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Apple Introduces "MacBook Wheel"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the future-is-now dept.

CommonCents noted an Apple announcement a few hours before the anticipated keynote. He says "Apples' latest must have gadget does away with the keyboard. With the new MacBook Wheel, Apple has replaced the traditional keyboard with a giant wheel."

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  1. Re:phone next? by Cannelloni · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, there is already such a program for the iPhone.

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  2. the Onion have been right before now... by advocate_one · · Score: 5, Informative

    the five blade razor...

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  3. Re:Are you serious? by troll8901 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Qwerty Keyboard is actually designed to separate often-used letter-pairs to opposite ends because it dates back to the old mechanical typewriters that used to jam up if you went too fast due to typebars being located beside one another.

    There, fixed it for ya.

    "Sholes struggled for the next six years to perfect his invention, making many trial-and-error rearrangements of the original machine's alphabetical key arrangement in an effort to reduce the frequency of typebar clashes." QWERTY

    As to why QWERTY is selected for computer keyboards, I can't find the answer. I believe it may partly be due to the popularity of the Selectric typewriter.

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    You can now get ergonomic keyboards that are designed to let you type as fast as you like

    To PP:
    I can ship you one if you like. Only $299.99 excluding S&H. It has 104 keys, allowing you to use your existing investments to the fullest!

  4. FUCK THIS by hivemind_mvgc · · Score: 2, Informative

    If I wanted to have to wade through The Onion's rubbish disguised as news all the time, I'd be over at Digg. The Onion, while funny, should NEVER be front page news at Slashdot - BECAUSE IT AIN'T NEWS! Seriously, what's next? Lolcats? Come on...

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