Apple's Next Target: PDA's
September 26, 2007 at 04:20:00 PM, by Steve Martinez
You may see more of the Newton.\n
No, we're not talking apple-flavored Fig Newtons.
Some respected sources from AppleInsider claim a team of Apple engineers are back to the drawing board with an Apple PDA, this time using the new multi-touch technology as a jumping off point.
This would be the second time Apple has made a go at the PDA market, with the first being the Apple New MessagePad in the late 1990's, which never saw actual production.
It appears Jobs is at it again, although the project has seen a hiatus trying to meet the Apple iPhone launch date.
Now, with the iPhone out and selling units, they're free to concentrate on the Apple PDA, which is believed to run Apple's Mac OS X. It' sbeen described as a thin model similar to the iPhone, although approximately 1.5 times the size, and displaying at an impressive 720 x 480 resolution. It's also planned to further capitalize on Apple's multi-touch concept, with more advanced commands available.
The as-yet-unannounced device is expected to release in the first half of 2008, to coincide with Jobs's Macworld keynote speech in January.
This is something to keep an eye on, around, or near.
Source: AppleInsider
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