sdy284 Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) Well i guess the new(er) Macbook Pro's have a gyro in them & some people have come up with some pretty "creative" uses for them http://youtube.com/watch?v=4VloW0rpSrU And here are a lot more vids with the macsaber... http://youtube.com/results?search_query=ma...p;search=Search Edited January 10, 2007 by sdy284 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 OH dear lord, that motion sensing stuff is sweet, but I foresee a lot of damaged Macbooks due to imbeciles dropping or smacking them into stuff... Although that "tap" the monitor to change OS's is pretty nifty... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 I tried the Smackbook option a couple weeks back, it's pretty neat to show off, but ultimately useless as you can't really control which direction the screen flips. Plus, I don't think smacking your laptop constantly is a very good idea Kept the cubed virtual desktop app. Very cool switching from Mac OSX to Windows XP with a single keystroke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkJenT Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 That is quite amazing. I'm starting to be tempted into maybe buying a Mac Notebook and not just because of these features, but why not have two OSs in one Mac. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 That is quite amazing. I'm starting to be tempted into maybe buying a Mac Notebook and not just because of these features, but why not have two OSs in one Mac. You can technically emulate any OS that works on the x86 platform. Which means any version of Windows, Linux, and UNIX. I've tried Windows XP and Vista so far, and have seen pictures/videos of people running Ubuntu and some variation of BSD. Combine that with a program like VirtueDesktops and you can stick each OS on a separate desktop, up to 5 can be emulated at a single time, I believe (granted, you need a powerful Mac to be able to that, but the fact you can is pretty amazing) As for running Windows side by side with Mac, that's the reason I bought my Macbook. Ironically, I have little to no use for Windows XP on it since every app I use on Windows is either available for the Mac or there is a Mac alternative (which most of the time tends to be better). I only fire up Parallels (the virtualization software) to amaze people who think Macs aren't that great. In fact, I have yet to experience any serious issues with my Macbook. I keep running for a week at a time without a restart, and this is with several program installations and updates. It just keeps running smooth without any slowdowns. I use my desktop PC and I actually get frustrated when it hangs or apps freeze because I've gotten so used to things just working on my Mac. In fact, I really think that this is the end of PCs for my household. When it comes time to upgrade my PC (granted, this won't be for at least another 2-3 years) I will definitely be considering a Mac instead of building another rig. Plus, it's really not more expensive than a similarly spec'd out PC. If I really need to game, then I'll just dual boot with Windows as the hardware is more than capable I know I sound like an Apple salespeson, but it's really true that once you've used a Mac, you're hooked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkJenT Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Nice, kinda like how I am hooked with the iPod. I could never see myself with any other player. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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