The Onion brilliantly mocks Macworld hype with the “MacBook Wheel”

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While this fake news item has already made the rounds on the web I still thought it was worth sharing. It comes by way of the Onion and follows up on Apple's last keynote presentation and appearance at Macworld Expo taking a humorous jab at their sleek simplicity and devoted fans who will buy anything shiny and new from Apple. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard The MacBook Wheel lets consumers accomplish everyday tasks like typing with just a few dozen spins and clicks of a wheel.I'll be attending Macworld on Thursday and report back if I see any products like this at the show.
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While this fake news item has already made the rounds on the web I still thought it was worth sharing. It comes by way of the Onion and follows up on Apple's last keynote presentation and appearance at Macworld Expo taking a humorous jab at their sleek simplicity and devoted fans who will buy anything shiny and new from Apple. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard The MacBook Wheel lets consumers accomplish everyday tasks like typing with just a few dozen spins and clicks of a wheel.I'll be attending Macworld on Thursday and report back if I see any products like this at the show.
Even without Apple CEO Steve Jobs, there will be copious amounts of live coverage of Macworld’s keynote by Apple SVP Phil “No-Black-Turtleneck” Schiller all over the tech sites online in T-minus nine hours and counting. And, guess what? All Things Digital will be there too, with the intrepid reporting duo of Digital Daily’s John Paczkowski on text and our Webmaster (and not-so-secret Mac fanboy) Adam Tow on photos. They and many others are hoping the not-prone-yet Jobs will make a surprise appearance, even by iChat, to greet the Apple (AAPL) faithful crowd gathered in San Francisco. One can hope for His Digital Holiness, but the event might be more about Mac minis and 17-inch Macbook Pros, as most expect.Until then, enjoy this very funny spoof video from The Onion about a new Apple sensation that almost seems like it could be made and sold: The Macbook Wheel. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Until Apple’s keynote address starts tomorrow at 9AM PST, there is going to be non-stop rumors about which products will be unveiled. It’s becoming more clear what is going to be announced (iMacs, Mac minis, 17-inch MacBook Pro, DRM-free iTunes?), but there is always the chance that there will be a wild card.The satirical news site The Onion has a great video mocking the MacWorld product launch hype with its “MacBook Wheel” computer. This is classic stuff (”predictive sentence technology”), much better than that Simpsons spoof.Watch it below: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No KeyboardWe’ll be covering the Macworld keynote live tomorrow morning.
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Until Apple’s keynote address starts tomorrow at 9AM PST, there is going to be non-stop rumors about which products will be unveiled. It’s becoming more clear what is going to be announced (iMacs, Mac minis, 17-inch MacBook Pro, DRM-free iTunes?), but there is always the chance that there will be a wild card. The satirical news site The Onion has a great video mocking the MacWorld product launch hype with its “MacBook Wheel” computer. This is classic stuff (”predictive sentence technology”), much better than that Simpsons spoof. Watch it below: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard We’ll be covering the Macworld keynote live tomorrow morning.
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