Have you guys seen the Axiotron Modbook? It's a tablet Macbook!
:O
Since Apple is a bit too busy
making teh sexay phones, OWC and Axiotron are taking up the slack
with their new ModBook, which hacks up MacBooks and turns them into
glorious slate-style tablet computers. The duo didn't cut many
corners, either, since their MacBook mods hold onto most of those
original specs, plus add in an optional built-in GPS module, and of
course that Penabled Wacom digitizer. Pen input runs at 20x display
resolution, with 256 pressure levels and zero battery use, and the
MacBook's LCD is protected with some Chemically Strengthened glass,
complete with a paper-like texture and anti-reflective coating. The
ModBook is also shielded by aircraft grade magnesium alloy, with a
copper and nickel layers for scratch resistance. Thanks to that
slot-loading MacBook drive, the ModBook is apparently the only
slate-style tablet computer with a built in CD/DVD drive, making it
a nice option for portable DVD playback use. The ModBook is relying
on Apple's Inkwell technology and other OS X enhancements for
tablet functionality. Naturally, they're not exactly giving these
things away, but the prices still seem reasonable for what you're
getting: $2199-$2699 pre-order pricing for the "Good," "Better" and
"Best" options. The latter two feature GPS, but if you pre-order
now you can get it tossed into the low-end version as well. No word
on an exact ship date, but it sounds like it won't be until March,
April or later.
"Axiotron Modbook. Distributed by OWC, tolerated by Apple"
