Apple To Develop a PDA?

Another Newton MessagePad?

Lots of speculations are buzzing on the internet about Apple’s upcoming product. Rumors say that after the success of the iPhone, Apple is now concentrating on the PDA market. According to AppleInsider.com, the company is working on the new handheld using the new multi-touch technology.

If the company really launches such a device, this would be the second time that it will launch a PDA. Earlier Apple had introduced its Newton MessagePad line in the early ’90s

Apple Insider has described the upcoming model from Apple as,

    Externally, the mutil-touch PDA has been described by sources as an ultra-thin “slate” akin to the iPhone, about 1.5 times the size and sporting an approximate 720×480 high-resolution display that comprises almost the entire surface of the unit. The device is further believed to leverage multi-touch concepts which have yet to gain widespread adoption in Apple’s existing multi-touch products — the iPhone and iPod touch — like drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste.

The rumors further expect the new PDA like device from Apple to release in the first half of 2008.

Apple is known for innovative and revolutionary features that it packs in its products. Then what will be packed in this upcoming PDA? Keep guessing till Apple announces it!