Apple Tablet in the Works?
According to a recent job posting at Apple, they are looking for a Handwriting Recognition Engineer. Could this mean an Apple Tablet is in the works? Things that make you go hmmmmm....
Title: Handwriting Recognition Engineer Req. ID: 2379263 Location: Santa Clara Valley, California Country: United States Req Date: 11-Aug-2005
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?
Apple Handwriting Recognition team is seeking an engineer who will be responsible for advancing gesture and handwriting recognition on Mac OS X. The ideal candidate will be an expert in the area of pattern recognition, with an excellent understanding of handwriting recognition issues. The person will also assume primary responsibility for maintaining existing code and tools.
Comments
Actually, Mac OS X has had handwriting recognition for a while now. But, yes, I believe that one benefit of the move to the Intel platform will be Mac OS X on a tablet platform. That will ROCK!
Posted by: Dave Taylor | August 20, 2005 3:57 AM
Dave,
Yes indeed, OS X has had "Ink" embedded for some time now. The big question is: why would Apple be hiring such a position at this point in the game? My 2 thoughts are either a tablet, or better yet, a PDA with a portable version of OS X. Talk about the ultimate PDA! Long live Newton!!!! :-)
Posted by: Frank | August 20, 2005 12:44 PM