What is Apple Planning on Making with this 3x3cm Touch Screen?

[Maserati7200]

New Shuffle Screen.

Took the words right out of my mouth

 

[Bonte]

Do you realize how cool, handy and environment friendly it would be?

Solar cells on gadgets are not environment friendly, it takes a few years of use to write off the pollution made while producing the cells and recycling them as hazardous waste.

Current solar-panels on buildings need 4-5 years to become environmentally friendly, most gadgets don't last that long but these could be using other technologies.

 

[bobbyv33]

My guess is that it is a key for new type of keyboard. Perhaps something along the lines of what is in the phone where the keys change depending on the application?

 

[Lord Vader]

Solar cells on gadgets are not environment friendly, it takes a few years of use to write off the pollution made while producing the cells and recycling them as hazardous waste.

Current solar-panels on buildings need 4-5 years to become environmentally friendly, most gadgets don't last that long but these could be using other technology.

OK.

 

[Alvi]

Yup, It's the new shuffle, and it looks pretty good i doubt it's a screen for the future Apple TV Remote

 

[z4n3]

I'm quite a Apple fanboy, and yesterday I was searching the web for news about a upcomming TomTom car-kit for the iPhone 4, when i suddently stumpled over this video. I know the title on the system menu says "iPod" but who knows?

It looks like apple are creating a car or sound system that's going to be using a new UI, which might just fit this little screen perfectly.

I'm really hoping that they'll create a car-kit, would be so awesome.


/ChristianLom

It is from BMW, and it has been made public

 

[Singin Hobo]

If it's really a touch screen then it's got to be for the Shuffle... it'll show a little artwork and you can use the multi-tap controls on it instead of the headphones.

It'll be completely retarded, but then, so is the current Shuffle, so why doubt it?

 

[Digitalclips]

Apple should create touch UIs for millions of products

There are thousands of places where Apple should be hired to create touch screens ... ATMs, gas pumps, fridges, alarm clocks, cars .. The list is endless. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't have to use some crappy interface and think OMG Apple could do this so well!

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

fingerprint scanner? or iwatch its either those or its fake JK LOL (thinking outside the box)

 

[8CoreWhore]

Why think it's a screen? It's flexy. (looks bent, there is Thin Film photovoltaic cells that bend) My vote is solar panel for iDevices.
The iPhone display does not have those details.. it's very smooth. So I don't think it's a display.
Solar can go right under glass backs of iPhones and iPod Touch's.

On the other hand:

 

[MorphingDragon]

A Microsoft Kin Killer! Oh wait...

Dude, Kin was a still birth, it never lived.

 

[adztaylor]

Or maybe, it's for checking battery status, new e-mails, etc on MacBooks without opening them. THAT would be cool.

I agree, that would be awesome.

 

[bbydon]

View finder for the front facing camera on the iPod touch. So when you turn it around to take a picture you can see what you are taking a picture of.

 

[gothamm]

It's either one of two things:

iPod nano

Or

Somekind of integration into new MacBook pros.

 

[cruxflux]

There is the date 2009 stamped on the part. Wouldn't it be a little outdated to use in a new product?

 

[gombach]

Fingerprint Scanner

It reads your fingerprint and charges your credit card each time you touch it.

 

[3282868]

Solar Panel?

For some odd reason it looks more like a solar panel for charging...

Why think it's a screen? It's flexy. My vote is solar panel for iDevices.

Oooops, should have read the thread first. Must... have... coffee...

 

[Thex1138]

iPod Nano

Goes touch/Virtual?

 

[Stuart in Oz]

It hangs off a headband and flips in front of one of your eyes to offer 'augmented reality'. That and machine-cannon targeting. ;-)

 

[3282868]

Or

What is the touch sensor for the Magic Mouse? The part does seem to be the same size as the multitouch surface of the mouse... maybe...

 

[stewart715]

It's the remote control input for Apple's new TV.

This sounds believable. Anything this small would need to be SIMPLE controls only.

 

[Mjmar]

Yep, shuffle. Nothing else makes sense.

 

[fastthumbs]

Sha ZAM:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/apple-applies-for-disappearing-button-patent/

The "Disappearing Button".

 

[stewart715]

Hold on, don't rule out the iWatch idea out too much. Not a watch, but a wireless remote that you wear on your wrist to control your iPhone or iPod touch when in your pocket?

 

[Darkroom]

i agree with the previous thoughts about this screen targeting the new iPod shuffle.

...or maybe it's a finger print scanner.