Think that Apple’s (AAPL) products can’t get any lighter or sleeker? Think again. An unnamed source told Japanese blog Macotakara that Apple has “commissioned a product sample” made out of carbon fiber from a Japanese company to determine whether it could be used on an upcoming device. As AppleInsider notes, Apple has shown a great deal of interest in carbon fiber in some of its recent patent filings, meaning that plans to build a laptop, tablet or smartphone made from the material are certainly within the realm of possibility. NEC last week released a seven-inch tablet built from carbon fiber that weighed in at just 249 grams, significantly lighter than both the Amazon (AMZN) Kindle Fire HD and the Google (GOOG) Nexus 7.
Apple rumored to be making new device from super-light carbon fiber
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:37PM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
