Buzz: Apple to Unveil PDA in First Half of '08

Bored already with the iPhone? Salivate over this upcoming release.

By Kate Schwartz, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 26, 2007 5:14 PM CDT

(Newser) – Early-'90s techies who used a Newton MessagePad can break out the champagne; though that device was killed in 1998, Apple plans to give the PDA a 21st-century go. AppleInsider reports that the company has spent the past 18 months chipping away at a brand-new device, built on Apple's signature multi-touch technology—albeit with plenty of iPhone-related interruptions.

With the iPhone out the door, it's reportedly full steam ahead for the PDA, running the embedded version of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard operating system. Described as an ultra-thin "slate" akin to the iPhone, it would be 1.5 times the size, with a surface mainly comprised of a 720x480 high-resolution display. A release could come in the first half of 2008.

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The new Apple Newton MessagPad 2000 is shown at New York's Newton Source store, in this May 22, 1997 file photo. With the launch of the tremendously hyped iPhone soon upon us, it may be worth reminding... (Associated Press)

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