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Erik Hansson
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Jan 6, 2009

Dear fellow ProZians,

I just wanted to share with you this very latest breaking news from Onion News Network (for those of you not familiar with this site, have a look here: http://www.theonion.com/content/faq/editorial)
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Dear fellow ProZians,

I just wanted to share with you this very latest breaking news from Onion News Network (for those of you not familiar with this site, have a look here: http://www.theonion.com/content/faq/editorial)

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary

Have fun!

Erik
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Maria Diaconu
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This is amazing! Jan 6, 2009

Thanks for the news

 
Jim Tucker (X)
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Hungarian to English
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Almost there Jan 6, 2009

Now if they can only get rid of the screen, I'm in.

"Simplify, simplify, simplify."

-Emerson


 
Jan Kolbaba
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Amazing Jan 6, 2009

I am just wondering how they will use ALT + HOME and ALT + END combination in Trados (smile)
Cheers Jan


 
Amy Duncan (X)
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Hmmm Jan 6, 2009

I guess I could get used to "no keyboard" (although there actually IS a keyboard on the screen), but at this point, since I'm a fast typist, it seems the wheel would be slower. Also, I don't really see a whole lot of difference between touching a key with your finger and pointing at it with a wheel...am I missing something here?

 
Mohammed Shakir
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disappointed Jan 6, 2009

I thought it just like the one I was thinking of, a tube with one button just when you turn it on a visible laser screen and keyboard appear and when turn off they disappear, and then you can put in your jacket pocket.
Thanks

Mohammed Shakir


 
avsie (X)
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Hoax? Jan 6, 2009

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/06/the-onion-creates-macbook-wheel-parody/

Although we can always dream that it could happen

Edit: You have to admire the quality of the footage though - it looks absolutely real!

[Edited at 2009-01-06 16:21 GMT]


 
analytical (X)
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Great parody... Jan 6, 2009

For the first few seconds I thought it was about speech recognition until the wheel appeared!

 
Verónica Echegaray
Verónica Echegaray
Local time: 19:32
English to Spanish
Does it make any difference? Jan 6, 2009

I totally agree with Amy, is there any difference between typing and "screen touching"? Maybe you safe space, but practically it seems the same to me.



 
Geoffrey Barrow
Geoffrey Barrow
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Norwegian to English
Of course it's a hoax! Jan 6, 2009

Come on folks, don't be so gullible! How could anybody really claim that typing would be easier using this method?

The big give-away is at the end when the guy says that the next generation will be four ounces lighter, due to the "lack of screen, hard drive or wheel".

If anybody is still not convinced, try looking up "the Onion" in Wikipedia!

Cheers,
Geoff


 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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So sad.... Jan 6, 2009

....that we translators belong to the "people who use keyboards" and therefore are "standing in the way of human progress". To me, the whole concept of the wheel Mac (seeing it in action) is not only stupid, but Jobs' attitude is insulting. Sorry folks! I'm not very fond of this "breakthrough". :-/

 
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons)
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons)
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Come on... Jan 6, 2009

...it is obvious it is a joke

 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Spain
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So dumb... Jan 6, 2009

...for not having speakers in my computer at home! I fell in completely. Sorry folks!

 
Maria Diaconu
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Romania
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Of course... Jan 6, 2009

... it is a joke. But it looks feasible, and it convinced me

 
Heinrich Pesch
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Finland
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Nice hoax Jan 6, 2009

But seriously, speech recognition could be inbuilt in every machine.
What happened to handwriting recognition? Anybody remember the Apple Newton?
Regards
Heinrich


 
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