Tablet Mac Becomes Reality

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday December 12, 2004 @03:59AM from the with-a-little-elbow-grease dept.

teknokracy writes "MacMod has a story about a unique Mac hack. Joseph DeRuvo Jr. says: 'As a Photographer and a Dyslexic the idea of being able to use a Tablet as a platform for showing photographs, editing, and an extension of my badly organized memory is very appealing. ... So taking matters into my own hands I cut into a Dual USB iBook and didn't look back.' It seems our intrepid hardware hacker hasn't just flipped around the LCD and added a semi-functioning touch screen - he's completely engineered a new kind of mac portable, complete with a CF reader, properly installed touch sensor, and topped it all off by properly engineering it all into an Ives-worthy design. With all the trouble these particular iBook models have experienced, why not hack one up for fun and turn it in to something useful?"

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Poor iBooks by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-12 04:04 · Score: 4, Funny

With all the trouble these particular iBook models have experienced...

Not to mention what its users have gone through.
Just curious... by vidnet · 2004-12-12 04:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Could this potentially void my warranty?
1. Re:Just curious... by tesmako · 2004-12-12 05:17 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Just the looks on the faces of the Apple repair shop workers when you bring in a completely new Macintosh model alone would be worth the effort to do this whole hack.
Re:It's not unique by Almond+Paste · 2004-12-12 04:12 · Score: 2, Funny

That thing looked more like an Etch-a-Sketch.
Ob. Simpsons Quote by Zorilla · 2004-12-12 04:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Kearney: "Hey, Dolph - take a memo on your Newton: beat up Martin."

Eat up Martha.

Kearney: "Bah!" (throws the Newton and it hits Martin in the head)

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1. Re:Ob. Simpsons Quote by macmurph · 2004-12-12 05:45 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I printed "Chris" into a Compaq iPaq and it recognized it as "Anus". I nearly died on the floor from laughing.
  
  A true story!
  
  In contrast, the Newton 2100 handwriting recognition is still considered awesome.
  
  I once had a chance to play with one. I signed my name and it recognized my signature and converted it to text...I was blown away.
Re:Sweet hack! by Archon-X · 2004-12-12 04:23 · Score: 5, Funny

slowly, and with much frustration? :)
Re:Here is a suggestion for a "software hack" ... by someguy456 · 2004-12-12 04:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Step 3: Profit!

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Re:Mac is being held down by Republicans by WIAKywbfatw · 2004-12-12 04:32 · Score: 4, Funny

Proof, if proof was needed, that Macs are so simple to use that even a complete idiot can use one!

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Re:Here is a suggestion for a "software hack" ... by Steve+Cowan · 2004-12-12 05:33 · Score: 3, Funny

Hey, great idea! I've got a business proposition: You do the recompile, I'll install it on the Toshiba!
If I would have done all that work... by Myuu · 2004-12-12 06:48 · Score: 3, Funny

I would have first sumbitted all my picture to the rumor sites and said it was a new model for MW in January, just to drive the fanboys nuts.

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well... by catdevnull · 2004-12-12 09:36 · Score: 3, Funny

...kinda cool. But I certainly wouldn't do it with a Mac under warranty. I'd wait for a 3 yr old iBook to play with it first. Then again, I'm not so good with modding electronics. Ask my dad about the "time machine" I made with our family TV.

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Here's what I say by xactuary · 2004-12-12 10:05 · Score: 2, Funny

Thinking of just sawing the stand off my 17" iMac G5 and making it touch screeny... Voila!

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