A year after the initial announcement, Axiotron is shipping their modified MacBooks. According to Macworld, "Axiotron has designed a new case and a new input system, eschewing the keyboard and trackpad instead for a stylus input that enables users to write directly on the screen. It’s the first pen tablet-based Mac."
Axiotron may be late if Steve Jobs announces an Apple Tablet on January 15. Yet, doubts are raised by the number of engineers being sought by Apple. Did Apple shelve the product until a later date? We have two weeks to wait and we’ll know if Apple will enter the market.
Positives
- 512 levels of pressure sensitivity
- Wacom Technologies helped with the screen design
- Apple’s Inkwell handwriting recognition is enabled
- Magnesium alloy case