Comments on: Analyst: Touchscreen MacBook 3-5 years away

By: Doug, Aurora IL

Doug, Aurora IL — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:26:02 +0000

Brad, they are referring to the multi-touch technology…where you can glide multiple fingers across the screen to cause an effect. HP and Blackberry do not have this…I own a HP Touchsmart PC and an iPhone and I assure you the iPhone goes way beyond a simple touchscreen interface.

By: Brad, Columbus Ohio

Brad, Columbus Ohio — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:58:12 +0000

I think competition will drive apple to bring a product to market sooner than two years. We see from companies such as HP and Blackberry that Apple has NOT cornered the market on touch screen functionality.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:02:37 +0000

By the end of last year, I wrote:

I think that Apple has the right technology to revolutionize the computer industry, in a way never seen before.

I have an idea for that to happen; there it is: let Apple create a laptop computer just the size e shape of the current Macbook pro, but with some significant differences regarding the computer body, I mean, the body where the keyboard sits. Let´s make that body just like a giant iPhone where you can produce any type of keyboard. Let´s make the system to move files and folder icons from the screen to that surface, and let´s leave the screen just for visual work area.

Let´s move the computer speakers to both sides of the screen, and let´s put two microphones and two sight cameras, one on each side.

Man, Apple can do this!…and much more…

By: Alex, SLC, Utah

Alex, SLC, Utah — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:29 +0000

http://eshop.macsales.com/Customized_Pages/modbook/modbook_info_p1.html

By: Yacko Providence RI

Yacko Providence RI — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:53:20 +0000

Perhaps they are waiting for screen technology like OLED to advance before applying touch. Maybe it doesn't scale easily to even a slightly larger screen. The iPhone is glass, how much would glass flex on a larger screen? As to the Axiotron Modbook, perhaps someone should ask why they haven't come up with a second offering based on the MacBook Air. Now that would be a tablet Mac!

By: John, Trenton, NJ

John, Trenton, NJ — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:16:46 +0000

rather a long time, considering the entire development of the iphone itself was, what… 2 years or so? (Jobs said how long in the Macworld intro last year)

So now taking 2 products they ALREADY have , and are great at innovating, the Cocoa Touch and a laptop, will really take THREE to FIVE years???

sounds absurd.

I think they could make one next week, if they wanted, but MAYBE the market demand is not there for a few years?

By: Murphy Mac, Charlotte, NC

Murphy Mac, Charlotte, NC — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:48 +0000

I don't doubt that it could use more development time. But what exactly is it that needs developing beyond the stuff in the iPhone?

I think there's a market for a small tablet right now, offering little functionality beyond being a big iPhone. With room for usb ports it would be the ultimate travel computer.

- Murphy Mac

By: jmmx, Portland OR

jmmx, Portland OR — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:06:42 +0000

Personally, I am ready to buy an 8" Touch tomorrow. Possibly 2 of them.

By: B. Aulenbach, Lilburn, GA

B. Aulenbach, Lilburn, GA — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:51:50 +0000

Interestingly, USA Today reports on the front page of their Money section today 5/1/08 about a third party company Axiotron converting a MacBook into a tablet PC. Online version of the article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-04-30-tablet-mac-axiotron-modbook_N.htm