Apple has patented the design of a device, which has its front panel made of a single large display, but it has a touch-sensitive iPod control panel on its back. Using the control on the back could seem strange at first, but in case of a proper design and layout it could provide a high level of ease of use. The concept itself will probably never become a final device, as when using a touchscreen there is no need for a control panel on the back, and in the case of a standard screen text entry would be rather complicated this way.

Translated by Szaszati