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EXPLORATION 01 / iPadBook

iPad flexibility.
Mac capability.

iPadBook 2.0 brings a detachable iPad together with a Mac keyboard and computing hardware in a real, assembled device. Its companion iBoo software connects an iPad client and Mac helper for clearer device selection, connections and working modes.

WHO IT’S FOR
People exploring portable iPad and Mac workflows
PLATFORMS EXPLORED
iPad / Mac / iBoo
CURRENT STAGE
2.0 built · Evolving

See the project as it is.

Switch views to explore hardware and interfaces.

IPADBOOK / IN FOCUS01 / 06

An iPad display, connected to a Mac workflow.

Display, input and computing. Connected.

Switch the connection type to explore the relationship.

IPADBOOK / STUDY 01INTERACTIVE CONCEPT

Relationship illustration: a wired path between iPad and Mac.

This interactive illustration explains a design direction. It is not a product screenshot or a live service.

THE QUESTION

How can existing display, input and computing capabilities work together?

Connecting devices is only the beginning. Everyday use also means choosing a device, starting work, switching and recovering—and making the combined form comfortable to carry and use.

01

Make connections clear

Explore device selection, pairing, connection and recovery through an iPad client and a Mac helper.

02

Continue the work

Validate display, input and switching across USB, wireless and system Sidecar paths. The software continues to evolve as iBoo.

03

Build on a real device

The 2.0 enclosure, hinges, cable routing and ports exist in physical form. New adaptations continue through modeling, fitting and feedback.

THE EXPERIENCE

An idea.
A path to use.

  1. 01

    Combine

    Define the roles of display, input and computation.

  2. 02

    Validate

    Check connection, switching, login and recovery.

  3. 03

    Refine

    Iterate with structural, interface and assembly feedback.

A WORK IN PROGRESS

2.0 is built. The experience keeps evolving.

iPadBook 2.0 has assembled hardware, structural models and assembly materials. This page shows photographs of the actual device and its construction. iBoo has iPad and Mac interfaces, with selected connection, switching and recovery scenarios validated on specific devices. Screenshots use demo data. Hardware adaptations, new structures and external software trials continue separately; sales and software downloads are not offered on this site.

NEXT FOCUS

Refine first-time iBoo connections and recovery while validating additional hardware configurations.

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