Oh Apple *will* have had talks with AMD/ATI. Without any doubt. It's good business practice to keep Intel on their toes. Also they have to trade to have ATI cards.
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Oh Apple *will* have had talks with AMD/ATI. Without any doubt. It's good business practice to keep Intel on their toes. Also they have to trade to have ATI cards.
But they do utilize AMD technology to some extent. The Airport Extreme base station uses an AMD chip.
The new one? That's interesting. I guess They only use Intel for CPUs and integrated graphics then.
I actually like where Intel is going with the Core architecture. The Xeons are beefy and the mobile processors are easy on the power source. AMD really sucks on laptops.
I'm in the market for a new Mac within the next year and I wish Apple would concentrate on rationalizing their desktop line. there are huge holes to fill there.
Rich
Rich
Okay, people need to realize that the MB and MBP are mobile computers as well. You can focus all you want on an MBM and multi-touch (which I agree are going to be important in the future of Mac computing, especially on the mobile line) but let's talk about present tense. We have stale and aging laptop designs that need to be refreshed. We need to find a way to keep pumping higher-powered CPUs into smaller spaces. We need larger, cooler RAM, dense media options, higher res. screens, etc...
Let's keep this report to a more realistic interpretation.
-Clive
Let's keep this report to a more realistic interpretation.
-Clive
the subnotebook is going to be the new G5 powerbook and the new iPhone. Get ready guys because next tuesday... subnotebooks!
phone
Regarding keyboards...
Although I'm already committed to getting an iPhone, I'm sure a standard sized keyboard still feels easier to type on. Compact and lightweight are trends of future technology, but at least to me, usability still dwarfs those demands.
I agree with Apple's space efficient decision to go with a touchscreen keyboard on the iPhone instead of a physical one. A physical one is still small and even if you slide it away, it's still "there".
The real place a touchscreen keyboard will be of use, though, is in a tablet. Maybe one that can slide into view like the dock; maybe one that's launched as quick app from the dock or a widget. Slide it back and forth to reveal/hide the number pad, or maybe they would rethink the shape of the keyboard altogether.
There's the issue of display size, being a bigger display but a bigger device, or a smaller display on a smaller device, obviously. I think the real issue, when it comes to this, is clarity and resolution. And this is where the touchscreen zooming could balance out the debate.
Will a touchscreen device like the iPhone become a replacement for my Mac? It'll be a nice supplement, but not a substitute. But could it pave the way for a device that would get more attention than my desktop itself? I hope so.
Although I'm already committed to getting an iPhone, I'm sure a standard sized keyboard still feels easier to type on. Compact and lightweight are trends of future technology, but at least to me, usability still dwarfs those demands.
I agree with Apple's space efficient decision to go with a touchscreen keyboard on the iPhone instead of a physical one. A physical one is still small and even if you slide it away, it's still "there".
The real place a touchscreen keyboard will be of use, though, is in a tablet. Maybe one that can slide into view like the dock; maybe one that's launched as quick app from the dock or a widget. Slide it back and forth to reveal/hide the number pad, or maybe they would rethink the shape of the keyboard altogether.
There's the issue of display size, being a bigger display but a bigger device, or a smaller display on a smaller device, obviously. I think the real issue, when it comes to this, is clarity and resolution. And this is where the touchscreen zooming could balance out the debate.
Will a touchscreen device like the iPhone become a replacement for my Mac? It'll be a nice supplement, but not a substitute. But could it pave the way for a device that would get more attention than my desktop itself? I hope so.
Wow! Apple may actually have NEW mobile computers in the future! What an earth-shattering paradigm shift!
Seriously, people, what is the big deal here? Apple is looking for employees for their laptop division. Big deal. Are you surprised?
Seriously, people, what is the big deal here? Apple is looking for employees for their laptop division. Big deal. Are you surprised?
This quote makes it sound like an official product name! Mobile Mac sounds *just right*
Hope they release it soon
RodC
Mini-Me
A while back Apple was registering the name "Mobile Me", I guess the small units would be called "Mini-me". (bad joke).
This is not a phone.
Yes it may also mean a tablet prob 11" or 12", However if you remember there was also a patent about a laptop with no keyboard, it had a flat surface where you could place different masks like keyboards, piano, etc.......What if they imake the surface multi-touch sensitive and you do your gestures in this flat area and see the results in the screen? Not the same as a tablet but close to the same experience, no screen smudges and no screen scratches. I would prefer a tablet (better motor control) but this scheme sounds do-able. Not sure but I think this is likely (like it matters much what my opinion is, LOL).
Yes sounds like regular laptops will also be part of the family. This is very exciting!!!!!!!!
Regardless of the trust you put on Think Secret and others, the job posting is there for all to see.
A while back Apple was registering the name "Mobile Me", I guess the small units would be called "Mini-me". (bad joke).
This is not a phone.
Yes it may also mean a tablet prob 11" or 12", However if you remember there was also a patent about a laptop with no keyboard, it had a flat surface where you could place different masks like keyboards, piano, etc.......What if they imake the surface multi-touch sensitive and you do your gestures in this flat area and see the results in the screen? Not the same as a tablet but close to the same experience, no screen smudges and no screen scratches. I would prefer a tablet (better motor control) but this scheme sounds do-able. Not sure but I think this is likely (like it matters much what my opinion is, LOL).
Yes sounds like regular laptops will also be part of the family. This is very exciting!!!!!!!!
Regardless of the trust you put on Think Secret and others, the job posting is there for all to see.
The iPhone with built-in Mac OS X is the ultimate mobile Mac. WE DO NOT WANT THE PHONE -- WE WANT THE MOBILE MAC OS X INSIDE!!!
Hopefully Apple will release such no-phone iPhone form factor.
Imagine the possibilites as the ultimate presentation remote to use it as wireless computerless remote control for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations. Huge halo effect on corporate, education and domestic markets.
Imagine it to carry your home folder and even all your stuff (including applications) booting off it. Imagine...
We need thousands of such wonder for our University!
Apple, can you deliver?
Hopefully Apple will release such no-phone iPhone form factor.
Imagine the possibilites as the ultimate presentation remote to use it as wireless computerless remote control for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations. Huge halo effect on corporate, education and domestic markets.
Imagine it to carry your home folder and even all your stuff (including applications) booting off it. Imagine...
We need thousands of such wonder for our University!
Apple, can you deliver?
Here is what I'm dreaming of based on some patents Apple filed.
A macbook pro much like todays, except you can pull the keyboard off, but in a touch/pressure sensative LCD, and use it Nintendo DS style.
A macbook pro much like todays, except you can pull the keyboard off, but in a touch/pressure sensative LCD, and use it Nintendo DS style.
"Sub-component" and "Sub-module" are not equal to sub notebook. One is a device, the other is a collection of devices.
-Clive
This is going to be the 10" iPod that Steve was joking about when he showed the podcasting feature in Garageband a while back. It was certainly being developed then...
Errrrrr....
What you mean is a touchpad. Those things have been around for a while. They even do multi touch to some extend (2 finger scrolling and tapping). I thought about that idea a while back, the big problem is that you would not see where your pointers are on the screen when you lift up your fingers. On a touchscreen, you can see your fingers move on the screen and you see where it lands when you touch the screen. Your concept works for very small form factors where the touchpad and the screen are small and close together so you can see both at the same time without shifting your eyes. For reasonably big screens however, this won't work.
I think all integrated interfaces are the way to go, that is a big screen that you directly interact with. There are research projects underway that work by tracking your fingers with a camera so you don't need to touch the screen at all. You could, for example, put your thinb and index together for clicking, bitchslap the air to close a window, etc... Think of it as a sign language that your computer can understand. I actually like the idea of sign language to write texts on the computer... no hardware to touch and no voice required. Sign language is very fast too.
