Big Trapeze

This is pretty cool. In a patent filed today, Apple lays out an iMac-esque docking station for the upcoming (rumored) ultra-portable notebook. Not travelling much, I didn’t see myself getting one of these “featherbooks” anytime soon, but this might make a difference. Interestingly, Fig 1D shows a slot load optical disk drive in the featherbook–and that’s been rumored to be ommited in effort to conserve space and weight. We’ll see what shows up in these next 2 weeks leading up to the MacWorld Expo…