Apple Patent Illustrating New Multitouch Screens Alludes to Rumoured Tablet Device
Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Amit Patel | Filed under: Intellectual Property, Patent, Technology | 1 Comment »Although just rumours at present, a January 27th announcement by Apple for a new device, purportedly a 10-inch touch-screen tablet device, are being anticipated.
Interestingly, Apple has filed a patent application for a new type of multi-touch screen technology. The idea is to integrate the touch sensitive panel into the display, as opposed to the traditional technique of layering the touch panel on top of the screen. This could make for a more energy efficient, more cost effective, and all together thinner touch-display.
More detailed figures from the patent application can be seen here.
[...] recently announced tablet device, as rumors earlier had it, is a multi-touch device poised to challenge digital e-book readers and supposedly fill a niche [...]