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Unveiled on Tuesday, the $2,279 device is an after-market hardware modification to Apple's MacBook notebook line. Axiontron.com claim it's the "first ever Mac OS X tablet computer solution


Here are some pictures:

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so when will it be for sale to the public ?
 
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The OtherWorldComputing company had one at Macworld for people to test, so I dont think these guys are the first, unless they are owned by OWC.

One someone else made a iBook G4 Tablet a while ago.
 
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From Axiotron
The Axiotron ModBook is immediately available for pre-orders in the US and Canada through an exclusive strategic-partnership arrangement between Axiotron and Other World Computing – all through www.macsales.com/modbook.
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The Mac Tablet is a joint venture of OWC and Axiotron, Stretch-0. :girl:


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DOH!!! Dave beat me to it! Fastest keyboard on the planet, that Dave!
 
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My bad, I didnt read the link.
 
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MacHeadCase said:
The Mac Tablet is a joint venture of OWC and Axiotron, Stretch-0. :girl:


Edited to add:

DOH!!! Dave beat me to it! Fastest keyboard on the planet, that Dave!
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:D not what my boss said ;)
 
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If it was a swivel/keyboard/pen screen like the Gateway I'd order one in a heart beat!
 
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The fingerprints you see on that thing are the exact reason that I'm sketchy about an iPhone purchase. I suppose I'll just have to start buying screen wipes in bulk, if I'm ever going to catch on to the next craze in user interface technology.
 
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eh, i have a nintendo ds, and i've had a couple palm pilots, the screens stayed pretty pristine. just depends on the user.
 
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Yes, the thing with the iPhone is that you're supposed to smudge your mucky, greasy little fingers all over it. Can't be good ...

I have screen protectors on my Palm T3 :)
 
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Eric, I imagine the stylus cuts down on the amount that you're actually touching the screen. Though just looking at those screens of the 'MacTablet' indicates those folks obviously don't have the gift of finger/screen avoidance that you do. (BTW, 'Get Fuzzy' is hilarious!)

Cazabam, you're going to give me even more frightening nightmares about something that I really do want if you keep using such frightening imagery.
 

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