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The official: MacBook Touch concept/mock-up thread

BlizZ10 said:
I know this might not be very realistic, but here is what i could come up with.
The isight camera swivels so it may be laying down or standing up. The laser keyboard also swivels for the same reasons.
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Thats very cool. Odds are though they might not use a projector. I heard apple patented an advanced multitouch pad that has parts of the lcd screen itself raise like tiny robot braille like dots so you can actually feel some sort of physical feedback for typing stuff.
That would be awesome I think.
 
Sesshi said:
Take your finger. Press it against the screen of a 13" Macbook with a few apps open and try and precisely access everything you can see on the screen (without using your nails) in the style of the iPhone / Touch.

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So now you'll be hunting for a stylus. Thing is, after Steve's very public dissing of the stylus recently, it's unlikely to find a home on an Apple tablet. Given his about-turning on previous occasions, it is possible in this eventuality as well - however, his stylus-dissing is actually very sensible and there are very practical reasons not to re-introduce it on a mass-market tablet.

Without multitouch, Apple doesn't have a game-changing device. Multitouch and stylus? That is a game-corrupting device. That's why you're unlikely to see a completely standard OS X view on a mass-market (Apple doesn't do niches these days - the Apple TV was likely a slight miscalculation on a still-too-early attempt to take over the living room) tablet Mac. If a tablet Mac is in the works, it will be optimised for the finger.
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have you ever used an iphone/itouch? it's easy to do things with your finger, and that's in a scaled down form, with the full blown OS X it would be so much easier....
 
Of course. Have you used a Tablet PC or any other form of large-screen touch interface? Clearly you've used an iPhone/Touch as well, but have you thought it out when the touch interface is expanded to a full blown OS X interface (as I said, try it - although it would be hard to simulate a screen-folded mode)?

It won't work well. This is why Tablet PC's have not caught on - on the move they're kind of a pain to use.

Really, you need effectively an expanded Touch/iPhone interface with perhaps an additional layer of interaction on top of a regular OS X window in order to make touch usable on a 13" form factor notebook with a ~1280 x 800 screen.
 
Sesshi said:
Of course. Have you used a Tablet PC or any other form of large-screen touch interface? Clearly you've used an iPhone/Touch as well, but have you thought it out when the touch interface is expanded to a full blown OS X interface (as I said, try it - although it would be hard to simulate a screen-folded mode)?

It won't work well. This is why Tablet PC's have not caught on - on the move they're kind of a pain to use.

Really, you need effectively an expanded Touch/iPhone interface with perhaps an additional layer of interaction on top of a regular OS X window in order to make touch usable on a 13" form factor notebook with a ~1280 x 800 screen.
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no, it's a smart interface, it looks for wut u are most likely pointing at, and if that's not wut you want, you just move your finger....
 
lofight said:
It's weekend!!
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You're right! Here you have it!

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(All done from scratch except the hand and sunflower pic)
 
anti-microsoft said:
You're right! Here you have it!

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(All done from scratch except the hand and sunflower pic)
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I think you nailed the right size. I like it. :) Waitaminute! What about the dual screen rumor? How about putting another one with that same size one on top the other?
Or maybe go further and try to problem solve by figuring out what would a clamshell combined with a sliding mechanism look like for the mactouch. That was part of the rumor. That the device would both be clamshell like and at the same time be able to slide open. Or perhaps it has a uniquely flexible system where you can move the screens around in multiple different ways...........that would be delicious! :D
 
olternaut said:
I think you nailed the right size. I like it. :) Waitaminute! What about the dual screen rumor? How about putting another one with that same size one on top the other?
Or maybe go further and try to problem solve by figuring out what would a clamshell combined with a sliding mechism look like for the mactouch. That was part of the rumor. That the device would both be clamshell like and at the same time be able to slide open. Or perhaps it has a uniquely flexible system where you can move the screens around in multiple different ways...........that would be delicious! :D
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i don't think that would be the solution... 1 screen for doing everything is good.
 
anti-microsoft said:
Yeah, I agree.
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And I don't disagree myself. But those rumors about the dual screen solution is still on my mind. If they turn out to be true (as was with the macbook air rumors) I want to try to determine what apple was thinking about when it came up with the dual screen idea. I was hoping someone here would try to do a dual screen mock-up (preferably something better than the mock-up seen in my earlier post) for the purpose of trying to determine that line of thinking by apple.
Give me something to look at so I can bounce it around in my mind for a bit.
I need some visuals so I can do some mental exploring.

Thanks. :cool:
 
Sesshi said:
Of course. Have you used a Tablet PC or any other form of large-screen touch interface? Clearly you've used an iPhone/Touch as well, but have you thought it out when the touch interface is expanded to a full blown OS X interface (as I said, try it - although it would be hard to simulate a screen-folded mode)?

It won't work well. This is why Tablet PC's have not caught on - on the move they're kind of a pain to use.

Really, you need effectively an expanded Touch/iPhone interface with perhaps an additional layer of interaction on top of a regular OS X window in order to make touch usable on a 13" form factor notebook with a ~1280 x 800 screen.
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I would have to agree with you on this one. The biggest concern I see with tablets is how people operate them. Most of the time I see them being used as normal laptops, and the user typing on the keyboard. So far only my illustration/graphics colleagues have been getting the most use out of the tablet PCs.

I am sure that Apple could program a usable interface for a tablet machine but the big question is: will Apple actually step up to the plate, or will they continue to let many of us down with the average effort they have been putting out?
 
ashjamben said:
I saw someone post a picture showing Apple's patent for a tablet PC. I found a different one, that has abit more detail.

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That patent has been on the internet forums for months now. And that diagram is very broad and vague. The actual product could end up looking like anything at this point.
Argh!! I wonder what is on Jonathan Ive's mind right now. :confused:
 
I, for one, hope that they don't change the OS at all. It better have a regular version of OS X like every other Mac out there (with an update to support the touchscreen, of course...) or I can't imagine how it would be received. No way would I want a different OS just because it's a tablet. I just now tried reaching out an touching my screen and selecting items from file menus, the dock, etc., and maybe I just have small fingers, but I don't see any problem with it. My only concern is the implementation of a touchscreen keyboard. I tried typing on my flat table just now, and I wouldn't have any problem with that, either. I would just hope it's well-implemented and as big as a normal keyboard.

I'll echo other's sentiments. Remember: it's a computer, not just a big iPhone.
 
I think I might throw my hat into the ring and produces some concepts. I should warn you all though, I am not much with mockups. Rather, I am a draftsman so expect a lot of sketches/line art from me. If someone wanted to take my concepts and put them into mockup form, that would be great!
 
Rogzilla said:
I think I might throw my hat into the ring and produces some concepts. I should warn you all though, I am not much with mockups. Rather, I am a draftsman so expect a lot of sketches/line art from me. If someone wanted to take my concepts and put them into mockup form, that would be great!
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Y'all think I forgot about this post? Well Rogzilla? I've given you a reasonable amount of time. Where is ya sketches? :D
 
The Macbook Touch will be the new consumer offering from apple aimed specifically at college students, with hope of bridging the gap between labtops and desktops computers.

Here's the rundown.

Two screen sizes: 15" - 17", .5" bezel, 1.5" thick, aluminum and glass
Single screen with full multi-touch capabilities. There's plenty of mockups out there.

Here's the big questions.... where does Apple put the ports. It's guarnteed a basestation will be included. There's two options.. everyone's seen the mockup where the MBT slides into the basestation and looks like an imac. Then its pretty much guarnteed the ports will be on the side of the MBT.

However, I believe Apple has developed an interface for the back of the MBT to connect to the basestation that will allow charging as well as periphal connections to be placed on the basestation. I wish I could post a pic of the connection I envision, but it'll be a simple hook mechanism... think of an artists bezel, where the connection is protected and provide support, and be completely hidden, since its in the middle back (it'll still look like an iMac from the front... easier and much cheaper than producing an aluminum frame to hold it).

If anyone gets what I'm saying, could you make a mockup, otherwise I'll do it.

Perhiphals don't have to be connected/unconnected. This connection is easier and more astetically pleasing then the option above, which is basically sliding the MBT into a box. Also means they can include a wired keyboard & mouse and more ports.

Bluetooth, wireless N, 2 USB ports, 1 firewire, ethernet, mini-DVI
Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Mouse
In either case, a Chin is possible and likely (wrist support & establish top-bottom, etc.)
 
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