Apple MacBooks to lose trackpad and go fully touch-controlled by 2010?

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A report by investment bank, Piper Jaffray, suggests that Apple is already well on its way to developing fully multi-touch based MacBooks.

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Mmm greasy fingerprints all over my screen. Nice!

also considering the 'angle of a attack' that one normally goes at a tablet screen, your fingers won't work if you've not been for a manacure today, granted most mac users probably get them anyway, but if you've gone for anythign but the lesbo nail look (or man one) then your nail will get in the way of the screen rendering the touchscreen useless (because these all rely on good old Kirchoof's pinciple).

The iPod touch isn't afflicated quite so badly by this because of the incidence you have when you touch the screen, you arm is normally at much less than 45°.

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Originally Posted by TheAnimus

your fingers won't work if you've not been for a manacure today, granted most mac users probably get them anyway

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:lol::lol::lol:

Quote of the day! Thanks for cracking me up Animus. :)

Not exactly ergonomic either is it? having to lift your whole are up to the screen to move the mouse.

In fact, you is this going to effect RSI etc?

It does mean mac users can lick their screen to show their love AND get a response this time!

As long as they stick to fingers and tongues thats fine, any other "pointing" devices are definitely not allowed.

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Originally Posted by dangel

It does mean mac users can lick their screen to show their love AND get a response this time!

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PMSL

Brings a whole new meaning (and demographic) to the phrase 'window licker's'

I'd rather exchange the whole keyboard/touchpad area with a huge trackpad.

Tactile feedback on a keyboard is A Good Thing (tm)

This will be poor if there's no tactile response. It would be far better, in my opinion, if they worked on working in something like the optimus maximus, or if they just turned all their laptops into tablets with keyboards (without impact on weight or performance preferably).

And for a start Apple need to sort out their abysmal handwriting recognition.

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Originally Posted by Whiternoise

And for a start Apple need to sort out their abysmal handwriting recognition.

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Now now, their only at least 3.7 years behind microsoft in tablet PC technologies.