Well, this may work for people who touch type, but as for the rest of us, who have to glance at the keys much of the time to make sure we hit the right ones, predictive text might actually slow us down since we would need to glance back at the display to see when/if the OS has come up with the right word out of the first few letters we have just typed. The only way out of this conundrum, as I see it, is for the OS to actually speak the predicted word. We would then be able to accept the suggestion without looking up at the display by, for example, hitting the space bar.
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Well, this may work for people who touch type, but as for the rest of us, who have to glance at the keys much of the time to make sure we hit the right ones, predictive text might actually slow us down since we would need to glance back at the display to see when/if the OS has come up with the right word out of the first few letters we have just typed. The only way out of this conundrum, as I see it, is for the OS to actually speak the predicted word. We would then be able to accept the suggestion without looking up at the display by, for example, hitting the space bar.
Technology to the rescue (and this is from nearly three years ago):
http://adverlab.blogspot.com/2005/05/touchscreens-get-force-feedback.html
Judging by a post form 9to5 Mac, I'm thinking the trackpad is just built in and you don't see it.
These mockups don't look right to me. It's hard to see what the benefit of such a wide trackpad would be, and I can't help suspecting that the purpose of Apple's patent was just a defensive move to generalise the concepts in the iPhone's touch screen to apply to devices other than phones.
I think that the iMac-style docking station is very likely - an elegant solution to not having an optical drive on board. It also makes it all the more likely that the styling of the new sub-notebook would need to match that of the new iMac. Which leads me to conclude that it would have a glossy black frame around the screen, and a white plastic keyboard on an aluminium base.
For what it's worth, before Apple adds insanely large trackpads, I'd love them to add a right-click button (or a right-area on the single button) - we have it on the Mighty Mouse now, so why not on the MacBook?
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two-fingered click on the track pad....
The second one from the bottom row: the one that disassembles. Thats the only design I seriously hate. I don't like putting together extras to make it work, that aggravates me.
Knowing my luck this will be the "one more thing", but the light reflection is not opaque enough. Its like a desk lamp was shot in a dark room and the layer was added with mutiplication <--(?). Don't recall the exact one in photoshop.
What is that ultrathin CD/BlueRay RW? 
Did anyone notice this? I have never seen it before!
Also, I still think that all we will get is a keyless keyboard on the ultrathin.
It will be announced now and ship in May-June unless Intel can provide their new chips in volume
JM
Did anyone notice this? I have never seen it before!
Also, I still think that all we will get is a keyless keyboard on the ultrathin.
It will be announced now and ship in May-June unless Intel can provide their new chips in volume
JM
But such a device would be unwieldy to hold, especially in portrait mode. The dimensions are similar to a letter-sized envelope (cut off the bottom inch of the envelope).
Now compare that to an iPhone / iPod Touch.
And try typing in that in portrait mode with the keyboard on the bottom. It would be very top-heavy in your hands. You'd likely fumble it onto the pavement.
It is not as bad as Intel's device, but pretty close.
Image courtesy of techfresh.net.
I agree. But I hope that better material is used for the case; like the metal used for the new ipods.. The existing white/black mac book use cheap looking plastic that scratches and leaves fingerprints (not too mention eventual wear).
Place two fingers on the trackpad (as if you just put down your right click finger) now click, it's a "context click," also known as a right click. All current laptops support this. If it does not, try looking in system preferences, or maybe it's an old model.
Why do so many people not understand that macs do and have supported right-clicking for years still confuses me. If this multi-touch gesture on the trackpad does not satisfy you, plug in a microsoft mouse, no drivers to install, it just works -- the wheel and the right mouse button.
Ha ha! There is no such thing as a "NEW" metal. They have all been around from the beginning of the universes (and the internets).
Simply because all elements are theorized to exist does not mean that all uniformly-distributed alloys of those elements have existed. There may be new "metals" developed by combining elements in new ways. For instance, Nitinol (Nickel-Titanium Naval Ordinance Laboratory) is one example of a metal that was developed less than 100 years ago.
Besides, according to modern theories of universe formation, the temperature would have been too hot to support nucleic structures required for metals "in the beginning." More likely that most metals have existed since comparatively soon after the beginning of the universe.
Why you then pluralize universe and internet is beyond me.
An even easier thing would be to check the "Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click" in Keyboard & Mouse system preferences.
Then you just need to tap with two fingers instead of using 3 fingers.
Did anyone notice this? I have never seen it before!
Also, I still think that all we will get is a keyless keyboard on the ultrathin.
It will be announced now and ship in May-June unless Intel can provide their new chips in volume
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4705248#post4705248
good but not great photoshop job.
I agree completely. It's aweful. Popular Mechanics was never really very smart. Popular Science - now that's the magazine that inspires.
I really hate the way it falls apart into multiple pieces. Steve has always liked the idea that the computer is one thing. With a handle. I agree with him and think the ultraportable should be the same. I think we'll also find that lying the main screen flat on the table won't be the way this all gets solved. But I am hoping whatever it is has keys you can see in the dark - I gave up my 12" PowerBook for a 15" so I could get the back-lit keyboard.
Bedrooms are the new elevators ............
if it's thin will it make Safari Snappyer????
In the new Macbook, Safari makes everything else snappier! But Safari remains at the same snappiness level
I don't like the "click on tap" thing. It makes too many mistakes. What if I put my finger down to move the mouse, then decide that I don't want to move it? Actually that happens quite frequently. Unfortunately, I get lots of people hitting my trackpad really hard.
I have gotten used to having two fingers near the trackpad and my thumb on the mouse button. The other fingers just hang up in the air - I guess I could use them for something - they're not doing anything else anyway.
Come on Apple - please release a firmware update that turns existing trackpads into multi-finger gesture touchpads. Please add zooming and rotating. Does anyone know if this is even possible? I mean, is the hardware there?
In the new Macbook, Safari makes everything else snappier! But Safari remains at the same snappiness level
oh snap!!!
Tablet?
The News of the World newspaper today (UK) shows an Apple Tablet, and also mentions new laptops as both happening this year - anyone see it? It's on their gadgets page and shows OS X on a tablet screen with an optical drive on the right hand side.
The News of the World newspaper today (UK) shows an Apple Tablet, and also mentions new laptops as both happening this year - anyone see it? It's on their gadgets page and shows OS X on a tablet screen with an optical drive on the right hand side.
P.T. Barnum would make a mint on these boards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_sucker_born_every_minute
no idea how old that fan based idea is but it's gotta be atleast 2 years
here's a larger version of the image
not particularly apple design
Some of the rumors reminds me of earlier attempts of Apple to integrate Desk top and notebook into one (Duo Dock ring a bell)! Those attempts were not really successful. But Apple has come along way since and so has technology. I think that Apple can pull this one off. I still hope it will have optical drive, and I think it will.
If they are going to create this whole "Duo Dock" thing again. It will probably resemble the iMac in looks.
However if the ultra portable notebook were to have no optical drive, which most of the rumors are saying, that would mean that they have to put an optical drive in the dock.
With the width of an 20" iMac being 48cm and the size of the notebook roughly ±28cm, that leaves ±20 cm enough for an optical drive in the dock.
But on which side would the optical drive go.
If they are going to slide the notebook in on the right side (like the patent picture shows us) that would mean the optical drive goes to the left. I don't think that will happen.
Since most of us are right handed (nothing against left handed people) it would make no sense. There for I think the so-allec ultra portable will have a optical drive in cluded
If they are going to create this whole "Duo Dock" thing again. It will probably resemble the iMac in looks.
However if the ultra portable notebook were to have no optical drive, which most of the rumors are saying, that would mean that they have to put an optical drive in the dock.
With the width of an 20" iMac being 48cm and the size of the notebook roughly ±28cm, that leaves ±20 cm enough for an optical drive in the dock.
But on which side would the optical drive go.
If they are going to slide the notebook in on the right side (like the patent picture shows us) that would mean the optical drive goes to the left. I don't think that will happen.
Since most of us are right handed (nothing against left handed people) it would make no sense. There for I think the so-allec ultra portable will have a optical drive in cluded