There's a great history of Apple parodies in pop culture, and the latest one from The Onion is particularly funny. The fictional "MacBook Wheel" replaces the traditional keyboard with a large, touch-sensitive scroll wheel. As the Apple representative demonstrates, typing "...couldn't be ...

I never really realized how nuch I hated keybroads untill I saw this thing. Sent from my MacBook Wheel [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] MacBook Wheel revealed by the Onion News Network originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of ...

In a brilliantly executed spoof, satirical news organization The Onion is showing the world Apple's newest member of the MacBook family, the MacBook Wheel. According to The Onion, Apple replaced the keyboard on its newest MacBook with a giant iPod-like wheel one uses to choose each letter, ...

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard Macbook Wheel, including the Hummingbird battery which can power the computer for a full 19 minutes. So simple. So perfect. I love The Onion . Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0  ...

CommonCents noted an Apple announcement a few hours before the anticipated keynote. He says "Apples' latest must have gadget does away with the keyboard. With the new MacBook Wheel, Apple has replaced the traditional keyboard with a giant wheel." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

SAN FRANCISCO - Tech Trends reporter Jeff Tate captured this exclusive footage of the new "MacBook Wheel" direct from the Mac Expo. A single clickwheel replacing the obsolete keyboard is pure brilliance. The über slick tag line, "One Button. Endless Possibilities" perfectly addresses ...

Oh, Onion News Network! You and your team of reporters never fail to make us laugh with your jabs at Apple. That's a solid 2.5 minutes of funny. [ Onion News Network ]