Jotting down some sketches on the tube today. I thought about the plug earlier and I think that could be very simple for North America. The two prongs could be attached to a half cylinder which does two things: allows a flat magnetic edge to guide the prongs into the socket and easily attach/detach when someone snags on the cord. It also means when retracted into the laptop, the cylindrical shape allows it to quickly clip into the laptop, and rotate around so the plug is flush with the laptop base. I think having a cable for the plug similar to the tape measure allows for a few things: you can pull out as much as you need (rather than having a too short or too long cable). It also means storing the macpro touch (ok, thats MY name for it, anyone want a stab at it?) requires only one piece. You don't ever lose the plug, or forget it by accident.
Broken? A quick release under the laptop allows you to detach the entire plug mechanism and replace it.
As for the laptop casing itself i imagined a closed macbook air. A slight wedge shape to it allows the user to attach peripherals such as mouse, keyboard, headphone , mic etc (p.s. why are there always TWO sockets for this, i want to design a headphone piece that acts like a mic when needed o
r chosen) - we'll design this later.The idea for the wedge also means that when you rest it on say a table, or your lap, there is a slight tilt to ensure the wrist are held in the right way as you type.
I also think another peripheral required is elevators (stilts) to increase this angle when using it for more intensive work (writing for hours e.g.)
NEXT: The laptop casing.
Note to self: need to take better photos with my iphone! hint hint.
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