Apple Tablet to Feature New Multi-Touch Tech and iWork

Posted by Editor on Jan 10, 2010 in Tablets

MacRumors digs up a few interesting tidbits buried in a recent report over at the NY Times

According to former Apple employees, Apple has been working on advanced multi-touch gesturing that was originally pioneered by Fingerworks. Apple acquired Fingerworks a number of years ago and has been leveraging their multi-touch technology in their latest products. This news shouldn’t be particularly surprising for anyone who has been following Apple for the past few years.

The most interesting report from the article is that Apple is said to have “spent the past couple of years working on a multitouch version of iWork“. Such a version of iWork would presumably allow the upcoming Apple tablet to be used for document creation rather than solely content consumption. It would also blur the lines between the functions of tablet and that of a more traditional laptop computer.

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