Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Arise MacProTouch, Arise!


The above diagram illustrates the underside of the laptop. You can see that the wireless charger, Ethernet cable and other ports, are all at the back of the laptop. On the base are the rechargeable battery (wirelessy of course) and two 'Risers'. These behave very similarly to the wireless plug as in they have a nice button like action. Pushing on either riser activates the other. They both work in tandem.

Below shows how the risers can be pushed to achieve different elevations.


The risers provide the slope necessary for ergonomic typing. This is based on the assumption I am typing at my desk, but realistically I see the MacProTouch as something easily typed on in your lap.

Of course the internal space taken up by the risers could be an issue, but I think its a more elegant approach than flip-out 'stilts' you see on current keyboards (which you have to flip-out individually, doubling your chance of breaking one of them, and rendering both useless in the process!!)

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