国外媒体:苹果公司推出没有键盘的电脑

苹果公司近期发布了一款革命性的无键盘的苹果笔记本电脑MacBook Wheel，其最大的卖点就是那个Wheel，传统的键盘被1个巨大触控圆盘（貌似iPod）代替了，但输入速度却可以用飞快来形容。

This world is buzzing¹ over Apple’s latest must-have gadget², the MacBook Wheel, a revolutionary new laptop that does away without keyboard.Tech Trends reporter Jeff Tate has more.

Thanks Andrea. Say goodbye to the keyboard and hello to the future of laptop computers. With the MacBook Wheel, Apple has replaced the traditional keyboard with the slick touch-sensitive click wheel. Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the product yesterday at the annual Mac expo.

Senior Product innovator³ Brian Gilman says the MacBook Wheel will make typing a thing of the past. Apple’s philosophy is to create products that are simple to use, and nothing is more simple than a single giant button. Gilman showed me how the revolutionary new computer works.

Just open the intuitive alphabet menu here, scroll⁴ to the letter you need, see, and center-click to select it. Then click again to capitalize, and repeat this process with new letter. It couldn’t be simpler. Uh… You can also let the predicative sentence technology complete the sentence for you.

 

1 buzzing   

adj.嗡嗡响的v.发出嗡嗡声( buzz的现在分词 )；（发出）充满兴奋的谈话声[闲话，谣言]；忙乱，急行；用蜂鸣器（发信号）

参考例句：

• The computer made a buzzing noise that she found off-putting. 计算机发出的嗡嗡声让她心烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Bees are humming [buzzing] around from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

3 innovator   

n.改革者；创新者

参考例句：

• The young technical innovator didn't lose heart though the new system was not yet brought into a workable condition. 尽管这种新方法尚未达到切实可行的状况，这位青年技术革新者也没有泄气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Caesar planned vast projects and emerged as a great innovator. 恺撒制定了庞大的革新计划。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

4 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。