Apple patent for mobile Internet device/Tablet PC uncovered

February 3, 2009 3 Comments

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It looks like an Apple tablet PC or mobile Internet device is about ready for prime time, as shown in a recent patent application filed by Apple at the USPTO. The patent, titled “DISPLAY HOUSING FOR COMPUTING DEVICE”, shows what is obviously a touchscreen-equipped tablet with an Apple logo on its back (above is an exploded view of the device in question). If you recall, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch started a rumor just before the New Year that Apple was going to launch a “large-sized iPod touch in the fall of 2009″. Well, this perfectly fits the bill, and now the only thing left for us to ponder is what variation of OS X this computing device will run. Hopefully, more details will come up in the next few weeks/months. See more photos at the site linked below.

Via Electronic Pulp

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  • Eric

    Is this an April Fool’s joke a bit too early? That is a replacement screen for a G3 PowerBook… I have one sitting right under my bed. These are instructions on how to replace the panel in the housing, probably. Not a “secret tablet.”

    Peace.

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