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Apple patent details hand gestures on tablet-size display
Apple patent details hand gestures on tablet-size display
Amid the growing rumors surrounding an Apple tablet, the company has filed for a patent involving hand gestures on a touchscreen much larger than the iPhone display. The technology, labeled as "Contact Tracking and Identification Module for Touch Sensing," appears to be an extension of the ...
Backstage: Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet
Backstage: Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet
ilounge.com — Want to know some more about Apple’s upcoming tablet device? You’re in luck. We’ve received the scoop... from our reliable source—who correctly called the iPod nano 5G, iPhone 3GS and Chinese iPhone 3G months ago. (1) Apple has created at least three ... (more) Backstage: Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet
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Apple Wants You to Use Both Hands on Future Touchscreen Devices [Patents]
Gizmodo — ... wouldn't disrupt movement across the device surface. Obviously, this seems like a fit for a tablet-based keyboard interface. But maybe it could work as a standalone as well. Many of the functions described revolve mostly around keyboard/tablet like functions, and subsitution gestures for direct object manipulation. And in the patent flowchart, the display seems to be listed as an entirely different component. Then again, it could just be a Red Herring. [Apple Insider via Electronista] ...

Apple Tablet May Have Two-Handed Multitouch Input [Patents]
Gizmodo — ... wouldn't disrupt movement across the device surface. Obviously, this seems like a fit for a tablet-based keyboard interface. But maybe it could work as a standalone as well. Many of the functions described revolve mostly around keyboard/tablet like functions, and subsitution gestures for direct object manipulation. And in the patent flowchart, the display seems to be listed as an entirely different component. Then again, it could just be a Red Herring. [Apple Insider via Electronista] ...

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News: Apple’s Latest Patent Filing: Tablet Evidence or a Keyboard Killer?The Mac Observer
A recent patent filing by Apple has come to light, and it discusses a touch-based input system that would enable "unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device." Two web sites offer differing ...