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01/02/2008, 11:55am, EST
Wednesday, January 2ndfrom: www.electronista.com
Axiotron ships Modbook tablet Mac
Axiotron has begun shipping its Modbook tablet Mac, a modified MacBook with a built-in Wacom digitized pen-sensitive liquid crystal display. The only Mac-based tablet on the market won the Best of Show award at Macworld Expo 2007 after debuting at the event. The Modbook features a 2.0GHz or 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Inkwell handwriting recognition software, a 24x DVD combo or 8x DVD SuperDrive, GPS support, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Modbooks start at $2,300 and include a 1-year warranty.
"After introducing the product earlier in the year, we have experienced a tremendous amount of positive response to the Modbook as its exclusive modular design and superior functionality provide the best tablet solution on the market for artists and designers," said Axiotron president Andreas Haas.
"The Modbook's recent designation as an Apple-authorized product has allowed us to better meet the needs of our extremely patient customers and we are proud to be able to ship a product that resets the bar for Mac users everywhere."
Filed under: computers, Apple
Other story tags: Intel, Mac OS X, Leopard, MacBook, Core 2, GPS, Macworld, shipping, Core 2 Duo, Macworld Expo
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I really just need to wait to see what happens. Plus if you do the Math your really spending a whole lot of money on this to just add a few features and the 3 year Warranty brings the price up and over $3300.00. You can buy a full MacPro Tower for that with extras. I do really want this, but the delays over and over with no info from Axiotron makes me scared to get involved with a company that basically dropped off the face of the earth, and now has returned 13 months later to Say Here We Are Finally, and Please Trust us this time...Please!
But I do agree, they seem to be walking a thin line.
Let us just put it as all companies copy ideas from somewhere else and that is what Investigation and Development areas do.
First off, Apple didn't copy anything for this product. This is a third party adaptation of Apple technology.
Second, what does Microsoft have to do with this? MS had nothing to do with the invention of the tablet PC as you describe. If anything, Apple had more to do with it than MS, thanks to Apple's creation of the Newton back in the early 90s, with everything you describe - "touch screen and handwriting with stylus or fingertip".
I'd like to see a real demo of this.
Not a problem, since Apple won't be releasing a similar product. MacNN'ers have been saying for years the demand for a tablet is minimal at best.