The AMAZING ModBook!
Hey Everyone! How many of you use Mac’s to do your drawings, animations, illustrations, graphic design, motion graphics, etc.? Ever wish they would make a tablet PC that was a Mac? I know I have been dreaming of this baby for years! And below is the fake ModBook I made because I wanted one so bad.. made this last year after finally putting my thoughts together to see what it would/want it to look like!
Finally the device has been made!( not mine, the real one) I know I want to pick one of these baby’s up. It has hand writing recognition ( as in write words and they’re turned into font letters), of coarse its a touch-screen computer ( no keyboard except the little program with the keyboard on it-really want a keyboard? then plug it in!), and its touch sensitive only to the pen. Sounds like a Wacom Cintiq to me! I heard that this device has a built in Wacom tablet which is why it can do the amazing things that Wacom can do, but as a mac. I feel it’d be hard to travel with a Cintiq because its pretty big, and you have to plug it into a computer so that would be a big cintiq and a macbook.. hmm. This all-in-one is sleek and thin and is one hell of a device! Below is a video you can watch of some guy using it! Oh, and it has GPS. I was told the ModBook should be selling in a couple of weeks! I know I cant wait to get my hands on one and start animating like never before!
For some more pictures click here!
To Pre-reserve it ( official site ) go here!
Here’s a demo:
What do you think about the ModBook?
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On January 21st, 2007 at 12:00 am
Well now that’s pretty cool! I had heard of this a few weeks ago. I don’t think the tilt missing will cause much trouble either as I have found that Photoshop doesn’t play nice with Tablets no matter how you slice it. It’s ok, but there are far cheaper and far more efficient programs that do a much better job of enhancing your ‘paper-like’ feel experience. For instance Autodesk’s SketchBook Pro beats the ever livin’ crap out of Photoshop for sketching and ArtRage pummels it with respect to painting as well. I hardly need the tilt function on my Tablet PC but I do use the pressure all the time! I do wonder about how the company managed to do this though. Apple is so careful with their products and I wonder if we’ll see a lawsuit pending in the next few weeks. IF so, the warranty might disappear if the company goes under and you KNOW Apple won’t support it which would leave you a bit in the dark.
On January 21st, 2007 at 12:00 am
What is the tilt function?
On January 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 am
It mimics what happens when you tilt a pencil to it’s side and get a wider line or if you tilt it straight up and you get a thinner line.
On January 21st, 2007 at 12:00 am
Thats a good theory. I wondered the same thing tho- maybe I should get my hands on one before that day comes lol. There might not be a lawsuit tho. Apple makes money off of every single device sold. Without them buying the macbook from Apple they have no product and seeing as tho many people want this device apple makes money off it. The need to buy many macbooks and as long as people keep wanting this device, theyre going to need to keep buying macbooks
On January 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 am
“Warranty and Warranty Extensions
Every complete ModBook solution purchased through Other World Computing (OWC) includes a 1 year OWC warranty and can be extended to up to 3 years. To learn more about OWC warranty coverage or to purchase the optional 2 year OWC warranty extension, please visit OWC’s web store http://www.macsales.com“
OWC’s been around for a while, and I don’t think they’ll be gone within 3 years. Apple won’t sue Axiotron. They have no reason to. It’d be like Ford suing Saleen for modding their cars; it makes no sense to punish people who love your product when you’re seeing the sales anyways.
On January 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 am
I think you’re right Jim. Seems like it’d be a pretty nifty lil’ gadget to have, especially if you’re a Machead!