Apple Handwriting Engineer?
Apple has posted a job description for a Handwriting Recognition Engineer on August 11th, 2005.
The position will be in Apple's Handwriting Recognition team, presumably the one responsible for Mac OS X's Inkwell technology. The Inkwell technology was based on handwriting technology developed in-house by Apple for the Newton handheld computer in the 90s. At the time, it was widely considered to be the best handwriting solution available.
While Apple has not made much use of the Inkwell technology in Mac OS X, there have been ongoing rumors of Apple planning on offering an Apple Tablet.
Are you passionate about providing handwriting solutions to end customers? Do you strongly believe that using a stylus and a tablet is the way to interact with computers?
The position will be in Apple's Handwriting Recognition team, presumably the one responsible for Mac OS X's Inkwell technology. The Inkwell technology was based on handwriting technology developed in-house by Apple for the Newton handheld computer in the 90s. At the time, it was widely considered to be the best handwriting solution available.
While Apple has not made much use of the Inkwell technology in Mac OS X, there have been ongoing rumors of Apple planning on offering an Apple Tablet.
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85 months ago
A tablet maybe, that would be awesome or perhaps another Newton? Very interesting in what we are going to see, if any thing :rolleyes:
85 months ago
For someone who has a PocketPC, cellphone, Palm, iPod, Powerbook, etc. I'm not sure my marriage could handle another gadget--unless it combines all of the functionality into one unit.
85 months ago
I bet you it's already been done, I reckon they've headhunted this Handwriting Engineer about ooh, 12 months or so ago and already have the product prepped and ready to go as the last big PPC release at Paris or maybe MWSF06.
Inkwell is already there, they've had rudimentary handwriting recognition since the Newton (and from what I've heard the final iterations of the Newton were starting to get it right). I have no doubts they've researched the hell out of this product and all it needs is the big "SPJ" in Bondi Blue crayon at the bottom of the press release form.
Inkwell is already there, they've had rudimentary handwriting recognition since the Newton (and from what I've heard the final iterations of the Newton were starting to get it right). I have no doubts they've researched the hell out of this product and all it needs is the big "SPJ" in Bondi Blue crayon at the bottom of the press release form.
85 months ago
The handwriting recognition on Microsoft's tablet PC OS is spectacular. I can write with almost unrecognizable cursive and it will hardly make a mistake. Inkwell's technology currently works about as well as it did on a Newton. Apple has a long way to go here.
85 months ago
please build something like
IBM ThinkPad X41Tablet HARDWARE
OSX for tablet with Handwriting
IBM PPC G5 mobile
IBM ThinkPad X41Tablet HARDWARE
OSX for tablet with Handwriting
IBM PPC G5 mobile
85 months ago
Hey Chundles, I totally agree, I'd only differ on the 12 month time frame. I reckon they'd mastered this a couple of years or more ago.
This job ad is to guage reaction among the rumor sites before release.
This job ad is to guage reaction among the rumor sites before release.
85 months ago
It would be interesting to know how apple would makes the hardware and intergrate it with the Mac OSX operating system. Wonder if anyone has tried to make a generic a mcintel with a tablet pc ?
85 months ago
hmmm....maybe it's some sort of glorified remote control with a touch-screen interface to manage all your media via wi-fi and/or BT between yor mac, airport, stereo & tv?
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