Thursday, February 4, 2010

Report: Amazon Buys Touch Screen Company

Amazon.com has reportedly acquired a firm that develops touch screen technology, according to a report from the New York Times yesterday. The NYTimes reports that Amazon.com has acquired New York-based Touchco, which is commercializing flexible touch screen technology developed at New York University. Apparently, Touchco is slated to become part of Amazon's Kindle hardware division. Amazon has not confirmed the buy.