping on every single little detail of them. maybe he made them up.
seriously though, people like to get people hyped and excited..of course there would be detail. I mean in the first photo he placed books to the side of the picture which some sites interpreted as symbols for other stuff. the author is obviously pretty clever and enjoys playing the fact we all want to know so badly.
NC Macguy doesn't like mockups. This one intrigues me as being as close to real as I've seen. Remember the fatty nano's mockup? Why would apple create something so short - so fat & so ugly? NC Macguy thinks that this is as close to what could really be released and desperately wants something like that to replace his crappy BlackBook, too big MBpro and dearly departed 12" Powerbook.
Twas a joke yo, and plus none of us disputed it isn't an interesting idea. Just asked why. there are some ergonomic failures in the design and the fact that it is fake, that is what we have been talking about. The nano has nothing to do with what any of us are talking about. Sure we all disputed the photos then, but now they are more based on logic rather, "that is just ugly".
When I came across the pics on that blogsite, I was somewhat skeptical, but what I found interesting was that I could see apple just making a smaller version of a macbook pro. I remember when the iphone was coming out. I would see all these mockups and some looked so cool and amazing. I was drooling over them only to feel let down by the actual iphone debut. The iphone was nothing like what I thought it would be. It looked cool but I felt it wasn't as futuristic looking like some of the mockups. (those were my initial reactions, but since getting an iphone - despite some minor issues, I love it)
Fast forward to now, with all the hype of the ultra portable notebook, I am drooling over all the mockups I see posted but in the back of my head, I wonder if apple will just release a smaller looking macbook pro stating it to be the future of computers. So when I saw this pic on that blog, I thought hmmm... nothing spectacular, looks cool but not revolutionary. Maybe its the new utlra slim notebook. I don't know.
It looks though that some other posters have found fakes posted by the same guy, so its most likely a fake (in my opinion). I guess we'll have to wait an see what comes out. Good Times
Fast forward to now, with all the hype of the ultra portable notebook, I am drooling over all the mockups I see posted but in the back of my head, I wonder if apple will just release a smaller looking macbook pro stating it to be the future of computers. So when I saw this pic on that blog, I thought hmmm... nothing spectacular, looks cool but not revolutionary. Maybe its the new utlra slim notebook. I don't know.
It looks though that some other posters have found fakes posted by the same guy, so its most likely a fake (in my opinion). I guess we'll have to wait an see what comes out. Good Times
I think you've missed my point. Nothing has come out of apple that has been truly unexpected and I think the upcoming subcompact won't be an exception. It will be a smaller, lighter MP pro style and I believe will look strikingly similar to the "fake" pic's. The track pad does have it's questions but the rest seems spot on. The other mockups seem too far out there to even consider. I'll believe it fake when I see and/or buy the real one. Granted, the fact it is still up and not removed by apple legal shows it most likely is fake.
It's cute, but if it's real then Ives and Apple would have gotten REAL lazy with their designs.
Who said there was no feedback? There are plenty of ways they could implement feedback. If they want to start weening people over to multitouch, losing the big single mouse button would be a good start.
Plus, if SJ could halve the number of buttons on their laptops to 1 (power) I bet he'd go for it...
Explain to me how you could deliver tactile feedback, realistically, from a touch screen.
Not sure what you mean by "realistically", but if you mean a "real implementation" of haptic feedback it has been done for a while. It's not difficult to make a flat surface vibrate.
For instance, this Samsung phone:
http://www.unwiredview.com/2007/11/05/samsung-sph-m4650-multi-touch-smartphone/
Nokia's doing it too:
http://www.intomobile.com/2007/11/06/nokia-shows-off-some-seriously-cool-haptic-feedback-touchscreen-tech-haptikos-takes-haptic-feedback-to-a-whole-new-level.html
The future of multitouch includes haptic feedback. The iPhone just doesn't have it yet. The new ultraportable may not have it yet. But like I said, the first step is to lose the big single mouse button.
It's one less button for Apple to design around, saves space, plus it will REALLY throw the "haha-macs-have-one-button" haters for a loop. I hope they do it.
You have got to be kidding me that is so fake. And the stupid giganta-trackpad is still there.
I think he means for each button, not the entire screen or surface. We type efficiently because we know where the buttons are, and can align out fingers to where they need to be. If we type on a flat surface there is no way we can know where the buttons actually are without looking at the surface, and that would slow down our typing speed dramatically.
No, we were talking about a buttonless trackpad (useable), not a buttonless keyboard (unusable for a laptop).
Oh. But then why would feedback be required. The only button on a trackpad that can be removed is the big fat one, and that wouldn't be too difficult to replace with Touch.
An interesting angle on new hardware/interfaces from Macworld
A quote from
www.macworld.com/article/131399/2008/01/predictions.html
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times tech & pc columnist; former Macworld columnist.
His angle?
A sophisticated, gesture-based user interface.
Evidence? Well, it might explain why for all the time taken to develop the iPhone, and get it into production, but it's taken from October '07 up until Jan '08 to get out the developer API etc. What if that is because looking at the API would instantly show other secrets in store (and some to be demoed at MWSF 08)?
His other thought
Distributed processing - If you've got a tablet in a room, why not use the processing power of other macs in the room? Pooled resources.
If you can get a pc 1,000 miles away from you to do a task and get bac to you with the results, why not in the same room?
The Kindle showed promise. But also hit most branches of the monochrome fugly tree. I'm sure a iBook could do this. What if the tablet was for reading/media, rather than a small laptop?
Would be fun to get a running total on the NDAs running around for Apple products...
A quote from
www.macworld.com/article/131399/2008/01/predictions.html
Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times tech & pc columnist; former Macworld columnist.
His angle?
A sophisticated, gesture-based user interface.
Evidence? Well, it might explain why for all the time taken to develop the iPhone, and get it into production, but it's taken from October '07 up until Jan '08 to get out the developer API etc. What if that is because looking at the API would instantly show other secrets in store (and some to be demoed at MWSF 08)?
His other thought
Distributed processing - If you've got a tablet in a room, why not use the processing power of other macs in the room? Pooled resources.
If you can get a pc 1,000 miles away from you to do a task and get bac to you with the results, why not in the same room?
The Kindle showed promise. But also hit most branches of the monochrome fugly tree. I'm sure a iBook could do this. What if the tablet was for reading/media, rather than a small laptop?
Would be fun to get a running total on the NDAs running around for Apple products...
Agreed! If Apple tossed out the mouse button while keeping the trackpad exactly the same, there would be some complaints. But most would either not care or get used to it and eventually prefer it. Some would not, which is where some feedback would go long way for those users.
Give us a multitouch trackpad with NO buttons, and immediately every other trackpad out there looks antiquated. Haptic feedback at this stage would be icing on the cake (and likely a standard feature by the end of the year, if the new iPhone includes it).
I don't use the mouse button except for dragging. Its kind of necessary over there.
Huh? You can drag without the button. Doubletap an object and then drag.
When you start getting down to 13" diagonal surface area that mouse button starts to look rather large. If they ditch it, it was probably an easier decision than ditching the optical drive.
Agreed. I can see where some people would just want to know that they pressed a button, so haptics on the Touch trackpad would be a nice addition. If done I hope Apple puts in the software to turn it off just in case I and others don't care for it.