Patent points towards touchscreen Apple MacBooks

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/images/apple-integrated-touchscreen-patent.jpg-200-200.jpeg"><br /><P>Apple has been granted a new integrated touchscreen patent, pointing towards the possible development of touchscreen MacBooks.</P><br /><P>The details of the patent were unearthed by the folks over at <a href="http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/12/apple-wins-integrated-touch-screen-key-iphone-chip-patents.html">patentlyapple</A> – detailing plans for an integrated touchscreen relating to touch-sensing circuitry integrated into the display pixel stackup of a display.</P><br /><P><STRONG>20 new Apple patents</STRONG></P><br /><P>The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a total of 20 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. this week. </P><br /><P>In addition to a number of new Apple patents relating to its photo-centric Aperture application and a key on-chip decompression engine relating to the iPhone's A4 processor, it is this 'integrated touchscreen' tech patent that is of most interest.</P><br /><P>The patent also mentions a number of end-user examples of devices that the tech relates to, including uses on mobile phones, media players and notebooks.</P><br /><P>Apple has of course not commented publicly to date on any official plans for a touchscreen MacBook, but this patent is one of the most convincing examples to date that such a device must be in development somewhere in one of its Cupertino HQ's many secret labs.</P>

Patent points towards touchscreen Apple MacBooks

Apple has been granted a new integrated touchscreen patent, pointing towards the possible development of touchscreen MacBooks. The details o...

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