ModBook - MacBook to Mac Tablet Conversion
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:32 pm
Other World Computing has finally announced the Axiotron ModBook, the world's first commercial Mac OS X based tablet PC, built from current generation MacBook parts along with touch sensing technology from Wacom.
The device will likely pose as a strong competitor to products like the Motion LE 1600 Tablet PC that Mirage animation software developer, Bauhaus, has been selling for years in their Nomad bundles.
The ModBook ranges in price from $2,199 to $2,699, and sports either a 1.83 or 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up to 2GB of RAM, 60-160GB of hard drive space, a SuperDrive or Combo optical drive, built in iSight and supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The touch screen on the ModBook supports up to 256 levels of pressure sensitivity and supports technologies, such as Apple's Inkwell text input.
Interestingly enough, the ModBook is competitively priced with Wacom's current wired display tablet, only with the ModBook, you get the entire computer built into it.
The device will likely pose as a strong competitor to products like the Motion LE 1600 Tablet PC that Mirage animation software developer, Bauhaus, has been selling for years in their Nomad bundles.
The ModBook ranges in price from $2,199 to $2,699, and sports either a 1.83 or 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up to 2GB of RAM, 60-160GB of hard drive space, a SuperDrive or Combo optical drive, built in iSight and supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The touch screen on the ModBook supports up to 256 levels of pressure sensitivity and supports technologies, such as Apple's Inkwell text input.
Interestingly enough, the ModBook is competitively priced with Wacom's current wired display tablet, only with the ModBook, you get the entire computer built into it.