I had to redefine my point of view earlier today after seeing what designer Patrycjusz Brzezinski came up with as his diploma project. His concept is stunning to say the least. He created something — for lack of a better word — extremely cool. Something which I expected Apple to come up with.
The Tablet has been on the tongues of geeks, blogs and newspapers since 2003, when rumours first surfaced. 2009 was especially rich in this regard, the second half of which was home to rising tension and most of all — extreme expectations. The first three weeks of 2010 have been no better, with literally hundreds of different ideas and concepts floating around the world, contradicting each other more often than not. We’ve all seen the mockups from various graphics artists and designers — anything from copies of tablet PCs to huge iPod touches. Most of what’s out there however is pretty conservative in terms of what I expect of Apple. Old ideas supersized, 10″ iPhones, etcetera. Thus far I have seen no evidence of anything revolutionary. That’s probably one of the reasons that Jobs is running Apple instead of John Smith. The iPhone in its original form redefined interaction with mobile devices with its multitouch interface, simplicity and the speed of its user interface. This was something nobody expected. Apple just has a way of surprising us with new concepts which we dare not think of.
I had to redefine my point of view earlier today after seeing what designer Patrycjusz Brzezinski came up with as his diploma project. His concept is stunning to say the least. He created something — for lack of a better word — extremely cool. Something which I expected Apple to come up with.
The image above displays the MacView’s specifications in Polish:
An ultralight personal computer which will display everything you need during the day. Wherever you are, you have your favourite books and text files with you. You will most certainly discover the magic of reading on this specially designed screen, which doesn’t cause eye-strain even in the darkest of environments.
Wherever you are, you will always have access to your resources in the WWW. You will be able to open movie files and listen to music. Designed for those on the move.
Hundreds of functions make life easier in today’s contemporary cities. All this in the small-form factor MacView, which has a thickness of just 7mm.
The image further details a 1152×720 LED touchscreen, dimensions of 15 x 24 cm with the aforementioned thickness of just 0.7cm, an additional side LCD which can be a used as a keyboard or for anything else you may choose to display on it as well as the extremely light and hard carbon outer shell.
The design naturally incorporates WiFi and Bluetooth as well as 4GB of RAM. Your data would find its way to an ultra quick 1TB SSD through the means of a full OS X installation.
I personally can’t get enough of this device — the only similar device currently on market (or rather will be in 2010) is the Modbook Pro from Axiotron, but it doesn’t come close to the potential of the MacView.
Apple’s Event is a mere 4 days away and the rumours are still flying. I’m sure it won’t be anything as unique as the MacView portrayed here, but then I’m also convinced it won’t be what anyone is expecting …
Update:
Patrycjusz już sent me a new image which he hasn’t posted anywhere else yet — it shows a potential iMac-style stand which would turn the MacView into a desktop computer, dock (with charging) or a simple LCD picture frame. A keyboard and mouse would use Bluetooth to connect naturally.
I don’t know about you, but I’m drooling all over my keyboard.
Stay tuned — an interview with the designer is coming up next!
Links:
Patrycjusz Brzezinski — the MacView project.
Graphics by Patryjusz Brzezinski.
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Of course it’s nice to invent something in fairytale-land. The great thing about Apple is that they actually ship such products.
“10 hours of battery”? Nice. Since your just making up things, why not 30 hours, or a full workweek? I mean it’s just fantasy…
The hard part is to actually create something mindblowing that isn’t a dream.
Gerald — its a concept project and by definition has to go way into the future. It everyone was stuck in the present we would never have gotten to where we are — not that it’s a good place mind you.
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I had already decided that the “iSlate” that Apple is releasing is going to be way to expensive, if they add in a big Apple tax, & as they almost always hold back features on their first release I thought no way is it going to be something worth the projected $899 to $999 price tag. But, if this was released today I, for the first time in my life, would be in line the night before to buy one & even pay the same retail price as a macbook.
I just hope that someone releases this & uses hardware that Leopard or Snow Leopard likes. It definitely deserves a better OS than Windows 7 or Vista.
~Keeping my fingers Crossed~
With you all the way Lancelot!
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I agree that this is an ultra-cool concept–but it defies too many practical considerations. As specified, it would likely cost many thousands of dollars and would require impossibly compact parts. A 1TB SSD alone would add about $3000 to the price, and would take up all the available space in such a small case. The sliding second screen is fantastic, but would both add significantly to the cost and also would take up too much internal space. Cool concepts must have a basis in reality or else they are just pipe dreams.
Maybe as a concept for the year 2020…
The only thing here which I see as viable today is the last image, the stand for recharging; quite a cool concept, to slide the tablet into such a dock and presto, you have a mini-iMac. I like that, and it would not cost too much. Maybe even if Apple doesn’t do it but the connector is on the long edge of the device, a third-party company could make that available.
I completely understand your point of view Blogd, but in a few years time SSDs will probably be cheaper than today’s HDDs. Newer and stronger materials can be used because their production will be cheaper. Etcetera.
If designers didn’t try to “foretell” the future then we would be at a standstill. Who knows though – this could perhaps be an iSlate 3GS or could just simply remain a concept of one creative person.
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There is definitely precedence for the dock idea. http://gizmodo.com/339918/apple-docking-patent-works-perfectly-with-ultra+slim-macbook
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@Dennis: thanks for linking — that truly was novel the two years ago or so that it was shown. If Apple make a 27-30″ iMac with a tablet under the hood, I’ll be one of the first in line …
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“…but in a few years time SSDs will probably be cheaper than today’s HDDs. Newer and stronger materials can be used because their production will be cheaper. Etcetera.”
Doesn’t happen this way – and I’m speaking as a designer. Look at the price per gigabyte between RAM and HDs – HDs, as a medium, are still too inexpensive to ignore and RAM has always been artificially maintained, and not as a commodity. Exotic materials can take decades to drop in price. Carbon fiber? Hope no school kid leaves his backpack in a cold spot (winter golfers, you know what I’m getting at..)
This is the equivalent of those dotcom businesses where we build a product, it goes into “the cloud” and poof – magic happens. Or what Palm or MS would show, then try to build a cheap version for targeted at the existing 80% of a presumed market.
In order to change the world, your dreams have to ship.
“If designers didn’t try to “foretell” the future then we would be at a standstill.”
True enough, but don’t mistake religion for science.
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The only modification I’d like to see is that when the bottom slides out to be a virtual keyboard, that the screen could fold upwards – like a laptop.
Thus it could be a tablet, a desktop (in a cradle) or a laptop.
Perfect!
After seeing this and some other fantastic concepts out there, i’m afraid that what Apple will presents — if at all — will pale in comparison. It’ll be good but it’ll not be revelutionary or even spectacular.
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Quite frankly I don’t believe the iSlate/iTablet will be a revolution … but that’s just probably the frustration of all the rumours going around talking.
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My concept is not as pretty but i think it could be a real revolution, as much as the mouse or the GUI. It will do all the e-reader/media player/apps/web surfing but it will also bring multi touch to any mac it is connected too. this will be the big change.
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I truly believe that we have reached the point where technology has become one with our society, and I am fairly certain that we have passed the point of no return in our relationship with technology.
I don’t mean this in a bad way, of course! Societal concerns aside… I just hope that as technology further develops, the possibility of uploading our memories onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It’s one of the things I really wish I could experience in my lifetime.
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Hi Moridin, expect you were thoroughly disappointed by the iPad launch! The MacView is an awesome concept.
@Neil – not really as you can read from my other posts. I’m especially interested in using it as a backup for my photos. I’m definitely picking one up.
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What a amazing gadget it is. I would love to have one like that. I will start in saving money so that I can have one.
“Apple just has a way of surprising us with new concepts which we dare not think of.”
I was using a tablet pc in the 90’s.
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