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I wrote a couple of blog posts on this, but here's the summary: My secret hope is that it has an eInk screen that slides down to reveal an LCD, at which point
by frankus 17y ago
I wrote a couple of blog posts on this, but here's the summary:
My secret hope is that it has an eInk screen that slides down to reveal an LCD, at which point the eInk acts as a reconfigurable keyboard for netbook-style interaction.
I'm also wondering if it might instead have a couple of 7" screens arranged Nintendo DS-style (that would add up to 10"). You could, in a pinch, run unmodified iPhone apps on one screen with a keyboard and/or dock on the lower screen. And it would make a great two-page-at-a-time eBook reader.
I also think mobile videoconferencing might be a feature that's given a major push, since MacBooks don't have built-in mobile data connections and iPhones don't have user-facing cameras.
- ugh 17y agoApple tends to shy away from kludgy solutions. Which is why I don’t think you will ever see something like you described from Apple. (Not to say that your imagined product wouldn’t be nice to have for at least some people. It’s just not in Apple’s DNA to do something like that. Just one example: The Nintendo DS is great product but also something you would never ever – ever! – see from Apple.) All-things-Apple-Disclaimer: I could be horribly wrong.