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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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they made a typo.

    Ego-friendly*

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

    I don't think The Librarian would post AC.

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

    The superior solution is obviously the clit mouse.

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