What will the Apple Tablet Look Like?

I thought I’d put together a few of Apple’s patents to give you a clearer understanding of what the rumoured Apple Tablet will look like when it’s announced later this month.

Size and Shape - Apple patent showing basic size and shape of the Apple Tablet.

Unique touch screen technology - Technology that can distinguish between fingers and palms, Apple says it allows “unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.”

A 3D interface? - Patent showing a multidimensional desktop.

Surprisingly thin? - A new type of multitouch technology that could make touch screen devices thinner.

A gesture based interface - An earlier patent showing a gesture based interface.

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