MacBook Touch
I’ve had my MacBook for just under two weeks now and have finally made peace with it. The OS and dyslexia of the CTRL, CMD and ALT keys are still frustrating but the aluminium chassis and battery life rocks. Drawing inspiration from the iPhone and iPod Touch I’ve come up with a Tablet design and loosely called it t he MacBook Touch or Itablet.
I’ve thought about the old HP Tablet for a long time (can’t remember what its called and didn’t bother to find a link, sorry (almost)). I had high hopes for it a while back but the price range was way beyond what I was willing, let alone able, to spend. The product has also been discontinued and it would seem that overpriced laptops with tablet functionality have filled the gap. Do hardware designers not realise that there is an upper limit to what people are willing to spend? I still reckon the Tablet is an awesome concept – just look at the new Ciniq. Seriously, if it was portable I would’ve purchased it over a MacBook (which I only got because of a clients bias toward them anyway)! I would’ve purchased the Cintiq except that mobility is very important to my lifestyle and I’d keep pulling the plug out. The real issue I have is that it’s just a screen and not a portable PC.
The iPod Touch and the iPhone have been two great additions to the handheld market. I seriously covet the iPhone 3G S (and will upgrade to it when my current contract runs out). Sure the Nokia 5800 is probably better (or so my geeky friends inform me) but the iPhone speaks to me as a designer on a deeper level.
So, drawing on inspiration from the iPhone and iPod Touch, I present my version of the MacBook Touch or iTablet or whatever the gurus at Apple decide to call it in the end (please finally produce one and don’t offer perennial promises that leave covetous desires unfulfilled!). If you want you can download my design as a PDF then please right-click and download as – link – the full file is around 3.9mb.
I guess I should offer a note to Apple saying that I’d be willing to road test the device!
Thank for this ,I think it best and i will get idea.Your website is look good design.
If ONLY Apple would do a tablet like this! I listen to Macbreak Weekly (on the twit.tv network) and this is a constant meme!
Heck, something twice the size of an iPhone with the ability to either tether a keyboard when needed, or hook up a bluetooth HID would be fantastic!
I’m also considering busting the bank to get a Macbook unibody. I have the Air, but I really miss the extra ports, the optical drive and the extra hard drive space. My wife may just inherit the Air!
Blessings,
Dion
I believe the battery life on the Air is fantastic – and that the new generation means around 7 hrs of working battery life. I’m loving the 4 hrs on mine but could really, really do with an extra 3.
I’ve heard occasional rumours about something an Apple Tablet – one where a version is slated for release next year and another that the design is around twice the size of the iPod Touch. I would prefer something larger and with greater resolution.
Please, please, Steve Jobs (I think the Apple guru?), put in ePublication software that isn’t propriety to Apple or Amazon. It must read everything!
Amazing! Apple Mac Book has already been very popular and now this technology is certainly going to rock the world.This is not only hi-tech but it is looking beautiful.
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