Looking quite a lot better than the thrown-together mockup David Sieger used to illustrate his theory of an upcoming iPod Touch-based MacBook tablet, possibly reviving the Newton name, this fan-made creation manages to capture the current state of Apple design. They've even developed the idea of an iMac style docking station into which an Apple sub-device would slot so as to allow access to full-sized peripherals.
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MacBook Touch mockup by fan artist
Looking quite a lot better than the thrown-together mockup David Sieger used to illustrate his theory of an upcoming iPod Touch-based MacBook tablet, possibly reviving the Newton name, this fan-made creation manages to capture the current state of Apple design. They've even developed the idea of an iMac style docking station into which an Apple sub-device would slot so as to allow access to full-sized peripherals.
"[T]he Keyboard Wireless Dock connects ... continued »
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Axiotron Modbook Mac-based Tablet finally shipping
Those people who couldn't wait for Apple to release an official Mac Tablet, and who instead pre-ordered Axiotron's Modbook alternative, will be getting a New Year treat as the company announces the pen-based OS X portable is finally shipping. We first wrote about the Modbook - basically an Apple MacBook Pro rebuilt with a Wacom touchscreen digitizer to make a tablet - almost a year ago today, but the $2,290 device suffered ... continued »
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Sony best Apple with five-finger MultiTouch display
Sony has taken Apple's two-fingered MultiTouch and raised them to five, meaning that we could soon see devices from the Japanese giant that recognise all the digits of a user's hand. Unlike the Apple system, as featured on the iPhone and the iPod Touch, which can track either one finger for selection or dragging, or two fingers for zooming control, the Sony LCD panel is an identical size (3.5-inches) but ... continued »
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Apple seeking MultiTouch engineer for Mac line
Bearing in mind how tricky it can be to speculate hardware direction from both job adverts and patents, all signs continue to point toward a MultiTouch Apple tablet; most recently, Apple have advertised a new position with the Mac and iPod hardware groups for MultiTouch panel development, working on testing the hardware's reliability and comparing products from different suppliers.
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Microsoft planning MultiTouch rivals in Vista’s successor
Looks like Microsoft have decided they've had enough of hearing that the iPhone has "killed" traditional touchscreens. Earlier this week, Microsoft software test engineer Hilton Locke spilt a tidbit about Windows Mobile 7, the follow-up to Vista:
"If you are impressed by the "touch features" in the iPhone, you'll be blown away by what's coming in Windows 7" Hilton Locke, TabBlogger
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MultiTouch patents point to large-panel Apple touchscreens
We're big fans of MultiTouch here at MY iTablet, and it looks like Apple feels the same way. Three patents first filed shortly after the iPhone's US launch indicate that the technology is developing from the small-scale screens of their cellphone and its iPod Touch cousin into something more suitable for larger displays. Unlike the current touchscreen, which can recognise multiple finger contact-points, the new patents describe a touch-panel that ... continued »
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Rumor: Apple releasing slate touchscreen device
Could it be another go at the Newton? Could it be My iTablet? Or could it be a MacBook Touch? Maybe an Apple UMPC?
Right now no one knows for sure, what is known is that there are reports of a touchscreen device that is larger than the iPhone with a bigger, better, multi-touch touchscreen. What is also known is that the engineers from this project have on occasion taken time ... continued »
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