A patent that Apple submitted to get filed back in April got leaked recently and it looks like Apple has serious plans for making a full touch screen computer. The patent is legit... several Apple execs are listed such as Industrial Design Chief Jonathan Ive. A key function will be the ability for multi-touch (pressing key combinations like ctrl-alt-delete).
Scrolling will be similar to the iPhone but the plans also show a very cool virtual scroll wheel, made possible with multi-touch.
Accessing smaller buttons will be possible with a nice tap temporary zoom function.
This technology is definitely exciting... imagine a computer half the size of the MacBook Air! Unfolding a laptop would no longer exist, all you would do is remove the screen protector. The one problem for me is the lack of a tactile keyboard. You won't be able to feel your way into no-look typing. I think if Steve Jobs decides not to allow people to use a normal keyboard with the device, it could seriously limit the audience that this product would target.
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