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The cryptic teaser - "And touch" - in Apple's invitation for its much-hyped event today has prompted speculation that the screen on its next-generation iPad will be a silky, lumpy riot of shifting textures that will delight the spasming fingertips of those lucky enough to fondle it. iPad launch invite, credit Apple We have …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Sounds very interesting :-)

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    WILL THis be seen

    As an improvement on what is already available?

    Or a gimmick to entice you to upgrade?

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      Re: WILL THis be seen

      I think blind users will be particularly interested and won't feel it's a gimmick.

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      1. Anonymous Coward
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        @+++ath0 - Re: WILL THis be seen

        Dunno why the down-votes. It depends how sophisticated the effects are, but if it can produce a braille-like effect then I'm sure blind people would find it useful. Assuming Apple think to programme it in, that is.

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          Re: @+++ath0 - WILL THis be seen

          Even simple textures would already be useful to blind users, who could use them to distinguish UI features.

          Speech synthesis can do the rest.

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        Re: WILL THis be seen

        That will be all Apple buyers, as clearly they are all blind, blind to the better and cheaper non-Apple tablets like the Asus Transformer.

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  3. asdf
    FAIL

    as the Joker said

    And where is the Batman (Intel x86)? Oh that's right tablets that get hot in your lap, have a loud fan blowing hot air and with a one hour battery life tend to get pushed out of the market place.

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    1. asdf
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      FAIL

      Re: as the Joker said

      bah missed all the Brits for the ARM rules upvotes. Sorry its just a fact Intel doesn't do milliwatts.

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  4. Darryl

    "Apple doesn't usually go for beta-level tech"

    Hasn't the standard response to any complaints about Siri been to point out that it's "only a beta"?

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      Re: "Apple doesn't usually go for beta-level tech"

      Apple doesn't USUALLY

      Siri IS a beta

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  5. ItsNotMe
    FAIL

    NO.

    How many characters do I have left?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: NO.

      So far, you haven't proven that you have ANY character...

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      1. ItsNotMe
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        Re: NO.

        And neither have you. Looks like we have something in common.

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  6. Joe K
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    What a pointless article

    You guys getting paid by the word now?

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