Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The only Mac tablet

Long-time Apple reseller Other World Computing and Axiotron, a manufacturing contractor, announced what it called the One and Only Mac Tablet computer at this year’s Macworld Conference and Expo. The Axiotron ModBook is not a Mac clone, but a stock Apple MacBook modified into tablet form. More specifically designed in a slate form–the ModBook does not include a keyboard or trackpad, though an Axiotron representative said that the ModBook will work with any USB or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Instead, all input on the MacBook is made with a stylus. Axiotron replaced the standard MacBook screen with a high contrast ratio Toshiba screen, under a Wacom digitizer. When in contact with the screen, the stylus draws on it; when hovering, the stylus acts like a mouse, manipulating the cursor.

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