We couldn't wait for the weekend to begin...here's clue #3

Seth Weintraub
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October 03, 2008
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_macbook_brick

hopefully this helps....no, this isn't a joke...it is a riddle

Comments (112)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:27pm

Sometimes when I poop it feels like I'm shiting a brick. I doesn't taste very good either.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:55pm

HAHA it's 6:54am and that made me spit up my breakfast laughing

Waste of Time (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:29pm

A green laser and a brick of aluminum. Wow, this is so much fun /sarc/. I would rather read about my fantasy appleTv DVR.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:30pm

Dick move

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:31pm

yep, it's the wireless hub.

i actually kind of like "macbook brick"

Olternaut (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:32pm

Seriously, what could it be? So clue number two was a green laser. Clue number 3 is an aluminum brick. Thats implying the "brick" is indeed a macbook of some kind.

......erm...what was clue number 1 again? =/

Michael Kahn | October 03, 2008 - 1:34pm

Clue Number one was the word "brick"

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:35pm

Lasers are used to cut 'bricks' of aluminum. Lasers are also used in Monogram's. There have been reports of a 13" macBook shell being cut from one piece of aluminum. I think all of the clues lead to the simplest answer. Wireless induction charges, and Laser communication systems, or Laser Display goggles are all great guesses, but I'd bet the news is a lot simpler than that we're all going to be plugging into the matrix with an aluminum Jack and Green Lasers for conduits. 1) Brick - 2) Lasers - 3) Solid Chunk of Aluminum....

MANU (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:39pm

an aluminium brick AND ???

M (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:39pm

So it´s the shape of a brick. With a Super Drive. Made of alu. A sort of docking station. Wireless maybe.

Or something completely different.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:43pm

Docking with Electromagnetic induction?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:44pm

Doesn't everyone refer to the power adapter as a "brick." Maybe they've found a way to do away with that extra piece of baggage.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:30pm

I had a Compaq laptop 10 years ago, and it didn't have a power brick, because it was built into the laptop. There is no way the mobo will work on 120v, so there has to be one somewhere. Building it into the computer makes the thing very bulky and adds extra weight.

wx4svr (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:51pm

Seriously, has no one came up with it yet... ITS ALUMINUM!! Thats the clue. It's made of aluminum. As far as the laser? Idk. The brick name... I think it has something to do with shattering windows. lol.

Olternaut (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:52pm

So to review:

clue #1 "brick" is mentioned by insider
clue #2 A green laser? =/
clue #3 A slab of aluminum.

A wireless dock solution?

Dub (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:53pm

If the author of this riddle actually has "news" pertaining to a new apple product, surely it'd be in their best interest to break it first, rather than create a riddle spanning over several days.

I call bs. There's no real news or any new information here. Just more speculation.

anon (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:28pm

whose best interests? surely, your plan wouldn't result in an insane number of site hits from compulsive fanboys, driving up ad revenue.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:54pm

Its a GAME system!

Olternaut (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:57pm

Not just any game system but one that hooks your mind straight inside of the computer matrix style!!!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 5:01pm

and shoots green lasers!

linshiwen (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 1:58pm

Dont tell me its Holographic Versatile Disc? Like 4 Terabyte storage (theoretically).

Anaxarxes (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:02pm

http://gizmodo.com/339918/apple-docking-patent-works-perfectly-with-ultr...

This is it. An empty iMac shell, accompanying a Macbook and you have an iMac at home, Macbook on the road.

a second thought could be that they integrated the power adapter into the Macbook, which IMO is a lesser chance.

lamar777 (not verified) | October 04, 2008 - 10:40am

I always thought this would be cool.

I do think the announcement will be much bigger than this but this could definitely be a part of it especially if it had additional features in the unused areas i.e. large hard drive, graphics card etc.

I also think that the "MacBook" line will end and the MBP line will include a 13" model and will be the only laptop line. The MacBook line will be replaced with a tablet pretty much like the iPhone but bigger and that is what slides in to the docking station

honker (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:04pm

I'm so excited!!

TedFitzgerald (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:05pm

I may be completely off, but laser + aluminum + brick = new aluminum mighty mouse! The one mac accessory that is still the cheap white plastic....well, that and the macbook but we all know that is going to be replaced with aluminum soon.

Well (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:11pm

I am not sure, but don't you guys think there was a reason for Intel showing us the wireless power transfer (to light a light bulb a few meters away) a few months ago? And what about the laser in clue no 2?
Laser is pretty much concentrated wireless energy transfer. The reason for it being green might indicate that they have come up with a non wasteful solution?
And the brick? As someone previously mentioned, well that is what many call the power-brick.
Anyone who agrees?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:12pm

Bricks are small, lasers read data off of discs in today's modern world. Is this the fabled replacement (or reinvention) of the Mac Mini?

phloo (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:18pm

So, what do we have?
- Gaming console
- (Wireless) Blu-Ray (station)
- Tablet with projected keyboard
- wireless power induction
- iMac shell system (new macbooks already compatible)
- OS running (every) windows apps

anything else? :)

Olternaut (not verified) | October 04, 2008 - 12:31pm

Don't forget the wireless usb hub idea. Remember? Its the idea that has a companion device for macbooks the replaces the need for ports on the macbook itself that allow's its design to be even slimmer.
Dunno bout the odds on that one but its an idea nonetheless.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | October 03, 2008 - 2:22pm

ah, the iPaperWeight...WOW!

or maybe it's the iDoorStop...SuperWOW!!