Wintek to make Apple tablet's touchscreen?
updated 07:15 am EDT, Fri May 22, 2009
Wintek Apple Tablet Rumor
Contract manufacturer Wintek has been tapped by Apple to supply touchscreens for a tablet device, Taiwanese integrated circuit designers claimed on Friday. They describe the device as an "e-book form factor netbook" but provide few other details, including when the panels would ship. The news, however, parallels earlier reports of Wintek providing 10-inch touchscreens for the second half of 2009 or later.
The tablet has been rumored in development since at least 2007 and is now seen as Apple's solution to pressure from netbooks, which it has criticized as cramped and poor quality compared to full-size portables. It has suggested instead that touchscreen devices like the iPhone and iPod touch fulfill many of the roles of netbooks.
oh that drawing
05/22, 08:32am (1 reply) reply
Are we sure that drawing is not from the early 90"s? Look at that baggy shirt and trouser pleats.
kerryb
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Patent hands
05/22, 09:28am (1 reply) reply
I like how Apple felt the need to label items 514 and 516 on that diagram.
MatildeMatilde
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Yay!
05/22, 09:34am reply
My granddad patented thumbs back in the 1960s. I'm gonna make a mint when this tablet comes out!
Mimi-mim
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Could it be.....
05/22, 10:42am reply
... a patent for Apple cafeteria lunch trays instead? Hey Kids! Get ready for the 2009-10 school year with the new Apple iTray!
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I want to know
05/22, 11:30am reply
I want to know what 513 and 515 were pointed at. Is it a special headlamp for night time use? Is it pointing at his (I'm assuming that the "model" is a male with a bit of a weight problem) tongue, which is indicating tension experienced playing accelerometer based games?
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WIN-tek
05/23, 02:01am reply
Something is wrong within the name Wintec for a Apple product...
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Beer belly
05/24, 05:48pm reply
Aw s***, Apple have patented middle-age beer bellies (516)!!!!!!!!!! What am I going to do with mine???? Love Apple, but love beer doh!
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