One particular lump of hearsay that refuses to die is the existence of a MacBook touch, a multitouch-capable touchscreen netbook or slate; its that which has had another shot of vague credibility, with the supposed news that Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels to Apple with shipments starting in the second-half of the year.

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Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured multi-touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion's haptic tech. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at "low" price that will reduce margins. Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will. This is some sick shit. App Store-compatible, able to run Mac apps, too. By October at the latest.

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