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New MacBook connections, or a UMPC preview?
Macnn dug up a patent application from Apple displaying a retractable door for all laptop connections.
According to the diagrams, the door would go into the back of the notebook and supposedly allow the sides to be tapered off, shaving extra ounces and allowing for a more lightweight machine, possibly even an ultra-mobile PC (UMPC).
It wouldn't be beyond Apple to do an ultra-mobile notebook. The iBook was among the first notebooks designed to appeal strictly to consumer markets, so light, low-cost notebooks are the norm. Unfortunately, this is also the best argument against an Apple UMPC. If the MacBook is currently serving as the consumer model, where would an ultra-mobile fit in?
What seems more likely is that, if this patent gets used, it will be on a tapered-edge MacBook, and not on a UMPC
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