engadget.com - 2/3/2009
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We've seen plenty of patent applications from Apple describing a tablet and its interface over the years, and this morning another has been making the rounds, purported by many to give a glimpse at that device's internals. Sadly, after reading through the details, this "Display Housing for ...
electronicpulp.net - 2/3/2009
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electronicpulp.net —
Apple Tablet PC/MID patent On the last day
of 2008, TechCrunchâs Michael Arrington sparked a rumor about...
Apple’s plans to unveil a âlarge sized iPod touch with a 7 or 9 inch screen” in the fall of 2009 that will be their very first tablet PC. ...
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Apple patent shows possible design for upcoming Tablet ...
i.gizmodo.com - 2/3/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
Hidden within the usual litany of claims in
a patent awarded this January—titled "Display Housing for Computing...
Device", which covers their current portable displays—Apple describes a pure tablet device with radio communication: [0015]As a housing ...
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Apple Tablet Described in Patent [Apple]
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Patent watch: Does this show an Apple tablet?
CrunchGear —
... the great thing about discovering patents: no one knows a damn thing what they mean, so you’re free to speculate till you’re blue in the face.
What is it, exactly, this mysterious “Display Housing for Computing Device”?
… a portable computer including a base and a lid, the lid being coupled to the base via a hinge, and wherein the housing corresponds to the housing of the lid or the housing of the base
Engadget says this could merely describe the unibody MacBook; Gizmodo says it could mean that Apple is ...
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