Axiotron Service Reincarnates Old Macbooks As Shiny New Modbook Tablets

If you're a tablet-lover like me, you've probably bemoaned the lack of Apple tablets at some point in time. Though Axiotron's Modbook looked pretty great, the nearly $2500 it costs put it way out of my price range. But the Gods of Technology must've heard my prayers, because Axiotron's now offering a sweet deal to

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Axiotron ModBook Review (Verdict: A Touchscreen MacBook Done Right)

Axiotron ModBook Review (Verdict: A Touchscreen MacBook Done Right)Click to viewIt was exactly a year from the time Axiotron first debuted their touchscreen MacBook at Macworld 2007 to the time we got the first hands-on of it at Macworld 2008, and that year of development time seems to have done the company some good. Not only is this ModBook the touchscreen Mac Apple fans have been…

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Hands-on: Axiotron Modbook Tablet Mac


On the floor of Macworld today, we scored some hands-on time with Axiotron's Modbook—the tablet Mac pieced together from the the carcass of a MacBook. While the system already made a splash at Macworld 2007, we had the opportunity to test the final shipping model. Our 3-second verdict: it's an absolute joy to use.…

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Axiotron's Modbook Now Shipping

Axiotron%20Modbook%20GI.jpgWe previously brought you news of Axiotron's brilliant Modbook, which is essentially the first real Macbook tablet. Although it's Apple authorized, it is not an official Apple product, obviously. Nevertheless, the guys at Axiotron have gone to work on an item all fanboys are lusting after, and the end result is looking …

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Unofficial Modbook Gets Dated, More Spec Details

modbook.pngRemember the Modbook that peeked its head out back in January during MacWorld? It is readying for shipping, and more details about the specs have also surfaced. For those still clueless what the hell I'm talking about: the Modbook is an Apple MacBook that has been modded into a tablet PC by the folks at The Other World …

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Axiotron ModBook Manhandled by Macworld


Now that the iPhone's gotten its chance to bask in the limelight, it's time to zoom in on Macworld's other big announcement—Axiotron's ModBook. The ModBook is a MacBook that's been morphed into a Mac tablet, and the guys at Macworld got some one-on-one time with an early pre-production unit. The first half of the…

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Axiotron ModBook—Not the Apple Ultraportable We Wanted, But We'll Take…

mac_tablet.jpg As psyched as we were to see the unveiling of the Jesus phone at today's Macworld Expo, we were very bummed at the absence of an ultraportable Mac. Luckily for us, Axiotron outted their new ModBook Mac Tablet. The chrome-plated magnesium tablet sports a 13.3-inch Wacom LCD and has similar specs as the current MacBook…

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Non-Apple Mac Tablet Slated for Macworld

modbook.jpg Now before you get excited over the image, remember that this isn't an Apple Tablet, but instead a third-party tablet made by the "German and American engineers" at Axiotron. Still, the ModBook is about as close as you can get to owning an "official" Mac tablet. The details are still sparse, but here's what we know so…

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