We've seen a few before, and Rob did a few videos with the ModBook, but this one on Engadget is a very interesting spin on the whole "Mac Tablet" idea.  Wei of Weistudio has taken a Wacom Intuos tablet and shoved a MacBook inside (not really but just about).

Very well done!

(Site must be getting slammed form Engadget, but here is the image and Link for when it's back up)

Is Apple ever going to make one of these for real???

In Part 3 of my Axiotron ModBook InkShow series, I take a look at how the ModBook performs as a Tablet PC using Apple's InkWell technology: InkPad, WriteAnywhere, and Rotation. In short - Apple has a long way to go.

Be sure to watch Part 1, where I tour the ModBook and review some of the software included with the ModBook; and Part 2 where I see how the ModBook performs as a Vista-based Tablet PC using Bootcamp and VMWare.

• Watch the embedded version below
• Download the high res version here ( 33 minutes, 249 mb)
• Visit Axiotron
• Visit MageSW.com
• Watch Part 1 and Part 2

In Part 2 of my Axiotron ModBook InkShow series, I take a look at how the ModBook performs as a Windows Vista based Tablet PC under Bootcamp and under VMWare's Fusion.

In short, Vista Bootcamp provided a near seamless slate tablet pc experience, with the added benefit of having 512 levels of pressure sensitivity and a built-in cd drive. Although a heavy slate Tablet PC, the ModBook performed wonderfully, and is a compelling solution for those needing to keyboard in OS X and ink in Vista using one machine. VMWare's Fusion was a different story, though. There was digitizer support via VMWare, so all inking was accomplished using the standard mouse driver. In addition, there was no TIP support. This VMWare installation was using the Bootcamp partition tested above. For my usage scenarios, I would be more interested in a VMWare solution that worked seamlessly rather than Bootcamp, so this was a disappointment for me.

Be sure to watch Part 1 where I tour the ModBook and review some of the software included with  the ModBook. In Part 3, I'll take a look at Apple's InkWell applications. I'll then wrap it all up with some closing thoughts.

• Watch the embedded version below
• Download the high res version here ( 24 minutes, 185 mb)
• Visit Axiotron
• Visit VMWare.com
• Watch Part 1

I've been looking forward to reviewing Axiotron's ModBook ever since it was announced in January 2007. Several weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to finally receive a ModBook and experience an Apple Tablet for the very first time.

There is so much to cover on the ModBook, I decided to break this review in to a three-part series. In Part 1, I take a tour of the hardware and show off some of the software included with the ModBook , including a sneak peak at a beta ink brainstorming / mindmapping application developed by Mage Software.

Stay tuned for Part 2, when I take a look at the ModBook running Vista Bootcamp and Vista under VMWare's Fusion. In Part 3, I'll take a look at Apple's InkWell applications. I'll then wrap it all up with some closing thoughts.

• Watch the embedded version below
• Download the high res version here ( 29 minutes, 239 mb)
• Visit Axiotron
• Visit Mage Software