10.6-inch display,
latest rumors suggest
It has been a
good few weeks since the last sighting of any credible evidence suggesting an Apple tablet from the
fruit-themed toymaker hitting the market in the near future. Nevertheless, some
recent talk in the dark rumor mill of overseas IT market sources suggest that Foxconn
is expected to be Apple’s official manufacturing partner for the company's upcoming giant iPhone
device.
Digitimes has recently reported that Apple's tablet will hit the
market in Q1 2010 with initial shipments between 300,000 to 400,000 from Foxconn
Electronics. Last month, we reported that initial sources suggested a 9.6-inch
device size featuring a capacitive multi-touch screen developed by Wintek. Our
latest rumors suggest that the device will have a 10.6-inch display and that
Foxconn may secure multi-touch panels from Innolux Display.
As predicted, Apple’s tablet will obligate a central focus
around e-book functionality, similar to Microsoft's Courier, with a naturally readable display and the natural
interfacing experience found exclusively on the iPhone’s capacitive multi-touch panel. The overseas sources also suggest that HP and other heavy hitting
media-centric consumer manufacturers are in the process of developing similar devices and are expected to
follow suit in Q2 2010.
