While Apple is still mum on the possibility of launching a netbook computer, the cat just might be out of the bag. Taiwan-based newspaper, the Commercial Times, leaked a rumor that Wintek computer has been given the nod to produce touch screens for the devices.
Wintek doesn’t claim to know what the touch screens are for, but the rumor mill is still running rampant. The netbook segment buoyed the rest of the PC market in the final months of 2008 despite the recession, so it might be a wise move for Apple.
However, these screens could be planned for use in a multitude of devices. Apple could integrate touch screens into its MacBook line or even into its desktop PCs. Touch interfaces have already transformed mobile devices and could be headed for larger applications in 2009 and beyond.
Quoted from the Commercial Times:
Similar Stories:Wintek revealed that it is currently working with Apple to develop some new products, but it said it does not know what applications the new products are for. Wintek added that no shipment schedule has been worked out yet, but shipments are likely to begin in the second half of the year.
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After getting an iPhone, I’m really starting to get into all these touch screen technologies and the applications that can apply to them. Exciting stuff.
Everything depends on the usage and the cost.
Can anyone confirm that it is going to look like the “pocket yoga”