Early it was a rumors that Apple are currently working on a touchscreen iMac but here comes the latest update about the testing going on and Apple and the manufacturers will go with. It had been assumed that such a device would launch this year, but now only have a few months left in 2010 so a release is looking less likely as the days, weeks and months pass by.
Sam Oliver from Apple Insider found an interesting article on DigiTimes, where Sintek Photronics sent off some samples of some new hardware to Apple so that they could run tests; it is thought that these capacitive touch panels will be used as the touchscreen panels for the all-in-on iMac.
It was also reported that the panel size will start at 20-inches, but it is not certain if they will go up to the 27-inch size of one of their other displays. Even the diagram on Apple Insider you can clearly see that the device has a unique viewing angle, and will also tilt up and down
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It’s high time that Apple gets serious regarding their plan for expansion of its plants. The situation is reaching an alarming stage and in no less time things might get out of control. We have been reporting suicide cases and now the latest news is here about 44 Chinese workers preparing to file a lawsuit against the LCD manufacturer Wintek reported by Statfor Global Intelligence.
The lawsuit has come into action because of dozens of workers been hospitalized due to a poisonous chemical called n-hexane which is used to clean iPhone screens. The report points out that since 2009 62 workers have been hospitalized. The chemical is so toxic that it can cause nerve damage and paralysis sometimes.
The strange fact is that the factory manager has been forcing workers to use this poisonous chemical because it helps in drying faster and leads to reduced streakiness. In spite of the the availability of a safer alcohol the toxic chemical is being used.
The more deadly fact of the report still remains to be disclosed which says that n-hexane is being used on Apple’s request. Wintek happens to be a primary supplier of touchscreen for the iPad which is obviously suffering from heavy demand from the customers and insufficient production units to fulfill the demand but that doesn’t mean Apple takes the support of toxic chemicals to make production faster.
Wintek is not be blamed completely because the companies assembling raw material for Apple’s products are controlled by Apple. These choke points or small bottlenecks might not be reaching the top level management but this doesn’t mean complains or problems should be stopped from reaching the right department.
Moreover, the problem not only lies in the fact that there are bottlenecks causing health hazards but more so its about Apple brand image which is ‘sure’ to get marred by these acts. The people involved with Apple in the form of users or customers look upon Apple to be an organization providing ‘magical’ products along with flawless customer plus employee satisfaction.
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Boy Genius post provokes an exciting rumor. They’ve posted an image of a product mockup for a forthcoming touchscreen remote that may be launched with an updated Apple TV. While the mockup appears to show a rather sophisticated device that initially seems hard to believe, the report notes that the source providing the image is the same one who accurately offered information on iTunes 9′s iPhone home screen organization and social networking features.
