Apple Snapping Up 7-Inch Touchscreens Ahead of January Tablet Launch?

iPod touch Pro? :D

10" is just too big for a handheld touch screen. 7" would be better.

Woah - sooner than expected?

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/technology/0911/gallery.steve_jobs_testimonials.fortune/6.html

"8 stars speak out on Steve Jobs
Ralph de la Vega
President and CEO, AT&T Mobility

When I first saw the iPhone, even though it wasn't in its final state, I was blown away by what Steve had been able to put into that device.

He'd found a way to squeeze the Mac OS X operating system into a handheld device. That's when the light bulb went off for me -- this device was going to change the industry forever. And it has. It's made the U.S. the epicenter of smartphone development.

-- Interview by Stephanie N. Mehta"

Note full OSX. The primary difference is traditional Finder or Touchscreen Finder.

Rocketman

cites:
http://www.gooddeals18.com/product/SHKDL070PM?meta=FRG


"This listing is for a stunning 7 inch car or home pc touch screen with a VGA connection.

This is made by shark. Model SHKDL070PM. This is the highest res screen we ever had in its class. The touch screen will work with the included pen or with your hand. Limited Supply!

System Specs

* Input configuration Two video input,
* PC standard VGA interface input
* Aspect Ratio 16:9 7 inches (diagonal)
* Resolutions 800(H)(RGB)480(V)
* Adjust Angle Verticale and Horizontal
* Touch Screen USB2.0
* Chromatic System PAL/NTSC Auto Switch/
* Contast 200
* Color black / silver
* shihou 350 cd/m2
* View Angle 45/60(U/D), 65/65(L/R)
* Sharp 7 inch Wide Digital TFT-LCD Panel
* Use LED display of low-electromagnetic eradiate and low-Power
* The Highest Resolution is to 1024x768
* 1pcs Touch Pen"

cites:
http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/11/7-inch-tablet-touchscreen-android-device-camangi-webstation-video.html

$400

cites:
http://www.slashgear.com/jointech-je100-ebook-reader-7-inch-touchscreen-0846191/

117 x 182 x 14.5mm
4.6 x 7.16 x 0.57" (Levis 501 compatible)

U.S. Passport: 3.75 x 5" (roundrec corners)

iPod touch Pro? :D

10" is just too big for a handheld touch screen. 7" would be better.

I don't know. It's obviously going to be too big to fit in anyone's pocket and the more real estate the better, especially on touch screens, so I would think something around 9" would be the sweet spot.

Just looking at my netbook's 10" screen, if I were to hold it by the edges and try to thumb type or touch using my thumbs, I would need fairly large hands to operate the entire surface. 7" would allow for smaller hands as well as make it narrow enough to hold in one hand upright.

Just looking at my netbook's 10" screen, if I were to hold it by the edges and try to thumb type or touch using my thumbs, I would need fairly large hands to operate the entire surface. 7" would allow for smaller hands as well as make it narrow enough to hold in one hand upright.

All of the digital magazine demos lately have been on a larger screen. I wonder if a 7" screen would be big enough for those apps.

All of the digital magazine demos lately have been on a larger screen. I wonder if a 7" screen would be big enough for those apps.

It would depend on the resolution I guess.

Apple's use of a 7" screen for its tablet device would be a major surprise, as most sources have pointed to a screen in the 9-10" range.

Two sizes of tablet at launch?

Also 7" seems more suited to iPhone OS than 10" (not that the latter is or isn't).

That’s book-size: the upper limit of being pocketable and taken around nearly everyplace you go. So I do like the 7” size. But maybe pocketable isn’t worth it since we already have iPhones/iPods.

I think a tablet focused on print/text needs to be able to show a 8.5" x 11" document full screen at full res, with a sidebar or buttons for page scrolling.