Pictures of the ModBook Mac Tablet in the wild

ya know I think if they refined its looks a little it would be really interesting. I kinda like it. the iSight that it appears to have in this mock up isn't practical unless theres a stand or something. I'm still going off on the theory that obs is using this to probe the apple tablet fan market to see how well this does, then if it turns out good Apple will officially pick this up. It sounds far fetched at first but then again I REALLY cant picture Jobs letting this thing go without at least TRYING to fight it.

I'm salivating for a tablet too. They really are quite handy, moreso for the non tech guys. Say a financial planner. having a laptop open during a meeting seems to make clients nervous, but a tablet, not so. (who knows why, but it's true!). works great for forcing non-tech salespeople to integrate into an organization (handwriting recognition, etc). also can encourage non techs to actually keep their calendar updated. i've seen many doctor's offices using them as well.

Think about the education market. As a tech guy at a school, I've seen lots of schools switching from Apples to XP-based machines because they can get the tablets. It's easier to use in a classroom setting. It's also good for graphics, etc. These are two of Apple's biggest markets, why wouldn't they offer a product for these people? I know it's a long shot, but I'm hoping a tablet is the "One More Thing..." this time.

i don't get it - what functions do tablets offer over a laptop? i've never seen anyone using one, or known anyone who owned them, so i'm completely in the dark as to why they're supposedly so exciting.

Help me guys, I'm confused!

I know OS X isn't licensed to anyone else

Therefore, is this simply a MacBook in a sort of contorted shell, or is it a new piece of hardware entirely?

Since tables are selling like "crazy mad" of course Apple's gonna get into the market! Why, I cant walk 10 feet without tripping over yet another tablet based system, and I'm sure all you folks see them EVERYWHERE too!

Does anyone remeber the "iTablet"? That one wound up never happening...

The mod also moves the superdrive slot from front to side and removes a bunch of ports? Either a shoddy fake or a poorly thought-out mod. Either way, I'm not buying it.

oh, my bad.

It's a nice fake and all, but the Modbook site clearly says it's 'slate-style,' as does your earlier post. The whole meaning of the 'slate-style' Tablet PC form factor is that it doesn't have a keyboard.

Meaning, then, that the thing that looks like a latch on a MacBook Pro is pretty much a dead giveaway that this is a little fake (despite the OP's claims on that forum).