Apple’s rumored tablet PC received another jolt of scuttlebutt when the blogosphere uncovered a patent application submitted by Apple for a pen-based input system that would facilitate handwriting on a touchscreen. Previous patent applications have suggested that the tablet PC, still unconfirmed by Apple, will offer a versatile touchscreen. Despite Apple’s customary silence, both the media and potential Apple partners have been circulating rumors and ideas about the device for months.
– Apple’s much-rumored tablet PC could include a stylus for
writing in addition to a touchscreen interface, according to both blogosphere
rumors and a patent application filed by Apple.

As uncovered by blogs such as Apple
Insider, Apples patent application (20090279783)
describes an quot;ink …