Speculation about a possible Apple tablet has started infiltrating the mainstream media with an article on ABCNews summarizing public reaction to this possibility. The buzz about Apple’s next product kicked into high gear after Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer uncharacteristically described a new product during the Q3 2008 financial results conference call.
Rumors about a Macbook Touch or iTablet have however been floating around for sometime. Shortly after the financial results call, MacDailyNews published an unconfirmed report about a “MacBook Touch” with a laundry list of possible features. While the exact details of the report remain up for debate, an earlier rumor from Jason O’Grady did point to a Mac OS X tablet launching this September or October.
Many believe that if Apple were to introduce a Tablet-based computer, they would have addressed the issues that have prevented mass adoption of existing Tablet PCs. Based on the “Safari Pad” codename of their previous tablet project, it seems obvious that Apple once considered web browsing to be the killer app of such a device.
Time will tell….
[Via MacRumors]
Partners in Grime // 27/07/2008 at 2:08 pm
Looks very cool. Not sure about practicality.
Constable Odo // 28/07/2008 at 6:08 am
I’d really like to have something like that, but I’m afraid it’s another pipe dream. I don’t want to build myself up again like I did preceeding the weeks before the MacBook Air introduction. First of all, Apple is going to try to build it really thin and that is going to hurt battery life. I’d always want greater battery life over an ultra-thin device. It won’t fit in any pockets and I guess the screen is going to very vulnerable to wear and tear.
I wouldn’t mind some sort of a tiny pop-out stand if I were to be using it to watch videos. This design looks good, but overall I don’t see how practical it would be to most users, but I don’t have the same foresight as those at Apple.
As far as the size goes of a tablet, I’d want something about twice the diagonal screen size of an iPhone. This design seems more like a replacement for a MacBook.
joe Blow // 28/07/2008 at 6:31 am
The ideal size for a device like this is 8.5″ x 5.5″ (the same size as a sheet of 8.5″x11″ paper folded in half or a medium size paperback book).
it would easily fit into a backpack/briefcase etc. and the keyboard would be big enough for medium duty email.
I, for one, wish they’d hurry up with this. The time is right…..
steve // 20/08/2009 at 5:44 am
Amazing! Apple Mac Book has already been very popular and now this technology is certainly going to rock the world.This is not only hi-tech but it is looking beautiful.
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