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Published: 2008-11-06 05:11:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 19458; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 2199
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This idea came to me on a train journey home. As multi-touch is made more and more accessible, it would only make sense to have a desktop counter-part to the tablet ‘TouchBook’ I have previously designed. Originally I was going to go for a similar design to the new cinema displays or the iMac when I realized how much strain on your arms it would eventually cause pointing upwards at a screen. Of course on the opposite end, having a screen flat on a desk would also cause neck problems, so I came up with a more ergonomic design. This ‘Mac Touch’ is the first design I came up with, a screen at a 45 degree angle, with multi-touch input. At this angle, adding a keyboard and mouse would also be possible if needed for other use, but for standard multi-touch applications this design seemed most sensible and stylish.Let me know what you think
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Hey!
I love your "Mac Touch" design!
Is it possible that you have a PSD of this that you could post somwhere? really wanna try to use this design in other projects! Thank you!
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I agree with the opinion of GianXT, but I think it has a really great design.
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Kinda reminds me of this: [link] Quite interesting how your concept came first. Perhaps they're working up to this...
Hopefully they'll give you a cut of the money!
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nice idea, but I think i'd prefer a design where it's adjustable. so you could have it pointing up, like the cinema displays, but then pull it down to a 45 degree angle, like this.
I think it would get annoying to have it at one unadjustable angle like this.
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Like the form factor..but it`s really irrelevant.
I think this product will be "out of the box "
By this I mean there will be more to it in terms of software innovation as opposed to form factor.
The experiece and directness of pen, paper and pages will merge with the Mac/Iphone paradigm.
A special new file format will have a multi levelled character. Apps will do the rest.
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Interesting idea, however, like ~curtiskelowna, I think a hinge mechanism would make this idea a LOT better. Personally, I couldn't stand working with a touch screen at a non-modifiable 45° angle. My wrists move FAR too much for that.
I also have to concur with ~GianXT's comment about it being too "big". It is quite...bulky, and prominent. Apple's range of Mac and iPod products have generally been quite sleek and smooth, and this is comparitively a brick. I'd recommend removing that excess area on the inside of your curvature (which, in practice, would mean having to use more wireless materials, raising the cost, but more people would buy it, in the end), and, like I said before, adding a hinge mechanism.
Come to think of it, removing the excess area around your Apple logo would probably open you up into the high-range laptop arena. Adding a rotating hinge to the bottom would allow for a working touchscreen with a touch keyboard on the inside. But that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish.
Overall, though, a nice start.
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um i dont mean to be nitpicky but....you kind of need to be able to adjust the angle! It would be horribly frustrating if there was no hinge mechanism. Not everyone hates working flat on a desk and on the other hand not everyone loves 45 degrees
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Good idea, but it's too "big" to be an apple computer
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one of the best i-touch concepts i'v seen great work mate
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