Apple looks to take multi-touch beyond the touch-screen

With its competitors struggling to catch up with multi-touch technology introduced last year as part of the iPhone, Apple is already conceptualizing new versions of the technology that would fuse a variety of secondary inputs with today's touch-based gestures to produce more efficient data input operations.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 37

Apple details next-gen multi-touch techniques for tablet Macs

In a revised company filing discovered by AppleInsider, iPhone maker Apple Inc. illustrates a number of techniques that would pave the way for tablet Macs that display a near full-sized multi-touch keyboard and run an undiluted version of the Mac OS X operating system.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 107

New media patent filing puts Apple closer to touchscreen Macs

A new patent filing by Apple illustrates the potential of future multi-touch Macs could allow a whole new suite of creative software, and even a whole desktop operating system, controlled simply through on-screen gestures.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 37

Five undisclosed features of Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Although Apple is marketing Mac OS X Snow Leopard as an operating system update with "no new features," under the hood improvements will actually translate into a slew of new enhancements, five of which are described herein.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 98

Windows 7 starts race with Apple to full multi-touch desktop OS

The first public showing of Microsoft's next major Windows update reveals an operating system with a familiar-looking dock and a more than slight emphasis on multi-touch displays.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 106

Apple developing full multi-touch Macs - report

Mac maker Apple Inc. is in the early developmental stages of a personal computer system that will rely exclusively on its revolutionary multi-touch technology rather than traditional input devices, investment bank Piper Jaffray said Tuesday.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 73

Apple hiring for Mac, iPhone handwriting; AirPort, Mac Pro updates

Not content with its Inkwell technology, Apple has started a search for a handwriting recognition engineer to improve Mac OS X and, potentially, the iPhone. Also, the company has issued separate updates for AirPort Extreme on Tiger systems as well as newer Mac Pro workstations.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 17

Apple exploring dual-sided translucent touch-screen panels

Yet another unique patent filing has surface on the part of iPhone maker Apple Inc., this time covering implementations of dual-sided, translucent touch-screens that could serve as the foundation for a flip-screen iPhone or hybrid notebook/tablet device.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 72

New MacBook Pro part numbers surface in inventory systems [u]

The seemingly endless wait for a new line of professional notebooks from Mac maker Apple Inc. appears to be nearing an end, with part numbers and pricing for new MacBook Pro models cropping up in inventory systems worldwide over the weekend.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 82

Mega Apple filing details next-gen 'multi-touch input surface'

The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch 'surface' that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 88

Apple filing spills details of advanced multi-touch pads for Macs

A new and ambitious patent filing from Apple hints that the Mac maker is working to extend an advanced version of its multi-touch technology to future notebook trackpads that would include gesture concepts well beyond what is presently available on its handheld and MacBook Air products.

Slash Lane 18 years ago 29

MacBook Pros running dry in the channel ahead of refreshes

Inventory of MacBook Pros has become severely constrained over the past three weeks, with some reseller now reflecting backorder status on the soon-to-be refreshed Apple professional notebooks.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 167

Next-gen Apple MacBook Pros to gain multi-touch trackpad

The exclusivity of Apple's new multi-touch trackpad to the company's MacBook Air family of notebooks won't last long, AppleInsider has learned.

Kasper Jade 18 years ago 197

Apple's new MacBook Air dubbed world’s thinnest notebook

Apple on Tuesday closed out its Macworld keynote address by introducing MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest notebook, measuring an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 399

Wired claims last-minute "MacBook Air" details

An alleged insider at a third-party vendor is said by Wired to have fresh details on the rumored 'MacBook Air' sub-notebook just hours before its unveiling at Macworld San Francisco.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 116

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