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After the MacBook Air - Drop Dead Gorgeous

by , 12:55 PM EDT, March 26th, 2008

Artists concepts for the notebook computer we might be using in the year 2015 were published at Computerworld on Wednesday. Some of the ideas seem remarkably PC centric, but do provide food for thought in the era of the MacBook Air.

The first of five pages shows what might be the best design, a widescreen system with a pull down, touch sensitive keyboard. However, the stylus doesn't reflect current multitouch thinking.


Source: Computerworld

The next notebook concept might well have the caption, "Eliminating obsessed notebook computer users one car crash at a time."


Source: Computerworld

Overall, the concepts are food for thought, but even so, Apple fans may get the vague feeling that the designs are already dated and that Apple could probably do a little better in 2011, not even waiting for 2015.

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Close Name:Dreadnought Posts: 158 Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Subject: Neither gorgeous or future-worthy

I looked at all of the designs, and found none of them particularly compelling - either for now or a few years down the road. All of the notebooks seemed particularly thick, and while I like the idea of a solar powered computer, the offered design is pretty ugly and not very cutting edge.

View Name:Guest
Subject: Nah
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Subject: No wonder PC users don't think Apple makes "real"
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Subject: Cell phones are bad enough
View Name:Guest
Subject: other than first one, they are terriable
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Close Name:xmattingly Posts: 163 Joined: 31 Jul 2007
Subject: d'uh...?

Some interesting ideas, but poor implementation. Whoever came up w/ the solar panel tri-fold thing obviously didn't put any thought into where the center of gravity would be, and that extra panel would cause the thing to fall over. The Cario: A laptop you can hook to your steering wheel(?!)... in a word, retarded. The Canova... I definitely see a dual-screen design happening eventually, but man, what a tacky design. The one design that really stood out to me was the slider screen, that looks like it could double as a photo gallery in standby.

Close Name:Intruder -   TMO Mac Specialist Posts: 2825 Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Subject: Re: d'uh...?

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xmattingly wrote:
The Cario: A laptop you can hook to your steering wheel(?!)... in a word, retarded.


Especially since that is where the driver's side airbag deploys.

Close Name:BanjoBanker Posts: 68 Joined: 27 Dec 2004
Subject: The PC world

The "designers" in the PC world will never understand true design. Not a one of those future laptops is as sleek as the MBA, or even a MB. I can't wait to see what Apple comes out with in the next 10 years.

Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2001 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Subject: Re: d'uh...?

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xmattingly wrote:
The Cario: A laptop you can hook to your steering wheel(?!)... in a word, retarded.


A few years ago, while researching laptop desks and stands, I ran across a "desk" that hooked over a steering wheel and which could hold a laptop. There still are such devices.

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