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Apple → Patent Filing Reveals Apple’s Multipurpose Touch Interface
Apple has been developing a multipurpose touch interface, similar to a track pad, on top of which users could place several alternative types of hot-swappable mechanical control interfaces, such as audio equalizer, musical keyboard, or video game controller, a recent patent filing has revealed.
Apple → DigiTimes: Apple to Offer AMD-Powered Laptop
Apple is to offer AMD-powered laptop computer, according to a report by DigiTimes. It is reported that “Taiwan passive component makers are witnessing an aggressive increase in orders for high-capacitance multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), with most of the MLCCs having a capacitance of 22μF, and being for use in an AMD-based Apple notebook.”
Samsung → Samsung Introduced M80 SATA and M80 2.5-Inch Drives
Samsung today announced new M80 SATA, and M80 2.5-inch laptop hard drive series. Both series utilize Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) technology, an optional free-fall sensors and up to 160GB of storage capacity.
The M80 SATA Series features the 80GB HM080HI, the 120GB HM120II and 160GB HM160JI hard drives. The M80 (PATA) Series includes the 80GB HM080HC, the 120GB HM120IC and the 160GB HM160JC HDDs. The announced hard drives feature an 8MB of onboard data cache and 5,400rpm spindle speed.
HP → HP Compaq Laptop for $300 Coming on Black Friday
Circuit City will offer HP Compaq Presario laptop for $300 after $280 instant off and $100 mail-in rebate this holiday season. If you sign a 12-month subscription to Vonage, you can get this brand new laptop for only $99, according to the “Black Friday” ads.
Lenovo → Lenovo Thinkpad X60 Tablet PC Introduced
Along with ThinkPad X60 notebooks, Lenovo now offers the 12-inch screen ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC with new MultiView indoor/outdoor anti-reflective/anti-glare display screen with 170° viewing angle and new MultiTouch feature that allows users to move the cursor with their pen or finger. The Lenovo ThinkPad X60 tablets also come equipped with Lenovo’s patent-pending Active Rotate function. With Active Rotate, the screen immediately orients to the user, no matter which direction it turns.