They are calling it "The wheel, reinvented" and I think they may be right.
H/T Jaf
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I guess da Vinci was right. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
H/T Surfstation
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Customer Quotes: "I'll buy almost anything if it's shiny and made by Apple."
"I like having an email that automatically says 'Sent from a MacBook Wheel.' That way people know you have one."
Love it!
My personal favorite: "It remains to be seen if the wheel will catch on in the business world, where people use computers for actual work and not just dicking around."
Great April Fool's but a bit late.
I still like Steve Colbert's iPad gag.