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MacBook Updates Rumored To Include Glass Trackpad

CWmike writes to tell us that Seth Weintraub has been hearing some interesting rumors surrounding the next iteration of Apple's MacBook line. "I have been hearing some interesting things about Apple's upcoming line of portable computers. The talk amongst insiders on the new MacBooks is kind of scattered but here's a summation of what I've heard: The new models are thinner than current MacBook and MacBook Pros and slightly more rounded, taking design cues from the MacBook Air; the trackpad is glass, multi-touch and uses gestures. The screen isn't multi-touch; the body is manufactured out of one piece of aluminum. Eco-friendly, yet sturdy. Manufacturing process is completely different; the release date will be in the last weeks of September."

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  1. Re:I don't get it... by martinw89 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, you accidentally looked over the fact that it runs on new Ego(TM) power, not electricity. Common mistake.

  2. Re:I don't get it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The plastic sticker on the box. It wasn't tested on animals, contains zero trans fats and opposes the war in Iraq.

  3. Re:An iPhone screen for a trackpad? by LordKaT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why, so you can glance up and down constantly to see what you're doing, and then curse occasionally as you press the wrong spot on the trackpad and open several programs at once?

  4. Re:I don't get it... by etnoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the materials used to make the Air are relatively environmentally friendly

    Duh. It's made of air

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  5. Re:I don't get it... by DaveV1.0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here, you dropped this:

    L

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  6. Re:I don't get it... by Coopjust · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here, you dropped this:

    Not necessarily, he could be a monkey.

  7. Re:I don't get it... by ethanms · · Score: 2, Funny

    What makes this "eco-friendly"?

    Al Gore is on their board of directors... therefore everything they make is automatically considered to be eco-friendly...

    Just like Al Gore's giant house w/ huge power consumption bills... b-b-b-but I was spending that power on computing climate models to prove what horrible polluters American's are!

  8. Re:I don't get it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they made a typo.

    Ego-friendly*

  9. Re:An iPhone screen for a trackpad? by vslashg · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope under the glass trackpad there's a little display just like the iPhone's.

    Presenting the new smitty97 MacBook Touch.

  10. Re:I don't get it... by Bovarchist · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think The Librarian would post AC.

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  11. Re:I don't get it... by nategoose · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not made of dolphins.

  12. Re:I don't get it... by Quattro+Vezina · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can thank your sig for inspiring this:

    from ego import *
     
    Jobs.ego = Ego()
     
    while True:
        jobs.ego *= 2

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  13. Re:Glass trackpad? by mrchaotica · · Score: 5, Funny

    The superior solution is obviously the clit mouse.

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  14. Re:I don't get it... by Shade+of+Pyrrhus · · Score: 2, Funny

    New, more eco-friendly version! Doesn't come with a box or plastic sticker!

  15. Re:I don't get it... by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ook?

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  16. Re:I don't get it... by wondershit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or maybe it was the beginning of a program.

  17. Re:I don't get it... by tmalone · · Score: 2, Funny

    The harddrives in old MacBooks were lubricated with Dolphin oil. It's one of those things that makes a Mac different from a PC. Shit, now I may as well buy a Dell.

  18. yes! by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's the only way for Mac users to keep up with the confusion that Windows users experience when dealing with all those extra mouse buttons.

  19. joke by Falconhell · · Score: 4, Funny

    Round corners reminds me of the old joke;

    Q;Why do they make macs so big?

    A: So mac users cant put them up their asses.

    Q: Why do macs have round corners?

    A: Just in case they manage the above!

    (-:

  20. Re:I don't get it... by kigrwik · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would seem a bit of an overkill to run all /. posts through pylint, though.

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