Apple Tablet PC
http://www.google.com/patents?id=6Bs...s=2007#PPP1,M1
This was found a while ago, but has mainly been forgotten. It's probably not just a concept, as many, many people are listed as inventors (Even Stevie J). When do you think they'll announce it?
This was found a while ago, but has mainly been forgotten. It's probably not just a concept, as many, many people are listed as inventors (Even Stevie J). When do you think they'll announce it?
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http://www.google.com/patents?id=6Bs...s=2007#PPP1,M1
This was found a while ago, but has mainly been forgotten. It's probably not just a concept, as many, many people are listed as inventors (Even Stevie J). When do you think they'll announce it?
Not in the near future. Apple wouldn't have allowed the ModBook to be announced this year at MWSF if they had their own plans in the near pipeline.
I've been saying this here for a bit now. Tablets will be the new notebooks. Eventually Apple wont even make notebooks, OS X multi-touch has only cemented my belief in that theory. Who needs track-pads, mice or cursors when you can actually touch the software.
Ireland, you're a great guy but you REALLY need to chill about the multi-touch/anti-mouse and keyboard stuff. Will it be here eventually? Yes. But get a new hobby, because I used to enjoy reading your posts because they were intelligent and (seemingly) well thought out, but now they are just rants about the above-mentioned. I'm sorry, but somebody had to say it.\
I know the Keyboard and Mouse are pretty much irreplaceable right now but that's because we have absolutely nothing on the market to test against our current experience with these input methods (at this point). I'm sure there are some cool solutions for physical feedback in the labs. Maybe electric shocks from the screen?
Plus as I mentioned in another thread... Apple has some pretty cool physical overlay patents hanging around. We just need to play the waiting game and see what their solution is because this appears to be the direction we are moving in and fast.
Look at Leopard and all their navigation and graphics work appears to be pointing towards a Multi-Touch future. (Stacks, RI, CoverFlow, Spaces, Quick Look)
It sure is interesting to watch the developments with this in mind.