Hybrid (Touch) Displays from Apple?

MacRumors · Jul 31, 2007, 10:55 AM

LoopRumors claims that Apple is in the early stages of developing "a new hybrid display"

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This new display is supposedly capable of two different methods of inputs; electronic and physical. The displays will be unlike traditional offerings where the screen only shows what the keyboard and mouse tell it, but will also be interactive, like Apple's iPhone. Users will be able to 'touch' the screen to input and control information on the display.

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xUKHCx · Jul 31, 2007, 10:57 AM

I stop reading Loop rumors a long time ago because the weren't very accurate, how has their record been lately.

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 10:59 AM

Regardless of the source of this rumor, I think it is highly probably that Apple is indeed working on this type of technology in one form or another. It's a logical technological progression in my mind. I think the iPhone is only the beginning of multi-touch technology and in a few years we will see it being deployed across all of Apple's offerings. The technology of Minority Report is not that far away!

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 31, 2007, 11:03 AM

this myth should be debunked... why are they allowed to get airtime on here?

thejadedmonkey · Jul 31, 2007, 11:03 AM

What's an electronic input?

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by thejadedmonkey

What's an electronic input?

I assume they mean displaying input from an electronic device such as a keyboard or mouse, as opposed to physical which would be your fingers via multi-touch technology.

jakebot · Jul 31, 2007, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ~Shard~

Regardless of the source of this rumor, I think it is highly probably that Apple is indeed working on this type of technology in one form or another. It's a logical technological progression in my mind. I think the iPhone is only the beginning of multi-touch technology and in a few years we will see it being deployed across all of Apple's offerings. The technology of Minority Report is not that far away!

hehe... good ol' minority report. We always joke around the office about how tired we would get if we had to edit our commercials standing up and moving our arms like crazy! lol

Lepton · Jul 31, 2007, 11:25 AM

I've been saying this here all year, it makes perfect sense. A line of displays with multi-touch capability. The display could be moved from vertical to almost horizontal. And, iMacs with multi-touch, also able to go almost horizontal. And of course, multi-touch built into Leopard.

Why do you think there have been no display updates for so very, very long?

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jakebot

hehe... good ol' minority report. We always joke around the office about how tired we would get if we had to edit our commercials standing up and moving our arms like crazy! lol

You'd definitely build up stronger arm muscles though! Just as the Wii is turning video games from a more passive physical activity to an active one, perhaps general computing will follow suit!

Doctor Q · Jul 31, 2007, 11:46 AM

Maybe the people who treat displays like touchscreens have all been forward-thinking individuals who recognized that Apple would make common the use of touch displays for home computers. I guess I was wrong to think they were just clueless and annoying pests.

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Maybe the people who treat displays like touchscreens have all been forward-thinking individuals who recognized that Apple would make common the use of touch displays for home computers. I guess I was wrong to think they were just clueless and annoying pests.

I must admit I have misjudged these people as well. How could I have been so narrow-minded?

reallynotnick · Jul 31, 2007, 12:06 PM

Wait are you telling me Apple is developing the long lusted after touchscreen that also is compatible with a keyboard! I mean I never thought we would have the technology to do both at once but Apple never ceases to amaze me.

twoodcc · Jul 31, 2007, 12:07 PM

seems interesting. we'll see though

iJawn108 · Jul 31, 2007, 12:11 PM

netdog · Jul 31, 2007, 12:20 PM

Really looking forward to dirtying up my new screen.

mozmac · 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iJawn108

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Lol!

I like how "ground-breaking" they make the new display sound. "Users will be able to 'touch' the screen to input and control information on the display." I remember being able to "touch" a screen 10 years ago at Taco Bell using the self-ordering machines in line. I realize Apple's displays will be much more amazing than that, but the wording...

Snowy_River · Jul 31, 2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jakebot

hehe... good ol' minority report. We always joke around the office about how tired we would get if we had to edit our commercials standing up and moving our arms like crazy! lol

You know, the way that computers make everything so easy is not necessarily a good thing. Back when we had typewriters that required a degree of strength to press the keys down, there was no carpal-tunnel. It was the advent of the light touch keyboard that introduced that problem. And do you really believe that we were designed (euphemistically speaking) to sit in front of a computer all day, barely moving a muscle? No, we were designed to be out on the plains, running, digging, climbing, etc. So, adding a little required exercise to the daily grind is never, from my perspective, a bad thing.

Of course, we also seem to try to be as lazy as possible, so I doubt it would really catch on. Oh well.

plumbingandtech · 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mozmac

Lol!

I like how "ground-breaking" they make the new display sound. "Users will be able to 'touch' the screen to input and control information on the display." I remember being able to "touch" a screen 10 years ago at Taco Bell using the self-ordering machines in line. I realize Apple's displays will be much more amazing than that, but the wording...

Mmm taco bell.

Clive At Five · 02:01 PM

What?! This is ridiculous!! This isn't a revolutionary product! Target has "Club Wedd" consoles that respond via touch and keyboard!

This report is a crock of ****.

Loop Rumors should be shot.

-Clive

dicklacara · Jul 31, 2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowy_River

You know, the way that computers make everything so easy is not necessarily a good thing. Back when we had typewriters that required a degree of strength to press the keys down, there was no carpal-tunnel. It was the advent of the light touch keyboard that introduced that problem. And do you really believe that we were designed (euphemistically speaking) to sit in front of a computer all day, barely moving a muscle? No, we were designed to be out on the plains, running, digging, climbing, etc. So, adding a little required exercise to the daily grind is never, from my perspective, a bad thing.

Of course, we also seem to try to be as lazy as possible, so I doubt it would really catch on. Oh well.

I believe that Apple will provide MultiTouch screen input in addition to the traditional keyboard and mouse, not as a replacement.

There are times where MultiTouch gestures are the best UI (manipulating pictures on a light table, for example)... while typing descriptions for pictures can best be done with a traditional KB.

I also think we will see inexpensive MultiTouch display (Tablet?) devices that lay flat on the desk and can assume any configuration of keys/buttons/sliders/wheels, etc. that are meaningful to the application and can be customized by the user-- a piano keyoard, equalizer sliders, etc.

For some users and applications these devices will be an alternative to the mouse and keyboard... kiosks?

It will be your option to select the devices that best suit your needs.

Mitch1984 · Jul 31, 2007, 03:48 PM

They are exploring possibilities of putting a camera behind the screen. Imagine that combined with this.

Doctor Q · Jul 31, 2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch1984

They are exploring possibilities of putting a camera behind the screen. Imagine that combined with this.

A fingerprint reader?

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Q

A fingerprint reader?

Or retina scanner?

miketcool · Jul 31, 2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Shard~

Or retina scanner?

Or an instant ban from any institution with sensitive material.

~Shard~ · Jul 31, 2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by miketcool

Or an instant ban from any institution with sensitive material.

So Apple itself couldn't use their own product?

Jul 31, 2007, 10:59 AM	#3
~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	Regardless of the source of this rumor, I think it is highly probably that Apple is indeed working on this type of technology in one form or another. It's a logical technological progression in my mind. I think the iPhone is only the beginning of multi-touch technology and in a few years we will see it being deployed across all of Apple's offerings. The technology of Minority Report is not that far away! __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Jul 31, 2007, 11:03 AM	#4
Yankees 4 Life macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, Tx	this myth should be debunked... why are they allowed to get airtime on here? __________________ That thing is the most expensive phone out there! $599 for a phone? It won’t even sell enough to break even!-Steve Balmer “An A-Bomb, From A-Rod”

Jul 31, 2007, 11:03 AM	#5
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	What's an electronic input? __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement. - Mark Twain

Jul 31, 2007, 11:25 AM	#8
Lepton macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Long Island, NY	Multi-touch displays and iMacs, Leopard support I've been saying this here all year, it makes perfect sense. A line of displays with multi-touch capability. The display could be moved from vertical to almost horizontal. And, iMacs with multi-touch, also able to go almost horizontal. And of course, multi-touch built into Leopard. Why do you think there have been no display updates for so very, very long?

Jul 31, 2007, 11:46 AM	#10
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	Maybe the people who treat displays like touchscreens have all been forward-thinking individuals who recognized that Apple would make common the use of touch displays for home computers. I guess I was wrong to think they were just clueless and annoying pests. __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

Jul 31, 2007, 10:57 AM	#2
xUKHCx Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Kop	I stop reading Loop rumors a long time ago because the weren't very accurate, how has their record been lately.

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reallynotnick macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Wait are you telling me Apple is developing the long lusted after touchscreen that also is compatible with a keyboard! I mean I never thought we would have the technology to do both at once but Apple never ceases to amaze me.

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twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	seems interesting. we'll see though __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

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Clive At Five macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Paul, MN	What?! This is ridiculous!! This isn't a revolutionary product! Target has "Club Wedd" consoles that respond via touch and keyboard! This report is a crock of **. Loop Rumors should be shot. -Clive __________________ My Mod: G4 Cube + Atom 330 CPU + Wiimote = Ultimate HTPC!** Last edited by Doctor Q : Jul 31, 2007 at 02:01 PM. Reason: bypassing profanity filter

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