http://www.google.com/patents?id=6B...is=2005&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2_007#PPP1,M1
read it and be joyful. i hope its real.
read it and be joyful. i hope its real.
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Touch screen Macbook PATENT!
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Apple patent things that don't become real ALL THE TIME...but its still nice to see that it comes to their minds
Yeah, whatever happened to that Dynamic Ornamental Appearance patent?
That looks pretty cool. laying it flat on a desk then using a touch 'keyboard' and such would be really sweet! Add a stand so it would sit kinda like a picture and a BT keyboard and mouse for home use.
ye i know its old, but i sure s hell ent seen it.. but i wasnt around these forums in 2005 sooo lol
Its got to be a type of iPod or iPhone because it has no USB inputs or firewire so it can't really be a tablet.
thats clearly more iPhone than a TouchBook. Just looking at the shape of the screen and stuff you can tell.
It goes back even further than that...this patent first showed up here (courtesy of The Register) in August 2004 when the application was made public. But you're right, it was also featured here in May 2005 when the patent was issued.
My worst fears are that Apple will update MBP tomorrow I go ahead and order then WWDC comes along and they release itablet.
I expect this is just an iphone patent for now.
I expect this is just an iphone patent for now.
Doesn't Apple already have the patent for tablet PC's? Even before this article came out?
Also, click the link and it clearly shows that this thing is NOT iPhone or iPod size (Fig 9). Maybe it has that multitouch feature stuff. Now that would be cool!
Also, click the link and it clearly shows that this thing is NOT iPhone or iPod size (Fig 9). Maybe it has that multitouch feature stuff. Now that would be cool!