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- Trax91, on 01/03/2008, -0/+121As we all know, Apple patents any damn thing that comes into mind and never realize it.
- pzwhite125, on 01/03/2008, -9/+1131. Get tiny nonexistent Mac.
2. Hollow out iMac.
3. ???
4. iProfit. - bradspry, on 01/03/2008, -2/+55The drawings look odd; Apple has at least used a ruler in past applications to draw a straight line. But other than that, I think it's the most elegant docking station ever devised.
- darkphan, on 01/03/2008, -3/+43The dock is just a fancy cinema display with a build in docking station for the ultra-slim macbook or whatever ... not a full fledged computer. So this would not be the equivalent of two machines.
- mlvassallo, on 01/03/2008, -0/+40My little sister drew those diagrams for Apple.
- Narcism, on 01/03/2008, -0/+37Looks like something scribbled on a napkin.
- jun2san, on 01/03/2008, -0/+32This reminds me of a double decker taco from Taco Bell.
It's like a taco inside a taco! - bdthurston26, on 01/03/2008, -6/+35Looks like an awesome idea! But my biggest concern would be price. Guess I'm a fan-boy, but I would have a hard time spending the money on what might be the equivalent of 2 computers. The dock would have to be considerably cheaper to get me to consider the extra expense.
- chronichyjinx, on 01/03/2008, -0/+28Those are always the best ideas...
- themoose, on 01/03/2008, -2/+263. Stick Apple badge on it.
- noahhoward, on 01/03/2008, -1/+21No it's pretty much like having a spare monitor.
- jun2san, on 01/03/2008, -1/+19Question. If the ultra-portable mac doesn't come with an attached optical drive, does that mean this docking station will have one?
If it doesn't, it should. - logicalnoise, on 01/03/2008, -2/+18the biggest problem with this is heat. You've got a very small Laptop which would need very efficient cooling system in a big LCD display(which gives off more heat than the mac).
- m00nmaster, on 01/03/2008, -0/+15Have you tried the Hot Pocket Hot Pocket? It's a Hot Pocket filled with a Hot Pocket. Tastes just like a Hot Pocket.
- pzwhite125, on 01/03/2008, -1/+15DUGG 4 TACOZ!
- leprix, on 01/03/2008, -2/+14great. now i want a taco.
- Chirp08, on 01/03/2008, -2/+13yeah man, what was that crazy ***** about a touch screen interface for a media playing device, wtf were they thinking, total waste of time.
As I recall Microsoft is the leader in patents per year, in the industry you need to patent to succeed. - Elranzer, on 01/03/2008, -3/+14I'm sure the dock will be PRICED as if it were a separate computer...
- JacksonDane, on 01/03/2008, -2/+13It 'Works Great'? Ummm.... how do we know that?
The obvious issue to me is cooling - combatchuck, on 01/03/2008, -0/+11Unless, of course, it's their JOB to think up crazy *****.
- noahhoward, on 01/03/2008, -0/+10Tell me something, if you didn't want to read about a speculated Apple docking station, why did you click the article?
People think Apple is coming out with a new ultra portable, these people seem to think this is evidence of that. That is not the same as pulling up a patent for an existing product. - Takuro, on 01/03/2008, -5/+15It'll never be made. Reason: Aesthetic purposes. The iMac that Jobs tried so very hard to keep continuous and smooth will never have a giant, gaping port in its side. Too goofy. Too un-Apple.
- Genady, on 01/03/2008, -1/+11Odd, I worked on a bajillion of them at a fortune 100 company. Having a graphics card in the dock with more nuts than the laptop would be enough to sell me. Run around town with a little machine and dock it when I get home to play WoW.
- jamend, on 01/03/2008, -2/+11MacBook Duo?
- jon30041, on 01/03/2008, -1/+9Ever eat a Hot Pocket and think 'man, that was good!' Every time I've eaten one I've thought "I'm gonna die!"
- superkendall, on 01/03/2008, -0/+8To add a full-size screen?
- Genady, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7Um.... MacBooks support 'Closed mode' running with an external display with the lid closed (You need to be plugged into power for it to work). So um... no. Sorry. Try again.
- Genady, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7Duo08. I'm lovin' it. Granted... my first laptop ever was a Duo 230, loved that thing, even though I didn't have a Dock it was a great little machine, talk about portable. If Apple is finally bowing to demand for dockable laptops I'm happier.
- pzwhite125, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7I know most people relate it to South Park, though Fark or something similar is a plausible theory if it didn't originate there.
- jhuebel, on 01/03/2008, -0/+7Or the air could be ducted through the back of the "docking station" to the intake and exhaust on the laptop. It would be simple enough to do. It's more of a design issue than a technical problem.
- Tid01217, on 01/03/2008, -1/+8Since Apple likes to make everything look slick, this seems like a straight forward move for them. I mean internally the iMac itself is just a laptop with a desktop hard drive. So why not make that removable?
With the current line that Apple has, I would expect more of a MacBook Pro based ultra-portable, like the old 12" Powerbooks.
With the addition of Time Machine in Leopard, I think it would make complete sense if they also included an internal hard drive within this theoretical docking station so that the portable part of the computer would keep itself backed up when docked. Yes, it would be nice to have different parts to upgrade (probably at a significantly cheaper price) and interchange at will, but isn't a reduction in clutter also desirable?
At home I like connecting my MacBook to my 20" LCD screen, but I find myself doing most of my work on the main screen and not so much on the smaller MacBook screen when I leave the MacBook open. If I had a 24" or 30" screen with higher resolution I doubt I would ever use the tiny 1200x800 MacBook screen.
The more I think about this, the more realistic I think it is since the current Cinema displays already include a USB and Firewire hub. Adding a junction for a few more components doesn't seem that far out there. Dell has already introduced a new display that has a USB hub and an integrated web cam. - danielwsmithee, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6A direct metallic connection can sink heat much faster then airflow through a heat sink. They could easily incorporate a "heat pipe" in the connector or use the aluminum chassis as a heat pipe to the docking station.
- Zorkon, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6In case some Digg youngsters wanna see the original implementation of this idea (PowerBook Duo and Dock), take a peek at some of the old Apple commercials here: http://www.danpalka.net/powerbookduo/commercials.h ...
- joncarr, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6It's no fake. Look up the application at http://www.uspto.gov/ (search for application # 11/481,153)
- FoxOrian, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6It's an idea nonetheless. Would you rather people stop trying all together?
- jaypeg, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6The drawings are done by a pro and are intentionally made to look crude and casual. They attempt to convey the notion that this is a hot, fresh, new idea--like it has just been freshly sketched on a napkin at a brainstorming session. They're also supposed to make the idea look unfinished, nascent, like this is the first time it's ever been thought of.
The boys and girls at Apple know what they're doing. - tidu, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6my back hurts!
- monospaced, on 01/03/2008, -1/+7Since the new ultra-slim MacBook (allegedly, of course) has a limited hard drive space, this docking station may include a hard drive in the extra space. In the end though, it almost seems pointless to dock a MacBook and not utilize its screen. It would be much nicer to simply plug it in to this "docking station" and use two monitors. Just my two cents.
- Weaselboy, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6To give you access to full sized keyboard and mouse?
- Rileyper, on 01/03/2008, -2/+8heres a concern...No Airflow
- highPhone, on 01/03/2008, -8/+131. Take generic list format
2. Add comments related to the article
3. ???
4. Get dugg up. - adminmatt, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6no he couldn't
- dogearedboy, on 01/03/2008, -3/+8Yeah, let's just tuck that beautiful little LCD display away inside another one. No way. Even if one is only 12" I'd still like to use it a a secondary display.
- lifeofthunder, on 01/03/2008, -0/+5This is actually what is known as an internet cliché. It has been around since at least 2001, and who knows where it originally started. I can't find an etymology of it anywhere, but it probably came out of Fark. Don't believe that this is a widespread phenomenon? Search Google for "2. ??? 3. Profit" or variants therein.
- node3, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6One things I've learned when considering Apple is to never assume they won't do something.
Keeping that in mind, your assessment is flawed in one respect: you're assuming this can't be made to be aesthetically pleasing. I don't see why a metal flap (similar to the drive bay doors on the Mac Pro) couldn't be devised to take care of this. I think something perfectly flush with the exterior would look quite nice.
But, seriously, Apple wold *never* port iTunes to Windows, switch to Intel chips, support running Windows on a Mac... - robbh66, on 01/03/2008, -2/+7"Not the same as two machines"
Have you seen the prices on Apple's Cinema displays? - TwistedSilver, on 01/03/2008, -1/+5hmmm..... all I see is some naive childish bastard who needs a life.
- Genady, on 01/03/2008, -1/+5Check the DuoDock. It'd have a 'garage door', probably along the lines of the MacPro's optical drives.
- jdpalite, on 01/03/2008, -1/+5I don't think he gets it
- ninjasays, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4I had a duo in high school, thought that the 78 meg hd it had was huge! My father had the dock in his office and I had the mini dock that I carried everywhere with me. Boy didn't I think I was 1337 with my laptop and 14.4 modem!
In retrospect, I was a poser who had no hacking abilities. -
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