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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sushi on May 06, 2009, 12:28:50 pm

Title: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Sushi on May 06, 2009, 12:28:50 pm: Apple introduces the Macbook Wheel (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary)

If you haven't seen this yet, you need to. :D
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: WeatherOp on May 06, 2009, 12:44:05 pm: Awesome! :lol:
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Post by: StarSlayer on May 06, 2009, 12:48:07 pm: Heh the Sudoku killer will kill either 1, 4 or 9 victims next
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Post by: BloodEagle on May 06, 2009, 03:56:20 pm: That closing comment was gold. :lol:
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Post by: Locutus of Borg on May 06, 2009, 05:09:26 pm: Cool, I'll finish a one page essay in a week with that thing!
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Enigmatic Entity on May 06, 2009, 07:23:59 pm: The 1.) revolutionary MacBook
2.) wheel.

3.) So who is going to be a pro at using this?
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Nuke on May 06, 2009, 07:50:48 pm: the click wheel might have been a good idea for an mp3 player, but its still a ****ty 1 axis interface. technically its nothing new, a synaptics touch pad in a ring essentially.

Quote from: Enigmatic Entity on May 06, 2009, 07:23:59 pm
The 1.) revolutionary MacBook
2.) wheel.

3.) So who is going to be a pro at using this?

prepubescent texters
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on May 07, 2009, 02:16:27 am: Writing something with that thing has to be a pain...
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Post by: Knight Templar on May 07, 2009, 02:27:30 am: I'll admit, I was semi-successfully trolled by the Onion until about 1:05.
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Post by: Ghostavo on May 07, 2009, 02:30:35 am: That's how plausible this thing is to occur.
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on May 07, 2009, 07:06:37 am: Old Onion news is old. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Sushi on May 07, 2009, 08:37:56 am: Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on May 07, 2009, 07:06:37 am
Old Onion news is old. :rolleyes:

New to me :D
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Dilmah G on May 07, 2009, 08:39:28 am: Quote from: Ghostavo on May 07, 2009, 02:30:35 am
That's how plausible this thing is to occur.

I reckon, the thing pretty much had me fooled. :P
Title: Re: Apple Introduces the Macbook Wheel
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on May 07, 2009, 10:23:29 am: You would be. Have you seen their report about Sony's new Stupid Piece of **** (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ)?

I think they're protected from most lawsuits because everything they publish is satirical.