Take a seat and your eye is immediately drawn to the 17-inch IPS LCD touch panel that dominates the interior.

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So, effectively, the LCD touch panel has two display modes: one mode is an information pad with browser content, and the other functions as a touch panel for the other apps.

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Like the panel on the RT, it's optically bonded, meaning the LCD and touch panel comprise a single layer.

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The Razer UI consists of what are called the (10) Dynamic Adaptive Tactile Keys, and the Multi-Touch LCD Track Panel, located below it.

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Look what we have here, possibly in the nick of time: it's a newly granted Apple patent for a screen with in-cell touch, where the LCD and touch recognition are integrated into one panel instead of stacking up in separate layers.

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Users can intuitively operate the calculator using the stylus on the touch-panel LCD, and input data using the software keyboard.

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The front panel is directly attached to the new In Cell Touch LCD without containing an air layer in between.

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There's also been talk of Apple using a thinner, better panel that would likely use in-cell touch rather than stack the LCD and touch surfaces in separate layers.

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