Touchscreen

Investment banking analysts from UBS just came back from a meeting with Apple and byut the sounds of it, Apple is a “strong buy”. I don’t think anyone is doubting the iPhone and predicted new iterations of the iPod will increase the market value for the boys in Cupertino.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, they say the iPhone will be successful (and that they will meet expected demand at launch), and they say the iPod will continue to rule, but the most exciting part for me in this analysis is what we can infer about tablet notebooks.

In a post by AppleInsider, UBS analysts were quoted as saying:

We remain excited about Apple’s new multi-touch ecosystem the “Mega-Platform” as we call it, and believe it may be becoming an “open-ended” story once again with a logical chronology of new products for years to come, the analyst reiterated. We expect the “MP” to be prevalent in each of Apple’s major hardware products within 3-5 years.

I have made no secrets that my huge hope for Apple’s future is the multi-touch interface in the form of a full-on tablet Macbook Pro. This news (albiet just speculation) is the most promising news I have heard… more...

A recent article on CNN Money.com highlights 8 new products that feature touchscreen technology. Is the Apple iPhone on the list? Of course it is. Touchscreens seem to be the next big thing (that was already out there) in the gadget and computer industry. Is it possible that Apple has brought this technology to the forefront similarly to how the iPod brought MP3 to the masses?

It will be very interesting to see what types of new products will crop up when this touchscreen revolution comes about. Screen cleaners, screen protectors, and anti-fingerprint products will surely lead the pack.

[Via CNNMoney.com]