Apple has a patent for EVERYTHING!

[tk2kewl]

[HappyMe]

1. lol!

Funny, but be prepared. I sell flame retardant yet stylish jackets at low prices.

[tk2kewl]

2. I'm ready

[Mnpaul]

3. I doubt they have many enforceable patents on the iPad

Fujitsu beat them to the punch by at least 10 years. They had about 15-20 models out before the iPad even came to market. They even had a tablet on the shuttle in '96

1993: First pen tablet to use an integrated wireless LAN
1993: First pen tablet to offer four different operating systems
1993: First pen tablet to use a PCMCIA Type III hard drive as the main storage device
1994: First pen tablet to use a magnesium frame and co-molding (with plastic and rubber).
1994: First pen tablet to use an off-the-shelf battery pack rather than a custom pack
1994: First pen tablet to offer Windows® 95 as its operating system
1997: First commercially available pen tablet to run Windows® NT.
1997: First pen tablet computer to use USB ports
1997: First pen tablet to use a 128-bit video controller
1997: First pen tablet to use Zoomed Video.
1997: First pen tablet to offer all four display technologies: TFT color, DSTN color,Transmissive Monochrome,
Transflective Monochrome.
1997: First "radio-ready" pen tablet computer
1997: First pen tablet designed specifically for use in the healthcare industry
1998: First pen tablet to use a color transflective display for indoor/outdoor use
1999: First pen tablet to employ a liquid-filled resistive (passive) digitizer
1999: First pen tablet to support the Windows CE H/PC Pro operating system
2000: First pen tablet computer to have processing power that was equivalent to a notebook computer
2000: First pen tablet computer to use a Pentium® III processor
2001: First pen tablet to use Ultra Low Voltage chip
2001: First Pentium® III pen tablet to use Intel SpeedStep Technology
2002: First Fujitsu Tablet PC (ST4010)
2003: First Tablet PC with indoor/outdoor display (ST4011)
2004: First 12.1” convertible notebook with a modular bay device
2005: First passive ultraportable convertible notebook running on Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition operating system
2006: First Tablet PC with bi-directional display hinge.
2006: First slate in the industry to offer Intel® Core™ Duo mobile technology.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/products/Tablet-PCS/History/tablet-pc-history_02.php

[TrogL]

4. It's not a good idea to gold plate buttplugs

Pure glass is better.