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The New Mactini - BBC

4.4M views · Dec 15, 2008 · 1:38 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2018–2026

A sketch from The Peter Serafinowicz Show parodying Apple product launches with the absurdly tiny 'Mactini'.

Why Hacker News points people here: Used as a joke when Apple products get smaller or more minimal.

What Hacker News said 3

JokegnulinuxDec 2018

“The New Mactini”

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> it reminds me of the Onion satire (maybe it was not the Onion) about the laptop with just one big button instead of a keyboard. The New Mactini: this video

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JokejacknewsApr 2023

“lol reminds me of the Mactini”

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"Double tap the space bar to type a comma, triple tap to type a period. More taps have more punctuation." lol reminds me of the Mactini : this video Only joking, this looks cool.

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JokebreveJan 2026

“It's how we get to the Mactini and Mactini Nano”

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It's pushing forward the state of the art. It's how we get to the Mactini and Mactini Nano: this video

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