Cleverly revised iSight indicator in the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros
Apple has removed the obvious green "online" indicator dot and accompanying hole that used to be just to the right of the iSight lens hole on the MacBook Pro and replaced it with a subtle integrated green LED just under the surface of the bezel that only appears when the iSight is engaged.
Nice touch. It's tiny little things like this that really set Apple apart when it comes to product design. Almost makes you want to give them a pass on some of the far more serious quality control issues they're having these days...
More pics on nobilog.
Thanks, Dane!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stephen said 12:00PM on 10-28-2006
It's a shame they didn't do this with the MacBooks. A white computer shows that little black hole more than an aluminium computer.
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John Doe said 12:20PM on 10-28-2006
I think it's a real nice touch that trully sets Apple apart from other PC makers, but back your comment, Stephen, the macbook is white, but it does have the two holes... one for the camera indicator and one for the mic. In my opinion I think it's fine for Apple to keep the two little holes as they are symetric this way, but then again they could always hide both :D
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evan Doyle said 12:40PM on 10-28-2006
i sent this in 2 days ago and it didnt get posted lolol
o well i liek the new addition tho makes it more "hightech"
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Mark Fleser said 12:38PM on 10-28-2006
Did the core duo iMacs have the hole? My C2D iMac doesn't have a hole, it's underneath the surface.
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lgc90 said 12:53PM on 10-28-2006
the close up looks like it works the same way as turn signals that shine through some cars left and right mirrors
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Evan said 1:11PM on 10-28-2006
Wow, now if only they can make a 2-button mouse that doesn't sound like a 300 year old rocking chair when you click on it and Apple is destined for success. That and a first generation product that doesn't make all its users regret buying it.
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spil said 1:40PM on 10-28-2006
That's pretty cool, but where did the microphone hole (the left one) go?
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Dave Bartlett said 12:33PM on 10-29-2006
Nice, but a look at the Apple Store's top sellers shows a marked absence of the MBP.
Has Apple lost some customers somewhere?
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James said 4:18PM on 10-28-2006
Uh, the mic has always been under the left speaker. Didn't anyone know that?
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bastula said 4:09PM on 10-28-2006
Mark,
The Core Duo iMacs only have a hole for the microphone. The LED is hidden just like the sleep light.
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matt said 7:49PM on 10-28-2006
if you go to apple's site about the isight in the MBP it has a funny looking animation about this. i saw it and thought that something about it looked different then the MBP CDs i have used.
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Chris said 8:09PM on 10-28-2006
Um, excusing Apple for lack of QC because they tweaked the design? I don't think so.
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Ryan said 9:15PM on 10-28-2006
Hasn't this been in Macs in general for a while now? I know my G5 iSight does that and the sleep light on the mac mini and the iMac do that as well (as far I know, powerbooks may have done that too).
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jar240 said 10:22AM on 10-30-2006
That's nice, but who the Hell cares? I can't believe people get excited over minutiae like this.
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Derek Lange said 5:38PM on 10-30-2006
Yeah product design schmoduct design. I can be an artist too but if what I makes is reliable as a LADA then your wave is gonna crash.
Apple HAS to pick up the slack on reliability. I'm on my 3rd MacBook and in total have 10 replaced new MacBook's in my circle of friends.
In the hardware end of things Apple should hope they will be lucky enough to pull out of this rut or everyone is in for a massive fall from the clouds.
You need 2 to tango. Software and Hardware to work together.
No in the middle.
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