Handtops, UMPC - IF a MacBook Mini comes along..

IF a MacBook Mini comes along..
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12/18/07 + ecsk2

...how many would be tempted?

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01/05/08 + MeanSquare

Pretty much since the demise of the Newton. Seriously, if Mr Jobs ever gets off that particular part of his high horse and lets an Apple Mini go through, it's sure to have an interesting take on all sorts of things. If nothing else, it'll shake the presupositions of the more staid companies.

Recent Blog: MeanSquare's Review of the Sony UX (with comparison to OQO)

01/05/08 + ecsk2

Ironically the MacBook Mini could be very close to the Newton in size (well it should be to be the UMPC we all here on this forum want

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01/05/08 + MeanSquare

I think it would have to be. With all due respect to OQO and Sony, the screen is just a tad on the small size. There's this annoying dichotomy for handtops: It has to be small enough to take with you (all the time), but large enough to be be able to read/to be able to work with more than one window at a time/to be able to type on/etc.

This is one area where I think Apple (or some other really imaginative OEM or OS designer) could really shake things up. UMPCs are built on mostly the same assumptions as Tablet PCs in terms of user interface and input devices. There has been some imaginative attempts at re-doing the on-screen keyboard (like the Origami key fans) and some of the large-key input boxes used in some of the GPS programs, but that barely (pardon the phrase) scratches the surface.

Recent Blog: MeanSquare's Review of the Sony UX (with comparison to OQO)

01/06/08 + Jope

I might consider giving up my OQO 02 if they do release a portable mac that's small enough.. Let's say 10 inches widescreen at the maximum.

01/06/08 + ecsk2

If Apple comes out with something like that 10" screen or so and a dock within an iMac type monitor I think we might have a winner!

edited: Jan 06 2008 + MeanSquare

...can't argue there. A 10" screen would also make the unit large enough to take a decent-sized hard-drive (or better, a decent size or pair even(!) of SSD's).

Make it just thick enough to put in a (gigabit) Ethernet connector, several USB ports, external video connector (HDMI of course), sound in/out, docking connector and build-in WiFi and Bluetooth (like all the Apple notebooks have) and I'd be hard-put to leave it in the store.

Recent Blog: MeanSquare's Review of the Sony UX (with comparison to OQO)

edited: Jan 07 2008 + ecsk2

More ideas....

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...and this:

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edited: Jan 12 2008 + tnkgrl

I have a feeling about WiMax at Macworld, I really do... Read my blog! (I can't link it here because captain doesn't like it)

Just think, OQO (Model 02), Asus (Eee) and Nokia (N800) all showed devices adapted with WiMax at CES. Sprint is being super quiet about an ETA for Xohm, their contact-less WiMax service. Apple is in bed with Intel (WiMax).

Maybe Apple only used AT&T to get the iPhone rolling and now they're switching gears and becoming an MVNO.

Can you imagine an iPhone featuring VoIP over WiMax & WiFi with quad-band EDGE (unlocked) as a backup, all seamlessly integrated?

Now imagine an ultra portable MacBook with WiMax & WiFi.

I hope I'm right

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01/12/08 + mensrea

I think its inevitable TG. With vista, and my dallying with the Craptastic Zune (technically the device is fine it's the software) I just about done with MS. Right now, I biding my time for the 3g iPhone, it has been hard to wait this long. After that, I'm phazing out windows- including my 01+ which is mostly dusty these days.

01/14/08 + ecsk2

My favorite Photoshop product shows up again

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01/14/08 + scoobie

Its not Macbook mini its MacAir is the rumour

01/15/08 + ecsk2

scoobie said: "Its not Macbook mini its MacAir is the rumour"

This thread was started a while ago now, and I wasn't focusing on the name as much as the product

edited: Jan 15 2008 + ecsk2

Air you say?

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01/15/08 + ecsk2

tnkgrl said: " Read my blog! (I can't link it here because captain doesn't like it)
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Your log says live...?!

its past 9 now and nothing

01/15/08 + ecsk2

ecsk2 said: "
Correct the screen of the upcoming Macbook will be the same 13.3 size as currently on the...Macbooks (non PRO) now.
There's been some delays mainly due to some screen issues..."

See what I was saying all along

I didn't know much more but this I knew.

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