HTOTM: FUSION
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[img] iBall - Apples newest laptop
Haven't posted any of my blender work in awhile, so decided to post my newest work. Took me a few days and nights to work on this one (had to finish it in 3 days in time for my friends birthday)
Now basically, if for some reason the photos confuse you. It's a soccerball that opens up to reveal a screen and keyboard that also fold out (the mouse has a little slot on the side for it).
Once everything folds out, the ball collapse, so it's the size of a laptop. The 4 multitouch button are each of the squares connecting the circle.
The keyboard is already a real keyboard and yes, team fortress 2 is on the screen. Besides TF2 and the keyboard all concepts were designed by me.
Made in blender, rendered with Yafaray.
C&C welcome
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4914/iball.png
(linked for being a large image)
dA page for more details:
http://3dblendersoul.deviantart.com/#/d2t3rjb
Last edited by SecondSoul; Jul 10, 2010 at 06:59 AM.
Haha, so it folds out, that awesome.

The only problem realistically is that it will roll off of a counter or a table.
And break.
Thanks for comments so far!
Sly- I said it in my desc, and if you look closely at 3rd pic you would notice that it collapses a bit, and therefor, it would move even less then a normal laptop (gel mouse pad concept like)
Gryphon- Yup, he did, I made a version for his screen size and he's using it as wallpaper.
Hello- just addressed that. I don't know, I may, are you talking about Computer, soccer ball, or both? I chose gold because it's his favourite colour
I like it, but imp a digital keyboard is dumb, if it's digital, there is a bigger chance of it getting broken.
I bought a subscription to Wibbles so I think this quote is necessary,
"Be careful when gazing into the void, for it gazes back"
-lilmali97, it's not my fault if you break it. There is also less of a chance of breaking it when you drop the thing, since the soccer ball will pad it.
Plus, it NEEDS too be digital, if it wasn't It couldn't fold, and therefor couldn't fit in a soccer ball. digital also makes it more custom.
Ahh, I see. I meant the soccer ball.

And, I guess the foldable screen would be OLED (If it were real) to allow the fold?
Don't read this.
That's pretty funny. You could you a HDR map to make the reflections on the gold material more realistic.
Texturing tutorial
No requests please
hello- Mmmmk, no promises, but I may, eventually. ANd yes, from what I've heard oled is even better than lcd.
Pate5- Thanks. And ehh im new to HDR, If I have spare time to learn I shall.