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Apple Touch-Screen Netbook?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the heard-this-before dept.

je ne sais quoi writes "The Apple rumor mill is churning today. Reuters and the DOW Jones news wire are reporting that an anonymous source in Taiwan has leaked that Apple has ordered some 10-inch touch-screens from WinTek, the maker of the touch-screen for the iPhone. It looks like an Apple netbook could possibly be in the works for a delivery date in Q3 of this year, in time for back-to-school sales. CNET and Engadget have completely unsubstantiated mock-ups."

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  1. Re:Who wants this? by Spazztastic · · Score: 5, Funny

    WHO is the large target audience for these small screened, underpowered computers?

    *cough*porn*cough*

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  2. And so the cycle begins anew... by aftk2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Apple Product Cycle:

    "An obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some bleeding-edge piece of technology that could conceivably become part of an expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy."

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  3. Re:Dirty Screens by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heh, from the subject line I might guess those smudgy bits aren't fingerprints.

    -1 Ewww, gross.

  4. Already THAT far? by denzacar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would not bet the "Netbook" has a keyboard. More like small 10" tablet what has virtual keyboard.

    But actually I am not believing this "inside news" at all.

    We are at step 4 already?

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  5. Re:Touchbook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you really want to hold a 10" monster in one arm and try to navigate with the other?

    Your mom can do it quite well...

  6. Re:Who wants this? by quickOnTheUptake · · Score: 4, Funny

    . . . pull it out of my pocket . . .

    You must have exeptionally large pockets. ; )

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  7. Re:Who wants this? by quickOnTheUptake · · Score: 4, Funny

    Marsupial?

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  8. Re:Who wants this? by lostfayth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that really so terrible?

    I guess it's a matter of taste.

  9. NETBOOK CONFIRMED by Deanalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    I checked on the Internet, and can confirm that this is true.

    On a side note, can slashdot have a special place for articles with titles that end in a question mark?

  10. Re:Dirty Screens by TeknoHog · · Score: 5, Funny

    And that's why they call it "GUI".

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