Topic: apple going to make touch screen netbook.

[mishca09]

http://www.gearcrave.com/2009-03-20/apple-netbook-confirmed-still-rumored/

You didn?t hear this from Apple, but the company?s plans to create a slick touch screen netbook are for real, according to sources in Korea. Rumor had it that Apple is working with a Taiwan-based manufacturer to construct a product that is larger than the iPod Touch but smaller than the 13-inch MacBook. Reportedly speaking to LG, which in January signed a $500-million deal to make LCD screens for apple, Smarthouse says those rumors are true, and in fact there?s already a working prototype out there. Better yet, LG is supposedly working on an OLED screen that?s resistant to ?body oils and sweat,? perhaps by adding a layer in the manufacturing process. That?s a technology that could benefit more than just Apple fanboys in the long run. Personally, I?m surprised Smarthouse didn?t reach out to Apple for the token denial or non-response, but where?s the juiciness in that? [Smarthouse via SlipperyBrick]

I do want a netbook and a apple netbook would be great but I'm not sure i would want a touchscreen netbook. it will probably weigh as heavy as my macbook which will make it not worth buying.

[goldshirt*9]

that looks nice ,but i dont fance a touch screen.
all those finger prints

[Robin-Graves]

Yeah,, nice way to screw up screen resolution.

[Discover99]

mmh i never thought about fingerprints on the screen, but i'd love to have a touch screen esp since i've got my nokia 5800.

[smokester]

They will undoubtedly have additional/changeable screen protectors available, which wipe clean easily with your T-Shirt.

[Skadi]

fingerprints never really worry me either

the more screen space on an object, and the more portable the item is ie..the more it's getting used often and casually.. I worry more about breakage.

[goldshirt*9]

there are a few on the marker or about to hit the market soon.;
sony hp

[smokester]

I had a Tablet laptop for a while, but I found it more a gimmick than usable.  I have used Palms and PPCs for the last 15 years + for really mobile stuff, but when it comes to a full blown computer, I like the relationship between desk and screen.

[goldshirt*9]

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