iPhone
Multi-Touch turns a phone into a direct-manipulation pocket computer.
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Multi-Touch
Direct finger-based multi-touch interaction on Apple touch devices.
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Product sequence
Where this technology appears.
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iPod touch (1st generation)
iPod gains the iPhone-derived Multi-Touch interface, Wi-Fi, Safari and the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, creating the app-capable iPod branch.
Open productiPad (1st generation)
A 9.7-inch Multi-Touch slate establishing a third device category between smartphone and laptop powered by Apple's first custom system-on-chip (Apple A4).
Open productiPod nano (6th generation)
The sixth nano removes the click wheel and camera in favor of a tiny square Multi-Touch display and wearable clip.
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Historical context
Moments that explain the wider transition.
These editorial records are source-backed context. They do not automatically imply that every listed product owns every technology in the event.
iPhone turns the phone into a software platform
Apple introduced iPhone as a phone, widescreen iPod, and internet device built around Multi-Touch and software-driven interaction, establishing the archive's starting point for Apple's modern mobile platform.
iPad opens a new Multi-Touch computing branch
Apple introduced iPad as a distinct large-screen Multi-Touch device between the smartphone and notebook categories, expanding the same app-and-touch model into a new product family.