First Macbook Air multi-touch control panel screenshot

That's right, it's like you're looking into some crazy crystal ball, one which is showing you how all your future interactions with your Mac will be carried out... probably. Feast your eyes on this glimpse into the soon-to-arrive apocalyptic nightmare-world of gestures.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 9:11PM]

However, that's a great made up statistic. And most of the posts have one or two lines after them, they're just for showing hands-on pictures of the brand spanking new products. I hear a freaking wahmbulance. shut up.

[ZeroCorpse Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:59PM]

So do you go to political blogs on election day and complain that all they're talking about are the candidates and the elections?

Do me a favor: Use the $25 you saved buying a PC and buy yourself a clue.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2008 10:59PM]

Crap...just give me a mouse.

[Sofabutt Posted Jan 15th 2008 9:49PM]

Lame articles based on First posts deserved to be ranked low. I dig Apple news, but stupid interface pics and articles that are equivalent to "First!" posts are as lame as the first ever "First!" post.

[I liked my old name Some Troll Posted Jan 15th 2008 9:29PM]

You know, to be honest, I'm kinda let down by today's announcement. I was really banking on a MacBook Touch with a multi-touch screen. You would not believe how much fun and useful that would be.

[(Unverified) Posted May 9th 2009 12:07AM]

My mouse Logitech VX Revolution can do pretty much everything this touchpad can do and even more.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 12:47AM]

The multi-touch will probably work. Most of you use the two-finger gesture to scroll up and down, try this, also use two fingers, instead of moving both fingers in the same direction, move one up and the other one down in different speed, they would cancel each others speed out, and what's left is what you see on the screen. (easier to use one finger from each hand), try it out, you will see what i mean.
So I mean at least anything involves 2 fingers will work.
Note: i am using a 2G MacBook.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:02AM]

I want to know how to get the remaining battery info after I shut it!!

[Apocalyptic 0n3 Posted Jan 16th 2008 8:04AM]

Not sure about the Air but all current MacBook models (as well as the Powerbook and iBooks) had a button on the bottom of the case that you press and 5 lights light up depending on how much battery you have remaining. I'm sure that Apple would have included this in the Air (Though I haven't seen it due to me not looking closely at the pics for them)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 1:16AM]

Now that i finally have a decent mouse, I think I'll stick with it, even though there are no 1st party drivers for it on Mac. Guess it will be fun to try out at least.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 16th 2008 7:30AM]

Does Multi-Touch Pad work when MBA is used on Windows xp/Vista via BootCamp? If I buy this, I'll be using Windows for work, and Mac for personal.

[Apocalyptic 0n3 Posted Jan 16th 2008 8:07AM]

I highly doubt it would. It's not a feature built in to Windows, so why would it work? I expect to see a Leopard upgrade being pushed out in two weeks to add support for the multi-touch

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 6:11PM]

Well I seem to remember that it did. I had boot camp going a month or so ago but then got rid of it due to lack of use. I think Bootcamp comes with all the drivers needed for windows and it would seem unlikely that the driver for the touch pad would not include full use of two finger scrolling.

[Gungel Posted Jan 16th 2008 7:41AM]

I think thats the most useless notebook that was ever introduced from Apple. It is cool looking and it is thin, but what else can it do for you? I guess everything that a MacBook does but with limitations and for almost double the price.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:31AM]

http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/

for all those people (including myself) wondering how to add MBA Multi-touch to current MacBook line up

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 6:13AM]

shame - i was hoping it would have similar gesture functionality to ink.

would have thought it would be fairly simple to translate stylus-tablet gestures straight to the multi-touch trackpad.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 17th 2008 4:40PM]

My thought on this...
Someone should make an app that makes use of the iphone or itouch as a trackpad for current macs.
I can't code at all... So, pass the idea to your coding ninja friends.

Cheers,

Shawin.